Safety Harbor Resort & Spa

aria and her staff were great stepping in when then previous wedding coordinator moved on, she made us feel like family. We have stayed there numerous times and our expectations are met each time. We highly recommend Maria and her team.

Mr. Gigi, his staff, and the vendors worked very hard to make the wedding successful.

gets to something all-inclusive with multiple ceremony and reception locations, great food with lots of options, a dedicated wedding planner, preferred vendors, resort hotel room, and spa amenities included in their wedding packages. Jessica was our coordinator and she did a fantastic job. She was always incredibly pleasant (even when we were definitely being annoying) and repeatedly went above and beyond to make sure that all of the details were perfect for us and our guests and she was always happy to explain what options we had and help us make the best decisions based on our budget and what was most important to us specifically. The hotel itself is not perfect, but the staff is very friendly and helpful, having access to the spa amenities right downstairs is awesome, and there are a lot of great bars/restaurants right across the street. My wife and I had such a great time here that we plan to come back to celebrate our wedding anniversary at least every other year and several of our guests have said that they plan to return also. Thanks again for everything Jessica!!

d couldn’t have signed out contract sooner. Jessica and the amazing team at Safety Harbor walked us through each and every step. Her communication was amazing, especially with my 1000 questions. We had booked the promenade deck, unfortunately it rained the day of our wedding, Jessica was so quick to help change the plan to an indoor backup space. Safety Harbor’s flexibility, customer service, and the food is unmatched. The guest from our wedding were ranting about how beautiful their hotel rooms were, how wonderfully the grounds were maintained, the fact that they had access to the spa, and how nice every single employee was. Everyone truly seemed happy to be there! If you are looking for a wedding venue, I highly encourage your to stop by. I wish we could give more than 5 stars.

perk to be able to stay on-site the night before and get ready there!

s. The Resort had many options to choose from and we picked the Philippe Room that was just perfect! The room and outside area by the fountain was beautiful and the food was delicious! It was a perfect event and very reasonably priced! I would highly recommend this venue for any event!

the team at Safety Harbor. We worked with Maria and she was wonderful throughout the entire process. She was attentive to all of our communications, flexible on of our more outlandish requests, and made us feel like we were her own kids she was planning a wedding ceremony for. The venue was beautiful and required very little decor be brought in to dress up the spaces we were in. The food was beyond phenomenal, even the next day our guests could not stop talking about how much they enjoyed everything on our menu. The banquet staff was extremely professional and interacted wonderfully with our guests. The team at Safety Harbor were also very easy for our vendors to work with in setting up their load-in and load-out, timing to be in our rooms, and flexibility to set up the services they were providing us. This resort has the feel of a destination wedding without the price tag that accompanies it. Our guests loved the resort and the small town Main Street feel that the area has to offer. A few even said they would be back for their own vacations because they enjoyed it so much. There are too many great things about this venue to overlook it as a top tier option when planning in this area. The resort is family owned and operated and they truly make you feel that way when hosting your wedding.

y are prompt, knowledgeable and beyond helpful. Maria was the most amazing on our special day keeping me calm and up to date with weather updates. We got married on the outside terrace overlooking Tampa Bay. The weather was perfect and the venue was breathtaking. The service is spectacular. My guests said it was the best wedding food they have every had. The bartenders made amazing drinks and people did not had to wait. The day started and ended perfectly, I am beyond happy with my experience. If you are looking for a wedding venue in the Tampa Bay area, this is it!!! No need to look further. You won’t regret it!!!!

nd ended on Sunday, everything was perfect. The venue, the food (which is still getting rave reviews from all of our guests), the resort for our families to stay at for whole weekend…everything was amazing. The best part of all of this was Maria, our wedding planner. We couldn’t have asked for someone more perfect to work with, she made everything so easy and fun. She is the best at what she does and it shows many times over during the planning stage with her. We would get married at Safety Harbor a thousand times over.

wedding she said she handled it. The night before checkin, they did not have us down. After that night long struggle we finally had a room, but two separate beds. We walk in the room, and there were bugs and geckos on walls and ceilings, the whirlpool tub had nasty brown film all over it. Maria was never available whenever we had questions. It was always I’ve got it covered, and could never get answers about any questions we had, or our vendors had. She always claimed she would or had reached out to vendors, but none of them ever heard from her. She procrastinated on everything, and finally the Sunday before our wedding we got some answers. We spent an hour and a half on the phone talking the details over we had already confirmed. She tried telling us if there was a 30% chance of rain we would have to marry in the tent. She also messed up on billing several times, so I had to look at every bill with a fine toothed comb. We had to have the initial contract redone 3 times to match what we were initially quoted. Maria never told us she would not be at our wedding, we found that out from our design lady the Wednesday before our wedding. We finally went over our plan once again with Katie that night. We understand Maria had family issues, but those issues should not have blocked us off from having any questions answered for 6 months. Also at least have the decency to tell us you won’t be our coordinator, and pass the buck to someone who can handle the job. Thursday Francois chewed my wife out about the location of the champagne wall, and that was all straightened out but he yelled at and over my wife on the phone about it. We were told there were 3 wedding arches to choose from, but could never get photos, or floor plans until about 3 times of reaching out. Then they told us the floor plan was wrong, even though Jessica sent us that plan. The arch we chose ended up being damaged, again our design girl and husband had to fix on the fly. 15 minutes prior to the wedding someone asked my wife who was eating what at the wedding. I tried to give this info to Maria 3 times prior to this. I also had to email Maria multiple times the same information as she would lose it somehow. Fancy That brought wrinkled linens, and our design girl had to use their manpower to iron that issue out. The house linens we had requested outside for the cocktail hour were supposed to be black, we got white, the design team again had to straighten that out with the staff. The design teams were not the planners, so why did they have to do all of this work in addition to what we hired them for?

EE times. We had to keep calling and emailing them to correct it before signing and paying. It was like pulling teeth to have Maria send anything to us for example the arch’s they provide for the ceremony or floor plan for the ceremony 5.) The “coordinator” Maria called us 5 days before the wedding to go over everything when we tried communicating with her months in advance. A wedding should not be planned in 5 days considering we booked almost a year in advance and spent thousands of dollars for one. The coordinator Maria lied to us multiple times and told us she was communicating to our vendors when she didn’t. That is why my vendors were texting and calling me several times the week of the wedding. Maria tried to tell us we had to get married in our back up tent 4 days before the wedding because there was a 30% of rain. I’m sorry but we live in Florida and the weather changes on a daily basis and there is always a 30% chance of rain. I reserved a room for Friday and Saturday night and upgraded the room to a suite months in advance with Maria and offered to pay the difference in price then. I called to confirm the day before we checked in and the room was not booked. They did not reserve our room. After talking to three different employees and Maria they finally told us they could put us in a double queen suite bedroom because that was only room available that was a suite. — the next day Katie and Maria called me and lied to me telling me the room had been booked. The room we stayed in was disgusting and outdated. The jacuzzi had a yellow/brown film around the tub, the room smelled, and had bugs and geckos. I was told 3 days before our wedding that our day of coordinator Maria would not be there BY MY FLORIST. Francois who calls himself a manger too yelled at me over the phone where everything was going even though I explained where everything was going 3 times to 4 different people. 2 days before the wedding they sent the final invoice which was wrong. We emailed them explaining they over charged us and they listed my florist as the wedding coordinator when we paid for the package that included the coordinator Maria that did nothing for us. 15 minutes before I was suppose to walk down the aisle they called me to ask if I had a list of what everyone was eating. My husband tried to give it Maria several times months in advance and she told us they didn’t need it. After the reception when we got back to our room to spend the rest of our evening alone, they called my husband and asked what to do with some of the guests belongings and if they could bring it to our room. We were busy sleeping in our two separate queen beds obviously! For three weeks after the wedding we didn’t hear anything from them. They didn’t ask us how our experience was or anything instead they over charged my husbands credit card with the final invoice which was never signed and the wrong total. Our florist overheard Katie and Francois talking about how much Maria messed up our wedding, yet they never reached out with an apology or anything for the unneeded stress, and overall mess of our wedding.

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hat we put our trust in her for our big day! We very much appreciate her assistance.

wonderful lady goes to the top of the list. She puts her clients first, and went out of her way to make our daughter and her fiance feel confident and at ease. In my meeting with her she was always knowledgeable, and totally up front regarding pricing and inclusions. A very easy five star review*****

o crash because of my diabetes she was so quick to make sure I was ok and got me apple juice. I cannot wait to continue to plan my wedding with her!

ing dreams come true. Maria is truly an amazing person! You will not be disappointed by going there.

eception! My family flew in from out of town and stayed in the hotel and they all loved the rooms and the hotel! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY WEDDING AN EVENT TO REMEMBER!

o charge us a lot more money at the very end 3 days before our wedding. My husband who has ptsd and a brain injury had to set up the ballroom by himself the morning before our wedding by himself which we paid them to do. The wedding coordinator promised so much and did nothing we also had to clean everything up when the wedding was done which and couldn’t enjoy our wedding. They didn’t accommodate our wedding party with rooms said they didn’t have any but they did. It was an awful experience and we will never stay there ever and have tried to reach the owners but they clearly don’t care about reaching out to us. To all brides out there I don’t recommend using them you will be very disappointed.

s, the wedding planner on site back in April of 2019. I have to say, Maria is one of the kindest and most comforting person both personally and professionally. She knows the ins and outs of the business as well as to the resort and it's amenities. Maria via SHS made everything easy- even in through a pandemic and with EVERY move date we had. We did end up keeping our original wedding date and got married in a local park, but we kept our date and did a vow renewal reception here since we missed having the larger celebration we were waiting for. I am so glad we did. It was beautiful, the food was amazing, the staff was extremely accommodating. Maria also had great communication with allllll of my other vendors. everything was seamless- we just had to show up and the party was ready to go. This experience could have been much more stressful if it wasn't for Maria and SHS. I highly recommend if you are getting married for first time, small or large wedding- and even if you are like us and finding a way to celebrate COVID nuptials- with the group you had intended to. Also- I did not wear my wedding dress day of our true wedding but did on our wedding day. BOY am I glad I waited to wear that dress- it made all the beautiful places to take photos that much better. So many precious memories to keep forever!

We had some snags the day before when it came to specific rooms that were booked by one of my family members specifically to make getting ready for the wedding much easier - we needed decent space to do hair and makeup in the morning, and while the booked rooms had been double checked more than once before the weekend came, we did not have the exact accommodations that were promised once the rooms were assigned. (The employees at the front desk at the time kept us waiting for rooms for quite a few hours and were less than helpful/polite and apologetic about it, but that is another story). Once Maria heard we needed to find a Plan B space for our stylists, she launched into action while we went to our rehearsal dinner, and by the time we got back, she'd managed to arrange a wonderful space in the resort all to ourselves for the following morning! She truly pulled through when we needed her most, and helped to make our reception so relaxing and enjoyable, with everything going smoothly after the weekend seemed to be off to a bad start. I would definitely recommend the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa for a reception!

ow us around and go over details, and answered any questions I had. After we signed the contract, she remained so helpful, responsive, and kind. She is the reason we signed, and we are so thankful we had her to help us through the process. Everything was so smooth and painless, and even when I was stressing over nothing- Maria called and helped ease the stress. Thank you so much for everything. If you are looking for a venue in this area, 1000000% choose Safety Harbor. You will not regret it!

mention the hotel was super clean. we had the ceremony outside and then we used the spring bowl room for the reception. and The coordinator Maria was like a mom to me. She helped me through everything that we needed . we're waiting on my either my nephew or my niece's wedding that we definitely going to book the place again. highly recommended.

ll wanted something memorable. Safety Harbor Resort was very accommodating and had great spaces even for a small group. Maria helped us get everything planned and made the process easy and ensured the day of went without a hitch. The food was fantastic and was enough to even fill up the biggest guys in our party. The servers and bartender were great and Francoise was very helpful as well making sure the food came out timely and looked great. We had a suite with a bay view for the two nights we stayed there and the room was awesome, great view. I was slightly worried it wouldn't feel like a wedding due to the size but everything turned out magical. Thank you Maria, Francoise, Leslie, and everyone else at Safety Harbor Resort!

every step of the way yesterday just as if she was the wedding planner herself. Maria and her staff were so awesome! We didn't have to ask for anything, her staff was there every step of the way. It was the most perfect day for my sister and her new husband to start their be life together, without having to worry anything. Hats off to Maria and her staff at the Safety Harbor Spa and Resort!❤💙☺

ble to be around. The food was fantastic and I heard that from numerous guests at the wedding as well. The staff were attentive and friendly. The resort is a stunning place to be, very classy and comfortable. I wouldn't change a thing about the wedding day and I am so pleased we chose to do it at Safety Harbor Resort & Spa. Thank you so much for everything!

d cocktail hour. The staff was outstanding taking care of the tables and the guests, I would gladly recommend Safety Harbor spa to anyone who asked.

Also when we did our food tasting a few months prior the food was delicious and plated beautifully, however the day of the wedding it looked sloppy and piled on top of each other. And some of the items we were supposed to get we’re substituted. I was surprised and wondered who I would talk to you about it but my wedding coordinator was not there and the banquet manager never introduced himself to my husband and I which made no sense because we were paying the bill. We did get an apology the next day from our coordinator Katie.

was the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa, and may I say, we were absolutely blown away by the beauty of the spa, and the packages that came with it (which included our coordinator, Maria). We immediately knew: This is the one. Maria was so down to earth, doesn't sugar coat, takes as much time as you need for any questions or concerns you may have, and goes above and beyond to make your dream wedding come true. She was very flexible with our requests, and made sure we were aware of everything going on and what we needed to keep in mind. There was one moment where my husband and I started to fret that our wedding was going to be interrupted due to a festival hosted by the city behind the pool deck (which is where we were going to get married), and we were scared that our ceremony was going to be ruined due to the noise and distractions behind us. Luckily, Maria made some phone calls with the city to determine timing, and worked with us to push back our ceremony by 30 minutes to ensure that the festival would be done and cleared by that time. Everything turned out absolutely perfect, and we thank Maria so much for all of her help and patience. The only thing that could have been better at the resort was the reception desk. The customer service skills are definitely lacking, and some of our guests missed the ceremony because the receptionists did not help them get to where the ceremony was held, so we did receive multiple complaints from guests about this. Otherwise, this review would have been 5 stars.

nd plenty of it. The go to person and day of coordinator Maria Toulomis was a blessing. Absolutely loved her. She goes above and beyond to make sure things go the way you want them to! Thank you to all the SH staff . We made it a weekend stay at SH as well as lots of family and friends. Comfortable stay, although my only negative comment would be that a couple of the rooms smelled of mold/humid. Other than that, it was a great wedding!

need and will help you EVERY step of the way. This venue is all inclusive (linens, chairs, tables, CAKE, wait staff, food, liquor, beer , wine AND day of coordinator) which makes life SO much easier. No other venues will offer this much for the price we paid. I expressed to Maria that I would like to decorate the night before if possible and since no one was using the room, I was able to. She even made sure the linen company came early and set up the tables and chairs so that I could decorate. I didn't hire any other coordinators nor did I feel the need to, Maria has it covered! Now for the food, the FOOD IS DELICIOUS! Everyone was saying that it was the best food they've ever had! Even my brother who frequently dines at fine restaurants in Tampa said that Safety Harbor Resort serves the best steak he ever had! We served Ribeye and Chicken Marsala, both were a hit! We chose Corey's Bakery for our cake and it was amazing! Get the citrus cake, everyone loved it! I can not say enough about Safety Harbor Resort and how wonderful the staff and overall experience was. If we could do it over again, we would choose SHR everytime! Thank you Maria and the rest of the staff, you all were a dream come true!

ct. I have had so many compliments about how wonderful the food and the reception was, and it was a direct reflection of the job well done by the staff. I would also like to mention, as someone who works and directs a lot of different events for work, the Spa has one of the most inclusive packages out there. Not only are the linens included(which was a must for me), but also a champagne toast and even the cake! Not to mention that you basically get a wedding coordinator as well. Someone that I want to mention is Katie, who is the Director of Group Sales and Catering, helped us through every step of the way. She was always there to answer any questions and was a joy to work with. I would recommend this venue to anyone for their wedding if they want to have a smooth and worry free event. My only complaint is that I wish it was longer because of how much fun we all had.

s a wonderful experience. All our guests raved about the Resort, the food, and the staff. The catering staff was extremely helpful and checked on our group several times throughout the weekend. Maria is a force of nature! She thinks of everything!!! There were other events happening there, but we always felt like we were the most important guests on property!

azing. They focus on every detail. All of our guests had a great time and many even stayed at the resort. The packages they offer can fit any budget! I would definitely recommend them to anyone. I cannot thank Maria and the staff enough for giving me my dream Cinderella princess wedding!

y were minor inconveniences to me. Venue: our wedding was a Gatsby themed wedding. So the venue was perfect & beautiful. We loved that this was an all inclusive wedding package. We wanted to do plated meals & usually that is more expensive than buffet however that wasn't the case here. What you pay per person (depending on meal choice and meeting the min) includes the venue, food, beverages, alcohol (liquor, beer, wine, champagne), tables, linens, chairs, & wedding cake (choice of 6 local bakeries). The venue sets you up on a payment plan however, we didn't like how their payment plan was so we asked to make equal monthly payments which they happily obliged. Coordinator: when we first looked at Safety Harbor we had an amazing wedding coordinator, Jenna who literally helped me through some of the most stressful times of getting everything set up. I was devastated when about halfway to our wedding we found out she was leaving. We built a relationship with her & now we were getting someone brand new that was going to have to play catch up. Now here is where my OCD comes in. Because we hadn't established a relationship with Sandy previously & our time together felt a lot more like catching up. Sandy had to take on all of Jenna's 2019 clients plus any new clients so I understand her not being able review every detail plus she didn't have the added benefit of the conversations that Jenna & I had. So yes in the middle of planning a wedding it was often times stressful & frustrating for me to have to make sure that things that were previously discussed would be done however, I understand Sandy was just trying to make my day perfect. She is very prompt in email communication. Food & cake: omg the food is amazing here, the service of the food is very professional & prompt we had so many compliments on it. The cake we choose to go with was The Artistic Whisk & I don't regret it. Their cakes are flawless, delicious & light. They’re amazing to work with & worth the delivery fee. Now my biggest complaint about all of this (on the service side) was the cake cutting. My cake served 150 guests. It was broken down to the facility how many servings were in each tier. I provided that to safety Harbor. I had also had made Togo boxes that held the cake & instead of it being passed out on plates they would be packaged Togo for guests to enjoy now or later. I had heard complaints that the slices were very thin. The next morning I was notified we had cake leftover. I was thinking we had Togo boxes leftover. Wrong. They used up all the Togo boxes and those were taken by guests but I had half of tiers left over! I had so much cake leftover that I shouldn't have had and I didn't want. Safety Harbor had set aside one of each flavor for us in the boxes & when I looked & saw how thin they were I was mad. My guests got very thin slices and I had enough cake for everyone to begin with. I understand having leftover of my bottom tier because it was tall & it would have to be cut in half to fit in the box but the rest of the tiers would fit fine. This was my biggest complaint. Accommodations: were great we had the biggest suite so we could get ready. We had breakfast in bed & they had strawberries & champagne in our room waiting for us.

nner at the pool bar, to the ceremony in the tent, to cocktail hour in History Hall to the reception in the Four Springs Ballroom. It was all perfect. I can not say enough good things about Maria Touloumis. Exactly one month before my wedding, my catering coordinator quit... leaving me panicked. Everything I had discussed was with someone else, I was scared and nervous. Maria and I talked that night.. and she assured me everything would be perfect and she made she everything was. The food, decorations, planning.... was perfect. I'm thrilled with how our wedding turned out. Maria made sure everything was on time and perfect.

e to picking food selection, venders and linens. It made our lives so much m. Thank you Maria for all your efforts!

for us. The ballroom was gorgeous, food was great and staff so helpful. We could not have asked for a better experience. Thank you so much!❤️

h. Loved this beautiful hotel. Beds were very comfortable and everyone was there to help us.. Again went above and beyond . Would recommend this to everyone.

uty was breathtaking and the resort had everything we needed and more. Thank you for the most incredible weekend for my best friend, she felt like a princess!

ng and gave me all the confidence that our event would be perfect. A week after we signed our contract we were informed Jenna would no longer be working there. We were concerned, to say the least. Our concerns fell to deaf ears. It wasn't until reaching out multiple times did we finally hear back from Maria, who proceeded to lie and claim to have called and left a message. This did little to assuage our misgivings. After reading some other reviews about the venue switching Coordinators several times and not divulging necessary information about changes, as well as negative reviews about Maria specifically, we decided to take the signs for what they were and walk away from our $1,000 deposit to avoid the stress and aggravation other brides endured. This is when things got worse. We were contacted by the Director, Katie, who was combative, rude, and unprofessional, going so far as to threaten that our negative review "would not be tolerated." I am happy to see we dodged a major bullet by walking away. A thousand dollars seems a small price to pay.

ything. Everything was absolutely beautiful and people are still talking about our September 2018 nuptials. We appreciate everything you've done for us. Many Blessings. Kenya and Leighton Josephs

cation. Everyone relaxed and had a great weekend. I cannot even express how much value you get for the money that you spend. Loved it. Thanks Safety Harbor Resort.