Guest travel distance - help!

hjg0126

for the Hudson Valley brides that are familar with the area i need your help...

I am pretty sure we are narrowed down to 2 reception locations:  The Links at Unionvale or Villa Barone Hilltop Manor.  The church we are getting married in is in Fishkill so they are both about 30 minutes away from there- thats fine.  The problem is that about half of the guest list is FI family and they are coming from the Bronx or New Jersey.  We are going to get hotels in Fishkill but for those who dont want to stay over night Villa Barone in Mahopac is closer than the Links in Lagrangeville. 


How can we compromise and factor in distance and price to make everyone happy??

CrysMarie12

I was really worried about my guests too and was freaking out about the hotels being in fishkill which are about a half hour away from my venue and everyone is coming from Jersey but then I realized that it's not all that far away and family members are still going to come. You're the bride...pick the venue that YOU want. Don't worry too much about the guests. It's not like it's hours and hours away. 

smatuza

you could always set up a shuttle if that would make your DH feel better about the driving.. i say pick what makes you happy though and let the guests figure out what they will do, they will still come for your wedding

i got a shuttle for piece of mind for myself knowing that people could drink and get home safely and leave everyone else on the road safe too.  my dh's family drinks and drives and i was not being responsible for it.

chrisnjay2010

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[QUOTE]you could always set up a shuttle if that would make your DH feel better about the driving.. i say pick what makes you happy though and let the guests figure out what they will do, they will still come for your wedding :) i got a shuttle for piece of mind for myself knowing that people could drink and get home safely and leave everyone else on the road safe too.  my dh's family drinks and drives and i was not being responsible for it.
Posted by smatuza[/QUOTE]

ditto, we got a shuttle even though our venue was close to the hotel. And our venue was 35 mins from the church

kristinanddan

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[QUOTE]I was really worried about my guests too and was freaking out about the hotels being in fishkill which are about a half hour away from my venue and everyone is coming from Jersey but then I realized that it's not all that far away and family members are still going to come. <strong>You're the bride...pick the venue that YOU want.</strong> Don't worry too much about the guests. It's not like it's hours and hours away. 
Posted by CrysMarie12[/QUOTE]

I'm probably misinterpreting what you mean, but you don't mean that she should get her venue pick over her husband's because she's the bride do you? I certainly hope not.

Anyway, OP we considered The Links but a lot of our family was coming from Jersey, Westchester, and Staten Island and we felt it was too far to ask them to travel, and we liked Patriot Hills better anyway.
If that is the venue that you and your FI decide on I wouldn't worry too much about the travelling. And the hotels in Fishkill aren't too far away, especially if you get a shuttle. If not, maybe you should block hotels close to The Links, then guests who are staying overnight won't have that far to travel to the hotel.

BellaSposa223

I just want to make you aware that the closest hotels to VB are in Danbury CT

ssage

I got married at The Links and we had hotel blocks in Fishkill (and we did offer a shuttle).  Although a bunch of guests were local and, putting aside those that came from Nevada, Wisconsin and Kansas, we had about 30 guests from NYC (that is where I work) and they either drove or some took the train there/back (from Beacon...10 minute cab ride to Fishkill).  We also had guests that drove from around Danbury CT and New Jersey.

Hope that helps! 

IMO, you should go with the venue you LOVE and let the guests decide what they want to do

Vickytoria1803

I agree with everyone else here. Pick the place you guys like and don't worry about the guests. They are going to come either way. I also think you should get a shuttle from the venue to the hotel at night. You dont want to worry about people drinking and driving.

Also the hotels that the Villa Barone recommends are in Danbury. Thats the closest to them, even though its going in the opposite direction for your guests. I'm getting married at the Villa Barone next October and we are resevering rooms at the Hilton in Danbury and then getting a shuttle for all the guests.(about 14 miles away)

carolsday

Hi , I'm getting married at the Villa Barone Hilltop Manor , There are also hotels in White Plains that are only 20 m away.  That would be in the direction some of yours guests need to go in . I agree with everyone else , you and your fiancee need to agree on the place and definately get a shuttle no matter where you book .

Good Luck , let us know what you decide 

TerriandJoe

Hi! Both places are beautiful!

But, yes not really close to hotels.

However, as people have said, make the decisoon based on the place that you like best and your guests will figure it out. But to make it easier for your guests, easily accesible accomodations are a nice gesture.

We had our reception at Putnam National Golf Club (the other place in Mahopac) and had our guests stay at the Hilton Garden Inn in Fishkill. I actully time-drove to hotels in Mt Kisco, Danbury and Fishkill. From PNGC the distance was 25 mins to Mt Kisco, 26 mins to Danbury, and 27 mins to Fishkill. So, nothing really close. We decided on Fishkill because from where we were coming from, it was the most direct route (even though it was the longest)

However, from Villa Barone, Danbury IS the closest hotel town and only about 20 mins from VB, but girls on here have used the Sheraton in Tarrytown which is about 30 minutes (Take Rte 6 to the Taconic to the Sprain and get off at rte 119). Which is an easy drive if your guests are familiar with the roads.

With The Links, you can go with either Fishkill or Poughkeepsie hotels. Both will be around 20 or 25 minutes. If you are able, you might want to take a drive to see if you like how the roads feel, especially with The Links, Poughkeepsie might be closer, but the drive to Fishkill might be easier. And you have more choices.

Of course, if you get a shuttle, then the distance doesn't really matter!

Look around. Have fun and good luck!

BTW - I tried to send you a PM but it didn't go through.