Ayres Hotel Manhattan Beach

I had my dream wedding thanks to the Ayres Hotel and its staff... I can't believe how beautiful everything turned out!!! The coordinator Deanna was a sweetheart!!! They even sent appetizers via room service while we rested during the guests' cocktail time...

The venue is gorgeous, staff is excellent, and the prices are more than reasonable when compared with venues of this quality! I'llvnever forget how beautiful my wedding day was!!!!!

The Ayres Hotel Manhattan Beach is a first class venue without the the pretentious attitude. I booked them site unseen based on photos. When I went to visit the site two months later I was not disappointed. The location is right off the 405 Fwy across the street from a Costco shopping center. Sounds odd but when you step foot on site, you feel like you're at the Biltmore or Ritz Carlton!

The catering and events are booked through Matisse, the on-site restaurant. The catering contact, Deanna, is very gracious, professional, thorough, and very prompt with communication. I never had to wait longer than 24 hours for a reply if I left a voice mail and she worked well with my DOC. Deanna graciously let me store all my wedding items a week before. I filled up her office!

The packages they provide are such a great value! We went with the highest package which included much more than other hotel venues were offering. The food was delicious and the chefs have been featured in Gourmet Magazine. All my guests raved about the food from the appetizers all the way to the white chocolate ice cream dessert with fresh berries served in a chilled martini glass. The banquet service was amazing and on time and kept checking in with us to see if we needed anything all day (water, appetizers, cocktails, etc). Everything seemed to flow without any hitches.

The venue itself is gorgeous. Our ceremony was in the beautiful courtyard. There are many original furniture pieces on display. You can tell each piece was hand selected. I met the owner's son who was visiting that day and he personally asked how my stay was.

The sales manager who blocks the room, Bray, was another amazing contact to work with. She was so patient while I figured out the room block and kept in contact with me to update the latest room counts. I knew which suite I wanted to stay in and she reserved it. I'll never forget I was in her office talking about the rooms when the 5.4 earthquake hit. We didn't realize it until it was halfway over!

And on our last day my husband and I were stuffing our trunk with all our items when the front desk attendant happened to walk out. He stopped what he was doing and helped us remove everything from the trunk to repack it in efficiently.

All in all I would highly recommend this hotel for the ceremony & reception. The service from the catering, sales department and front desk just can't be beat!!