Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina

We were lucky enough to work with Janice, the most wonderful planner. She was extremely courteous, organized, and so friendly. We looked forward to meeting with her throughout the planning process, as she was such a delight and eased our stress. Not to mention that her creativity really showed with our set-up. We provided her with the basics, and she went well above-and-beyond.

The entire staff at Marriott Waterside is amazing. Our banquet captain Caesar was on top of everything throughout our special day. Any changes we faced, he adapted. We couldn't be happier with our package, from food to drinks to any extras.

We did have A LOT of out-of-towners, so the venue was perfect for us. It was the most memorable wedding "weekend," and we were so grateful we chose the Marriott to host it.

This venue was wonderful. I found it on a business trip and when it was time to chose a wedding venue, they were forefront in my mind. Ever member of there staff is courteous and smiling all the time, the hotel itself is gorgeous and the food is amazing. Emily, Vita and John were great! Vita especially, caring for every last need we had - I must have emailed her 5 times a day and each time she quickly responded with an answer. Our wedding went off perfectly and we never had to leave the hotel - that was great!!

Quite a few of our guests stayed at the Marriott Waterside for our wedding. We also took some of our photos there as well. The hotel was amazing for pictures and everyone who stayed couldn't stop talking about how nice it was.

the catering part of the venue was okay, and would have preferred that they would have served the cake and coffee earlier, and keeping an eye on what was happening with the situation- if people were leaving, then serve the cake and coffee , don't hold it until a set hour-

The service from the staff was exceptional, food was great, setting gorgeous. All of my guest commented on how wonderful the hotel was to be a guest at and how great a job they did with the wedding. We had difficulty with weather problems and they were handled wonderfully. Every detail was great and the location couldn't have been better. Highly recommended. They treat everyone (not just the bride and groom) like they are the only guest they are concerned about. Great!

Everyone at the Marriott treated my husband and I like we were royalty. I did not have a chance to see the reception area before we got announced, but it was exactly the way that I wanted it. I truly believe that Vita listened to every word on how I wanted my wedding to be and she fully executed that with all of the vendors. When we got to the reception from the ceremony they were waiting for us with champagne and we even got a complimentary suite for the night. We had our own personal waiter the entire reception that would bring us drinks and help us with anything that we needed. I can say this is the one night in my life where I really felt and was treated like royalty.

Fantastic venue. Everything was beautiful, and the staff was very attentive and helpful. Vita and Caesar were great to work with. The food was delicious and the bar was fantastic. The hotel itself is great, the rooms are perfect, and the restaurants are nice.

Marriott Waterside kind of disappointed me the night of our wedding. The bridal suite was to be cleaned for my husband and I to come back to after the reception. Instead we came back to a messy room, dirty mimosa glasses that were to be picked up earlier that day, and a tray with a chilled bottle of champagne, two glasses and chocolate strawberries and a card from our wedding coordinator. I don't know, it was kind of a mood killer. Obviously, someone went up there to deliver that stuff but didn't think to fix up the room like I had asked. Also, my husband is very allergic to pineapple and got violently ill that night almost ruining our honeymoon. We contacted the hotel and they assured us that there were no traces of pineapple in any of the food. Strange. Aside from kind of ruining our wedding night they were okay. Our coordinator did do a lot to make our night special but kind of dragged her feet there at the end.