Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel

When looking for a wedding venue, The Renaissance was the only place in Raleigh that fit our needs: convenient location, indoors, room for getting ready, and phenomenal food (to name a few). I was so shocked to find out how reasonably priced it was to work with them! There is so much included in the small fee you pay to rent the space; we were saving a ton of money by having our rentals and planner included. Although we had to change our reception venue due to the pandemic and gathering restrictions, we were able to host the Bridesmaids' Luncheon there the day before the wedding and the Renaissance honored our existing room block. We have heard so many horror stories from other couples about their venues being unwilling to work with them during the pandemic - either forcing smaller guest counts or hefty postponement fees. Even though we could not have our reception at The Renaissance, I have never been more thankful for their team and service. We could not have had the wedding of our dreams without their support and kindness. A special shoutout to Liz Talley and Anna Swicegood for all they did for us! On our wedding day, the hotel served as the perfect backdrop for our pre-ceremony photographs. The bridesmaids utilized the hospitality suite and the groomsmen utilized their complimentary king suite for getting ready - we had more than enough space to fit our group. We were also able to flip the hospitality suite to accommodate a virtual viewing party for guests at the hotel that were unable to attend the wedding ceremony due to church capacity restrictions. We could not have been happier with how convenient the location was and how attentive their staff was throughout the entire weekend. Our guests could not have been happier with the cleanliness and service, plus the deal they gave us on our room block was hard to beat. I can't wait to stay at The Renaissance again!

I got married at the Renaissance on 11/17/2018. Throughout the wedding year we were working with a team but then there was a shift and Liz Talley had to take over. This review and 5 stars is really for her. She managed to take over our event and everyone's anxiety about this wedding. She was like a magical Indian wedding fairy. She wasn't just a regular wedding coordinator. She was everywhere. From office hours to being by my side before I walked down the aisle to deliver a gift from my room because it was the groom's gift. From answering all of my emails, texts and calls promptly to clinking glasses of champagne with me. Liz was a blessing and I could not have had my big day without her. While it took me an entire year to get around to writing this review, it would take me an entire lifetime to thank her for our big day. Thank you a million time Liz! As far as the venue, GORGEOUS. The open windows in the ballroom really brought in a ton of natural lighting during the ceremony. They also have uplighting available. This venue also allows outside catering! You really cannot go wrong with having your wedding at the Renaissance especially with Liz by your side!

The wedding itself was beautiful and went smoothly. However, almost every experience in the planning stage (even up to the minutes before my ceremony began), they were not as professional as I would have liked. From being an hour late to our initial meeting, reassuring me my requests would be no problem at all (and then telling my wedding planner day of they could not be done), the only woman I had been working with the entire time not being there the day of to coordinate (someone I had never met was there to coordinate, and after being pressed my original contact finally arrived to get things back on track), generally unresponsive, and to top it all off, I was charged for our honeymoon suite that I was told would be free in our contract and conveniently no one was there to solve the issue (I had to call back on the first morning of our honeymoon to work out the refund, not exactly what I wanted to be doing on the trip). Eventually everything turned out as planned, so if you are willing to put up with a lot of headache I'd say go for it. The venue is beautiful and I felt it was worth the price, but there was a LOT of hassle on my end to make sure things worked out as planned.

I just had my wedding reception at the Renaissance in Raleigh and it was phenomenal! I chose this venue because it was a beautiful hotel with a lot of food and shopping nearby for our out of town guests (almost everyone). Although my wedding was at Duke Chapel (which is about 40 minutes away), this hotel felt more clean, modern, and elegant than any of the hotels closer to Duke and it had a much better price point. Not only were the rooms comfortable and clean for our guests and the ballroom gorgeous for the reception, but the hotel staff was also great. Kristie was such a huge help and was phenomenal about meeting all of our requests! We had a brunch the morning after our reception and that went very well too. The food and beverages were all good (both at the reception and brunch) and the guests had nothing but wonderful things to say about the hotel. I highly recommend this venue.