Last night, we had a retirement celebration and everything was perfection with a cherry on top!
Food:
Shrimp cocktails. It not the old school presentation that you would normally imagine. They had individual plastic cups with a HUGE shrimp, sauce with a lemon and chive for presentation. I donât think I have ever seen a shrimp that large and by the taste you know the shrimp was super fresh. The event staff was walking around with the shrimp cocktails and the guests grabbed them so quickly.
Chip and Dip Station. The chip station was popular. It was a nice snack as guest mingled and chatted.
Charcuterie Platter. There was a big variety of meats, cheeses, fruits, and crackers. My favorite was the display of honey with the actual honeycombs. The presentation of the Charcuterie was fantastic.
Taco Station-They had a taco station with all the toppings. The proteins were chicken and beef. The chicken was soft and tender. The beef was cooked to perfection. I got creative and used the cheese from the taco station, the chips and chicken to make loaded nachos!
Pizza Station-they had 2 ovens at the venue making fresh pizzas for all the guests. They had several options for toppings meats and veggies. When the pizza was done, I grabbed a slice and it was so good. The cheese was nicely melted, and dough was the perfectly cooked with a generous load of toppings.
Dessert Bar-Oh my goodnessâŚthis is where I completely gave up on my diet. The COOKIES are soooo good. Its hard to explain how good it was but here is my attempt. The cookie was crisp on the outside and soft gooey on the inside. The cookie was made in house because I havenât tasted a cookie this good in forever. I started with one cookie and ended up eating 5. YesâŚ5 cookies in one sitting. If the Hilton Garden Inn opens a cookie stand, I am there! I would definitely buy them by the case load. They also have brownies that were made in house and got good reviews by the guests. I was so focused on the cookies that I didnât have room for brownies. Its on my to-do list for our next event. They have the option of having the cookie and brownie by itself or they prepare chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich and brownie a la mode. Im craving the cookie right nowâŚ.
Venue: We had it outside in the courtyard and it was gorgeous. It was an evening event so the event team had heat lamps thought the venue and it was just what we needed when the sunset. As the guests walked into the venue, the focal point was the fireplace. It gave the celebration a warm atmosphere. The backdrop of the courtyard was the gold course. The greenery made the event very zen.
Event Team: Arturo is the best! He was always walking around making sure all the guests had food and wine. When my glass was empty, I turned around and he was there with a full glass. He was so attentive to all the guests and it made a huge impact on the guest experience. The rest of the event team made sure there was always food available, all the empty plates were taken away quickly and kept the floors pristine. Occasionally, guests have food crumbs or napkins fall on the ground but the event staff was quick to pick up and made the event classy.
All in all, I was beyond impressed with the service and quality of food that was presented. Every guest said everything was on point and had a great time. My one tip â get the COOKIE!!! Best cookie you...
   Read moreI feel very unbalanced about how I feel about this hotel Heres what i did like about it I loved the location, the convenience of the food and stores near by It was quiet and very modern We had booked the jr suite and its a beautiful room and a very nice bathroom What i didnt like about this hotel We arrive 15 minutes before check in and tried to do a early check in, the room wasnt ready so we understood that and just waited till 3 (which is check in time) so we go back and try to and they stay the room still isnt ready As time passes we get irriated because we just drove 13 hours from idaho and would like to rest A entire hour passes and i go to check if the room was ready and it was I ask to speak to the manager cause check out is at 12 oclock and was wondering why it took 3 hours to get to the room and clean it I understand short staffing and what not but thats not the case they tried to say The gentleman had me give my numeber to him for the manager cindy to contact me for and cindy in the 7 days i was there never called me The gentlemen gave me a free breakfast card atleast.. I wanted to see if i couldve had a night accomodated for the late check in but he was unsure it would be able to work due to me using a third party (expedia) which sure that makes sense aswell but i dont know what the point of me giving my number to him to give to cindy was if she was never gonna call or text. Then after a long day at knotts berry farm my plantar fasciitis was really hurting my feet and unfortunately the time I was staying there was a big event happening and there was very little parking so we had to go to the parking behind the hotel which is kinda a pain cause you gotta walk a ways either around the hotel to the front door or the flight of stairs they have on the side of the hotel to get into it and there was a employee driving the little golf cart and didn't really bother to ask if we needed a lift up to the front for easier access to the elevator.. The breakfast was mediocre at best though i had the waffle and im glad to say it was free... The pool and hot tub area wasn't that appealing either The pictures on the website definitely make it seem better then what it is.. It's the little things that build up that make it not a pleasant timeđ Don't get me wrong if you're gonna go to this hotel it's gonna be a relaxing time, just this time wasn't as good for me and it may be different for you Thank you for having me and my partner.. Always more room for...
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