Biltmore Hotel

ur day because we could trust them to get things done right. All of the vendors have experience at the venue so everything goes very smoothly. Another plus, they have food on-site. And it’s great food at that. It really makes the whole planning process so much easier. Especially if you are planning from out of state and/or country. I would recommend being very hands on with the venue throughout the planning as they are very busy throughout the year and it can be difficult to communicate. Overall, 5 stars!

ng the room from ceremony to reception without issue. The food was delicious and the service impeccable. We are very happy that we had our wedding at the Biltmore!

ading up to the day, we worked with Vanessa who is very professional, very communicative and responsive, organized and detail oriented. And on top of all that, she is so sweet and FUN to work with! I worked also very closely with Jamal, the banquet chef. We had a very specific idea for our dinner choices and Jamal worked so closely and diligently with me and Vanessa to get it right. Our dinner was PERFECT and delicious, the best food we've ever had at any wedding. On the day of the wedding, the staff could not have been more helpful. The bride and groom have their own valet following them making sure they have all their drink needs met during the entire evening. Our flow for the evening was a bit different than most, but all at The Biltmore were happy to work with us to give us everything we wanted. Most of our guests were from out of town. We could not have asked for a more grand wow factor for our guests' arrival and stay for the weekend. We were lucky in that The Biltmore just finished a renovation of their lobby and guest rooms and we could not have been more proud to have our guests come to the area for the first time and stay at this gorgeous and iconic hotel. We looked at many, many other wedding venues in the area and I can say with 100% certainty that we are so thrilled we chose The Biltmore. No other place would have been as perfect for us and what we envisioned. This wedding was pure magic.

ional and friendly staff, everything went off perfectly. Jenny, Katie and Deborah were extremely helpful, professional and they make you feel like your wedding is the most important one they are working on. My daughter and her husband had the wedding of their dreams. I can’t think of any venue in the South Florida area that has the richness and charm of the Biltmore hotel. Our guests were all amazed

htaking. The catering and events office - Cristina, Katie, Deborah - they are just the best. The Biltmore does have preferred vendors that each wedding is obligated to use, but the choices are many and I actually felt more comfortable working with vendors who are regulars at the hotel. I was a bride without worries!

is all old world glamour. A couple of weeks after the wedding, the celebration continued and we’re staying in one of the golf suites and going back for brunch. It’s that good!

y day so perfect. Starting from day one of planning, Vanessa and Katie were always by my side guiding me throughout the process. They are both amazing individuals to work with and I am so thankful that they were part of making my day so special. The service at the hotel was exceptional and the food was delicious! I highly recommend this hotel for your wedding venue!

ng ready rooms are business rooms which are not very attractive & do not have showers, we rented a room for the day of and used the conference rooms to host a bridal brunch. As well as the light dimmer in the Granada room was broken which in turn we opted to turn off the lights & only use the uplight & candles after dinner was served. You are required to use a fixed list of vendors. However, remember that most things are negotiable & you should get what you want on your day for the price tag on having a reception here.

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my wedding but received nothing, not even a congratulations from what I remember. I've traveled personally and on business often and have received small recognition gifts, complimentary of the hotels, making my stay more pleasurable. Brides are not owed anything but it doesn't take much to "wow" a customer with a small token of appreciation for choosing your business.

ll the way. Yet we were also able to jump in the pool at 2 AM! They do NOT give you the Ritz Carlton service in the months leading up to your wedding. You work with your wedding planner to get organized. Then the week of your wedding, you give them the info they need. They do weddings every weekend and they have the catering formula down pat. The Lead Sales woman Natalia was extremely helpful and we worked well together. They gave ample food, didn't run out, the Biltmore was generous in the portions and quality of food and level of service. The architecture and setting is stunning. We were 90% out of town guests, no-one had been to a wedding at the Biltmore - this created a huge WOW factor and added tremendously to the elegance of the setting. Even if the food sucked, we still would have impressed but the food was good. My suggestion - stay calm in the months leading up to the wedding and don't annoy the ____ out of them. Rather work with your mandatory planner. And trust the Biltmore will show up in the end - and your guests will love the location / setting.

e way while planning my fairytale wedding. I went to school right down the street at the University of Miami, so the Biltmore holds a very special place in my heart --- this is why I chose this as our wedding venue. Aside from the charm, the hotel itself offers a range of activities for guests as well as attention to detail that is unmatched (my husband golfed on their world wide known course and raved about it). We were looking for a more old school kind of feel and the Biltmore provided us just that. The Granada Ballroom was spectacular and the detail throughout the room was only amplified with the uplighting we had set up around the room. As my husband said, it looks like a castle from the Game of Thrones! (Except we didn't have a red wedding hah!). The food was exquisite and Natalia handled every single catering request we had --- even down to the food for the Bride and Groom suites for getting ready. We had our ceremony out on the back lawn and were so lucky we had such beautiful weather --- and a gorgeous view while we said our vows. Bruce was there to help with preparations with the vendors and everything of the sort --- we could not have put this production on without the two of you helping! Thank you to the Bitlmore for making us feel so special on our wedding weekend and I already cant wait to return for an anniversary trip!! *TIP* The golf suites are AMAZING!

od and drinks, the best staff and the best options for the guests. We did everything on site, the ceremony, cocktail hour and reception and everything was perfect. If you want a wedding you and your guests will be gushing about for years, this is the place to do it.

as beautiful! The rooms are so beautiful that you do not need to overdo it with extra decorations. The food was delish and the menu to choose from was extensive and very creative. Loved my decision to have the reception here! Wish it would've lasted all night!

of hidden fees like 'resort fees and taxes'. It will be a wedding you will never forget but make sure you are ready to pay for it.

look for me. She excelled and took feedback so well. I was very happy with her.

of course a wow factor, but the inside is just spectacular, the high ceilings and the architecture and detail everywhere. It felt like walking into Europe, and the beautiful, colorful birds in the lobby were just the cherry on top. The service here is great, too. We were made to feel like royalty on our wedding day, and Christina was there helping us every step of the way, too, with planning. The food was amazing (our guests RAVED about the food!), we didn't need to spend money on decor because the venue is already spectacular on its own, and the hotel is so big that even though there were 2 other weddings happening on the same day as ours, we never saw anyone from the other parties or even glimpsed the other brides, and we didn't feel any less special. There are only two downsides to having your wedding at the Biltmore. The biggest one is the cost -- they have a $30,000 MINIMUM on food, not to mention the cost of service fees, etc. Granted, the food is amazing, so at least there's that, but still. Definitely something to be forewarned about. The second downside is that the hotel is very rigid/inflexible about a lot of their rules: you have to choose from their specific menu options, you can't have music outside during the ceremony, any customization is met with a LOT of resistance. That said, we did customize a lot for our wedding, and -- after a ton of back and forth (really, way more than should have been necessary, so much resistance!) -- they did step up and delivered beautifully on what we wanted. (For instance, instead of a champagne toast, we wanted a pina colada toast. They basically told us we were nuts and this was not an option, but I stuck to my guns, and the pina coladas were delicious -- and our guests loved how "us" it was!) I should also mention the bridal suite they put us in, which was beautiful! Of course we didn't get to spend much time in it, but while we were there we felt so special. There was a living room with a balcony, a complementary champagne and fruit tray, and each night we found the bed decorated with rose petals! It was really wonderful. All in all, I'm so happy we decided to have our wedding at the Biltmore. It did cost a small fortune, but it was well worth it for a fairy tale wedding that we (and our guests) will be talking about for years to come.

very beginning I never felt like my business was important to them. They were very unwilling to compromise from day 1. In fact, they tried to force us to guarantee that we would book the 20 rooms above their ballroom (at over $400/night) because our wedding was going until 1 am instead of 12 pm. We even had meetings with them and they were very snoody and even had the nerve to ask "Why do you want to get married here?" almost as to push me out the door which I really didn't appreciate. As time went on, they did become slightly nicer and more willing to work with us on things, even upgrading us to a larger ballroom at no additional charge which we really did appreciate since that meant we didn't have to guarantee those 20 hotel rooms. Ultimately, on the day of the wedding, things ran extremely smoothly (except that we paid extra for hot crunchy churros with chocolate sauce that came out cold, soggy and with no chocolate sauce). The staff there really does know how to run a wedding day like a well oiled machine and I really did appreciate that. Unfortunately though, everything leading up to the wedding itself was really a hassle to the point that I actually would not recommend this venue. It is beautiful, and your wedding will ultimately be gorgeous here, but you're going to deal with a lot of headache and frustration leading up to your wedding day. It's a shame because this hotel holds so many events and so many weddings I didn't feel special or like my business was appreciated, I felt like a number and I felt like any time I reached out I was being an annoyance and frankly, I don't feel that any bride should feel that way, especially when spending the kind of money that this venue charges.

compliments. My only complaint was my catering manager, Natalia. She rarely responded to my emails or returned phone calls, told me false information, left out important details, and in general was terrible to work with. For a place this upscale and expensive, you would expect better service...

ery enjoyable experience. We just wish that we could have brought in some other vendors, because the ones offered were on the expensive side.

ore really makes the saying true "You get what you pay for"...it is a pricier venue, but you will have the best of EVERYTHING!! Décor, food, service, hotel, and amenities...a perfect 10 across the board! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world to have had my wedding at the magnificent Biltmore Hotel.

also very flexible and work with brides on a budget. You don't have to spend a fortune to get married here!

ed our wedding to be. My catering contact, Natalia, was great to work with and ensured that everything went flawlessly on our big day. Our wedding was truly magical, and a big part of that was due to the amazing service, food and beauty that the Biltmore has to offer! Our guests are still raving about everything!

rvice was excellent, and I really have no complaints! I did give them only 4 stars for value, because it is pricey (make sure you calculate an additional 31% to any prices to include taxes and service charges). But, overall, it was worth the price!

still talk about it and we are so thrilled to say we had our wedding at the Biltmore hotel!

aving a destination wedding and so i didn't have much time to dedicate or to research the vendors. I was a bit worried right before the reception, i just wasn't sure what to expect, especially in terms of the music, but everything was flawless! The one thing i would change, is that the hotel has two coordinators, one for the vendors and one for the catering department. For me, who was out of town, it would have been much easier to have one point of contact. I found it a bit confusing going back and forth between the two and who was responsible for what. Also, our vendor coordinator could have been a bit more pro-active in terms of advising as to when the cutoff time for changes with vendors were and not pushing services that were not necessarily needed. In addition the hotel stay was wonderful, the suite was beautiful. Overall i would have given this a five star rating if the coordinators would have been combined into one. Besides that everything was perfect!

de it happen. First, let's be honest, the building is amazing to look at. That helps make the photos look even better. :-) The food was good, the ballroom was stunning, and the staff was incredible (Francesca is my hero!). Use them, they are worth the price.