Sheraton Raleigh Hotel

Beautiful reception - a little more attention could have been paid to making sure the timing of things is spot on. Could have been because there was a new coordinator working there at the time. But, overall the reception was perfect and beautiful.

I used the Sheraton for my ceremony and reception. There were a couple snags. The Sheraton forgot to book my room correctly and they messed up on the spelling of my dj's name leaving to several inconveniences. There is a new wedding coordinator named Joanie Waters who I highly recommend. She stepped up to the plate and fixed everything that needed to be fixed. Overall my day was amazing. I would recommend the Sheraton but keep in mind things may go wrong as they do in all weddings but Joanie will be able to fix it and make your day wonderful.

The Sheraton staff is wonderful. I was one of the "lucky" brides that got married during the worst snow storm of 2010 in Raleigh on January 30. The Sheraton really stepped up to the plate and saved the day. Susan, Martha, and all of the Sheraton staff were EXTRA friendly and went above and beyond to make sure my wedding reception was a success. For example, we had a few vendors cancel the morning of the wedding due to the weather, including the limo bus. One of the Sheraton staff members took the time to call around to other limo services and find an alternative limo for my wedding party. Next thing I know, a hummer limo is sitting out front waiting to transport us in the snow from the Sheraton to the church. This is one small example of so many kind things done by the Sheraton staff to make sure our wedding reception was a success. Some of the staff even stayed at the Sheraton overnight to make sure they were available to help with our wedding reception. As for the rooms, we had over 70% of guests arrive from Maryland that Friday afternoon. Over 50 rooms were booked at the Sheraton for our guests. We did not hear one complaint. The rooms were great! To top it off, when my new husband and I headed up to our room for the evening, the staff had created a heart made out of rose petals on our bed along with champagne and a few snacks. It was great! A million thanks to the Sheraton for pulling off such an awesome event in such terrible weather. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

We used the Sheraton for our hotel room blocks. With both familes comming in from out of town we secured 90 rooms for 2 nights. Even with this high number the hotel did not offer any sort of discounts to the bride and groom for their stay or for parking. We also hosted a farewell brunch at the Sheraton on Sunday after the wedding for 100 people. We spent a lot of money here and do not feel that it was appreciated or that we received excellent service. The contact for securing rooms was very unresponsive and often forgot to follow-up with our reqeusts. They also failed to tell us that there was a road race in front of the hotel the morning of the wedding! Everything worked out fine, but it was much more stress and work for the bride's family than necessary.

The staff at the Sheraton were wonderful and very accomodating to our needs. I would definitely recommend the Sheraton Downtown Raleigh to anyone who is looking for a stress free event.

Working with the Sheraton was great. It was a little frustrating at first due to communication problems, but after speaking with the meeting manager, Susan, everything went smoothly. She was accomodating & very excited & passionate about helping us plan our wedding. Thanks Susan.

If I could give extra credit points I would! Susan and the staff were wonderful! I felt that I was part of the Sheraton family and that I had known Susan all my life! My mom wanted to do it all again the next weekend, and the next weekend, and the next weekend- that's how easy she made it! Martha was also wonderful. The food was incredible, the service was awesome, and Susan was available for ANY and EVERY thing I needed. I miss working so close with her now that it's over!

The Sheraton Raleigh was the perfect location for our wedding. It is right in downtown so out of town guests who stay there have plenty to do within walking distance.

We had our reception in the Hannover Ballroom - which is all windows - so even though I had a day wedding in a hotel ballroom it was still sunny! (and AC-ed, which was important for a late June NC wedding!). We had the coordinator we were working with changed part way through the planning process but Susan (who ended up doing our wedding) was fantastic to work with and completely made sure everything I wanted happened. The Sheraton staff set everything up the day of so I did not have to worry about anything and they also have their own in house catering - so they provided the food. It was delicious!

I was so pleased and my guests complimented both the venue space and the how great the hotel was to stay in (we did our block there as well and Susan was in charge of the block and I received many compliments on how pleasant she was to work with from my guests).

We also did our after party there and my in-laws were quite pleased with the room we were able to use and the staff's assistance in setting up the room and the ability to have outside catering.

I highly recommend the Sheraton!

We worked with Maite at the Raleigh Sheraton and she is AMAZING! A true professional and also has a great sense of humor. She really made us (bride & groom) her priority and ensured that everything went exactly as we envisioned it. Both sides of our family were from out of town so we had over 20 rooms booked at the hotel. Everyone really enjoyed the hotel itself as well as the location in downtown Raleigh. I would recommend the Sheraton as your reception site or wedding hotel to anyone.

Maite was amazing. She took care of everything pre and post wedding. She made me feel like a movie star. The venue itself is beautiful and worth every penny. The food was amazing. I'm very happy with how the reception looked and everything that the Sheraton did for us.

Wonderful venue to have a wedding. Staff was wonderful and easy to deal with! Would highly recommend to anyone planning a wedding in Raleigh!

Maite is the best in the business - I would recommend the Sheraton Raleigh, along with Maite, to anyone getting married.

Everyone at the Sheraton was amazing. We received the BEST service! From the friendly concierge service to our outstanding planner Maite, everything was top notch. Many of our wedding guests complimented the hotel itself and the service that was provided for them. We have and will continue to recommend the Sheraton Raleigh to everyone that is planning a wedding in the area or any type of event!

If I could have a lower rating, I would give it to this vendor. I planned a wedding for 350+ people and we rented the grand ballroom. Because of family obligations, we only had 134 people. We still spent a good portion of money, however, you would have thought we were trash by the way we were treated. Our guests who had rooms could not check in on time and some even were late to our rehearsal dinner because their rooms were not even ready by 7 pm and they were supposed to be ready by 3. We had gift bags for our guests and a good portion of them never got them. We were promised this beautiful affair by Maite, the Sheraton's wedding planner, but either she was blowing smoke or the staff never listened. My meal (the bride) was incorrect three times and most of the guests were almost done with their meals before I even received mine. One waitress even kept taking plates before people were done eating. We were told we could have soda for individuals that asked for it and we would pay for these, but my own mother was rudely told that they did not do that. They were in breech of contract as well when they refused to serve WATER to guests during our cocktail hour. We had children and some recovering alcoholics that had to go to the bar just to get water. The bartenders were taking tips even though we were told they were not allowed to do that since they got premium pay for doing the weddings and we were charged a gratuity of 18% for all of the alcohol. We also paid for a full bar and was told an hour before the last drink was to be served that they were running out of alcohol. How bad is it if they could not supply the bar for 134 people, what would they have done if we had the entire 350 show up. Our room that we were sequestered in before for the bridal party had enough food for about 4 people and looked like people had already eaten it. I had 20 people that were in that room and my mother almost passed out because she is a diabetic that did not get anything to eat before the reception and almost fell into a blood sugar coma because blood sugar was too low. The tables were assigned and I hand made cards for assigned seating and the cards were colored with ribbons to indicate to the waitstaff which meal they chose to avoid having conversations interrupted. Not only was everyone asked their meal choice, but the seats were not even done right. They had my brother-in-law seated in between my husbands parents and the head table was completely reversed. Our bridal suite was overpriced at $500 and it was not even cleaned when I went to it after the reception from when I got ready that morning. We were supposed to get wine and chocolate covered strawberries be in there, which we were willing to pay for, but housekeeping did not even clean it. The manager of this hotel was contacted and I was paid a tiny sum of money for the screw up with my meal and some other items to basically keep my mouth shut for the very poor service we received. If I could save just one bride from having their reception ruined like mine was then I feel as though I helped someone. This is one of the most important days in your life so don't let the Sheraton ruin it because you can never do it over.

Our wedding day was awesome! We couldn't have chosen a better venue. The ambiance was incredible and the food was delicious.

I only have one suggestion. When the wedding cake is being served, allow guests to come up to cake table instead of cake being placed at every setting. We had guests that didn't show and a piece of cake was placed at the seat, so we had some cake on tables that wasn't eatin.

I cannot say enough about the Sheraton. They completed exceeded our expectations and gave us the absolute wedding of our dreams!! Maite was a pleasure to work with and did everything to make us happy!! Very Very highly recommend!

We used the Sheraton for our hotel room blocks. With both familes comming in from out of town we secured 90 rooms for 2 nights. Even with this high number the hotel did not offer any sort of discounts to the bride and groom for their stay or for parking. We also hosted a farewell brunch at the Sheraton on Sunday after the wedding for 100 people. We spent a lot of money here and do not feel that it was appreciated or that we received excellent service. The contact for securing rooms was very unresponsive and often forgot to follow-up with our reqeusts. They also failed to tell us that there was a road race in front of the hotel the morning of the wedding! Everything worked out fine, but it was much more stress and work for the bride's family than necessary.

If you are looking for a great venue in downtown Raleigh - the Sheraton is my number one recommendation! The staff is wonderful - the venue is beautiful - and the setting is great! My highest recommendation!

Susan and the staff at Sheraton Raleigh Hotel are great to work with. The facilities and food are top notch and the downtown Raleigh location is spectacular. What more could you want for your wedding or event reception site?