The Lofton Hotel

every point in the planning process. I would recommend the venue to anyone looking for a modern, unique reception space in Minneapolis. Not to mention –– the food is outstanding!

on. Terrie made sure no detail was left undetermined all while making sure we didn't feel the slightest bit of stress during the planning process. Our food tasting was amazing, as was every touch-point along the way. Terrie was exceptionally accommodating to every unique detail we wanted to add to our day. Week of the wedding, Terrie was more than happy to walk our Officiant through extra details to ensure our Rehearsal went smoothly and efficiently. She also walked us through all financials to ensure we felt confident that the money we were spending was being put toward the items that were most important to us, and that we wouldn't be surprised with any final bills. Words truly cannot express how thankful we are to have chosen Loews to host our Wedding ceremony and reception. It was the most wonderful day, and we couldn't have done it without the incredible support of Terrie and the rest of the Loews staff. We felt so special at every point in the process, and they made this once-in-a-lifetime experience beyond incredible! I highly, HIGHLY, recommend Loews!

go- he has been nothing short of amazing! I highly recommend not only this hotel but his customer service. He has been in non stop communication and has bent over backwards to accommodate my *sometimes* bridezilla-ish requests. Because of my experience with him and the chain overall I will stay at Loews again and again wherever I am! Highly recommend

ests received a great rate with wonderful service. The hotel accommodated me as my bridesmaids and I got ready, and moved my items to my suite for my wedding night. BIG shout out to the management for lots of lost and found items wrangled after a VERY fun night had by many :) Especially if you have out of town guests, this hotel is smack in the middle of Minneapolis, walkable to anything in the city, and just gorgeous.

t to finish. If you're looking for a venue in the city to show out-of-towners the best of MPLS, look no further. From the start, the room rates offered through the block were better than some of the non-luxury properties downtown (surprised the heck out of me, honestly!). Also, the location near the light rail was super helpful for our guests that wanted to avoid car rental (get to the airport and MOA!). The actual reception? Fantastic! Food was spectacular. Our guests loved it. Now, for what every bride & groom think about: price! When we received our final invoice gotta admit, pleasantly surprised. Elated, even. The other thing--the ballroom looks a bit different than the current picture. A beautifully sleek modern design has replaced the glass installation. That being said, if you're looking for a modern elegant vibe, you don't need to do much to this new space. Where that blue might have clashed with the wrong wedding colors, the new look is a lot more neutral (save on that decor budget!). One thing to consider with this hotel 1: if there's a major event the night of your wedding (as was in our case), plan ahead for guest parking and definitely use a shuttle (we shuttled our OOT guests, in hindsight I would have coordinated for our in-town guests to shuttle too). Second thing about events--on busy downtown weekends it also plays a role in photography options (an outdoor first look was pretty much a no for all the people, BUT thank you Loews for allowing us to use Chambers!) All in all, if I had to do it again I would definitely do it at Loews Minneapolis!

eption may be higher than other locations this venue is worth every single penny. They will wait on you hand and foot and will make sure you are wowed when you enter that ballroom. On top of that the space is so beautiful you do not need to spend thousands on decorations or centerpieces. The artwort installations do all of the work for you. The food is amazing as well. Terrie and her team saw my vision and made it even better than I thought. On top of that they always made sure I had a drink in my hand (if I wanted it) and followed up a few times during the night (at appropriate times mind you) to make sure everything was as I wanted it to. I received so many compliments from family and friends about the hotel and their service. I would pick the Graves over and over again! During planning my husband did not want to go with the Graves because of cost. By the time we sat down for dinner he had thanked me several times for picking the Graves because he was so blown away by everything!!

is also beautiful and doesn't have the typically hotel ballroom feel. We had a great experience here.

ght everyone was slightly overpriced and were a little disappointed they were not open to certain negotiations based on the number of guest rooms we have for 2+ nights, a wedding ceremony, reception and Sunday brunch all at their location. I would recommend them to anyone but also warn of the steep prices for everything from a gallon of coffee for the bridesmaids and a TV for the kids room.

fun, the bridal suite was AMAZING, and the service was flawless. It was everything I had hoped for and more.

nd I had a stress free and FUN wedding because of them.

hotel wedding coordinator contact. She was difficult to work with and seemed to have a somewhat sour attitude. However, everything went wonderfully once I asked for more involvement from a different team at the hotel, as they jumped in and took care of all of the problems we were experiencing. The hotel was beautiful and a more unique setting than most of the hotels we looked at. Truly, everyone else we encountered at the Graves was fantastic, kind, and went over and above their responsibilities to help us. I'd highly recommend them with the caveat that it's important to advocate for yourself if you're dissatisfied with the hotel contact.

yone has their own preference for cooking style, but it was so delicious. One of the best tenderloins I have ever had.

wedding coordinator at the hotel and the rest of the staff were more amazing to work with than words can say. Our food was stellar and they catered to our every need!

great and have glass rain showers! We actually were woken up one night to our "neighbors" having a party in the room next door to us, so my husband called the front desk and they had someone knocking at their door in less than 2 minutes! And then we woke up the next morning with an envelope under our door and they staff had comp'd us all of our room service that we had ordered during our stay (about $100)! We are definitly going to be going back to the Graves!! Truly great service!

as an accommodation for wedding guests. They did not provide a shuttle like other hotels and the customer service was hit or miss.

Worth every penny!

that bothered me about the Graves hotel was the late check-in time (which I was not aware of ahead of time). Most of my guests, including my wedding party and family members, were not able to check in until AFTER the wedding ceremoy because to rooms were not ready until after the wedding started... Which was 4PM!! Hopefully they will hire more cleaning staff for the weekends moving forward. Thankfully, when there were any complaints submitted, the Graves honored a free night stay for those guests to come back.. Which my cousin has already used and said he had a great time.

nyone!

lways had to ask about obvious things (like when the florist should come in) which she should have anticipated I would ask since they do a lot of weddings. Also, they forgot to print our menus, and my contact said they didn't do it because I didn't ask for them, even though menus were part of the wedding package.