Tomas R.
Yelp
It is long overdue I update my review about Hotel Indigo because I seriously cannot rave enough about them. Not only is the hotel situated perfectly within downtown El Paso; however, their event/catering team really blew it out of the water for a recent family event we held there.
My family was getting ready to decide where to host my sister's engagement party in El Paso, and we wanted a place that transported our guests to a metropolitan scene. Since I've been fortunate to stay frequently at Hotel Indigo for a few years now, I immediately thought of this hotel.
Reaching out to the event/catering team led by Jessica, was seamless and she seriously was the Rockstar of the evening. The months leading up to this event had endless amounts of constant communication from Jessica, great options and honest opinions, and her professionalism and creativity was evident throughout the whole process.
We knew it was going to be an amazing event, but we weren't ready for the ultimate appeal and impression of the party her team put together.
Renting out majority of the bar and rooftop patio as a venue went for about $700, but included cocktail tables, linens, plenty of space for seating and standing room, assigned staff, and plenty of help before/during/after the event. Of course this is separate from the F&B spend.9
I'm personally not always the biggest fan of buffet; however, the buffet spread they had set up was spectacular. I really loved the panels and burners they used as they were more of an art-deco inspiration and weren't those typical silver catering trays.
Now the catering menu is actually pretty good and everything that we ordered was great for small bites. We stressed to the Hotel Indigo team we wanted more of a cocktail party celebration and not a sit-down party. We had a beautiful spread of a meats and cheese charcuterie spread including various meats, fresh mozzarella with a balsamic vinegar glaze, brie, fresh figs, strawberries, almonds, and so much more. (You should definitely utilize the long community table for your event). There was also pot stickers (damn good honestly), meatballs which had a nice spice to them, and mini chicken cordon bleus.
I loved how hands-on Jessica's team was and seriously she deserves highest accolades, because not only did she meet our expectations, but she surpassed them.
Her team set up various cocktail tables, tables per the locations we requested. Introduced me and my parents to the rest of her team including the bar so we could always have someone to reach out to for anything.
I also enjoyed the staff not only allowing our guests to order at the bar, but they were constantly walking around taking drink orders.
A few weeks before we put in our request of wine bottles and what beers we wanted as we were providing open bar for beer/wine; however, wanted to still have the cash bar option of liquor for our guests who wanted to get lit. (As if beer/wine alone couldn't get the job done haha)
What I really enjoyed was how we were able to purchase bottles of wine in advance, and rest assured, they were reserved solely for our party for glass pours. The special touch that I took notice was they ordered extra bottles in case we wanted to order more on the spot. THANK GOODNESS THEY DID
Everyone at the party literally though Jesus himself was there to turn water into wine, and we basically tripled the number of wine bottles we first ordered.
Now at the event itself: Susan was the point-of-contact at the party and she held the fort down. Not only did she ensure the whole team knew of the wristbands we were utilizing to mark who was part of the party; however, she always checked up on me and gave updates throughout the night.
The team at the party was great making sure there weren't any randos trying to take advantage of open bar.
(Fun Fact: Cash Bar Spend from your guests is applied to your minimum F&B spend.)
Circa Bar and the Rooftop Area is not only scenic has a great skyline of downtown, but damn is the view with the mountains superb. We had our event during sunset hours and the photos were stunning. Everyone at the party kept stating how beautiful it was and how crazy this place is in El Paso. Many of them had never been to Hotel Indigo, so I was a proud lad getting to show off this place.
The music really set the tone for the night and honestly, it's the music they play all the time. So it's great to have a great ambiance without having to pay extra for a DJ.
Seriously if you live in the city you need to go to Hotel Indigo just for drinks at the bar.
Once the event concluded, I had a room at the hotel so it was super easy utilizing Bell Hop service to send up all the gifts and random stuff to my room, so I could then have it delivered to my car the following morning. Thank you, Pedro and Dave, for the assistance. There was also another gentleman who helped take up all the event decorations and props from my car upon check-in so h/t to you as well.