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Prince George Ballroom

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15 East 27th Street, NEW YORK, NY

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About This Vendor

A Regal Landmark Where Your Love Reigns

Just north of Madison Square Park in New York City sits the Prince George Ballroom, a historic wedding venue recognized by its Neo-Renaissance embellishments. This classic building has been a fundamental piece of the city landscape for over a century and remains an integral landmark to this day. The venue boasts a spacious ballroom, an elegant tea room, and a contemporary gallery space. The Prince George Hotel was designed by Howard Greenley and constructed in 1904. This iconic property was notorious for its grand and traditional architecture reminiscent of France in the 1800s. This attracted many working-class visitors and even appealed to the popular playwright, Eugene O’Neill. Sadly, due to a drop in tourism, the hotel became just another forgotten monument. In the 1980s, the hotel functioned as a shelter for homeless families, providing cover to over 1,600 people before closing its doors in 1989. Seven years later, Breaking Ground acquired the building and with the help of other non-profit groups, they restored the ballroom to its original grandeur. This distinctive ballroom is now registered with the National Register of Historic Places. This hotel now provides permanent supportive housing to those in need while utilizing the ballroom as a magnificent event space. The hotel remains true to its roots by donating all proceeds from celebrations held here to Breaking Ground’s accommodation development project and outreach programs. Following a recent restoration, the ballroom now features eco-friendly lighting that illuminates the detailed ceilings and bold sculptural supports. The ballroom provides a dynamic event space that each couple can style to their own taste. Over the years, the main ballroom has hosted events for Vogue, NYFW, and many more. This adaptable space can accommodate intimate ceremonies, elaborate receptions, and significant social events. The Prince George Ballroom can seat up to 300 guests, while the Tea Room accommodates an intimate group of 55 friends and family members. To ensure that every couple receives their dream wedding, a list of trusted vendors is provided which includes options for photographers, planners, and caterers. This extravagant venue features a hard-wood dance floor and a baby grand piano as well as gold Chiavari chairs to lend a sophisticated setting to every event.

Amenities + Details

Ceremony Area

Dressing Room

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

Liability Insurance

Reception Area

Wireless Internet

On-Site Accommodations

Outdoor - Covered

Outdoor - Not Covered

Ceremony Types

Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony

Guest Capacity

Up to 250

Settings

Ballroom, Historic Venue

Venue Service Offerings

Bar & Drinks, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff

Prince George Ballroom Reviews

Reviewed On 6/06/2019 by Melissa L

What we absolutely loved: + Beautiful interiors. We wanted a red and gold themed Chinese wedding, and the Ballroom was able to deliver plenty of the gold! The ornate columns made us feel like royals. As one of our guests pointed out, the Wester...

n style of the venue's interior blended well with our Chinese decorations, and we loved how the end result seemed to capture our personal identities. Also, the Ladies Tea Room is stunning, though unfortunately we weren't able to find a use for the space in our wedding. + Great cause. PGB is run by the non-profit Breaking Ground. Weddings are not cheap, so we loved knowing that our money was going to a good cause + Convenient location. Easily accessible by multiple subway lines and a short walk from Penn Station, this venue was easy for our guests to get to. We also loved that it was near Madison Square Park, which ended up being the perfect place to do our first look and take pre-ceremony photos with our wedding party. The day before our wedding, we had our wedding rehearsal at PGB and then walked to the Eataly rooftop for a very romantic rehearsal dinner. + Easy to work with. We had no problem scheduling multiple walk-throughs of the space with all our vendors (including the night before our wedding, even though there was a high school prom about to happen!). My husband and I both work late hours, but Serena especially was always available to meet with us on weekday evenings, and she was incredibly sweet and helpful every time. Karen and Serena were both very present the day of our wedding and into the evening to ensure everything went smoothly -- every time we needed either of them, they were there for us Heads up / advice to other brides: - A very raw production. What didn't register for us until we got deeper into wedding planning was that Prince George Ballroom really is just a space, and that's it. It has a small kitchen, but no tableware/cookware, limited staff, and no special lighting and sound equipment. Ultimately what we saved on venue fees we spent multiples on in audio/visual set up. We had to put all the nuts and bolts together ourselves, which made for more coordination work on our end than had we gone with a restaurant or hotel venue. On the plus side, this meant we were able to customize a lot more to our specific needs (and ultimately got more elaborate lighting options). And thankfully, the staff at Breaking Ground is great to work with. - Because there is so much color and detail in the space already, you may feel there are more limited color options for flowers / dresses / tables / other decor. It was hard for us to envision whether things would clash with the room -- we really didn't know until we saw it all come together day of. - Limited catering options. Breaking Ground requires you to select a caterer from their list of 6 or so exclusive vendors. While they ultimately made an exception for us because we requested ethnic catering, they still required us to use Breaking Ground's bartenders (so our caterer's waitstaff couldn't pour alcohol). - No natural lighting. There are only two small windows but the way they are situated, you get very little to no natural lighting in this space. That was fine for us for the purposes of dinner and dancing, but it would've been nice to have a more sunlit ceremony. Overall we're thrilled with how our wedding turned out and so grateful to Serena and Karen for all their help!!

Response from the Vendor on 06/12/2019

Thank you Melissa for the kind words! Everyone here at Prince George Ballroom was so honored to be a part of your and Brian's special day. We wish you the very best in your future together! - The Prince George Ballroom Team

Reviewed On 7/25/2018 by Pepe P

Reviewed On 11/12/2017 by Kiki H

The staff was so helpful. The place was absolutely gorgeous!

Reviewed On 10/16/2017 by Jennifer G

yay

Reviewed On 11/17/2015 by fdg

excellent

Reviewed On 10/13/2015 by Michelle R

I am planning for my wedding next year so I stopped by to check this place out. The place looks gorgeous, the price is really affordable, and it is huge! Definitely on the top of my list so far.

Reviewed On 9/03/2015 by Lucy L

Lovethe renaissance ballroom it looks so elegant!

Reviewed On 8/27/2015 by Paul G

This was the perfect Wedding venue! It was gorgeous and the staff were incredibly helpful and professional. Your contribution to the venue goes in total to Common Ground, a non-profit that works with the homeless population. They have a grea...

t list of trusted vendors and we were more than happy with all of them.

Reviewed On 3/21/2015 by Knottie44003803

We had our wedding at Northampton VCC on March 14th . Everything was absolutely amazing . We worked with Matt, and he was an absolute pleasure to work with! He exceeded all of our expectations. We had a great wedding, and all of our guests had...

fun.

Reviewed On 9/27/2012 by Neha S

I just got married at this venue, and it is a hidden gem. It worked amazingly well with my colorful Indian wedding. The site fee goes to a non-profit called Common Ground, which helps homeless in New York. We had our ceremony in the tea room...

(tiffany blue with mirrors), the cocktail hour in the gallery space which is very modern with art pieces, and our reception in the ornate colorful ballroom. It is an absolutely stunning venue - all our guests were blown away. Also, Vicky and Jonathan were incredibly helpful and accommodating! Can't say enough about this amazing space - go check it out!

Reviewed On 8/13/2010 by Stephanie B

We had a place for the ceremony, but we needed a site for the reception. I'd checked out quite a few places and they either just weren't aesthetically pleasing, or we needed to guarantee numbers in order to book. That wasn't the case here. Down...

side is that you do have to get rentals, but they have some on-hand, which we were able to use and kept our rental costs low. The space itself is amazing. It can fit up to 299, but you can do so many things to make a smaller room if that's needed (we had about 100). The cocktail space was slick and modern in that NYC sort of way, and the ballroom left folks speechless. We got nothing but compliments on the space and the facilities were up to par. And, the money on the space goes to support homelessness - so you can have your party and be charitable at the same time. On site manager, Jonathan, always answered my emails and he went above and beyond to make sure I could get into the space when needed and that the day would run smoothly. Only hiccup - if there will be another event the day before yours precluding early delivery of tables, chairs, etc. (particularly on the weekend), then your rental place will likely have to set up the same day, which may in extra fees for set-up (it did for us).