Marriott East Lansing at University Place
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Infinitely You
Marriott East Lansing at University Place is a wedding venue located in East Lansing, Michigan. The expert events team will help make your and your partner's dreams come true. The professional Marriott East Lansing team will work with you every step of the way to bring your wedding vision to life. The on-site coordinator is happy to field any questions as they help you design the venue to best reflect your traits and personality. With indoor and outdoor spaces, you can celebrate your wedding ceremony on the lush green gardens before moving inside the 260-capacity ballroom to dance the night away. Your nearest and dearest can spend the night all under the same roof with hundreds of guest rooms available at the Marriott. Marriott East Lansing provides space for bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, wedding receptions, and day-after brunches. The culinary staff at the Marriott are happy to help you custom-design your wedding day menu. They can create stunning courses using the finest locally sourced ingredients while catering to your party's dietary needs. Other notable amenities at the hotel include a restaurant, fitness center, indoor pool, free WiFi, and a dry cleaning service. Contact the events team today for more information.
Amenities & Details
Dressing Room, Handicap Accessible, Indoor Event Space, Liability Insurance, On-Site Accommodations, Reception Area, Wireless Internet
Guest CapacityUp to 250
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsBar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
SettingsBallroom, Hotel
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View PricesMarriott East Lansing at University Place Reviews
Kaitlin Ciampa (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 02-11-2019
We had a fantastic experience working with Julie at the East Lansing Marriott. The venue was beautiful, and our wedding day went off without a single hiccup! Julie was kind, helpful, and a great communicator. Julie promptly messaged me back whenever I had a question, she made us feel like we were her only client!
Reviewed on 11-11-2019
Wedding Date 02-11-2019
We had a fantastic experience working with Julie at the East Lansing Marriott. The venue was beautiful, and our wedding day went off without a single hiccup! Julie was kind, helpful, and a great communicator. Julie promptly messaged me back whenever I had a question, she made us feel like we were her only client!
Reviewed on 11-11-2019
Nora Schultz (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 10-08-2019
Sarah Metcalf at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place was super helpful with setting up a room block for our wedding weekend. She even had complimentary champagne and dessert brought to our room the night of the wedding. Great hospitality overall!
Reviewed on 09-09-2019
Wedding Date 10-08-2019
Sarah Metcalf at the East Lansing Marriott at University Place was super helpful with setting up a room block for our wedding weekend. She even had complimentary champagne and dessert brought to our room the night of the wedding. Great hospitality overall!
Reviewed on 09-09-2019
Sarah Privette (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 27-04-2019
Julie was amazing. The Marriott covered everything. Their attention to detail, their efficiency, and their timeliness meant my family and I did not have to worry about a thing. Leading up to and the day of the wedding they took care of all the details. They provided the centerpieces for us and displayed them exactly how we wanted, they put out a late night snack in the evening at no additional cost, I honestly can't say enough great things about them.
Reviewed on 22-05-2019
Wedding Date 27-04-2019
Julie was amazing. The Marriott covered everything. Their attention to detail, their efficiency, and their timeliness meant my family and I did not have to worry about a thing. Leading up to and the day of the wedding they took care of all the details. They provided the centerpieces for us and displayed them exactly how we wanted, they put out a late night snack in the evening at no additional cost, I honestly can't say enough great things about them.
Reviewed on 22-05-2019
Allison Strouse (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 02-03-2019
Our experience with the East Lansing Marriott was wonderful! My husband and I had our reception at the Marriott ballroom, and the entire process went smoothly from start to finish. He and I both live in Ohio, so we were worried that planning the reception would be a hassle, but the sales manager Julie Arens was extremely helpful and accommodating of our situation. We were able to complete 99% of our planning over the phone and/or email, and everything went very smoothly. This is even more impressive, because the coordinator/manager we initially worked with when we signed our contract switched jobs halfway through our engagement. Julie and Amber immediately contacted us and we had no issues with the change. One of the aspects that attraced my husband and I to this venue was the beauty of the lobby/lounge/bar area, and how the hotel completed the entire set-up, presentation, and clean-up process. The food was delicious and the event staff were friendly and helpful. We loved every minute of our reception and can't thank the East Lansing Marriott enough for doing a wonderful job with our reception. It truly was a perfect evening!
Reviewed on 13-03-2019
Wedding Date 02-03-2019
Our experience with the East Lansing Marriott was wonderful! My husband and I had our reception at the Marriott ballroom, and the entire process went smoothly from start to finish. He and I both live in Ohio, so we were worried that planning the reception would be a hassle, but the sales manager Julie Arens was extremely helpful and accommodating of our situation. We were able to complete 99% of our planning over the phone and/or email, and everything went very smoothly. This is even more impressive, because the coordinator/manager we initially worked with when we signed our contract switched jobs halfway through our engagement. Julie and Amber immediately contacted us and we had no issues with the change. One of the aspects that attraced my husband and I to this venue was the beauty of the lobby/lounge/bar area, and how the hotel completed the entire set-up, presentation, and clean-up process. The food was delicious and the event staff were friendly and helpful. We loved every minute of our reception and can't thank the East Lansing Marriott enough for doing a wonderful job with our reception. It truly was a perfect evening!
Reviewed on 13-03-2019
Julie Freeman (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
The Marriott, and Diane Ferich, were amazing to work with. Diane took our (sometimes unique) ideas and helped make our wedding day amazing. She was incredibly responsive to all of our questions, and helped guide us through all of the decisions. The food was amazing, and they customized a menu for us so we could serve our guests an amazing breakfast for dinner buffet. The day-of staff was fantastic as well, and we and our guests loved seeing the servers, chefs, and bartenders having fun - the atmosphere was the big party we were looking for! Our ceremony in the Beaumont Room was also beautiful, and it was so convenient having everything in the same spot, including being able to spend the night. We strongly recommend the East Lansing Marriott for any couple!
Reviewed on 10-09-2018
The Marriott, and Diane Ferich, were amazing to work with. Diane took our (sometimes unique) ideas and helped make our wedding day amazing. She was incredibly responsive to all of our questions, and helped guide us through all of the decisions. The food was amazing, and they customized a menu for us so we could serve our guests an amazing breakfast for dinner buffet. The day-of staff was fantastic as well, and we and our guests loved seeing the servers, chefs, and bartenders having fun - the atmosphere was the big party we were looking for! Our ceremony in the Beaumont Room was also beautiful, and it was so convenient having everything in the same spot, including being able to spend the night. We strongly recommend the East Lansing Marriott for any couple!
Reviewed on 10-09-2018
Janet Phan (bride) 1 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 23-06-2018
We came to look at this venue for our reception and the place was beautiful and the rooms were renovated. Front desk people were nice however some of the workers there act like they're above it all and gave my older sister dirty looks because she was in \"comfortable clothes\" and was walking around the area to look at everything. She's a business owner. Anyway, we wanted to go with the most expensive package and open bar but when they gave us our \"finalized draft\" it was over $21,000. Price isn't an issue to us but they wanted to make us pay for PARKING and was unwilling to negotiate AT ALL with the pricing in general. They kept stating their parking structure \"is owned by the city of east Lansing\" and they \"had no control over it\" which I understand. But you can't shell out $400 when I'm the one that has to pay over $21,000 just for food and drinks ALONE? And that doesn't include anything else. I know that parking seems like a smal thing but I was willing to compromise If whole parking situation would be negotiated but they REFUSED to do any negotiations at all. I guess Marriott doesn't care if they lose money or not so they definitely lost my business. Don't book your wedding here unless you want to pay for parking for all of your guests. Oh and make sure you look nice when you walk into that hotel or they'll treat you differently.
Reviewed on 20-10-2016
Wedding Date 23-06-2018
We came to look at this venue for our reception and the place was beautiful and the rooms were renovated. Front desk people were nice however some of the workers there act like they're above it all and gave my older sister dirty looks because she was in \"comfortable clothes\" and was walking around the area to look at everything. She's a business owner. Anyway, we wanted to go with the most expensive package and open bar but when they gave us our \"finalized draft\" it was over $21,000. Price isn't an issue to us but they wanted to make us pay for PARKING and was unwilling to negotiate AT ALL with the pricing in general. They kept stating their parking structure \"is owned by the city of east Lansing\" and they \"had no control over it\" which I understand. But you can't shell out $400 when I'm the one that has to pay over $21,000 just for food and drinks ALONE? And that doesn't include anything else. I know that parking seems like a smal thing but I was willing to compromise If whole parking situation would be negotiated but they REFUSED to do any negotiations at all. I guess Marriott doesn't care if they lose money or not so they definitely lost my business. Don't book your wedding here unless you want to pay for parking for all of your guests. Oh and make sure you look nice when you walk into that hotel or they'll treat you differently.
Reviewed on 20-10-2016
Marcee (bride) 3 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 11-06-2016
We held our wedding room block at the EL Marriott. The hotel is gorgeous and recently renovated. However, it was really pricey compared to other downtown Marriott's that I've stayed at. We were upgraded to the Executive Suite during our wedding weekend and had chocolate covered strawberries and champagne delivered on our wedding night which was lovely and an unexpected treat. Claudia and team are very responsive. However, they won't let you know when your room block is full or becoming full. I had to hear from the guests that (1) the room block was full and (2) the reservations staff was redirecting them to another hotel! That was exceptionally frustrating. So we had to scramble to add additional rooms - then we find out that the Marriott is actually sold out that night. Then, we had to find another room block at a different hotel. It was a logistical nightmare because we also paid for transportation to pick up our guests... so then we had to pay more from transportation and find out a way to let the guests know that there is another hotel. On top of that, the Marriott ended up having some cancellations and we had a free open spots. That was great but they decided not to award the room block rate and charge close to $200 per night for a room for those open spots. One of our guests actually checked the week of the wedding and decided to cancel the $200 per night room and get the $140 per night room rate instead. So it is like why not award the room block rate in the first place?! Anyhoo, I expected better communication but it was a nice place to stay for the wedding. The guests loved the hotel.
Reviewed on 25-06-2016
Wedding Date 11-06-2016
We held our wedding room block at the EL Marriott. The hotel is gorgeous and recently renovated. However, it was really pricey compared to other downtown Marriott's that I've stayed at. We were upgraded to the Executive Suite during our wedding weekend and had chocolate covered strawberries and champagne delivered on our wedding night which was lovely and an unexpected treat. Claudia and team are very responsive. However, they won't let you know when your room block is full or becoming full. I had to hear from the guests that (1) the room block was full and (2) the reservations staff was redirecting them to another hotel! That was exceptionally frustrating. So we had to scramble to add additional rooms - then we find out that the Marriott is actually sold out that night. Then, we had to find another room block at a different hotel. It was a logistical nightmare because we also paid for transportation to pick up our guests... so then we had to pay more from transportation and find out a way to let the guests know that there is another hotel. On top of that, the Marriott ended up having some cancellations and we had a free open spots. That was great but they decided not to award the room block rate and charge close to $200 per night for a room for those open spots. One of our guests actually checked the week of the wedding and decided to cancel the $200 per night room and get the $140 per night room rate instead. So it is like why not award the room block rate in the first place?! Anyhoo, I expected better communication but it was a nice place to stay for the wedding. The guests loved the hotel.
Reviewed on 25-06-2016
Alicia Curley (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 17-10-2015
It was so easy working with Claudia and her team at the Marriott. They helped us block rooms and it was easy to expand our room block when we unexpectedly needed more rooms. The service we received was great, but really impressed as we got closer to our wedding day. We had people reach out to make sure we had everything we needed and we had someone help us set up a brunch the next morning, even though we had no idea how many people would be showing up. Brunch the day after was incredible; our waiter was such a pleasure to work with and he helped us grab more tables without a complaint when we had more guests than anticipated. I can't say enough by how pleasant our experience was with the Marriott and I would highly recommend them! They even upgraded our room on our wedding night :)
Reviewed on 26-10-2015
Wedding Date 17-10-2015
It was so easy working with Claudia and her team at the Marriott. They helped us block rooms and it was easy to expand our room block when we unexpectedly needed more rooms. The service we received was great, but really impressed as we got closer to our wedding day. We had people reach out to make sure we had everything we needed and we had someone help us set up a brunch the next morning, even though we had no idea how many people would be showing up. Brunch the day after was incredible; our waiter was such a pleasure to work with and he helped us grab more tables without a complaint when we had more guests than anticipated. I can't say enough by how pleasant our experience was with the Marriott and I would highly recommend them! They even upgraded our room on our wedding night :)
Reviewed on 26-10-2015
Chelsea Kaminski (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 15-08-2015
We chose to stay at the Marriott as we were getting married on MSU's campus and it was right across the street. The staff was very attentive, prices weren't too bad ($150/night or so), and rooms were great (they ended up upgrading our room so that we had a balcony!). The drain in our shower stopped working the night of our wedding which was kind of a bummer, but they left us a bottle of champagne so we won't complain too much :)
Reviewed on 09-09-2015
Wedding Date 15-08-2015
We chose to stay at the Marriott as we were getting married on MSU's campus and it was right across the street. The staff was very attentive, prices weren't too bad ($150/night or so), and rooms were great (they ended up upgrading our room so that we had a balcony!). The drain in our shower stopped working the night of our wedding which was kind of a bummer, but they left us a bottle of champagne so we won't complain too much :)
Reviewed on 09-09-2015
Emily Pacic (bride) 2 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 01-01-2016
The wedding sales representative was rude, and unfriendly! The Marriott was our number one choice before we visited. The location is great. We were not interested in the wedding packages they offered (a lot of things we did not want or need). The sales rep was unwillingly to accommodate. Also, the food was over priced (comparable to the Kellogg but Kellogg's food is much better). The room fee however, was the cheapest we found. You really pay for what you get there. For 400 hundred dollars we could have rented the entire second floor but the room was dark, with ugly carpet, and was very dirty. To top it off we saw the sales rep at a wedding convention. They didn't know my mother was still at their booth and the Marriott sales rep started talking about us! She was complaining about us attempting to make our wedding affordable (again their packages are way overpriced). It was extremely unprofessional and rude. I would not recommend them to anyone and I'm so glad we chose not to have our wedding there!
Reviewed on 11-01-2015
Wedding Date 01-01-2016
The wedding sales representative was rude, and unfriendly! The Marriott was our number one choice before we visited. The location is great. We were not interested in the wedding packages they offered (a lot of things we did not want or need). The sales rep was unwillingly to accommodate. Also, the food was over priced (comparable to the Kellogg but Kellogg's food is much better). The room fee however, was the cheapest we found. You really pay for what you get there. For 400 hundred dollars we could have rented the entire second floor but the room was dark, with ugly carpet, and was very dirty. To top it off we saw the sales rep at a wedding convention. They didn't know my mother was still at their booth and the Marriott sales rep started talking about us! She was complaining about us attempting to make our wedding affordable (again their packages are way overpriced). It was extremely unprofessional and rude. I would not recommend them to anyone and I'm so glad we chose not to have our wedding there!
Reviewed on 11-01-2015
Patricia Pniewski (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 29-06-2013
One of the main reasons my Husband and I chose the Marriott in East Lansing was because of their wedding planner, Diane Ferich. We could tell the minute we met her that she was going to be great and she did not disappoint! She responded to my numerous emails promptly and solved all of my \"problems\". I was amazed at all of the details she remembered. She was very organized. The week of the wedding we were able to bring all of our decorations for the reception and she had the event staff put them out exactly as we had planned. Instead of labeling the tables with numbers, I decided to \"label\" them with wedding photos of our family and friends. Setting up the tables could have been a little tricky, but even this abstract idea was perfectly executed. The food was tasty and the servers were friendly and attentive. The morning after the wedding we invited our guests that had stayed over to breakfast in the hotel bistro. It was very nice. We ended up with more guests at breakfast then we had originally planned, but the staff accommodated them all, setting up extra tables. They even ran to get my elderly father a chair with arms so that he was more comfortable. I highly recommend the Marriott at University Place. We had a wonderful wedding weekend!
Reviewed on 26-07-2013
Wedding Date 29-06-2013
One of the main reasons my Husband and I chose the Marriott in East Lansing was because of their wedding planner, Diane Ferich. We could tell the minute we met her that she was going to be great and she did not disappoint! She responded to my numerous emails promptly and solved all of my \"problems\". I was amazed at all of the details she remembered. She was very organized. The week of the wedding we were able to bring all of our decorations for the reception and she had the event staff put them out exactly as we had planned. Instead of labeling the tables with numbers, I decided to \"label\" them with wedding photos of our family and friends. Setting up the tables could have been a little tricky, but even this abstract idea was perfectly executed. The food was tasty and the servers were friendly and attentive. The morning after the wedding we invited our guests that had stayed over to breakfast in the hotel bistro. It was very nice. We ended up with more guests at breakfast then we had originally planned, but the staff accommodated them all, setting up extra tables. They even ran to get my elderly father a chair with arms so that he was more comfortable. I highly recommend the Marriott at University Place. We had a wonderful wedding weekend!
Reviewed on 26-07-2013
Emily Davidson (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 29-06-2013
Working with the Marriott and Diane Ferich was an amazing experience. She was willing to work around our needs for the entire reception/hotel portion of the reception and everyone left the event with positive feedback. My friends and relatives gave rave reviews for the food and the bar/lobby set-up saying that it was one of the better receptions they had attended. Also the rooms were a great price and location for guests. \r\rAs for my husband and I we could not have had a better experience all the way around. The food was as good as it was at the tasting, and everything that was promised along the way was actually delivered. The staff was beyond friendly and was more than accomodating to everyone in the entire room.\r\rIf you need a place to have a reception this is the best place that you can go! I would reccomend it to everyone without any hesitation. Thank you for making it the best night of my life.
Reviewed on 01-07-2013
Wedding Date 29-06-2013
Working with the Marriott and Diane Ferich was an amazing experience. She was willing to work around our needs for the entire reception/hotel portion of the reception and everyone left the event with positive feedback. My friends and relatives gave rave reviews for the food and the bar/lobby set-up saying that it was one of the better receptions they had attended. Also the rooms were a great price and location for guests. \r\rAs for my husband and I we could not have had a better experience all the way around. The food was as good as it was at the tasting, and everything that was promised along the way was actually delivered. The staff was beyond friendly and was more than accomodating to everyone in the entire room.\r\rIf you need a place to have a reception this is the best place that you can go! I would reccomend it to everyone without any hesitation. Thank you for making it the best night of my life.
Reviewed on 01-07-2013
Thomas Covington (groom) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 07-07-2012
Our wedding reception experience at the Marriott East Lansing was incredible. We were on a budget, and really did not expect anything above and beyond standard service and decent food. Diane, our event coordinator, was easy to contact and extremely helpful through the entire wedding planning process. We stayed at the hotel the night before the wedding to get some final items ready, and the entire staff knew who we were and I was shocked by how willing they were to help us out. On the day of the wedding, I was expecting to get several last minute questions or issues to come up from the staff, but none ever came - we walked into the reception (which started with a cocktail hour) and everything was in place and far exceeding our expectations. The only time that I was approached by the event staff was when they wanted to take care of something that we were not expecting them to take care of, again far exceeding our expectations. There were more servers that needed, so somebody was always around to help move something or run a quick errand. The servers that were attending tables never let a water glass get empty. The food was great, and the bar staff was quick and friendly. Three weeks after the wedding and I am still getting compliments on how successful the reception was, and all we did was provide the DJ and the table centerpieces. \r\rIn summary: For the budget that we had for 200 guests and the small amount of time we spent worrying about the reception, the event was outstanding - largely due to the service and staff. Thanks Diane!
Reviewed on 08-08-2012
Wedding Date 07-07-2012
Our wedding reception experience at the Marriott East Lansing was incredible. We were on a budget, and really did not expect anything above and beyond standard service and decent food. Diane, our event coordinator, was easy to contact and extremely helpful through the entire wedding planning process. We stayed at the hotel the night before the wedding to get some final items ready, and the entire staff knew who we were and I was shocked by how willing they were to help us out. On the day of the wedding, I was expecting to get several last minute questions or issues to come up from the staff, but none ever came - we walked into the reception (which started with a cocktail hour) and everything was in place and far exceeding our expectations. The only time that I was approached by the event staff was when they wanted to take care of something that we were not expecting them to take care of, again far exceeding our expectations. There were more servers that needed, so somebody was always around to help move something or run a quick errand. The servers that were attending tables never let a water glass get empty. The food was great, and the bar staff was quick and friendly. Three weeks after the wedding and I am still getting compliments on how successful the reception was, and all we did was provide the DJ and the table centerpieces. \r\rIn summary: For the budget that we had for 200 guests and the small amount of time we spent worrying about the reception, the event was outstanding - largely due to the service and staff. Thanks Diane!
Reviewed on 08-08-2012
Kristen Sermersheim (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 17-09-2011
My fiance and I wanted our wedding in a hotel due to our number of out of town guests. The Marriott was the perfect location. Our wedding coordinator assisted us throughout the whole process and made sure all of our details were put into place. Correspondence was prompt throughout our year of planning. The actual day was perfect. Everything was set up as specified. The staff was accommodating. The banquet room was beautiful. The food was delicious and portions were large. It was a great location for a wedding - especially for an MSU grad.
Reviewed on 10-10-2011
14 Reviews, with a Rating of 4.36 out of 5.0Wedding Date 17-09-2011
My fiance and I wanted our wedding in a hotel due to our number of out of town guests. The Marriott was the perfect location. Our wedding coordinator assisted us throughout the whole process and made sure all of our details were put into place. Correspondence was prompt throughout our year of planning. The actual day was perfect. Everything was set up as specified. The staff was accommodating. The banquet room was beautiful. The food was delicious and portions were large. It was a great location for a wedding - especially for an MSU grad.
Reviewed on 10-10-2011
Contact Info for Marriott East Lansing at University Place
| Contact | Value |
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| https://www.facebook.com/marriotteastlansing/ | |
| X (Twitter) | Marriott East Lansing at University Place |
| Marriott East Lansing at University Place | |
| Website | www.marriott.com |
| Phone | (517) 337-4440 |
| Address | 300 M.A.C. Avenue, East Lansing, MI, 48823 |
| julie.arens@marriottsales.com |
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Meet the Marriott East Lansing at University Place Team
Julie Arens (Manager) Hello and congratulations on your engagement! I share in your joy and enthusiasm as you begin to plan your dream wedding. As a Marriott wedding planner, I am passionate about creating a special and unique event designed around your personal preferences. I enjoy collaborating with couples, hearing new ideas, and sharing some creative ideas of my own. I would love the opportunity to work with you!
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