Kino S.
Yelp
Long over due review
My wife and I got married at The Darling Hotel on 12/12/24. This was the THIRD venue we had gone through after having to cancel one during Covid, and the other just not being the right fit.. so we were DEFINITELY ready to get married. We booked with KYRSTAN MARTIN (director of sales) 9 months prior, which in wedding terms, is not a whole lot of time. We decided to go with the pool area for our ceremony, and booking both sides of the in house restaurant (Elderwood) for our reception. We didn't have any vendors, photographers, dj's, wedding coordinators etc. you get the idea.. we had nothing booked yet! Kyrstan was so reassuring and patient and did what she could to refer us to vendors and lead us on the right path to get everything set up. Kyrstan referred us to our wedding DJ (DJ SAL) from bliss entertainment.. BEST DJ EVER! As the date got closer, she was definitely on it! Making sure we had everything we needed. She brought us in to go through the menu, the placement of chairs and decor styles, photographers and dj's... she nailed EVERYTHING. Even the little things that we forgot!
We also booked the "his" and "hers" suites for the wedding. I stayed in room 210(?) and my wife in 430(?). I might have gotten the room numbers wrong but mine had the cool walk in closet that used to be a giant safe (pretty cool!) and my wife had such a beautiful suite that over looked the pool.
Most of the family and friends who attended from out of state/town were able to reserve rooms with the room blocks that The Darling were able to provide. I'm not even kidding when I say LITERALLY THE ENTIRE STAFF AT THIS HOTEL.. from the restaurant staff, the front desk, the maintenance engineers, and the housekeepers.. from top to bottom, went ABOVE and BEYOND with the most exceptional service to make sure all of our family and friends felt welcomed and had everything they needed. Even family and friends who were staying at near by hotels were treated so well while they were on the property!
Elderwood staff: our guests were RAVING about how good the food was and how the restaurant staff were so accommodating! From the appetizers, the main course, desserts and drinks, everything was 5 STAR RESTAURANT QUALITY AND SERVICE!
Bottom line: The Darling Hotel is not a HUGE venue or property, but it was PERFECT for us. We had a very small and intimate wedding (80-100 ppl). Surrounded by the most important people in our lives in attendance. As most people know, weddings are never on time, things don't go according to plan, and it can be chaotic. Our day couldn't have been more perfect and it was all possible because of Kyrstan and the awesome staff at the darling hotel. From setting up flowers, chairs, and the restaurant.. you made our wedding day the most amazing day of our lives! We will continue to visit the darling and it will ALWAYS hold a special place in our hearts.. not because of the beautiful property.. but also because of wonderful staff and how we were treated on one of the most important days of our lives!
Photographer and video: SB PHOTOGRAPHY (Sal & Eddie)
Wedding DJ: Bliss Events Group (DJ Sal)