Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel

The Renaissance Harborplace hotel was a perfect location for our wedding. We were very nervous booking a reception/ceremony location for the sole reason that we were planning a wedding from Florida, but the staff at the Renaissance calmed all of our fears. All of the staff members were fabulous during our event weekend. Edward Good was especially great. He was always easy to contact and he did everything he could to make sure our night was perfect. The night before the wedding he had champagne and strawberries sent to our parents room which was such a special touch. We truly believe that we would not have had the wedding we did without Edward. He coordinated with all of vendors and made our night a priority.And of course, the Renaissance offered so much for such great prices! We were able to tailor a package to our needs and spent at least 1/2 of what our guests thought we did!

I am so happy that I went with the Renaissance Hotel for our reception location. The majority of my guests were from out of town, and the location of the hotel was perfect. Everyone on the hotel staff was accommodating and I received complements not only from my guests, but my vendors as well.Edward Good was an amazing event coordinator and definitely helped make our wedding day spectacular. He was extremely responsive with his emails and phone calls. He worked with me and my parents and made sure that all our our requests were fulfilled. The bridal suite that we stayed in was unbelievable. He made me feel like my happiness was the top priority of the day. He not only focused on the bride and groom, but our parents as well. He treated my in-laws to an anniversary dinner at the hotel and made sure that both of our parents received champagne and strawberries the night of the wedding.We keep getting so many great complements about how wonderful and fun the wedding weekend was. The Renaissance Hotel was the perfect location for our wedding and I know that Edward Good did all he could to make sure that it was the happiest day of my and my new husband's life.

We almost didn't book our wedding here because of cost, but the Renaissance offered so many things that made it unique to Baltimore. I didn't want a wedding we could have had at a hotel anywhere in the country. I wanted th view, the cake from Charm City Cakes and I wanted it right on the harbor. We booked the event through Kathryn Smith and she was able to help us create a more affordable package that had everything we wanted. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the Renaissance. The entire wedding planning experience was so great and I owe a lot of it to our wedding coordinator, Edward Good. He was fantastic about getting back to me promptly and making sure that we had everything planned the way we wanted it. He gave great suggestions and was really great about making sure everything went off without a hitch. He really listened to what was most important to me about our wedding day and I definitely felt like he was doing everything he could to make the day special! The food was amazing! Our guests were raving about the food. Everyone said we would barely eat on our wedding day (ate about half the entree before making our rounds), and they were right, but I'm glad our guests got to enjoy all the great food! The set up in the watertable ballroom was wonderful and fit our 75 guests perfectly. The executive suite that Edward upgraded my parents to, and the bridal suite my husband and I got were both absoulutely amazing. The hotel is beautiful and the views were amazing. Our wedding day was perfect and I am so glad that we ended up booking the Renaissance. I can't thank Edward enough for helping to make our wedding so perfect!

The choice of venue is probably the biggest decision you have when planning your wedding. I am so glad that we went with the Renaissance. I'll be honest and say that it is not cheap to have your wedding there but they make sure that you get every penny's worth out of their service. Our planner Kristina was amazing. She was responsive, on top of everything, and I even saw her there at the end of the night gathering up disposable cameras. The food was amazing and there was tons of it. I got so many compliments on the menu. The bridal suite I got was awesome. We had our hair and makeup done in the room and there was so much space to get ready in. The entire staff was so friendly and helpful. So many of my guests have commented on how great the staff was. IAll in all our wedding was fantastic and I am so glad we chose the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel.

The Renaissance was awesome and Edward Good is amazing! I can't say enough good things about Edward. If I could give him higher than a 5 out of 5 I would. He is very efficient and was extremely responsive from beginning to end. Also he is very good at keeping everyone calm and collect, while making sure all operations run smoothly. If there are any snags, you would never know about it. The food and drinks at the reception were awesome. We chose the Renaissance because they allow you to really pick and choose a lot of little details to personalize your wedding package to what you want. A lot of other weddings venues do not allow nearly the same flexibility that the Renaissance does. We went to tour a million other Maryland wedding venues beforehand and NONE of them really allowed much flexibility to deviate from their standard packages. Our bridal suite that came with our silver package was amazing! It had a boday, separate jacuzzi, huge mirrored area to get dressed (which is great for brides and bridesmaids to get dressed), and a separate living room space. It was gorgeous. The wedding and reception were better than we could have ever imagined. Our guests are still talking about how much fun they had and the out of town guests are now huge Baltimore fans. Thanks so much to the staff and a big thanks to Edward!

Nice facilities, perfect location, amazing food and the best customer service! My husband and I held our wedding reception at the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel and we could not be happier with our choice. First, the facilities were very nice. The hotel lobby and the guest rooms were very clean, modern and updated. Many of our guests were given harbor view rooms, which I would highly recommend. The view was just perfect! Second, the location was very convenient for our guests. Most of them were flying in from out of town and by staying at the Renaissance Harborplace, they did not need a car once they arrived. Everything they could want (good food, shopping, site seeing) is within easy walking distance of the hotel. (BTW, if you need your nails done before your wedding, there is nail salon downstairs - Nail Trix). Just ask for Suzie.) Third, the food was just amazing. The sesame chicken with mango salsa appetizer was delish and the filet mignon with steak butter was so tender and flavorful, but seriously, EVERYTHING tasted so good. I received many many compliments from my guests about the food. Finally, the customer service was just superb. Our event manager, Edward Good, did an amazing job making sure our wedding day was stress-free. The tasting was a lot of fun and very easy. He called our vendors the week of the wedding to confirm all the details. He was always reachable for all of our questions (and we had a lot) and responded very quickly. The days leading up to the wedding, which were very stressful, he was always available to help with whatever we needed. The day of the wedding, he made sure that everything ran on time. He really took care of us. With Edward's help, our day went super smoothly. We were able to just sit back and enjoy the day.The Renaissance Harborplace Hotel really was the perfect venue for our special day. I whole-heartedly recommend them to any bride looking for a reception venue.

Let me start by saying that our wedding was beautiful. However, that was due to the time and effort that my fiancé and I put in with little help from our event planner, Edward Good. I wanted to plan most of my wedding and was excited about the process. Although, having never planned a wedding before, I was looking to the event planner for some guidance on certain areas. While we did get information out of Edward, I felt like I was pulling teeth to get answers to my questions. Overall, he was fine, but left a lot to be desired. Every time we met with him, he had this arrogant attitude. At first, I thought it was a bad day, but it was every time we met with him. I never felt comfortable asking him questions because he was always so dismissive about my concerns. After our first meeting, I cried because Edward was so opinionated about everything. For example, I asked him for some suggestions on favors and he went on and on about how favors were stupid and a waste of money. Also, I asked about where the gifts would be placed at the reception, and he went into a long rant about how no one should be bringing actual gifts to the wedding. He said that everyone knows that gifts should be sent to the house prior to the wedding. Well, I felt stupid because I didn't know that, and I thought who is this guy to judge the guests at anyone's wedding. Throughout the wedding planning process, Edward always used the same excuses when he would take days to return my calls or emails. He always said he was so busy, and that the reason it takes so long for him to respond is because he is really focused on the wedding that is going on that week. I thought this was a little bit odd because I felt like part of his job was to make me feel like my wedding was as important as all of his 45 other weddings that he has every year. He just kept telling us that he would be really focused on our wedding the week prior to the date. Needless to say, that never happened. He was just as nonresponsive as always even up to the day before the wedding. On my wedding day, he acted the same arrogant way he always did. He acted somewhat irritated the whole day and night. I never saw the type of service from him that I think we deserved. Not that price should dictate the level of service, but I have to point out that we bought the platinum package for our wedding. If this is the kind of service Edward gives to platinum couples, I'd hate to see how he treats gold and silver couples. Our wedding at the Renaissance was wonderful, but could have been excellent had our experience with Edward been more enjoyable. I would be hesitant to recommend the Renaissance Harborplace to any other couple because of Edward Good. Our wedding was a success because of the time and effort we put in selecting our vendors and planning all the details with little help from Edward.

We had our wedding ceremony out on the Terrace then cocktail hour & the reception at the Watertable Ballroom. We had the silver package but, with the leadership of our wedding planner Edward Goode he made it feel like a Platinum wedding.All food at the hotel especially our reception dinner was excellent A+ quality. Guests were impressed and extremely satisfied. Every employee we encountered in the hotel during our 4 night stay was outgoing and friendly this was the best all around customer service I have ever received or witnessed coming from experience working in hotels.This venue is competitively priced compared to other area venues especially considering it is located at the heart of the Inner Harbor and offers views you won't find at most locations.My husband and I agree that we received excellent value for our investment and wish we could re-live the day all over again.

This was the best venue I could have asked for. The location is amazing, and if you are looking to have an outside wedding but have the ease of being located at the hotel where you are staying than this is the place for you. 1. The venue also comes with a day of coordinator which made life so much easier. 2. We did not have to pay for travel to and from the ceremony because everthing was housed in one place. 3. They have the ability to do a gobo and uplighting, for an additional price of cource, but at least I did not have to find the vendor on my own!!!! 4. The food for the the cocktail hour and reception were also incredible. 5. My bridal suite was huge!!!! It had a bedroom and seperat living room that fit at least 15 people easily with room to spare.All in all, simply and wonderful day. Absolutely no complaints.

Absolutely a beautiful venue for a Baltimore wedding! My husband and I had our ceremony on the terrace and our reception was inside a ballroom. Everyone at the Renaissance was absolutely wonderful and accommodating. Thank you to the sales team for explaining all the various packages they offered. Renaissance's event coordinator, Edward, was awesome! He answered all of my questions- food tasting, venue set up, rehearsal, wedding day time line. Our wedding was executed flawlessly by Edward. All the wait staff was friendly and professional. The food was delicious!Our family and friends could not stop talking about our wedding for weeks!I would highly recommend this vendor!- Iris & Andy (Alexandria, Va)Wedding: September 5, 2010 @ Renaissance in Baltimore, MD

Up until the wedding day itself, our wedding was going according to plan. We didn't not have any special demands except for room reservations for a family member. We had requested a room for my sister and her family for the evening of the wedding. They did a lot for us so we wanted to do something special for them. For the most part our wedding was fine. However, we requested a vegetarian meal for a guest and they were served buttered veggies. The appetizers were not butler presented per our contract. We did not receive a crab cake station in our holding room for the bridal party per our contract. All of these things seem minor to what happened regarding our room reseservations. When my sister went to check in, which took more time than it should have, the room had only one double bed. It was requested for two queen beds and we were assured by our coordinator Edward that we were not to worry. When my sister questioned him regarding the mix up he blamed me, the bride. She said why would my sister do that and his response was " to be malicious". There is absolutely no excuse for his behaviour. My husband and I have spent the last two weeks trying to resolve the issue with the Marriott corporation and it still is not resolved. If you plan on having a wedding at the Rensaissance do not have Edward Good as your coordinator. Request someone else.

The Renaissance hotel was perfect! The view over the harbor was breathtaking. Edward was our planner and had 2 rooms set up for us, one for the ceremony and one for the reception/lunch. My parents-in-law were given a beautiful suite and our honeymoon suite was cozy and delightful. All in all I am amazed at how well it all came together in such short time.

The Renaissance was the perfect choice for our wedding for the following reasons:1) The location was unbeatable since it is in the heart of the Inner Harbor. This was the perfect way for out of town guests to get explore Baltimore in such a short amount of time.2) We had both our ceremony and reception at the hotel and they did such an amazing job! We had our ceremony in the courtyard of the hotel and then the reception in the Watertable ballroom which had breathtaking views of the harbor. It was beautiful!3) The food was amazing! Everything was delicious!4) Our event coordinator Edward Good went above and beyond to make our wedding special even when there were some unexpected last minute surprises the day of the wedding. He was so professional and so capable and made us feel that he was there only to make our day as special as possible. I cannot say enough good things about him! There is really nothing within reason that he can't make happen. He even was able to get 2 specific bottles of scotch at cost that the groom wanted served at the bar!5) The hotel handles everything! Food, setup, coordinating vendors after you book them, providing a block of hotel rooms for out of town guests, brunch the next day. The list goes on and on.6) You get a wedding cake from Charm City Cakes as part of the wedding package!7) So many more reasons! Definitely look at this place!

I loved this place! The reception room was gorgeous and everything was set up beautifully. The whole reception ran very smooth. We were able to have the cocktail hour outside on the terrace, which all our guests LOVED!! The food was AMAZING! It was expensive which would be my biggest complaint about the whole place. Also, the wedding planner from the Renaissance that was assigned to us was fabulous the day of. Everything ran smoothly because of him. He was though hard to get in touch with a couple months before the wedding but he was responsive at crunch time. Besides that I loved it and would recommend.

We are so glad we chose the Renaissance for our wedding ceremony and reception. It was really easy for our guests to have everything in one place. The staff was great. They are old pros at handling all of the mishaps and drama of a wedding in flawless fashion. We got a really great package so our guests thought we spent way more than we did. Folks are still talking about the food and venue almost one month after the event. Edward and Kathryn are great! They really exceeded our expectations.

Perfect. I couldn't use any other word to describe it. It was SO beautiful. Everyone had a great time and I recommend this place to hold your wedding.

They provided our room block, a suite for DH to use the night before the wedding and for him and his groomsmen to get ready, and for DH and I wedding night, and catered our post-wedding brunch. We had about 70 OOT guests, many who had never been to Baltimore and they all stayed in this hotel. The rate they gave us was about $100 less than if they had booked it alone. Everyone loved the hotel and being able to walk across the street to the Inner Harbor. The event coordinator for the brunch was amazing and very responsive, and they handed out bags to all the guests who checked in for us. We even had champaign and chocolate strawberries waiting for us in our room on our wedding night. I have always had good experiences with this hotel in the past and continue to be impressed by their service.

The night of the wedding, we opted to stay in town at a hotel. The Renaissance was very classy. The staff seemed to have issues finding our reservations. We were supposed to have the honeymoon suite, but ended up with a normal room. There was nothing extra provided for our honeymoon night, which we had been told was standard. Overall it was like staying in a nice hotel, but nothing special for a wedding day.

Our experience with the Renaissance Harborplace Hotel was absolutley stress free. Our coordinator was on top of all of the details and made our wedding day perfect. It was our dream wedding come true thanks to them. The food was outstanding, the quality of the venue was worth the money that was spent on out wedding. One of the perks from using this venue was that with our wedding package our cake was made by Duff Goldman from Ace of Cakes. We had a private meeting with him to design our perfect wedding cake. The day couldn't have been more perfect.

EDWARD GOOD IS AMAZING!!! He was a delight to work with and KNOWS HIS STUFF!!! I am so happy that we had our wedding at the Renaissance. THe venue was beautiful, the staff and service was excellent, the food was DELICIOUS and everything was perfect.I had done a lot of research and when we just looked at numbers, the Renaissance was the best value! We went with the Gold Package and we got so much for our money!I could go on and on...if you are looking to have your wedding in Baltimore, you must consider the Renaissance--you will not regret entrusting such an important day to their hands!

Wedding Night Hotel (times 2): This is a lovely hotel. The staff was friendly, and really they did not disturb us the next morning or the morning after that. J picked this hotel because our ship did not sail until 2 days after our wedding. So when it was time to sail, every thing was close and not a lot of hustle and bustle getting to the boat. While there, we enjoyed the Harbor and the other sites that Baltimore has to offer. They have a terrific restaurant on site and the room service was great.

ZBest Limousines works with event planners to specifically customize clients needs It has been a pleasure to work with such professional coordinators and elite Venue Locations like this one and we look forward to assisting their staff to ensure the customer recieves the best in quality transportation on there wedding day

We've performed for dozens of weddings at the Renaissance Harborplace, and it's a fabulous venue! The ballrooms are always impeccably maintained, and the food is excellent - the staff is very helpful as well. We highly recommend it!~ Evan Reitmeyer, MyDeejay