Wedding venue is accomodation onsite always needed?

Idbatterim

Hi guys, thought this would be the best place to ask. My parents bought a small country house hotel a few years back, it is still being renovated. It has two floors of accommodation, but it could be some time before they are completed. Do venues ever get hired without accommodation? There is a very large hotel down the road and several others 10km away in a large town.

It has nice gardens, courtyards with cellar like outbuildings, function room, lovely vaulted ceiling bar area with open fires etc, dining room etc, it is the ground floor, basement and gardens that we hope to have completed in the shortish term and let out for bookings, thanks in advance for any replies!

Baybay

Going to a wedding shortly where the venue only has accommodation for the immediate wedding party. There's a couple of hotels close enough & there's talk of a shuttle for those that need it. The wedding is small enough & there's quite a few locals going too so that all might make a difference as to how the shuttle could work successfully.

GingerLily

I wouldn't get married in a hotel without accommodation, but I am getting married at a venue with limited accommodation (not a hotel). I'd say it'll be a harder sell if it looks very "hotel" like, but if it has enough charm then you should get interest!
Good luck

lazygal

We didn't marry in a hotel and accomodation wasn't on our must have list. Most of our friends and family live in Dublin and our venue was very accessible by public transport, and there were B&BS, friends offering beds etc. If there is accomodation nearby, I don't see an issue, especially if you could secure rooms at a good rate for weddings.

ongarboy

I went to a wedding reception in Johnny Foxes in the Dublin mountains and I'm pretty sure no-one stayed there (not even sure it does accommodation) nor did anyone stay even remotely near it. The couple organised a few coaches to take all guests back to the city centre that night so folks just booked into central hotels or took taxis from the city centre if they lived in the Dublin area.

No accommodation is not an absolute drawback but the venue would need to have a lot of other superior product offerings (stunning location and/or scenery, renowned service and quality, food, ambience, decor etc) to offset the lack of accommodation.

Gatica

Having accommodation was one of my OH's requirements for the venue. Having said that there were a few like Tattersalls House, that were just lovely venues with a nearby alternative hotel for accommodation. There are couples who'd be happy to just have a venue for their wedding without rooming. The venue just needs to have something charming and attractive to make it worthwhile for them..

Milly33

I would think if accommodation is close by then there would be no problem. Perhaps it would be an idea to approach the hotels close by and ask would they do deals if they were recommended, and it might be worth either purchasing a small mini cab or bus to offer transport to guests.

You would not have to though that would just be a nice thing to do

Thoie

Is there a private, comfortable room for the bride and groom to retreat to take a break from time to time? Not necessarily a bedroom, but somewhere they can go and sit alone, or with a few people. And ideally a toilet the bride can use in a big meringue of a dress.