Hotel Haya

hotel haya was literally the perfect wedding venue for my daughter's wedding. we toured it because it's climate controlled, was large enough for the couple’s guest list, has two spaces (for ceremony and reception no flip required), and is not a barn (everything is a "barn" these days it seems). there are shockingly few venues in the greater tampa area that fulfill just those four requirements. however, hotel haya was so much more than 70 degrees, spacious, and not a barn. it's so dreamy. los novedades is literally the best ceremony space. it has so much history with the old tile, old windows, stained glass, and 2nd floor original windows. it's so unique, but not in a weird way... historical and cozy but room for a lot of people. all the guests loved it, and it really set the right tone for an timeless ceremony. the adjacent hotel ballroom was much more than a typical hotel ballroom. first off, it is not carpeted. it's shocking how many expensive hotel ballrooms have carpet. ugh gross. there's no way to decorate around that. anyway, it has 2 story windows and the parquet floor is great. the brick wall is perfect as a backdrop and really gives the space a lot of personality. the ballroom can be very light and airy, but the bride and groom wanted intimate and cozy which our florist pulled off completely in the space. it was just a gorgeous reception. the ballroom lobby is a great little venue too and was perfect for the welcome reception there. it was fun, and spacious, and the perfect start to the wedding events. the hors d'oeuvres were so good too. there's a wonderful coffee shop in the hotel where the bride and groom met for early coffee on the wedding morning. it was so easy for them to meet there, and it will be such a sweet place to revisit whenever they want to for anniversaries or date nights. for the family and guests who stayed at the hotel, it was so easy to just go to events by going down and up the elevator. i underestimated how nice that would be. i'm so glad we weren't driving back and forth all weekend from an airbnb to a venue. best of all, logan, the wedding coordinator at haya, is so kind and helpful and always replies to emails and answers all questions. and not just in the last couple weeks close to the wedding. she responded quickly even when the wedding was still months away. she's so easy to work with, which i was not expecting. i've been involved in several family weddings, and every single person, from the dress shop to the venue, was rude rude rude. logan, and all of hotel haya, was not like that at all. everyone was so kind all the time. for example, at the tasting, everyone was bending over backward to change things to accommodate the bride and groom’s taste and preferences. and speaking of accommodations, they completely handled all the food allergies at dinner, and the bride had to do little more than send them a list of who had what allergies and their table number. that would have been so complicated to oversee ourselves, but they handled it completely. throughout the meal, their staff was constantly checking on people and making sure everyone was happy. The bride and groom had some unique aspects to their wedding, mainly renting vintage dishes from a vendor new to haya and having family style table service which is a big request for 150 guests. haya worked very hard to plan every detail in advance for this huge family style meal with rented vintage dishes. logan had it down to a T regarding who would provide every single serving dish, every spoon, every bowl, etc. and she knew exactly what would be required for each food item. she then communicated all that info with every single person involved. Oh, and sometimes these details changed too (kinda often actually), and Logan would rework everything and make sure it all still worked. it was definitely all hands on deck for the wedding. haya had countless staff, and logan, present all day for set up prior to the wedding, and logan stayed late into the evening to make sure everything was running smoothly. they just had everything handled from top to bottom, and i had no worries at all. if you don't want to sweat through your wedding (there's basically not a day in tampa that isn't too hot, too windy, or raining), book hotel haya. it's the best. and worth every penny. the whole place just feels special. it's beautiful, comfortable, and full of charm. every single person we interacted with made us feel like they genuinely cared. it’s hard to put into words how grateful we are for how smoothly and beautifully everything went. truly unforgettable.

Hotel Haya was absolutely perfect for our wedding venue. Our reception was in the Las Novedades room, which is stunning and full of Tampa charm! The best part about the hotel is the accommodations. They provided so much that I really didn’t have to think about some of the details at all. I just had to make a few choices and they handled the rest! Also, the food was amazing. If you want to be taken care of on your wedding day, I would absolutely recommend booking with Hotel Haya.