Lakeside Inn Reviews

We loved this venue for our wedding, it's beautiful. Kristen ensured that everything was taken care of and was there on our big day to help everything flow smoothly. She is friendly and has a wonderful calming energy, quick to respond and easy to communicate with.

BeUtiful morning wedding. Staff was gracious and very accommodating. The food was delicious and plentiful. Jessica handled every detail with a smile.

From the moment we stepped foot on the venue and met with the coordinator to inquire on what they had to offer for weddings...to the moment it was time to clean up when the reception was over....has been magical. Jessica, who runs the wedding cordination at Lakeside has been an absolute Angel! Whenever we had a question and/or something was not going quite right she was always very responsive and helpful. She was a huge part of making our day memorable and beautiful!!!

Jessica, the wedding director, was great to work with. I have absolutely no complaints in dealing with Jessica. Everything I asked for she tried her best to make possible.
Due to budget reasons I offered a lunch reception. We served our guests, the salmon, chicken and pasta. I personally went around to check in with all my guests, and everyone loved the food! So many people came up to me to mention how yummy the salmon dish was.
I definitely recommend Lakeside Inn as an option for your wedding!

My wedding is on 10/21/18 and I cannot brag enough about the quality of service I have so far. Jessica has done an outstanding job in guiding us, giving us advice and accommodating our requests, yet staying with the hotel standards. I have nothing but praises. I will say more after the wedding. Blessings to all future brides&grooms looking for a venue

Being a Mt Dora native, I couldn't think of a better place to have my wedding. The Inn is absolutely beautiful and the staff exceeded all expectations! Jessica was amazing and handled everything in perfect harmony! The setting, the food, the presentation - all were flawless! I can't thank everyone enough at the Lakeside Inn for making our day SPECTACULAR! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

We could not have been happier with our wedding at The Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora! From the planning with Jessica Crochet, to the room arrangements with Kim Chambers, the communication, service and providing professional feedback to our plans and helpful suggestions, what a professional and helpful team! Every guest loved the charm of the inn and exploring the quaint, beautiful town of Mt. Dora. Jessica even coordinated letting us use the pier so that my brother could bring his jet skis to share with guests on Saturday of the wedding, so including Lakeside's beautiful pool overlooking the lake, add water sports to the list of fun activities!

Starting with Jessica, we worked through selecting the venues at the properties, deciding on the wedding ceremony area by the lake, the Main Lobby for the cocktail hour and the fully opened Beauclaire Room for the reception. The wedding started out with about 65-70 attendees and 20/25 room block and grew to about 115 attendees and 40+ rooms at the end. Jessica and Kim worked with us through the all these changes. They made an effort to work with ALL of our requests, offering well-thought modifications at times.

On the wedding day, we asked for tables and extra chairs to be brought to the bridal suite for preparation. And then, as we were getting ready to leave the room, I realized that my daughter and her husband would be coming back to a messy room. I inquired if we could get the room re-cleaned, and they got it done efficiently.

Jessica's team put our table runners on the table, We organized the reception room setup, and Jessica provided a ladder, "building blocks" for the dessert table and other assistance. We had a family friend as ceremony coordinator, and Jessica surprised us and showed up to help the procession go smoothly, a big help for mom! The cocktail hour and reception went beautifully. Lovely food, and well-time professional service.

We enthusiastically recommend The Lakeside Inn of Mount Dora.

We haven't had our wedding yet, but things are great and right on track!

Perfection - we are from the UK and came to Florida for a destination wedding. Having spent many days researching venues from the UK on the web and then taking a trip to Florida about 12 months before the date to visit the locations the Lakeside Inn was by far the best. The setting is just stunning with the lake as the backdrop and the various locations to choose from for the ceremony. The staff are second to none, helpful, efficient and friendly, you feel like they care about you and that you're not just a number. Despite being in the UK, Jessica, our contact at the Lakeside, was brilliant and helped with every step along the way, and ensured that everything went smoothly. All the staff were great and even the staff in the restaurant showed us some group dancing in the evening ! Kim who dealt with all the room bookings was great and did everything she could to ensure that we had the rooms we need. Thank you to all the staff it was perfect, despite the weather meaning we had to move the ceremony at the last minute, nothing was too much trouble. Mount Dora itself is a lovely town and we felt 'at home' there from the moment we visited. Thanks to everyone again and hope to be back out soon. Pippa & Gary Conlan, 14th March 2017

Shannon, the venue mgr. was very helpful in arranging our wedding in a very timely manner. She knew our budget and was extra helpful to perform our wedding in the town me & my fiancée first met from an online dating service. I can't wait to finally get married at the Historic Lakeside Inn. Our wedding is approximately 10 months away and we have a special financial plan to arrange our special day. Once again, thanks to Lakeside Inn & Wedding Wire.
Sincerely,
John & Penny

Come prepared with as many questions as you can, but understand that Jessica and the other staff will probably think of things that you may not even know are important. You will always think of something else that needs clarification, but the staff is so responsive and willing to take time out to speak with you. I recommend Lakeside Inn and specifically Jessica for any and all wedding needs!

If a rustic vintage style wedding is what you want this place has it all! They are so accommodating, I never heard the word "no" and the "yes" didn't have a $ sign attached to it! Very fair and reasonable pricing and gorgeous property with a lot of options for both wedding and reception!! If you have a lot of out of town guests as we do, perfect location as the guests may stay right on property and they will give you a room block with special wedding pricing!

Lakeside Inn was the perfect venue for my daughter's wedding. My son-in-law proposed to my daughter in Mt. Dora and they fell in love with Mt. Dora and especially Lakeside Inn. Shannon at Lakeside Inn was amazing. She had great ideas and very responsive to any questions and requests. Would definitely recommend Lakeside and Shannon.

We are very excited to have our wedding here!

My husband and I got married here. When we went to look at the place we feel in love with the inn. We love old places and knew this is where we wanted to get married. They have many spots where you can get married. We chose the beach part they have out there. We also hired Mrs Lisa as our day of wedding planner. One of the best things we paid for with the wedding. She was on point with everything.

Lisa Morgan was the absolute best. She made my day so special.

Great Venue. Flexible, affordable and beautiful.

Lisa was wonderful. The food was good - not amazing, but good. The service was excellent. My husband and I are still talking about how responsive (but unobtrusive) the waitstaff was during the reception. I would highly recommend the Lakeside Inn (and Lisa). We married under the oaks by the lake and it was beautiful. I was a bit worried that the boat rental place nearby would take away from the setting, but it ended up being perfect.

If you're looking for an affordable venue where you can get married outside & have your reception inside, then you've found the perfect place with the Lakeside Inn. We loved how the catering is done on-site, which made it so much easier. We had our reception in the lobby because we fell in love with the fireplace & wooden floors. The ceremony by the oak trees was perfect for our outdoor ceremony!

Lisa is amazing! She understood our tight budget & helped us stay in budget. We hired her as our day of coordinator & it was worth every penny! Our wedding was beautiful & amazing. The best part was being able to stay their with our family & friends!

The Lakeside Inn is an historic inn, and has a real Old Florida feel. We had a great time staying there & being married there. Most of our wedding party also stayed and they enjoyed being near the lake, the deck & the surrounding Mt. Dora area. We used Lisa Morgan as our day-of coordinator and everythign went off without a hitch. She was also great at responding to my flood of e-mails, and made me feel comfortable even though I was planning my wedding from out-of-town. The food was great & we all had a great time.

Jessica and her stuff at the lakesideinn was beyond amazing ,and helpful throughout the whole process of our wedding .

We had a great experience having our small wedding at The Lakeside Inn. They were very accommodating and the food and venue were very good. Be aware that if you choose to do a morning wedding in the Garden there is a very good chance that a train will come through. Fortunately, the train conductor did not pull the horn when they passed us :) Otherwise our guests really enjoyed the venue and food.

We utilized Lakeside Inn for our hotel room block and wedding welcome party. As a hotel, Lakeside Inn is very dated, but charming. Some of the booking systems and age of the room provided challenges for some of the guests. In order to utilize the room block, guests had to call into the hotel directly. However, several times guests would get misinformation regarding the block or what was available. Upon check-in, several of our guests were not given the welcome bags we created despite being on the block. Additionally, several rooms had general maintenance or housekeeping challenges. As far as the welcome party, there was some sort of turnover with the event team that initially caused quite a bit of communication challenges . However, once we had the correct contact we were able to get logistics in line and create a great event. The food was amazing and the team was flexible when we needed to move inside due to weather. I’m not sure if these communication challenges would be worse planning a full wedding, but for our purposes we were able to navigate it and create a great night!

My daughter was married June 12, 2021. We had a wonderful wedding experience. Jennifer, the wedding director was very kind and helpful. The only complaint is the extra details were costly and were not disclosed when we toured the venue a year prior to the wedding. Linens cost $600 and we weren’t expecting that cost. The appetizers and chicken entree was delicious, but the mahi was a little dry. The hotel is very old (1883) and the air conditioning is lacking in certain rooms. Our ceremony was in the Alexander room, which was very warm! The lobby was also very warm during the cocktail hour. Luckily, the reception was cooler! The venue has spectacular views, but there were some antiquated features to staying at this Inn.

All around, Lakeside Inn did a great job. Shannon was fantastic, and I just loved her. The food was great, communication throughout the planning process was great, and help on the day of was great as well. The ONLY reason they are not receiving the full 5/5 stars is because they gave away our back up room in case of bad weather, which we had picked out two weeks prior to the ceremony. Of course, the weather was on and off all day long, so this caused a lot of stress for my parents, groom, and maid of honor. I was not aware of the situation until the next day. Everything happens for a reason though; we only had a light drizzle during the ceremony, and outside is where I REALLY wanted to be anyways. I think we just would have appreciated a little communication on their end before giving away our only option for a back up room in case of bad weather. All around though, I couldn't have been happier. It was truly the perfect day.