DoubleTree by Hilton Cherry Hill Philadelphia

The rooms in the block will sometimes magically disappear, but the rooms are really nice and they are super affordable.

I had my wedding here last November. It was fine, but I'm not sure the hassle was worth the price. If someone asked me if I'd recommend it, I'd probably say no. Pros: Can hold a large quantity of people at a decent price. Cons: The wedding consultant Cheryl is non-existant. I tried to get ahold of her leading up to and after the wedding and it was impossible. I ended up calling the Crowne Plaza headquarters to get my issues resolved. They ran out of beer at the reception. They didn't do things I specifically requested. I could probably write a novel on the wedding itself. Overall, we had a good day. It was our wedding after all :) Could things have been better - yes. If they had a better wedding coordinator, I would probably give it more stars. Cheryl was impossible to get ahold of and it made the entire process very frustrating.

I had my wedding here last month and it was amazing, from the service, food, timing, everything went perfect! I could not of been a happier bride! Thank you to Cheryl, Roger and the whole staff who made my day a dream come true :) Colleen & Kermit

I had been to the Crowne Plaza for a gathering or two, and they used to have a comedy club which was also me and my husband's first date. When we got engaged, we went over the guest list a few times, trying to figure out how many people we would need to invite, and there were a LOT (however, when we got the actual numbers of people coming, it was a bit less than projected). When thinking and researching where to have the event, trying to find somewhere in budget, was very hard, and then I remembered the Crowne Plaza and the beautiful room. When I asked for more information, I expected the prices to be sky high, and to be honest, with EVERYTHING that the price included, it was probably the best deal around. The price included the room, a 5 hour open bar, the food, the cocktail hour, desserts, the cake, a bridal suite for the night before the wedding and the night of the wedding, and a cocktail hour in the bridal suite for the wedding party. Because our guest list dropped considerably, we were credited the money, (you need a 16000 bev/food minimum) so we added things on to the reception to make the wedding even better! We added a mashed potato bar, a champagne bar, seat covers, and an ice cream bar. The other really great thing was that they discounted the hotel rooms for our guests, and left a set on the block open for the night of the wedding (should a guest decide that they wanted to stay, when they had originially planned to go home that night, they were able to get the discounted price too). The food was fantastic, and to be honest, I thought the staff was really accommodating. Our head server constantly watched to make sure my husband and I ate, asked if we had needed anything, and were never too far if we had a problem. We ended up having a wedding crasher, but a family member asked him to leave (I didn't see the guy the entire night, but everyone else did!) The reviews here are right, Cheryl did not always respond as quickly as needed, but that really is our only complaint! Throughout the entire process though, it was "whatever they could do for us" which was huge. We had a guest who is a big trip advisor reviewer, and saw reviews of the Crowne Plaza which were not fantastic, and by the end of the night he was raving about how amazing everything really was! If you get the opportunity to have your wedding at the Riverside Pavilion, it is not an opportunity to miss!