St.Louis for wedding/reception?

Hi, I%26#39;m getting married in New Orleans next summer.

I%26#39;m still trying to figure out the best location for a courtyard ceremony %26amp; reception.

I%26#39;ve read up on the reviews for the St. Louis but they%26#39;re mostly hotel stay centric.

Has anyone recently been married there, or been to a wedding there.

Can you recommend any other locations in the Quarter that have courtyards?

Thanks,

C

St.Louis for wedding/reception?

A business associate had his wedding there and was very pleased but I wouldn%26#39;t rec. staying at the hotel. The food and courtyard are just terrific. Try doing a search as several places do weddings and I think the Maison Dupuy also does them.

St.Louis for wedding/reception?

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it.

I was not planning on staying at the St. Louis after reading the reviews on here.

No way at all, LOL.

But from what I have found, it does seem like a good place for a wedding.

It fits better into our budget than the Maison does.

Still nervous though, that%26#39;s why I would like any feedback I can get.

I%26#39;m planning a scouting trip later this year %26amp; I%26#39;m trying to line up a few places to look at.

Thanks,

C

One of the St. Louis Hotel reviews on this site deals with a wedding, I believe. Scroll through them and check it out. It wasn%26#39;t good.

Generally, I%26#39;m very skeptical that a hotel with such a wretched room/service rating can be counted on to deliver a high quality wedding. It%26#39;s a very important time for you and I wouldn%26#39;t chance it, personally.

I%26#39;ve seen weddings and receptions at the Royal Sonesta, very nice. The Courtyard at the St. Louis is also fairly nice but it doesn%26#39;t compair to the other. I think that the St Helen is suppose to have a nice Courtyard. It%26#39;s more of an adult hotel than most others in the Quarter. I would also check the Chateau Sonesta. The only thing that may pose a problem is I believe that the pool is in the courtyard.

Sierra, First of all, congrats on your upcoming wedding.

Another place you might consider is the Princess of Monaco Courtyard on Royal Street. Beautiful courtyard and they do reserve it for special events. They also offer a carriage house and banquet room. I%26#39;m not sure of the pricing though but the website below provides some pictures and a way to contract them about the pricing. If they also serve food during a reception, you can%26#39;t go wrong here. I had dinner there my last trip and the food was superb. Small menu, but what they prepare, they do it right.

http://www.princessofmonaco.com/

Best of luck on your planning.

Thank you all for replying, I appreciate all of the responses.

I have sent emails out to all of the hotels that you all have recommended.

Zmyst- Thank you %26amp; I have already put The Princess Monaco on the top of my list.

If anyone has any more ideas I%26#39;d appreciate it.

Just as an FYI, we%26#39;re having about 50 guests %26amp; we%26#39;re looking for a courtyard for the ceremony %26amp; the reception, preferably in the Quarter.

-C

We got married at the St Louis hotel in April 06 and had our reception there. Everything was absolutely perfect. Obviously the gorgeous weather and an outstanding jazz band had a lot to do with it but they treated us very well at the St Louis. We had an attendant in addition to the organizer who helped us the entire time. The food was outstanding too. Not sure which package you were thinking about going with but the one we had was excellent and more than enough. I wouldn%26#39;t recommend staying there either for your wedding and all but I don%26#39;t think it%26#39;s as bad as made out to be. We had some family there and they didn%26#39;t complain. I can only say good things about the St Louis and it%26#39;s staff. I highly recommend having your reception there. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

While a guest at the Royal Sonesta, I watched a wedding in their courtyard and it looked beautiful. The windows of the lounge look out into the courtyard and I even had to stay and have another drink so that I could watch the whole thing because it looked so lovely. I know nothing about their prices or arrangements for weddings, but the Royal Sonesta is my favorite place to stay.

I forgot to mention that I had stayed at the St. Louis years ago and the rooms were fairly dumpy then, but things might have changed. So I thought I%26#39;d look at the current comments on it. The second review was from someone that had a wedding reception there and maybe you should read it. They ended up ordering pizzas for their guests.

The food at the St. Louis Hotel weddings provided by the staff of the Louis XVI restaurant is just terrific. The Louis XVI is a part of the St. Louis hotel and one of my favorite restaurants. As I indicated before though I would not stay at the St. Louis hotel. They also have a nice room area for those that the warmth in the courtyard might be bothersome.