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About Marriott at Grand National
The Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National is a wedding venue located in Opelika, Alabama. A hotel outfitted in comfort and refinement, driving up to the building you are greeted by the calm waters of the giant pond and an elegant portico. This serenity and sophistication continues throughout the rest of the location. That atmosphere coupled with the exceptional service from the hotel’s staff makes this a memorable place to host your wedding.
Facilities and Capacity
A grand and spacious hotel, the Auburn Marriott Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National has 13 rooms that can be used for various wedding-related activities. In the largest of these spaces, the Grand Ballroom, up to 500 guests can be accommodated. Besides the ballroom, the hotel also possesses a number of salons and boardrooms that are suitable for smaller ensembles. Tables can be arranged in a multitude of configurations, giving you options for the layout of both your ceremony and reception.
Services Offered
Planning and organization are central to weddings at the Marriott at Grand National. The Marriott hotel provides rigorous event planning training for their wedding planners, where they learn how to orchestrate different types of weddings. Their knowledgeable and experienced coordinators can assist with an array of wedding details, including finances, décor, and cuisine. Catering can be supplied for more than just the reception, with excellent cuisine for lunches and rehearsal dinners as well.
Accommodation
Reserve a selection of rooms for out of town guests with ease. To make checking in a breeze, the hotel provides mobile check-in in which guests are notified via text message when their room has been prepared. The hotel’s rooms and suites are contemporary and modish, with sleek furnishings in neutral tones and periodic pops of vibrant color.
Other Facilities
Destress from the wedding planning or unwind after dancing the night away with a few rounds on their 54-hole golf course. You and your partner can also relax in the spa, which offers massages and skin treatments. They also provide makeup services, manicures, and pedicures to help you in preparing for your big day.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
Settings
- Ballroom
- Hotel
Venue Service Offerings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Service Staff
- Transportation
- Shuttle Service
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4.5
out of 5.010 reviews
Brooke was great to work with. Everything was perfect!
We had our rehearsal dinner at the hotel, and also had a block of guest rooms. From the beginning, the hotel staff were very easy to work with and they were very helpful throughout...
. They also did some above-and-beyond kinds of things. For example, we had gift bags for guests, and they delivered them all at check in, and even let us know that we forgot one and helped us sub a bag in for that guest. The rehearsal dinner was lovely, and the staff were very attentive (in terms of getting empty plates, refreshing drinks, etc.). They also decorated the room exactly like we asked, and the food was very good.
The one negative, which shouldn't be a surprise about doing events in a hotel space, is that the rehearsal dinner was very expensive. They have sample menus and pricing on their website, so again, no shock there, but that's the one negative I can think of from our experience.
Other than that, the property was beautiful. Almost all of our guests were from out of state, so this resort-like property was a great way to introduce people to Alabama and make them all comfortable.
For people booking events here, if you are using a transportation company (which we did to get people from the hotel to the church, then to the reception, then back to the hotel) be sure to talk to them about how far out of town the hotel is. The company we used seemed to vastly underestimate how far from downtown Auburn and downtown Opelika it actually is.
One word....DON'T!
The grand ballroom at the Marriott at Grand National cannot be beat, for elegant indoor venues in this area. It truly is beautiful, and they have recently redone the space includin...
g carpet, wallpaper, furniture, etc. Having a wedding reception here was a fairy tale. My husband and I both have family and friends all over the country, so for those coming from out of town (which was almost everyone) the Marriott also became their home for the weekend. Located on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, the Marriott feels like a peaceful retreat while still being only a short drive from downtown Auburn, and historic Opelika. The planning process went smoothly, and the wedding day itself was beautiful. Nelson, their event and catering manager, is eager to please and clearly takes pride in his work. The ballroom looked perfect. Our head table was on a stage with pipe and drape behind it, and it was definitely the focal point of the room. The linens, chairs, flowers and everything came together and looked better than I imagined. Best of all, the set up and clean up was totally handled by the staff at the Marriott. Overall, if you are looking for an elegant indoor space where you can relax and enjoy your wedding weekend, this is the place.
Wonderful place to visit very homey
Great hotel. Everyone is very friendly here
great
This place was very elegant. But very pricey
This venue was really amazing! Neither my husband or myself are from Alabama but we decided to have the wedding here in Auburn since I was in my last year of vet school and he was...
working on a PhD. We looked at several venues that would be able to house the size of both our families...we needed space. We had both the ceremony and the reception here and it was beautiful. They have a caterer so that is one less thing you have to worry about. It worked out really well and our families loved it because everyone stayed at the hotel and it was just like a destination wedding...in auburn. Everyone is very helpful and f you are busy like we were when planning the wedding, they do so much to help and are super understanding. After the wedding our friends hung out and got pretty wild around the hotel and no one seemed to care. Definitely the best hotel I have stayed at too, the rooms are nice and the Presidential suite is awesome! As far as pricing goes, we used the whole ballroom so there was a minimum revenue of 13,000...not sure what a smaller wedding would cost.
I've been to many events at the Auburn Marriott and they have all been superb. The cost was prohibitive for my budget.
Contact
3700 Robert Trent Jones Trl, Opelika, AL
Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel & Conference Center