The East Town Ballroom at the Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown Reviews

My Wedding was September 21st, 2024. I signed with this venue in 2023 so I was able to hold the food options/prices from that year. A couple months after I had signed, David Kurz the Director of Sales & Marketing had reached out saying someone new had taken the position of Event Manager at this location.
Emma Carmichael was nothing but responsive, attentive, kind, and just overall amazing.
I also appreciated full financial transparency whenever I needed because let's be real here, wedding expenses can add up. I was nervous that the food would not be all that great as I have been to other weddings at hotels that just do not hit the mark with the food. To my surprise, the food was absolutely delicious and flavorful, our guests were talking about it throughout the night! The waitstaff are quick and incredibly kind, asked if we needed anything at all and were quick to accommodate.
Any questions I had, at any given time during our wedding planning process, Emma always responded promptly.
On our wedding day, clouds came in and out and it began to rain during our ceremony start time. Emma and her team notified us immediately and came up with a solution. Well, the rain stopped and they were able to set everything back up outside for our beautiful ceremony in front of that ivy wall all while staying on our timeline!
I will definitely suggest this venue for any friends getting married in the future!

We used the Courtyard as the hotel block for our many out-of-town guests at our wedding this summer. Lindsey was a wonderful and responsive point of contact, and everyone had nothing but nice things to say about their stay. The hotel is centrally located and easy to access from both the airport and downtown. It's a great value and the contract terms were both generous and flexible. I highly recommend you stay with them!

Professionalism of the hotel was five stars. Our guests were very impressed by the service, the food and the attention to detail.

The venue is great. Every staff member we interacted with was happy, willing to help, and they all went above and beyond to accommodate us.

Our main point of contact was Shauna. She is amazing! David and Cathy also helped with the planning and were extremely helpful as well.

The banquet captain was great. The entire service was great. Our special night went exactly how we had planned it, and it was all thanks to the amazing team at The East Town Ballroom.

Cathy was great to work with! I recommend this venue to anyone who is on a budget. The food and service was delicious!

My husband and I were married 9.4.21 at the East Town Ballroom. Cathy and Dee (David) were outstanding, full of knowledge and ready to help whenever needed. Response time was always quick and efficient. The venue offers the option for either an indoor or outdoor wedding, the reception area is large and beautiful with the drapery and lights. The space allows for a number of layouts. The social hour and bar space is great with close proximity but eliminates any crowding in the reception space. The venue is VERY affordable and you don't need to hire an outside caterer. There are options to fit a variety of wedding desires, you can really mold the services to make your dream wedding. I cannot emphasize enough the convenience of having our wedding ceremony, reception and room block in one place. You won't be disappointed if you choose the East Town Ballroom. My husband and I were also able to capture great photos with the skyline from the rooftop parking garage.

I was majorly stressing about planning this wedding with ongoing Covid concerns and being on a fixed budget in downtown Minneapolis. The wedding coordinators, Dee and Cathy, put all my worries at ease. Their attention to detail, clear communication, quick follow up, and professional, warm personalities made them a dream to work with. To add to that, the venue was beautiful -- we had a smaller group and decided to have the wedding in the lovely outdoor courtyard. The hotel was recently remodeled, so the lounge area, ballroom, and guest rooms look amazing. The hotel is within walking/driving distance of many restaurants, bars, events, etc. downtown. I cannot iterate enough how fabulous their staff was to work with. We loved hosting our wedding reception at the Marriott and would highly recommend it!

I would 100000 precent recommend having a wedding at the East Town Ballroom. I knew nothing about weddings before starting to plan for my big day. David and Cathy were great people to work with and would respond to any questions I had. They were also really responsive with all the covid guidelines.

Plus, the venue looked like a fairytale and the food was very good!

We used the Courtyard Marriot as the hotel for our guests to stay at for our wedding that was close by. Dee was so great to work with throughout the entire process! Was always very quick to respond & sent updates regularly! Had multiple guests tell me how clean & safe they felt staying at the hotel during Covid!

We absolutely LOVED having our wedding here at this venue! The hotel is modern, so clean and the location was perfect for us. We were looking for a place that had everything, which included the food (which was delicious), alcohol and bartenders, and a place to stay for our wedding night. We were thrilled that this location had everything we wanted. The courtyard area outside is what sold us the most and we ended up having our ceremony there which made for beautiful photos. They were AMAZING people to work with as well. April helped us in the beginning, and Dee took over most of our questions and planning help. He knew the answer to every single question and always helped put us at ease as we were planning a wedding during the COVID uncertainty. We worked with Cathy as well and she was so fun and easy to work with. Both Dee and Cathy helped us come up with ideas to make the wedding unique, and that really spoke to us because they really cared about making our day so perfect. Everyone (including the wait staff, bartenders and front desk crew) was super helpful, knowledgeable, quick to respond and we never had a single issue with anything. We seriously had almost no stress planning our wedding because everyone was always so happy to help! We appreciated every person here and they all helped us have the perfect wedding day!

Dee and Cathy were amazing to work with, even going through COVID they were able to make all our guests feel safe while still having a great time. They were super flexible and easy to work with. All for a GREAT price. We toured at least 10 other venues in our price range and NONE of them made us feel as special as Dee did. 10/10 would recommend over and over again

We planned a rehearsal dinner last minute and the courtyard were so helpful and easy to work with!! Would definitely recommend.

The staff at the Courtyard was incredibly accommodating even as we had to reschedule due to COVID a few different times. Dee was wonderful; friendly, responsive, and took care of everything down to the last detail. She even gave me suggestions for hair stylists after hearing I was a in a pinch. Could not have asked for a better experience! Bonus, the Bridal Suite also has a stunning view of Downtown Minneapolis and was perfect for getting ready with my girlfriends

Our entire experience with the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Minneapolis was exceptional. The amenities were far nicer, cleaner and accommodating than others in the area, and we were given a truly unbeatable wedding block price. By far what made the experience top notch was the staff, specifically Dee. He was one of the most enjoyable vendors we worked with throughout the process of planning our wedding and was incredibly patient with questions and special requests. We would recommend Courtyard by Marriott to anyone getting married in the Minneapolis area in the coming years.

We decided to have our wedding here, ceremony and reception, and I was beyond thrilled with this choice! Our day was absolutely incredible and we can really thank this awesome venue for that! JP, Dee, and Cathy really worked to make sure we were 100% happy through the entire process. Their wedding packages are AWESOME. We even got a two night stay in their suite at the hotel where I got to get ready with my bridesmaids because of how big and how many windows there were in the room! The staff on the day of the wedding were professional and EVERYONE in the hotel was aware there was a wedding going on to help direct quests and make sure everything went smoothly. The food was INSANELY delicious. I got so many compliments on the food, and when we were looking for vendors good food was at the top priority on my list- no one likes meh wedding food. The chef JP killed it in the kitchen. I honestly want to go back there just to get dinner sometime! The ballroom was split in half for our ceremony to be on one side, and everyone went into the designated cocktail hour area while they quickly and perfectly flipped the room for us. Everything was just beautiful, and it was so nice to have everything at the hotel so the out of town quests could just book a room or two in our wedding block right there! Our point of contacts were very responsive and easy to get a hold of as well. Thank you so much to the team at the Courtyard, our day was absolutely perfect.

This hotel was perfect for our wedding night! We were given an unbelievable block price for our guests! Working with Dee was great, he always responded to our emails in a timely manner. The hotel had great food and drinks, all of the staff were kind!

I recommend this venue and it’s staff.. if your looking for great service and help you should host your wedding with them.. I really had great experience with them and would recommend them all day everyday.. thank you guys for everything my night went smooth and had so much complement.. parking was little tough for guests to find since the connected parking building was full but otherwise food was amazing service was excellent and pricing was great thank you again.. am sure will meet you guys again with another family wedding.. wish y’all the best

I didn't actually stay at the hotel, but my guests for the wedding shared that they had an awesome experience.

We saved a block of rooms at Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown Minneapolis for our wedding guests for our wedding reception at Day Block Event Center. Courtyard by Marriott was very accomodating and made sure our stay was wonderful. We are so grateful. They have a shuttle that runs to and from Day Block to pick up guests and bring them back to the hotel. We will definitely be recommending Courtyard by Marriott to any friends that visit in the future. Thank you!

Our entire wedding block had a great time at this hotel. To start, the cost for the rooms was very reasonably priced, and the amenities within were great. All guests were treated very well during their stay, and Dee and his team went out of their way to make us as the wedding couple feel especially special. I would highly recommend this hotel to future weddings or events taking place in MN.

We used the Courtyard for our room block and everything went so smooth for us! David communicated with us every step of the way and made everything so clear and simple. They made it very easy having the option for my guests to make their reservations through a link and also being able to call. The rooms are great and we were able to be in a suite which made getting ready in the morning with my bridal party a breeze.

This hotel is hands-down the best place for room block(s)! Mr. Dee was very quick to respond to emails, very professional, and extremely helpful from day one of communicating. If I had to do it all over again, I would 100% pick Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis Downtown again!

It was an absolute pleasure working with Kyle and his team for my wedding on August 4, 2018. I cannot say enough great things about this venue. PLEASE do you yourself a favor and relieve your wedding stress by choosing this venue to work with on your day!
Quality of Service - Quality of service was great. Staff went above and beyond their duties and was very open to helping all of the vendor setups go smoothly, regardless of what was technically their role or not. This team displayed a great amount of teamwork in execution of my day. Whether it was assisting the decorators, helping my bridesmaids set up for rehearsal dinner, nothing was off the table and I appreciate the quality of service that was provided.
Responsiveness - Kyle, David (Dee) and Dane (A/V) were extremely responsive to my requests and responded within hours of emails and worked many weekends responding to my inquiries, researching my proposals and making sure that I had what I needed.
Flexibility - Kyle and his staff were extremely flexible and accommodated some of our most difficult requests. Where the greatest amount of flexibility was exercised was with the room accommodations. David (Dee) was extremely responsive and allowed us to make changes to guests rooms upon requests due to flight scheduling. Whenever I put in a request that was unique or different, the response I received was "let me look into that" vs. a flat out "no, we can't do that". Everything was on the table for discussion and in the rare instance something could not be accommodated, I was explained the reason and given alternative solutions.
Food - The food at this venue is absolutely amazing and we received so many compliments from guests afterwards. Not your typical hotel food. Portions are filling and on the larger side and appropriately aligned to the cost. If you are looking for a classy venue that provides great value has excellent staff, this is your place!

If I had to do my wedding all over again, I would pick this hotel for our room block every time! Dee was incredibly helpful, answered emails quickly every time, and made so many special arrangements for us. The price/discount of courtyard was also the best when compared to other hotels. Everything was perfect and I’d never stay (or want my wedding guests to stay) anywhere else! Thank you!!

They were awesome. Everything we needed we were able to have.