I have approximately 4 months to get this happening. No pre-wedding photos have been shot yet, neither have gowns, suits and stuff been chosen yet. Everything started yesterday.
Lucky to have my fiancé's best friend to help us collaborate some information about prices, quotations and pax per ballroom. Chinese restaurant's are sorta out of the question as its either fully booked or they can't accommodate the troop. Yes! We have more than 250 family members. There are also tables allocated for the maids and drivers.Well, their not my maids or drivers but yea, still gotta invite them cause of my grandfather who has been long gone.
Working within a budget, we hit the hotels on Saturday afternoon to check out the venues.
Check in 1: Crowne Plaza Hotel along Jalan Sultan Ismail
- Big ballroom, but because they have 2 rooms linked into 1, there is a very obvious ceiling drop in the
- second room. It is very much lower than the main ballroom.
- Could smell carpets and smells really really uninviting (well I have a sensitive nose) but if you don't mind it ,
- it's good. (Fiancé didn't smell it)
- The hotel is old, so don't expect the ceilings, walls, upholstery to be looking spanking white and shiny.
- It's got a big stage and apparently can be extended if you wish.
- Chandelier looks kinda like it needs to be cleaned. (But its so high up guess no one would realise)
- Easy access for guests as there is a valet parking right in front of the entrance to the Ballroom.
- If you take up both the rooms, the whole floor seems like its dedicated to just your function as I do not see any other rooms or restaurants on the lower ground floor.
- A big holding/powder/changing room.
- They offer a free room stay too.
- The manager in charge was not available on that day.
- Should be quite value for money if you want to do it in a hotel.
- Price ranges from RM1600++ and all the way up.
- Easily fits 40 tables
- Clean and no obvious signs of tears or rips on the upholstery.
- Good location and ample car park spots in the basement carpark.
- Nice decorations. Stage is not as big as Crowne Plaza but can easily fit a quartet.
- When we were there, the management was in the midst of setting up the place for a wedding that evening.
- So, we were able to see a complete set up of seating arrangements. There are no pillars in the ballroom that we were at.
- Escalator your way up to the ballrooms.
- Pre-wedding dinner drinks area available
- Heard many good comments about this Hotel and the quality of food.
- Person in charge not available, so the concierge staff told us to wait at the lounge.
- Think this guy is new cause he is totally in need of communication skills and training.
- Entrance to the hotel and up the stairs is the ballroom.
- There was a function setting up going on and we could see the place in set up mode.
- 2 big Chandeliers and carpets are red. Looks clean.
- Easily fits 40 tables.
- No obvious wear and tear.
- Guy just walks away without saying goodbye lol!
- Price ranging from about RM1400 onwards
- Went there for a French style dinner. (Not very up to standard)
- Big ballroom and can fit more than 40 tables
- Price is from RM1800 and above for chinese style dinners
- Decoration is minimal but I guess it can be done.
- If you want Grand then you can go for this Hotel.
- Don't remember much of this Hotel cause the food was not that great so we all got drunk instead!
More next weekend!
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