The Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club

Even when the venue is amazing we were a little disappointed with the service. Our wedding was very small and we had a little hard time trying to accommodate our needs with the event planner. Unfortunately in the groom's dinner plate he found a vegetable sticker. Our in-laws wanted to surprise us with a wine bottle in our suite during the evening which we never got.The waiters were wonderful, and the rest of the food was very good.

The Washington Duke Inn and Golf Club is a beautiful venue to host a wedding and/or reception. The cordial venue coordinators are professional and flexible, doing all that they can to make your day effortless and memorable to all. Desiring an elegant wedding with a conservative budget, the coordinators at the WaDuke met my needs and provided several options for my wants and created an awesome day to remember. By hosting our rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and reception here, our family and friends were able to relax among the tranquil landscapes and enjoy each other's company without the concern of transportation to the next location or being hurried to get there. Our guests are still nostalgic about their WaDuke experience.

Overall, my husband and I were extremely pleased with how the event came off: a beautiful setting on the terrace and in the Ambassador Ballroom, delicious food, and excellent, professional service at the event. However, the pre-event planning process was less than desirable:- The catering manager made several errors in the planning process. She mixed up the date for our food tasting, which forced us to rearrange meetings with other vendors when we only had a few days left in town (she never acknowledged that she had made the error and instead assumed I had gotten it wrong; when I checked our email exchanges, I had the correct date).- In general, I felt that the Catering Manager was always trying to add on extra expenses to our event. While she would not prod when I politely declined, I consistently had to ask "how much this cost," etc., rather than being presented with that information up front.- Several errors were made in the initial bills. The price for beverages was higher than quoted; similarly, extra, incorrect service fees were added (this was corrected once I called it to her attention; however, I felt like I had to scrutinize all invoices to ensure no added fees). - When the ceremony ran longer than expected by 20 minutes, the Catering manager would not flex the schedule. She insisted that we cut out photography time (which had originally been 1 hr) to 30-40 minutes in order to start the banquet on time. I requested that we just push the dinner back by 15-20 minutes; that way, we could take our photos, and also our guests could enjoy the full hour of the appetizer + beverage station. She did not do this, and repeatedly hassled myself and the groom to return to the ballroom. All and all, it was a very uncomfortable and irritating experience that could have marred an otherwise wonderful day.

Great hotel, very professional. If you have a wedding there you'll either work with Diane or Beth, both are great and really know what they are doing. They will never have more than two weddings at a time so they'll always have enough time for you. I worked with Beth and she usually anticipated my needs and took care of rentals and made my life so much easier!

This was one of the places that we saw at the wedding show, and my mother just fell in love with the idea of having the wedding reception there. For a whole bunch of reasons this was not the place to have the wedding (they didn't have availability was the main reason, they were booked during the time we wanted to get married). My mother did find out that they had afternoon tea and suggested that we hold my bridal shower there instead. This was really fun! It was my mother, sister, best friend, aunts and grandmother, all women at the party, and we were 8 in total which was a perfect number. The staff was really great. We felt like princess! It was formal, elegant, and probably the nicest place I had eaten at in a while, and considering that we were just there for tea..wow! It's not inexpensive, it was almost $30 a person, and for those who don't know, it's not just tea. They serve you sandwiches and small desserts. I think it was nice that I was able to spend some really quality time with my family members, and get to listen to them offer me advice and suggestions on married life. I think everyone should go here once for the tea time, at least for the experience!

very beautiful venue. very professional services. great food!!

This was a wonderful site for our wedding and reception. We chose to do everything outdoors overlooking the golf course, which was beautiful, as well as the best value. They did everything from the food to planning. We did not have to worry about a thing. The food was fantastic and everything went off without a hitch.

The new ballroom at the WDI is a great place for a wedding reception. There is a beautiful prefunction area for cocktails or an ourdoor terrace. The food was great -- many guests said best wedding food ever. We had a raw bar plus a plated three course (ahi tuna app, sweet potato sout, duet of lobster and filet). The only weird thing was that we had to either cut the cake before dinner (so they would have enough time to cut into servings for guests) or cut a fake cake after dinner and have a sheet cake ready in the back. We opted for latter. We also had midnight snacks and an extra hour of bar time after the band ended and the guests seemed to like that too!

We had our bridal luncheon here before the wedding. It was wonderful.