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Hotel Room Blocks?

Tamera, on June 28, 2019 at 11:21 AM Posted in Planning 0 3

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So my FH and I live out in the country outside a city and our ceremony and reception venues are close to our house, but far from any hotels. I will have to get a hotel in a town nearby or the larger city we live near, which I don't love the idea of, especially for most of my family coming from out of town and them not being familiar with the area at all. Did anyone else have a harder time finding a good hotel? Is there anything you suggest when looking for a hotel?

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Latest activity by Mcskipper, on June 28, 2019 at 12:16 PM

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Ami · on June 28, 2019 at 11:25 AM
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I suggest going and looking at the hotels your thinking about using. We looked for price point, free breakfast, and decent rooms. We booked two hotels, one fancy and one budget friendly but still nice.
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Legend July 2019
MrsD · on June 28, 2019 at 11:26 AM
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Just get quotes/proposals from as many as you can! Ask your venue & vendors if they have recommendations. I think giving guests a few options is always a great idea.
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Mcskipper · on June 28, 2019 at 12:16 PM
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If I’m following correctly ...

the closest hotels to our wedding wedding were not very close— about 25 minutes away. Because there were no better options for a large group (there were some closer Airbnb’s and we pointed people towards those if interested but it was a beach town in summer, so most of them had week minimums, so didn’t work for many of our guests), we went ahead and blocked these hotels. Because of the distance, we provided shuttle service between wedding and hotel (didn’t want people worrying about driving dark back roads in a place they were unfamiliar with leaving my wedding!) , AND we organized all other wedding events to be close to the hotels (welcome reception the night before he wedding and wedding after party were both walking distance from the hotel). Because of these steps, the distance of the hotel to the wedding didn’t seem so bad. Although our initial desire for welcome reception was something totally different, we didn’t want people to have to make the trek twice — so guests’ convenience became the priority over our “ideal”
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