DoubleTree by Hilton Leominster

ble as well. The hotel was lovely overall! The rooms, lobby, pool, and bar were all very well decorated and really classy. The bar and pool were great for guests to hang out in before and after events since we had a ton of people coming from out of town. We had a bit of back and forth regarding the room blocks to make sure everything was right and may have had a couple coordination hiccups along the way. Though truthfully, at this point I don't remember what they were. The hotel is one of the few of its caliber in the area so it definitely fills up FAST. Once we had that set, we decided to also get a small room for a happy hour instead of rehearsal dinner, again, due to so many out of town guests, and it went off without a hitch. Drinks, passed apps, and some buffet areas were perfect for what we needed and they were super flexible making changes (Thanks for that one Mom!) We also got their Late Night snacks option in an area off the bar for pizza and chips so anyone coming back from the wedding could easily hang out there. Totally different vibe than the happy hour, but exactly the casual situation we wanted. The rooms were average hotel rooms and our suite wasn't huge, but had enough space for what we needed. My parents also got one and we hosted a half-in-the-hallway pastries and coffee brunch the morning after the wedding before people got on the road. We also had goody bags for each guest. The hotel staff were great about getting all those handed out to our guests and even were open to writing in my parents room number on each pamphlet (for the brunch) since we didn't know it ahead of time. This hotel was definitely not the cheapest, and we did get a couple comments on that, but for the overall experience, we were so happy with our decision to stay at and have our couple little events at the DoubleTree. The freshly baked warm cookies they give out at the reception desk didn't hurt either!

dy in their sky view room and it was packed with mirrors, extension cords and plenty of space for the bridal party! We even requested additional mirros and they jumped right into finding some for us! Every staff member was friendly! The room was clean, and we even found champagne and strawberries the night of our wedding! Couldnt have been happier!

e coordinator over the phone and take care of the block paperwork via email. After booking, I considered using the hotel for our welcome/rehearsal dinner but found that working with the coordinator over pricing and food options was too difficult. It took a long time to hear back from them and had to email multiple times to follow-up on outstanding issues. Ultimately, we decided to skip them and move to a local restaurant to save money and hassle. My guests had a terrible time booking the hotel. Guests tried to book both with the online code we were provided, and by calling the booking line directly. It seemed that some confusion may have arisen from the central booking center, which was not local to the hotel. We had friends attempt to book the hotel room only to be told we had no rooms left. However, when I asked the coordinator, he said we had multiple rooms left. My fiance and I even called ourselves to verify if we could book a room, and were told there were no rooms left in the hotel, let alone our block. We ended up booking an additional block at another hotel down the street because of all the trouble. The hotel itself is beautiful. The entrance is beautiful, and the bar/restaurant area has lots of seating. There is also an ATM in the lobby, which is helpful. It gave the feeling of being at a fun event. When we went to drop off guest bags at the reception desk, we found there we were one of 6 weddings taking place the same weekend. This definitely led to LOTS of wedding guests at the hotel bar later in the evening and even some confusion about wedding welcome bags being given to guests for a different event. The best comment I have is how helpful the front desk staff was. To save money, we ordered flowers from Costco, which were delivered to the hotel. The hotel staff had no issue accepting the delivery and held it until we were ready. We stayed in a suite, but the suite definitely had the feel of a business suite. There was a small bar area, but the fridge was empty and not stocked with any drinks at all. I wish they had at least provided bottled water. Overall, the price for the room was ok for our guests and the hotel was close to our venue. However, for the hassle with guest booking and also working with the coordinator, I would not recommend this to other couples!

o had reserved rooms, adding another block of rooms, making changes to reservations and who would be billed for what, and in distributing our welcome bags to our guests (in addition to the hotel’s own delicious chocolate chip cookies). After both the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, the hotel bar provided a great place for continuing the festivities, again with the staff being friendly and accommodating. Most importantly, the rooms were clean and overall it was a great place for our guests to stay near a venue that was a bit isolated otherwise.