hotel rooms for Guests! How much is too much?!

I think that’s kind of expensive for a guest. Have you tried looking at other hotels in the area? Or maybe you can ask them if they are ok with it

You can always set up room blocks at 2 or more hotels to give people with a variety of budgets different options

If I were a guest I'd think that is a bit too pricey...is there something a bit more affordable nearby?

I'd compare to other hotels around the area. We opted to not have a room block because our resort has cottages that rent for over $800 a night. I was too afraid of getting stuck with a hefty bill when there are nice holidays in around the corner for maybe $150 to $200 a night.

I would try to keep it around $150-200 depending on your area. Is $250 a typical cost for the downtown area?

I’d have a hard time spending that much. Unless it’s a super nice hotel and we were having a splurge get away. I’d probably shop around for a better price.
We haven’t paid for a hotel room in a few years because we have a time share now, but I want to say we would try and stay around $100 depending on where, time of year, and other availability.

You can't really tell your guests where to stay, anyway. You could set up room blocks at a couple of hotels in different price ranges. But if guests choose to stay somewhere else, that's their business.

That seems pricey. If you think you have guests who would stay there, maybe set up a block there and a block at a cheaper hotel to give guests options?

That’s on the expensive side. You can still keep that hotel as a choice, but also provide your guests with a lower priced hotel and midrange hotel for a total of 3 options

We were just invited to a wedding where the hotels were about that price and I scoffed and booked an air Bnb 10 mins away for 80 a night. In my opinion that’s too much per night.

Rooms where we are having the ceremony start at around $300 a night but there are certainly a ton of hotels in the immediate area and lots of AirBnB as well. I think a lot of people may only stay the night of the wedding at our hotel. It is what it is, but there are definitely options in the area.

Honestly I am not doing any hotel block or anything like that for my guests. I am letting them choose which hotel they want to stay at, since the wedding is in Vegas, I want my guests to choose what hotel they want to stay at.

I don’t have many out of town guests. If there’s drinking at your reception, you may be able to find a hotel in town that has a shuttle and would be less. I would make sure it’s not a football weekend as prices will be high. Hook ‘em Horns.

Are you saying downtown Austin? There are tons of hotels, you guests can find them. YOu cannot make them stay where you want

Hello,
When booking hotel room blocks, try to take bids from 3 hotels. Are there any hotels with more affordable rates? $150 to $180?

Over $200 may be too expensive for guests, but if guests can prepare early and savemoney, and I would suggest contacting family and friends traveling out-of-state and asking directly if these hotel rates are affordable to them.

That’s what price range ours were too. I reserved a block and told people they could feel free to stay at other hotels as well but I didn’t do blocks anywhere but where we had our wedding. Ironically everyone stayed there and paid the price because they wanted to be where all the activities were. Don’t overthink it. People can choose to stay elsewhere.

That’s a LOT. I agree you should have a few different options and branch out from “boutique” hotels. Have one expensive/fancy option, one mid range option, and one cheap option (even if it’s not in the exact nice area or aesthetic you want).!

The price all depends on where you are and the time of year. So you’re going to have to do a little research to see if that’s a good rate or not. You also should consider who your guests are. If most of them have stable income and are known to travel, I think it’s fine to go with a little pricier/nicer hotel. However if you have a large group of new college grads with little disposable income, you may want to look elsewhere.

I think it depends on your group and their financial status. It also depends how easy going they are. I went to a wedding that price wasn’t that high for hotel but it was just one night and some guest share a room so they split the bill in 2 for couples or 3 and even 4 for single groups. If this is possible in the hotel then the price is not that bad after all. For those with a large family stuck with the whole bill might be too much and you might want to have a second option for them at a cheaper price. Either way when asking for room block which is usually around 10% off you just need a minimum room rental and sign contract.

I would have a second option as well if that's the price.