Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center
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About This Vendor
Oahu's most incredible backdrop
Located in Kaneohe, HI, Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center is a banquet hall venue that hosts wedding celebrations. This property is set against a remarkable backdrop of the Ko‘olau Mountains. Embellished with 2,000-foot peaks and dramatic vertical ridges that capture the light, this location offers a truly magical setting for your big day. Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center contains a choice of event spaces, all of which feature incredible uninterrupted views of the surrounding scenery from floor-to-ceiling windows. The Grand Ballroom can accommodate up to 750 guests for special occasions. Those celebrating with a more intimate occasion can enjoy the beauty of the Glass Ballroom, which can host up to 250 people. If you want to enjoy the mountain air, you can choose to exchange their vows on the grounds. Alternatively, you can host your ceremony in front of the spectacular interior waterfall. Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center works to provide a stress-free and seamless experience for engaged couples. Dedicated staff will take care of the setup and cleanup of your event, allowing you to relax and enjoy the celebrations with your loved ones. All-inclusive packages are available, ensuring that every detail is taken care of. Catering can be provided by the talented on-site culinary team, who can create a custom menu to suit your specific tastes and the tone of your nuptials. Delicious options include bacon-wrapped scallops, crab claws on ice, and Misoyaki salmon. Tastings are available in advance, allowing you to sample different dishes and select your favorites. This property can also offer beverage packages, keeping your guests refreshed throughout the festivities.
Amenities & Details
Ceremony Area, Dressing Room, Indoor Event Space, Outdoor Event Space, Reception Area, Wireless Internet
Guest Capacity300+
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsBar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Destination Weddings, Food & Catering, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
SettingsBallroom, Mountain
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Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center Reviews
Wedding Date 19-03-2023
When I had envisioned my wedding, I had always pictured getting married beneath the beautiful Ko'olau mountains. So for that reason and a few others, Ko'olau Ballrooms seemed like the obvious choice. To my disappointment, it was a frustrating and stressful process to plan our wedding at Ko'olau Ballrooms. For the first 6.5 of 8.5 months of wedding planning, emails took days or even weeks to be returned. When emails were responded to, questions were partially answered. Overall, there was a general lack of basic awareness of our event's details, including on one occasion, my (the bride's) name. It was extremely disappointing for the amount of money we are investing for our big day. Our venue was by far the most frustrating vendor we worked with. After talking to the general manager, things moderately improved. After that meeting, as the bride, I left all communication with our venue to my mom and wedding coordinator, as I could not deal with Ko'olau Ballrooms anymore. Their saving grace is truly their servers and porters! Those folks are amazing! Friends and family kept coming up throughout the night asking if we needed anything, but we never needed to because the servers were so attentive and taking care of us. Mahalo to them for the job well done!
Reviewed on 21-04-2023
Wedding Date 29-02-2020
My now-husband & I had our destination Hawaii wedding ceremony in Ko'olau Ballrooms (Outdoor Garden) and our reception at their Glass Ballroom. We chose the Ko'olau Ballrooms to be our wedding venue because we love the gorgeous tropical outdoor garden backdrop of the majestic and gorgeous Ko'olau Mountain ranges that show the true beauty of Hawaii instead of having a typical beach wedding. Also, they have the gorgeous tropical indoor waterfalls as an alternative. We loved our wedding day experience with the Ko'olau Ballroooms! The communication with Merri Ford (Event Service Manager of KB) was very smooth, responsive and professional! The staff are extremely nice as well! Ko'olau Ballrooms is such a GORGEOUS venue with luscious and scenic mountain backdrop of the Ko'olau mountains. Up to this day, our wedding guests who came from all over the world to our wedding day in Ko'olau Ballrooms in O'ahu couldn't stop talking about our wedding venue and told us that our wedding was the most magical and best wedding that they've ever attended! I also would like to add that their food was EXCELLENT and DELICIOUS!!! Our wedding guests couldn't stop talking about the food as well. We chose the Ilikai package that came with almost everything including a gorgeous Ice Sculpture with our names on it. The venue itself is very classy, gorgeous and clean! Highly recommend!!!
Reviewed on 15-03-2020
Wedding Date 06-10-2018
Ko’olau is a gorgeous venue for a wedding with the mountains and green landscape as the background. We booked our event a year and a half in advance with Abbie but Merri ended up being our event services coordinator. Both Abbie and Merri were very accommodating and patient when explaining the details of our wedding package to us. We went with the Ilima package: Outdoor garden for ceremony and glass ballroom for the reception with the indoor waterfall lobby as a backup in case of rain. We were able to communicate via phone and email while we were in California and face-to-face multiple times when we came back home to Hawaii. The venue is very clean, accommodating, and even has a backup plan for rain (which happens often on this side of the island). On the day of our rehearsal, 3 days before the wedding it was overcast, a little hot/humid, but no rain. We were ok with that. Historically the Saturday we got married only had less than 5% chance of rain but on the day of our wedding it ended up thunder storming due to a tropical storm nearby. Merri and her team along with our coordinator Natalie and Aloha Bridal Connections made the transition from our outside ceremony venue to the inside waterfall seamless without worrying me, the bride. From time to time Merri would be out of the office running other events but other team members, like Stephen were more than helpful in her absence. The food selection was amazing! All of our guests were full. Even our bar tab (hosted via 2 drink tickets per person) was lower than we expected. We hired a hula halau, Ring of Fire, and Merri was able to meet with them to figure out the logistics and rider the company requested. All in all it was a very successful planning process and event day. I’m disappointed it thunder stormed and we couldn’t get the pictures/videos we wanted outside, but Merri assured us we were welcome to come back later (when there’s zero chance of rain) to re-do our pictures in the spaces we wanted. I would recommend Ko’olau Ballrooms for future events.
Reviewed on 25-10-2018
Wedding Date 11-08-2018
Such a beautiful venue! Our ceremony at the Outdoor Garden area (right outside the glass ballrooms) has such a breathtaking backdrop of the Koolau mountains for our pictures. They have so many amenities and are very organized. They really supported what we wanted to do and made sure to make it all happen perfectly. We had 300 guests and hosted everyone comfortably in the Grand Ballroom. Everybody RAVED about how amazing the food was!! People really show up when they know there will be good food! Every staff member was polite, friendly, and helpful. We would highly recommend this venue!
Reviewed on 21-09-2018
Wedding Date 20-09-2014
We fell in love with this location the moment we visited - you can't beat the koolau mountain view!! Plus, their service is just wonderful.\r\rIt's a bit costly, which is why we had to limit our guests, but it was worth having our wedding there!
Reviewed on 01-12-2014
Wedding Date 06-09-2008
It was private picturesque and romantic. Being on the otherside of Oahu it gave our guests an opportunity to see the beautiful green and browns of the Ko'olau Mountains and Valley. The food was EXQUISITE and our catering manager followed all our directives to a tee. Many of our guests claimed that the food was the best they had ever tasted and that the reception was the best they had ever attended! The venue is clean classy and modern.;If you are not from Oahu it is quite easy for guests to become lost in transit from Honolulu to the location itself.
Reviewed on 31-03-2009
Contact Info for Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center
| Contact | Value |
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| https://www.facebook.com/koolauballroom | |
| X (Twitter) | Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center |
| Ko'olau Ballrooms & Conference Center | |
| koolauballrooms | |
| Website | koolauballrooms.com |
| Phone | (808) 954-7000 |
| Address | 45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe, HI, 96744 |
| inquiries@koolauballrooms.com |
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