About this vendor
The perfect wedding destination, with on-site lodging, dining and entertainment it becomes a weekend getaway for you and your guests. We offer two unique wedding venues, outdoor and indoor ceremony locations, and even a hill-top ceremony! Each lodge speaks for itself with beauty and personality.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
- Second Wedding
- Vow Renewal Ceremony
Settings
- Ballroom
- Hotel
- Mountain
Venue Service Offerings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
Reviews
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4.9
out of 5.021 reviews
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Holiday valley was absolutely amazing, the day went off without a glitch and the staff was absolutely fantastic. My guests all agreed the food and staff was outstanding
We booked the Yodeler Lodge for our August 2024 wedding and could not have been happier. We had our ceremony and reception at the lodge and it was the most perfect day.
Holiday Va...
lley went above and beyond. We worked Jolene and she was so helpful and just an absolute joy to work with. She answered all of our questions and never made any request seem like it was something they couldn’t do. She had wonderful recommendations and made sure everything was seamless for our big day. She truly brought everything we had in mind to life. The entire wedding planning process can be stressful but choosing Holiday Valley as our venue was the easiest decision. It was such a stress free experience. The entire staff on our wedding day was friendly, attentive and so helpful. Special thanks to Preston who made sure we had anything we might need the entire night.
Holiday Valley was able to help with accommodations for our guests and we loved seeing our family and friends get to enjoy all that the town of Ellicottville has to offer.
All of our guests noted how terrific the food was, how friendly every staff member was and just how breathtaking the venue truly is.
We can not thank Holiday Valley, Jolene and all of the staff that made our special day so perfect.
The perfect venue! I cannot recommend holiday valley enough. With the terrific food, beautiful grounds, and so many close options for guests to stay, the venue checked every box. I...
truly needed very minimal for decor due to the stunning landscaping and lodges. The day of coordinator was so helpful throughout the whole planning process. Everything was so well organized and communication was excellent. The whole holiday valley team made my wedding flawless and stress free
I cannot even begin to describe how happy we are with Holiday Valley. The venue the day of our wedding was stunning and everything was exactly as we had pictured it. Sandy was a HU...
GE help in the week leading up to our wedding and made everything run smoothly the day of. Our guests loved the whole event! The wait staff was just as amazing, and the food was delicious! Khristian, Maria, and the rest of the wait staff were so kind, helpful, and worked so hard the entire night. We could not have asked for a better wedding and it was everything we hoped for!!
Katelyn was so great to work with throughout the planning process! She was very responsive to all of our questions, big or small. We had both our ceremony and reception at Holiday ...
Valley and everything moved along seamlessly. We also had the chairlift open for cocktail hour, which was a big hit with guests! We had an absolutely perfect fall day and the view at the top of the hill was stunning! The reception staff was very professional and attentive. One nice touch was that Holiday Valley provides a head waitress that is solely dedicated to the wedding party. Our head waitress was amazing! She had drinks ready for us immediately following the ceremony and made sure we had everything we needed all night! Another nice touch - since its hard to enjoy your meal while trying to say hello and thank all of your guests, Holiday Valley gives both the bride and groom an extra meal to take home to enjoy later. My only complaint about the venue was with reserving room blocks. It was a semi-destination wedding (one hour drive) for us, so many guests were staying the night. We were told we could only block 10 rooms at a time which we did over a year in advance. By the time we sent out invitations (5 months prior to wedding), all of the remaining rooms were booked so we had to look into blocking rooms at a different hotel in town. It would have been nice to get a notice that rooms were filling up so quickly given it was so far in advance. Other than the hotel situation, I cannot say enough good things about having our wedding at Holiday Valley! We had our rehearsal dinner, wedding, and morning after breakfast all at the venue and it went off without a hitch! Would highly recommend!!
I could not have asked for a better wedding day thanks to the professional and caring staff at Holiday Valley. The food was absolutely delicious and the catering manager did a fant...
astic job of sticking to the timeline. The wait staff was also very enjoyable to work with. Holiday Valley made the entire wedding planning process as easy as possible with preferred vendors and very quick responses to all questions. 10/10 would recommend.
Wonderful experience working with Kaitlyn at Holiday Valley! Very punctual with all questions, calls and emails and extremely helpful during this stressful process! Everything turn...
ed out fantastic and the guests are still talking about how great the Venue was!
I can't begin to even describe how great it was to work with Jolene @ Holiday Valley who was our wedding coordinator. She was absolutely amazing, she helped and answered every ques...
tion along the way very quickly. The day of I had no worries in a world because Jolene and the staff was there handling everything. Our head waitress was Sandy, she was the absolute best, always made sure the bridal party had plenty of food & drinks. All the staff the evening of the wedding were incredible and our guests can not stop raving about the location and customer service. I could ramble on about the staff and venue, but as a bride there are so many logistics involved, but working with this team will make you feel at ease!!
I really wanted a venue that had a lot included so I wouldn't have to organize working with a ton of different vendors but it still would feel personal to me. Holiday Valley provid...
ed just that! They offered a menu tasting event for all of the couples getting married that season in early spring, at this they also had vendors on site for extras. Katelyn and Jolene are the main point of contact and they really make sure everything runs smoothly. They're wonderful to work with! The food was delicious and everything turned out beautifully! I did a lot of price comparisons and their prices are very reasonable for the area as well. We decided to have our ceremony and reception at the Yodeler Lodge which has a beautiful view and wonderful patio for outdoor space. I loved that it would be easy to move the ceremony inside in case of rain (which luckily wasn't necessary).
Wow, is all I can say. From beginning to end, our experience at Holiday Valley was perfection. We worked with Katelyn, and she was always available to answer any of our questions -...
no matter how big/small or how far in advance we were asking, we always felt that we were a top priority. She helped us work through every possible detail and provided us with excellent recommendations when we were working through the flow of our day. In addition, she always followed up with confirmation of our discussions, just so that all of our information was in one organized place.
We had our wedding at the top of the ski hill, and the HV team went the extra mile to make sure we were comfortable with proceeding (it had rained that morning). Our reception was at Yodeler Lodge, and boy, what a place. The views were spectacular, the staff was so accommodating, helpful and professional. There was a waitress assigned just to my husband and I throughout the even, which was amazing - otherwise I don't think I would have eaten or had a drink all night - a very, very nice touch and made us feel even more special.I cannot rave enough about how excellent the service was, how perfect the venue was or how amazing the overall experience was. I don't think anything could have gone any better - it was a smooth process all the way through. Even when we threw last minute changes at Katelyn, she made sure it was handled, double checked and verified. The food was great - everyone raved about it, and again, so thoughtful, they sent my husband and I home with a plate, as we didn't eat much more than appetizers all day (busy greeting guests).
It was pricey, but I tell you, it was worth every penny and a true experience for your guests.
Our experience at Holiday Valley was incredible. The staff (Katelyn and team) were beyond accommodating and the day went off without a hitch. I would highly recommend HV for anyone...
getting married in WNY.
I don't think I could say enough about how perfect our wedding was at Holiday Valley. I wish we could relive it each weekend! If you are looking for a venue that will offer basica...
lly everything (food, lodging, transportation, set up and take down, planning, beautiful location) then Holiday Valley is the perfect spot. The wedding coordinator, Katelyn, was amazing. She answered all my questions in a timely fashion and made the entire process stress free. We chose to have a buffet and the food was fantastic. It's really cool because they offer a tasting in the spring for any couple that is getting married there and they provide a ton of options so you get a good selection to choose from. My only suggestion would be for them to provide to-go containers, to just the bride and groom, as we had about 10 minutes to eat (not the best planning on our part).
We had a lot of out of town guests that made a weekend out of the wedding. Holiday Valley has so many fun things to do and they offer very nice lodging, which was very convenient.
The cost was expensive, but as I stated earlier, you get everything you need-like an all inclusive vacation. We would highly recommend Holiday Valley to anyone!
If I had a dollar for every question and random request that was asked of Katelyn and Holiday Valley, we'd have a wedding paid in full lol. Katelyn is the most punctual, polite, m...
otivated, intelligent, thoughtful, coordinated, driven, observant wedding coordinator you could possible have. Period, end of subject. She was an absolute pleasure to work with over the past 1+ year of wedding planning. There was literally not one request that she could not satisfy. Special beer and drinks? Sure! Floor plan layout change? Great idea! Change of menu including specialty dips at your cocktail hour? No problem. Seriously, every detail and silly teeny tiny question or request was fulfilled without hesitation. She coordinated timing and setup with all our vendors so we didn't have to lift a single finger. And Yodeler Lodge/Champagne Sundeck are incredibly beautiful, exciting, and fun venues for a wedding! Literally, not one thing went wrong. Everything was on point and perfectly executed. We can't help but to get tears in our eyes thinking back to our special destination weekend. Ahhh, so amazing!!!! Some of our favorite things about our big day included:
Full bar with any and all beers/liquors/mixers (literally everything you can think of) we had specialty drinks made with lavender mint and ginger beer
Gorgeous lit up slopes and firepits expand the party to the outside areas
Floor layout is up to you! Band is highly recommended and put them in the center of the room for a real party!!
They pack up some food for you to go incase you get the midnight (or in our case, next day) munchies!
Food- a million lbs of food and a mashed potato bar, enough said.
Beautiful pink sorbet appetizer to cleanse your pallet, what??!!
Mr & Mrs breakfast with everything you could possibly want
Lighting and fixtures are beautiful
Grand staircase entrance is a gorgeous focal point of the room-- decorate this up!
Amazing staff!!!!!! (HUGE thanks to Megan who literally waited on us hand and foot the entire night-- getting us drinks from the bar while we inhaled our food)
Katelyn arranged for a variety of food (veggies, fruit, sandwiches) to be catered to the bridal suite-- recommended!!!!
I could go on for days... If you're thinking about it, just book them already!! MOST AMAZING PLACE/STAFF EVER.
We recently celebrated our wedding at Holiday Valley in October, 2013. We held the 170-person reception at Yodeler Lodge. We were incredibly happy with the space - Yodeler is intim...
ate, private, and comfortable! Throughout the planning process, the catering staff at Holiday Valley was incredibly accommodating. For the first few months, as they worked with other brides, the call backs were a bit slower, but in the final months before the wedding, I was able to get a hold of them at the drop of a hat. They met our every need - letting us bring in our own cookies, decorations, etc., and were there to help when we needed it. We received many, many compliments on the venue, and really enjoyed being there! Though the prices have climbed in 2013 from when we began planning, I'd still say this was a good value.
We had our fall wedding at the new Main Lodge and it was absolutely beautiful! The service was amazing and they worked with us every step of the way to ensure that it was what we w...
anted.
I planned my New York wedding from Utah and because of the helpfulness and dedication of the Holiday Valley staff, it was pretty easy. I felt very prepared when my big day came and...
I was confident that the staff was prepared as well and was able to put my whole trust in them.
The location is naturally beautiful and the food was amazing. Everything was prefect.
Our wedding reception at Holiday Valley turned out perfectly! I couldn't have asked for a better results. I am giving them 4 out of 5 instead of a 5 out of 5 because the staff wa...
s very difficult to work with prior to the wedding and didn't seem very organized which made me very nervous.
Everything and everyone at Holiday Valley was wonderful!!! The employees were extremely responsive to questions, concerns (and I can get a little crazy sometimes!!) and requests. ...
They were willing to work with us to make our wedding day perfect and exactly what we wanted! The venue is gorgeous and the food was delicious. Our guests are still raving about both!! We would highly recommend Holiday Valley to anyone!!
We had our ceremony & reception at Holiday Valley on 10/15/11. The weather was terrible, but the whole staff, beautiful view, food, EVERYTHING made up for it. Many guests com...
mented that it was the best food they've ever had at an event. The staff REALLY took care of my husband and I all night - telling us what we needed to do, bringing us fresh drinks. I can't say enough!
Although Holiday Valley is a little more expensive for the area and can charge a lot up-charges for certain things like a signature drink, chair rental, etc., some of these charges...
can be negotiated and I was so happy with how things went at the reception, I would highly recommend this venue. The food was excellent, the staff at the reception was very attentive and friendly, and the lady I worked with throughout the planning process really worked with me to personalize all the little details. She always got back to me in a timely manner and helped create a menu in our budget. Our cake and a one night stay at the Inn were included in our package.
Overall, the flexibility, quality and friendliness of the staff at Holiday Valley were amazing! Gorgeous venue, great waitstaff/bartenders! Debbie, Shirley and Chef David were acco...
modating and amazing!
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Ellicottville, NY
Holiday Valley Resort