Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa & Marina Reviews

We had our wedding at the Hyatt this past May, and I can't speak enough at how amazing it was! We originally worked with Kate who worked with us on a date and made sure we had everything we wanted. Then we worked with Sarah on all of the details leading up to the wedding. All of our questions were answered in a timely manner and when we arrived at the Hyatt a few days leading up to the wedding and the whole weekend they treated us so great, despite there being another wedding that weekend. This venue is beautiful, the food is amazing, and you can't beat getting married on the water! I'm so glad we chose the Hyatt as our venue!

We worked with Kate who was very nice and tried to accommodate us. We loved the venue and wanted to host our 2-day South Asian wedding there. When we asked if there were any available discounts Kate came back to us with a lower quote and we agreed to proceed to contract. She informed us that she could not get the quote approved by her superiors for our peak Sep 25 date (I’m guessing someone else inquired about the date so they wanted to make more money). She said we could shift it to the end of October or end of August for an additional $5k above the quote. We found it very unprofessional that they quoted us a price that they could not commit to and it was unfortunately a waste of time. We booked another venue that was more straightforward with their pricing

I cannot say enough good things about the Hyatt. I initially worked with Kate to get the contract written up, but mainly worked with Sarah leading up to the wedding.

Planning a wedding is stressful enough without a global pandemic. Sarah answered any and all questions I had leading up to the event and kept me up to date with every press conference from the governor. As the day got closer and numbers were beginning to spike again we talked through suggestions to keep everyone safe. All of our tables were six feet apart and all of our guests told us how safe they felt during the entire event. All of our guests raved about how beautiful the ceremony and reception was as well as how great their guest rooms were. I could not have asked for a more perfect day!

We had an AMAZING experience with the Hyatt Regency at Chesapeake Bay. We worked with Kate originally and then just with Sarah leading up to the wedding. They were both great!
Sarah was timely, responsive and had great attention to detail. Planning a wedding out of state can be stressful and we were in good hands with Sarah in control. She made everything seamless from beginning to end!
Throughout the wedding weekend, all of the staff were extraordinary. They treated our family great. We really had exceptional service all weekend long!
The food was beyond amazing and it’s the most gorgeous location right on the water! I HIGHLY recommend having your wedding at the Hyatt. You won’t regret it! We can’t wait to go back!!!

I can’t say enough good things about the Hyatt. Planning a wedding is stressful enough without planning it during a pandemic. Sarah and Kate were our wedding coordinators and went above and beyond making our big day happen!! They were flexible and always in contact with us coordinating. They had several suggestions on how to pull off a safe and successful event. All our guests felt like they could put the stress of the pandemic on pause for a second and relax safely. They had several fun socially distant activities. We could not had the wedding we had planned without the Hyatt’s expertise, caring, and flexibility.

My wedding was outside and it was absolutely perfect! The view of the Bay and golf course was amazing and the weather was perfect. The staff was amazing and the food was delicious.

We originally had another coordinator assigned to us by the Hyatt. She is no longer with the company and unfortunately had to leave only a few months before our wedding. Not her fault. She's a doll and we totally understood the reason for her exit. But, we were assured that we were in good hands with a different coordinator, Kate, who has been there for upwards of 15 years. Working with her was immensely frustrating as she has poor communication skills, forgot both mine and my then fiancee's name even after having been corrected, lost our planning folder prior to a meeting that we traveled half way across the country for, always seemed "put off" when we had questions or needed to make changes, lost track of/forgot of answers to her questions....it was a hot mess. Her professionalism was severely lacking, so much so that when we discussed plans that we made with the original coordinator, she'd roll her eyes at the mention of her name, and then blamed her for contract problems that were not her doing. I loved the venue and had the most amazing wedding day. If I had to go back and do it again, I would but just not with Kate as my coordinator.

Our wedding at the Hyatt was absolutely beautiful! From the grounds, getting ready areas, ceremony site and ballroom, the Hyatt is a one of a kind venue. The staff who worked our wedding were outstanding!! They made sure we were ALL taken care of throughout the night. They had a smile on their face always and even jumped into our love train dance. At the end of the night, they high fived us and hugged us, they were a true asset to our day and we are grateful for their hard work that day/ evening. Our guests loved being able to stay on site. The Hyatt includes a lot of small options that other venues don’t such as a champagne toast, dessert bar, passed apps and displays. The contract we originally got was extremely outrageous, but we were able to negotiate with Kate Hopkins and came to a package that was very reasonable.

With that being said, in the final 2 months before our wedding I had little confidence in the event coordination. Often times I felt as though we were given the run around, told they would get back to us and never did, which made us nervous getting close to the day of. What confused us more is when we received the final contract (only a few days in advance) it was extremely detailed and included everything we wanted, it was just never communicated back to us which was kind of odd. When we arrived about 24 hrs prior to our wedding, we were approached about drapping to be put up for the wedding the following day and asked if it could be put up for our wedding. I felt this was extremely inappropriate given that our wedding was only the next day and our event should have taken priority as it was occurring first. We are thankful we hired a day of/ month of planner who has great experience with the Hyatt and their event coordinators because she was truly our advocate in ensuring our wishes were executed. Without her, I am confident we would have been pushed around a bit.

We loved our wedding, wouldn’t change a thing, but recommend your own planner.

Overall we had a great experience with the Hyatt. We originally reached out and dealt with Kate whose work focuses more on catering management. At the 115 days until wedding mark, we were introduced to our wedding coordinator Hilary, who was fantastic. If we dealt with her from the start we may not have felt the need to hire an outside day of coordinator.
The Hyatt overall was very flexible with us in choosing a menu and the timing and locations of our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Our wedding itself did have a few small hitches, but they were mostly insignificant to our overall experience as the Hyatt did their absolute best to fix what small things went wrong (slow service in a restaurant, a very slight menu glitch at rehearsal dinner), and when the error itself could not be fixed, provided us complimentary additional food or beverage services to make up for the mistake. So overall, my husband and I, as well as our guests, had a very good experience. All of the food was wonderful, and all of the staff were more than courteous to us and all of our guests on our wedding weekend, plus the resort both inside and out is beautiful!
Unfortunately although we planned an outside wedding, the weather did not cooperate and we had to move indoors. The Hyatt staff did this seamlessly - communicating with all my vendors and providing a beautifully decorated indoor ceremony and reception space.
Overall, we were very happy with our choice to have our wedding here and look forward to returning on anniversaries. Special thanks to Hilary and our attentive wedding servers, especially Traci, for making us feel like superstars!

When you have such a wonderful wedding thanks in part to an amazing wedding coordinator in the Hyatt’s Kate Hopkins, it's hard to sum up your experience in words. We fell in love with the Hyatt as soon as we saw the gorgeous view of the river from the lobby. We wanted a waterfront wedding at a dog-friendly venue, and the Hyatt literally checked every box. We were already impressed with Kate before our visit -- she is responsive, experienced, informative and has a great sense of humor. Throughout the process, she had quick, clear answer to all of our questions, made everything streamlined and smooth...and fun with laughter. We felt genuinely embraced by Kate and every Hyatt staff member. This was especially important for us as a lesbian, interracial couple since we do not always receive positive or equal treatment. Many of our wedding guests are members of the LGBTQ community and/or in interracial relationships, so it was important to us that our venue be an inclusive place where everyone would feel comfortable and free to be themselves.

Other must-have features:
- Most venues only offer one bridal suite on-site. Kate made arrangements for us to both have a suite the morning of the wedding.
- One-stop shopping -- and Kate making everything happen both before the wedding and as a day-of-coordinator -- was a huge benefit. Knowing that anything related to the venue (food, beverage, lodging, shuttle transportation for guests, etc.) would be handled by Kate or another member of the staff was a major relief. She even helped us work with the chef to have chocolate-covered strawberries assembled into the shape of a croquembouche, the traditional French wedding cake.
- Our dogs were allowed everywhere on property except the restaurants and pool area.
- The catering menus offered flexible pricing allowing us to add the items we cared about and remove the things we didn’t.
- The Sago Spa & Salon made it easy for the wedding party to get ready on-site.

Hilary was incredibly helpful and thoughtful throughout the days leading up to and day of our wedding. We felt that our family, friends, and vendors were all treated well and had a wonderful time without any hitches. We straddled warm/cold weather for our mostly outdoor event and Hilary arranged for some blankets to be given out to keep our guests comfortable.

We were most impressed with the staff at the Cambridge Hyatt and thought they did a wonderful job maintaining all our needs. We absolutely recommend this venue for a wedding or just a fun weekend away with family and friends.

Hilary was beyond accommodating! From our nearly last minute plans to get married ,guiding us step by step the day of, making sure our decorations from the ceremony made it back to our room and even having some snacks and drinks for us in our room when we got back. We were so pleased with the service that we are planning an anniversary stay there. Thank you Hilary!
The Griffiths

Overall I had a wonderful experience with the Hyatt at Chesapeake Bay. I originally reached out using a wedding website and was quickly provided information by Kate Hopkins at the Hyatt. She sent me a general outline of the pricing and we went back and forth with emails until our visit to the actual location. When we arrived we were greeted by Hilary Jones & mimosas - not a bad way to start :) We were taken around the Hyatt by Kate and she answered our MANY questions. After lots of emails back and forth, we were excited to sign the contract and start planing our wedding to be at the Hyatt!!

We had a spectacular tasting with Kate and staff members. They treated us like Gold as they brought us our favorite drinks and our tasting choices! We went over all wedding details with Kate while eating the amazing food! This was a perfect start to our planning.

Shortly after our tasting we started working with the wonderful Hilary Jones. Her responsiveness and attention to detail really made us feel confident we would have everything we need and our wedding would go as planned. All emails and calls leading up to the day were so helpful and clear. She really made everything seamless and I'm so happy we had her help!

Once we arrived for our wedding weekend, we were warmly greeted by the team members. The valet, concierge, front desk members and serving staff were all exceptional and treated us like Royalty. All weekend long we had wonder service!

I highly recommend having your wedding at the Hyatt. It's a gorgeous location and all staff members really made it extra special.

The Hyatt Regency has been where my bride and I spent many anniversaries and where we got engaged, so it came up as a potential wedding venue very early in our planning process. We were initially nervous that it would be out of our price range, but the team at the Hyatt worked with us right away to make our dream wedding a reality and I couldn't be more happy that it worked out!

Working with Molly Taylor and her team was certainly a key aspect to us having an event that went so well and blew away our expectations. We could always call or email and discuss changes, thoughts, questions, or anything else. The wedding packages were super customizable to whatever it is you wanted, and Molly was amazing at guiding us through that process and giving honest feedback about our thoughts and ideas.

Once the wedding weekend actually arrived, it truly felt like we had a whole team at our disposal to assist us with anything we needed and made us feel like rockstars and the most important people there-- even though we knew there were other weddings happening that weekend (which did not take away anything at all, we barely even saw signs of other weddings, which again let us keep feeling special!). Through last minute changes and even rain that started part of the way through our ceremony (which Molly and the team at the Hyatt heroically and memorably sped into action about, with umbrellas appearing out of nowhere for the bridal party and our guests!), it felt like everything went so smoothly.

Everything set up for us was done so beautifully and seamlessly, and I'm so thrilled we were able to have our wedding at the Hyatt Regency. Our guests were able to make use of all their great facilities and it was just such a memorable weekend. Thank you to Molly and everyone else at the Hyatt for our dream wedding-- we can't wait to continue to come back for years and years to come to relive the amazing time we had.

It's maybe a little chill or windy early in May. It's going to be some problems to hold activities outdoor.

My husband and I originally booked our wedding in Aruba. The Zika virus took a turn for the worse, and I had two pregnant bridesmaids. After visiting the Hyatt, we knew this was where we wanted to get married. Kate and her team were absolutely AMAZING!!! They were extremely accommodating and made sure the planning process was easy! Our wedding day was PERFECT! Thanks to Kate, the whole day was timed perfectly, food was amazing and we had a BLAST! I would definitely recommend getting married at the Hyatt! It felt like a destination wedding without ever getting on a plane!

Married on September 18, 2016

The venue is beautiful and the staff is amazing. We had a flawless wedding thanks to the Hyatt! They were amazing from start to finish!

Hilary was wonderful to plan our event with, the staff was excellent and the ceremony venue on the water is gorgeous in our photos!

Our wedding reception was wonderful, to tell the truth everyone said the place was beautiful, one told my mom it's a place president Obama used to come it was wow your daughter's reception was wonderful the place was wow.

Choose the Hyatt Chesapeake for your wedding! The staff is professional & dedicated to making your day amazing! I felt like a VIP the entire time I was on site! Molly Taylor is the epitome of professionalism & respect. She was always available and extremely kind in all dealings with my wedding plans. I would choose the Hyatt Chesapeake again in a heartbeat!- it was a beautiful venue!

My family and I were extremely happy with the wedding events (rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and brunch) at the Hyatt. Molly Taylor was a pleasure to work with throughout the planning process, I could always rely on her to answer all of my questions throughout the year as we planned the wedding and she organized a wonderful wedding weekend.

We also received excellent vendor recommendations from the Hyatt (for the photographer, DJ, and florist). The venue was beautiful and the captain running our reception did an excellent job.

My only real complaint is the management of the Hyatt's salon. I used the Hyatt's Sago Salon for our nails, hair, and make-up. The technicians were amazing, but contacting the salon and setting up appointments was challenging. It was hard to get a hold of someone at the front desk and on the day my bridal party and I were supposed to get our nails done, two technicians did not show up to work. This was frustrating because then one of the nail technicians had to work on my nails (the bride) and one of my bridesmaids at the same time. She did an excellent job but it was a frustrating situation since I had booked these appointments about 10 months in advance. The salon should have had a back-up plan to take care of my entire party and not make one of their technicians pull double duty. Again, the actual beauty technicians did a fantastic job.

Molly was very knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. She made sure everything was taken care of prior to the wedding and the day of. The staff was great throughout the process and wedding. We couldn't of asked for a better coordinator or venue. The food and service during the reception was top notch. All of our guests were very complimentary of the wedding, hotel, and service. I would recommend the Hyatt to anyone!

The Hyatt was the perfect venue for our late September wedding. Molly Taylor, our coordinator, was a dream to work with and helped make sure that everything was the way we wanted it from our first meeting last fall up through our farewell breakfast the day after the ceremony. Her expertise was invaluable and she was on top of everything from start to finish. We can't thank her enough for making our day everything we hoped for!

Our guests loved the property, the amenities, and the location out on the Eastern shore, and the banquets staff, especially Tierra during our reception, went above and beyond to make sure our three events ran smoothly. The hotel staff were also extremely helpful with any requests, including providing us a space on short notice to stuff welcome bags. Anyone looking for a great Maryland shore venue need look no further than the Hyatt!

Where to start! We knew that planning a wedding from thousands of miles away was no small task, but as soon as we talked to Molly Taylor on the phone the first time we knew this was the place and we knew she could get everything done exactly how we had envisioned. She and her team were an absolute blast to work with, and things couldn’t have turned out any better. Every interaction was extremely professional and the Hyatt provided quality customer service. Molly truly went above and beyond to ensure that everything was perfect! The food was absolutely amazing, ballroom was decorated perfectly, and our friends and family keep complimenting that we’ve set the bar for future weddings to come. Thank you for seriously the best day ever!!! For anyone looking to get married on the Eastern Shore, this is your venue and she’s your girl! Cheers, Carissa and Robert

Rush to book this hotel!!! The professionals are excellent; the venue is excellent; the accommodations are excellent!! Everyone we dealt with was willing to do anything and everything above the call of duty to make the bride and groom happy! We had a whole Fourth of July weekend of festivities and all of our guests were beyond thrilled!! The wedding exceeded our wildest expectations and our expectations were very high!!! And might I add from engagement to wedding was four months; Kate Hopkins and the entire Hyatt staff worked with us to make everything seamless. Their attitude was yes yes yes!! Could not ask for more!!!