Molly B
Google
From the moment we stepped into Eccles and toured the venue for our wedding we were treated like family. The staff were inviting and kind and at the same time polished and professional. Every single person there made us feel like we were cared for and doted on during our wedding weekend. This was not just our experience but everyone who came to the wedding. Even now, months after our wedding, our guests are gushing about the staff, often calling them by their names because that's how memorable each of them were. Dylan, the hotel manager, walked us through our dinner menu and felt like a good friend by the time the wedding came, we even saw him at the bar during our day two! Grainne served us breakfast every morning and then when our photographer could not stay for our dinner ceremony she stepped in to take photos for us. The night manager packed some of our guests' breakfast for their long journey back to Dublin early in the morning after the wedding. Mags, our wedding coordinator was with us every step of the way throughout the planning process and then the day of the wedding. We can't convey the competence, care, calm and resourcefulness that this woman oozes. It was like planning our wedding with our own fairy godmother. She was always available for a phone call or quick with an email if you had anything on your mind that you wanted to talk through. Anything you need she waves a wand, she really is magic. Between our photographer not being able to stay for the full night to the wedding ceremony signer cancelling due to illness the day before, somehow Mags was able to put us at ease during mishaps and managed to find amazing solutions to any problem that arose!||We can’t write a review without mentioning Eddie the chef, all his staff and the amazing food we had through the week from the lovely breakfast spread each morning, the delicious curry we treated 100+ of our guest to the night before, the finger food and finally the amazing dinner course was just incredible and again we received so much great feedback from our guests as well.||Having the spa on site was a great perk, we were able to celebrate with our bridal party by relaxing by the hot tub, sauna and cold plunge and many of our guests made use of the services as well. The staff at the spa were so accommodating and friendly throughout.||When we explain the day of our wedding to people it sounds like a fairytale. Mags helped us coordinate getting our pictures done on Garnish Island, which made the day even more special. The sun was shining all day, there were two swans in the bay and a rainbow overhead as we mingled with everyone for our cocktail hour. The windows in the ballroom made our ceremony feel so bright and beautiful, it truly exceeded any expectation we could've dreamt up. The bar staff seemed to be having as much fun as us throughout the night and stayed up with us until the bitter end. Being able to book out the whole hotel for the weekend made the experience all the more special, We truly could go on and on about our experience at Eccles. We can't express enough gratitude for the gift of the weekend we had. We will be back again and again to reminisce about it. Thank you to everyone at Eccles who gave us this gift of an experience, we deeply appreciate you, especially you Mama Mags!