Marriott Hutchinson Island Beach Resort, Golf & Marina

TING. We were from out of town so couldn't see it in person before hand but when we pulled up for our wedding weekend, we were SO embarrassed that our guests were going to be staying here. Especially at the price that they paid for it. We felt horrible and it was too late to do anything. The entire place reeked of mold and water leaks. Everything was outdated and the buildings themselves were very confusing. None of our wedding block stated near each other, there were rooms all over the place and even in different buildings. One building was so far away it was a few miles down the street! What made this far away building even worse was there was no lobby or anyone that worked there, if you had an issue (which we did, we were locked out of our room with the wrong key) you have to wait at least 30 minutes for someone from the main building to come help you. The workers have no sympathy or a care in the world. The restaurants and bars all close very early and there is no common space to hang out in (without getting kicked out by the staff) Marriott should be ashamed to put their name on this hotel! STAY FAR AWAY.

we went into this whole thing completely blind. Candice Miller is an actual godsend who helped us pull together our brand new wedding in such a short time, and made the wedding itself, and everything leading up to it at the hotel, go smoothly and beautifully. The entire hotel staff and property were also so helpful, friendly, and accommodating to our party of 60+ guests who stayed at the hotel for the wedding week. We had our ceremony on the beach at the Sandpiper (1/4 mile away from the main property) and then an outdoor ceremony on the lower patio of the main hotel pool deck. It was such a blast and our guests raved about everything and couldn’t believe how we pulled off such an amazing wedding in such a short time. I can’t thank Candice and the Marriott staff enough for making our wedding so great!

dding reception. Candice made our wedding experience one we will never forget! Every detail of our wedding was well organized and beautiful! I highly recommend this hotel for a wedding or any venue needed! Thank to for Candice and the rest of the team at Marriott for all your hard work and for making our experience so wonderful!!!

LWAYS helpful. We saw her a few times over the weekend of festivities and she was always lending a helping hand... even when it wasn't her duty to. I thought she was WAY better than the wedding planner they had hired. Food was good, staff was always pleasant, rooms were much nicer than expected. I attended prom here about 12-14 years ago and I will say that the event space and furnishings are a little outdated. The rooms seemed like they had been updated. Great resort overall for a beach wedding offering many things for guests to do.

inute room changes and complete change of locations at the very last minute. Originally planned as a Beachside ceremony and reception on the Covered Terrace, really bad weather moved in and these two and the team at the Marriott moved so swiftly - we were utterly astonished! Our indoor event spaces were gorgeous and our wedding was a huge success! Friends and family gathered at the resort over the Wedding Week from all over the country and the entire resort staff is very welcoming and friendly. We all just had an absolute wonderful stay and event. We are so very, very pleased!

super helpful and friendly. Our servers, Linda, Sue, Maria, and Denise were fantastic during the reception. If a problem arose, they handled it quickly and with great service. I will say that the weekend was not without its issues, but whatever issues did arise were handled quickly, efficiently, and friendly. The staff at this resort is unbelievable. Everyone was friendly, 100% willing to help, and never batted an eye if I was a little frazzled and anxious about any problems during the course of our wedding. The staff is what made this a 5-star review rather than a 4-star. I just want to mention two issues we had: First quite a few of our guests had a difficult time finding their way to the beach ceremony. We were told there would be someone helping to point guests in the right direction, but that didn't happen. We had friends reading during our ceremony and they nearly missed it because they could not find their way from the hotel to the beach. Signs pointing the direction would be a big improvement. Second, we had our welcome dinner on the covered patio, which was beautiful. However, there was no real separation barrier to alert other hotel guests that this was a private party. They had two signs, but the area was so large and open that strangers kept wandering in and out. The hotel staff was great at letting them know they had to leave, but it meant that we kept having to stop what we were doing in order to let the staff know that someone needed to be told to leave. Perhaps in the future they can rope off that event area, as it was not cheap to rent and we expected a bit more in terms of keeping it separated. I will say, Sue the catering manager was absolutely fantastic in helping us to remove unwanted guests. She went above and beyond! Overall, this was a beautiful place for our wedding weekend and I feel confident that we will return to celebrate anniversaries in the years to come.

rganized and anything that we needed the staff was very helpful. I would recommend this location for a perfect wedding! the location is beautiful, if you are wanting a beach ceremony.

ely responsive and helpful whenever I had a question or budget issue. The serving staff was also very friendly and responsive to our guests' needs. The food was better than typical wedding food; we had a choice of vegetarian, chicken francese, or fresh catch mahi mahi. Everything was as we hoped and I am very happy with the Marriott.

e, as well as 50 or more guests, stayed at the resort for minimum three days, or more, and everything was fabulous!

g. Had a 'glitch' in the post-event billing but it was resolved. So make sure you double check everything. Any request made the weekend of the event was done quickly. I want to re-do it all over again and I wouldn't change a thing!!

ocation and it was really convenient to have guests book their room right there without having to drive from the reception :) LOVED IT!

ice hotel was the Hutchinson Island Marriott. I wanted out of town guests to have the real Florida beach experience, and that is exactly what the Hutchinson Island Marriott provides. The group sales coordinators Sharon & Annette were very helpful and had our room block reserved very quickly, and allowed me to do all the planning over the phone making it easy for an out-of-town bride. They provided a discounted rate, and an online link for guests to use for reservations. I also reserved an oceanfront suite for myself and some of my bridesmaid for the night before/morning of the wedding and for my husband & I on the wedding night. The oceanfront suite was beautiful with a wrap around porch and panoramic ocean view. The service was excellent. When we arrived at the suite on the hotel night there was a bottle of champagne on ice and chocolate covered strawberries with a thank you note from Annette & Sharon. I would highly recommend this hotel for brides/grooms and for guest room blocks!

y accommodating when I could make the few, short visits out to discuss plans. 2) They worked with our budget and made a fabulous menu. The food was delicious! I also loved the waiters and waitresses. They were professional, friendly, and seemed genuinely happy to be a part of our special day. (The total budget was $15,000, and we ended up with about 1,000 left over). 3)The staff was wonderful to my guests. Everyone was from out of town, and we blocked of lots of rooms. Everyone felt like they were well taken care of 4) The ceremony was planned for the beach, and I refused to worry about the weather. Fortunately enough, the staff was watching the weather for me. Without my knowing, they set up a backup room for the ceremony because a huge thunderstorm was rolling in. We were able to have a quick ceremony outside before running back to the hotel for the reception. 5) Our outside tables got soaked, but the staff made a great space in a room down the hall from the main banquet room, and everyone was able to stay nice and dry. Once again, they did this without my even knowing! 6) Once the reception was over, and my husband and I headed to our suite, the hotel staff made a special space with chairs and tables outside under an overhang where my family could continue to visit. 7) They did all the clean up! I was incredibly worried that my poor parents would be stuck doing all the cleaning, but our decorations and everything were placed neatly back in the boxes they came in, so all my parents had to do was put it in the car and head back to North Carolina. Thank you so much, Marriott for all of the hard work you did. You probably did even more than I mentioned here, and I don't even know about it.