The Westin Arlington Gateway

The Westin was a fantastic venue for our wedding. The hotel itself is beautiful and the decor is neutral so there are no concerns of clashing with wedding colors. The location is ideal - two blocks from the Metro, so it's easy for out-of-town guests to get to as well as tour DC if they'd like. Alicia Bell, the wedding coordinator at the hotel, is phenomenal. She immediately put me at ease and took incredible care of me during the planning process. She was so on top of things, I knew I never needed to worry. And I was right! She thought of everything and managed all my details with ease. My wedding went off without a hitch and went exactly according to my plans. Alicia made it all possible. On top of her skill, she's so lovely and pleasant, that I enjoyed meeting with her and talking to her every time. Alicia also worked with my mother to host a party the day before for my brideswomen. My mom brought family photos with her, but did not have a plan to display them. Alicia took them and got display frames for all the photos! Totally above and beyond. All the staff at the Westin were great. Everyone is friendly, competent, and perform their roles wonderfully. I went back for a meeting today with Alicia and the valet even remembered me! AND he remembered my husband's car. He was so pleasant and welcoming. I was touched.The food was excellent. We chose to serve only vegetarian and seafood because we do not eat meat. Our guests (even the carnivores) all raved about the food and no one left hungry. This was a great venue. I was pleasantly surprised at its reasonable rates, considering its location. We felt very pleased with our choice before the wedding, and this feeling was confirmed after the wedding. I only have positive things to say about it.

Alicia at the Westin was amazing to work with! She made all the planning so easy for us and everything turned out perfectly! She was always very responsive whenever we had any questions or concerns and really made us feel like we were the only couple she was working with. The Westin in Arlington itself is a gorgeous location. One of the things we loved about it was the openess of the hall where the cocktail hour was held. There are open windows so guests are able to look out and see the Bride and Groom taking pictures or see the beautiful community garden right outside. The ballroom is beautiful as well, we were really happy with the neutral colors which would go with any color scheme. All around we had a great experience with all the staff, especially Alicia.

The hotel is so nice and clean. I loved the neural color of the hotel decoration and upscale feeling without all the blings.Overall, I guess the wedding went well but I had some problem with the hotel.First of all, we had to deal with three different event managers. Original lady left, someone took over our event until they hire a new manager, finally the new manager took over, but it was a mess!!Second, I really don't think this hotel specialized the wedding. This hotel is more for business meetings and corporation events, and obviously the hotel don't pay attention to the wedding event. This venue don't have any basic stuffs that most wedding venue has so I had to buy everything on my own. The staffs at the wedding site (banquet captain, waiters, bartender) are very nice, always smile and very responsive when you ask something.Food were good. They didn't decorate the plate as pretty as they did for the tasting but I can let that slide.If you are looking a Wetin modern look, I will go with other Westin hotels in the area.

My daughter's wedding took place at your hotel at the end of March. I hope that I can express the wonderful treatment that we and our guests received.Since your area is catering, I will discuss food with you.
The chef made the tasting menu and we were able to choose 3 dishes that would meet our needs that were really tasty. My concern was that cooking sea bass for 260 people would be difficult, at best, to have none overdone.But she did it. The appetizers were so outstanding that we had a few guests admit that they had eaten so many that they had little room for dinner. But besides the food being so much better than we had anticipated, the service was terrific. The waiter serving the immediate family was, I think, Abdullah, He was so gracious. He did not serve food to a place without a person sitting there. Therefore, everyone was served hot food. When my sister admitted that she had eaten too many starters and couldn't eat her dinner, he asked if she was unhappy with her choice and offered to bring her something else. The next morning, at our breakfast, once again, there he was, making sure that the serving dishes were filled and that everyone got hot coffee. I can't say enough good things about him, he was just terrific, as were all the staff, but this man was exceptional.
Thank you for this wonderful experience,
Sincerely,
Frayda Diamond

The Westin Arlington Gateway was absolutely TERRIFIC! They were extremely professional, responsive to all questions and requests (and willing to negotiate a great deal), and really treated us like royalty. The staff on the wedding day was exceptional, the room set up beautifully, the food terrific, and the guests all loved staying there.

With such a modest charm and simplicity about them, I cannot understand why they are not booked years in advance. The staff is wonderful to work with and the hotel is beautiful. They took care of everything! I would recommend this venue to anyone!

My Goodness, this has got to be one of the nicest venues around. The decor perfectly matched my chocolate and apple green theme! The ballroom has a nice clean neautral pallette. We used the ballroom, pre-function room, and two board meeting rooms, they were all gorgeous, it matched perfectly with our black tie affair, and everyone has still been talking about it to this day. I will say to make sure that when you go to your tasting to make sure what you taste will actually be at the wedding. Our food was DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!! There was a slight mix-up with the sides, but other than that everything was wonderful!!!

Outstanding service. Marci Zelenski went above and beyond for us and for our families. We had a wonderful weekend at the Westin -they thought of everything. The food was also outstanding.