Hamel's Summit View — Attraction in Holyoke

TLDR: Food is good 7/10. Lots of space for events both inside and outside. Lots of parking. Summer Concert Series every Friday with an out door 1 time through buffet...If you are looking for a nice, clean, not too exspensize banquet hall or pavilion for your even the SV and Hamel's is a great place to go.

The banquet facility is a little bit dated on the inside. The chairs are comfortable, the bar is a decent size for most events, plenty of parking, and the food options are great.

I have personally been to 3 inside events and did not have any issues with food or drink, and the service was great. The outdoor summer concerts draw a huge crowd with lots of cars. They have multiple parking areas and parking on rt 5 for the late comers. The food is only "ok" 5-6/10 for the outdoor cookouts. It's what you would expect a family cookout to be. Your basic, hamburg, hot dog, or steak with some pasta/potato salad/veggie/beans for sides. This is what they call a "One time through buffet." They should just say, you get 1 plate, put what you want on it, and no seconds without paying. Leave the word, buffet out of it.

All in all, the Summit View Banquet and Meeting house/Hamel's Creative Catering provide a great venue for slew of events. From local, to people coming from a far. Good food and drinks for...

People would not stop RAVING about how good the food was! I booked Hamels to cater my off-site wedding and they were absolutely amazing, they exceeded my expectations! The staff were super friendly, knowledgeable, arrived early to set up, needed little to no direction, they were absolutely on top of it and made it run smoothly! Even the other vendors commented on how organized they are! Our coordinator loved working with them, they were super sweet, proactive and absolutely on top of everything! The fan favorites were the spinach dip, mini Ruben’s and the chicken parm! I personally won’t stop talking about the spinach dip. We ended up with a bunch of left over food, the staff packed it all up, labeled it and left it for us. It was all very well organized, I really can’t say enough good things about them! The pricing is also affordable, we ended up doing the grazing table for cocktail hour and it was absolutely stunning and a massive hit! I would recommend them to anyone getting married! They offer such a variety of food in their packages for a...

We had our wedding at the Summit View on 10/12/24 and everything was absolutely PERFECT! We had a lovely outdoor ceremony at the gazebo and an indoor reception. Everything went smoothly and was better than we ever could have imagined. The Summit View staff were so attentive and we felt so taken care of, and so did all of my guests and vendors. Even my photographer and DJ were overjoyed/pleased with how fantastic the staff at Summit View were. The food was also DELICIOUS, and everyone raved about the food. A special extra shout out to Abby, Tony & Cassie who helped us out so much along the way and especially the day of. Abby took such good care of us and oversaw the decor and made sure everything was just as we wanted. Tony also made sure we had 2 vegan plates of food for 2 of our guests, and our guests LOVED it. Seriously, their plates were clean and they said it was 5 star quality food. Thank you Summit View for making our day so very special. Would recommend this place for any event, but especially...