So... how do these work? I've heard some people mention that if you set aside a block of rooms and your guests don't take them, you end up having to pay for the unused rooms in your block. Is this true? Does anyone know of hotels that don't make you pay for unused room block rooms?
Also, is there a way to estimate how many rooms you'll need and how many hotels to block rooms in? Is 2 OK? We're doing a destination wedding and I have NO IDEA how many people will be coming. It could be 4, it could be 60 - we have absolutely no way of knowing until RSVP's come in, and that will be too late. I can ask informally, but even then, people may change their minds.
There are also 2 options:
1. Close to the airport, but about 45 minutes to where the wedding & reception will be. The upside is that it is MUCH cheaper and we do have some guests on a budget.
2. Close to the ceremony & reception, but nearly double the price of airport hotels. If we go this route, it's likely we'll have to choose a hotel that we're not familiar with, since the area where everything is located is mostly boutique hotels and B&B's.
If you were a guest, which would you prefer?
58 invited
| 17 love destination weddings
20 can't make it
| 21 don't know what to do with a RSVP card
RSVP Deadline: March 8th