Hotel block or list hotel options?

I contacted the hotel that was the closest to our venue and Asked for a block

View Quoted Comment Awesome. There are a few nice ones that are close. I may just do that and see who has the best price. I am nervous about it being too expensive for guests!

We did one hotel block and also provided a list. It doesn’t matter to me where they book so I provided both

View Quoted Comment Thanks for the feedback! I am making it more complicated that it needs to be! That makes so much sense.

Some hotels will give you a complimentary block for a select number of rooms where you’re not penalized if all rooms aren’t blocked. Our hotel block is through SpringHill Suites, and they gave us 10 rooms without a penalty, and if those fill up, we can add more rooms afterwards.

View Quoted Comment Sweet!! I may start small and then add more as we know more. Booking 30 at once just seemed like a little much! I am definitely making it harder than it should be! ☺️

We are doing both. Booking a block of rooms to ensure guests can get an available room as we are getting married in a tourist town. Then we have a list with other options, one being more kid friendly with a water park and one a bit cheaper if people choose. The hotel we blocked with gave us 20 rooms and if they are not claimed 1 month prior to wedding, they just go back on the market- no penalty. We didn’t have to put any money down and this way people got a group discounted rate on the room.

Same as what others posted. We needed a minimum of 5 rooms booked to keep the group rate. No penalty if rooms aren't book. Just go back on the market a month out. I offered 2 options. But some people priced other hotels and found some good deals.

View Quoted Comment Appreciate the feedback!

View Quoted Comment Thanks! I appreciate it! I will looking into blocking off and also give a list of some other options!

Many hotels will reserve a block for a period of time at no cost to you. Reach out to a few and see if you can get a block. It will be best for your guests.

I would do at least 1 complimentary hotel block, then list a few other options for guests.