Joe Flynn

Review of Island House Hotel

We chose the Island House to host our wedding rece...

We chose the Island House to host our wedding reception on Mackinac Island. We had 150 guests. Let me just start by saying looking back on that day my wife and I couldn t even dream of having it in any other place other than The 1852 Grill at the Island House Hotel.
The planning was handled by Carol and Dan and they were amazing. All of are questions were answered promptly and completely by these two. They made us feel safe in our decisions concerning our wedding which is a gift during that stressful planning portion of a wedding.
They had great working relationships with other vendors which made that process seamless.
After our wedding ceremony and pictures we pulled up on a carriage ride and were greeted by our guests out on the Veranda and front porch. The Island House hosted a cocktail hour where are guests were able to enjoy the scenery looking out on Main Street and the marina. The Hotel was a perfect backdrop for us to do our family pictures.
The 1852 Grill easily accommodated 150 guests. The way they set up tables , the fixed booths and the dance floor made you believe that hosting wedding receptions in this room was its only purpose. The ability to have a real bar was also such a plus for people to mingle and be served without delay. The food was amazing and the variety of choices gave us the ability to accommodate all of our guests. The waitstaff were professional and went out of there way to make the night perfect for our guests.
The entire Hotel staff made our wedding exactly what we dreamed of. We could never thank them enough.
Joe and Katie Doolen-Flynn