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I am not sure how many people you are having or what type of wedding you are planning but if you are not doing the basic wedding package don't bother trying to pick a room for the free wedding because they will not apply that money from the basic free wedding package if you choose to upgrade at all to the tides or tropical fairytale packages. We ended up booking the romance suite but when we got there they upgraded us to the Royal Service which was much nicer than some of our friends rooms who had stayed in the Romance Suite and the perks of the restaurant and private pool make it well worth it because the buffet food wasn't really so great for breakfast and lunch and it is hard to get dinner reservations so it is nice to be able to go to the restaurant. The Royal Service is further from the beach but they have golf carts that will transport you and there are only a few Romance Suites that are the nicer ones with the beds that they show in the pictures that are right by the beach and there is no way to ensure those would be the ones you would get. Hope this helps

Hi! I am getting married April 17th at the Melia and am also bringing my photographer. I asked our WC about a fee and she said as long as they are a guest of the hotel there is no fee. Hope this helps!

I actually heard good things about the Jellyfish restaurant which gives choices for a sit-down dinner and the woman couldn't be nicer. I emailed her with questions and she emailed right back. It is right nextdoor to Melia and they have a bus that comes to get you. they seem so nice and easygoing and almost too good to be true. I would def look into it. Has anyone been there or done their reception there?

This was the email I sent and her answers are in blue. I am not happy with the fact that the romance suite was falsely advertised with royal services access or that they cannot have a sit down dinner with choices for more than 12 people.  We are anticipating close to 80 guests and have > reserved our rooms through our travel agent Mary Salegna.ok please send us your rooming list with all the info required, once you have all your guests confirmed. see format attached. We > will be staying 5 nights in the Romance Suite and have selected > the basic Melia free Wedding package, well actually I paid the > deposit for the Melia package before deciding on the room. ok. One > question I had regarding the Romance Suite was in the Romance > Guide page 41 it says, "Experience Suite guest may take > advantage of the Royal Service** amenities which feature > exclusive services including transportation and a private beach > area with private bar just steps away." However when I asked > Laura about this she said only Royal Service guests were allowed > and our room didn't allow us those privileges which I think is > incorrect information. Can you clarify this? The romance suite does not have royal service included. They are two different types of rooms. > > Also we would like to have a rehearsal dinner in one of the > restaurants, will that be possible given the large number of our > party? If not will they do something that won't be similar to > our reception, maybe a beach bbq? and if so what can they offer > and how much does it typically cost? The only place where we can accommodate a dinner for 80 non private is The buffet market place, the time would be 6:00 PM and there will be a cost of US$20 per guests after the 24 included. We can organize a BBQ buffet at the beach the night before for US$ 50.00 per person with 2 hours of basic bar included. ( you must have more than 50 guests to have a buffet dinner) > > I would like to have a private reception either in the > amphitheater or on the beach. What is the set up costs for the > beach because they were not listed in the romance guide? Also > the main reason I didn't want to select the Fairy Tale package > is because I want to have a sit down dinner for my guests that > permit them to choose from a set menu. We have a very diverse > group coming including vegetarians, people who do not eat fish, > someone with a gluten intolerance who can't have anything > containing wheat, as well as some truly picky people so I would > not feel comfortable choosing for them. Is it possible to have a > small menu and allow the guests to choose? a Private plated dinner for more than 12 guests require the couple to select a set menu ( one entrée, one main course for all the guests). there is no exception to this rule. we can accommodate specifics needs if we know them in advance like one or two guests allergic to an specific food item or a vegetarian ( we can decide one special menu for them ahead of time), but the rest of the guests must have the same menu.  If you prefer we can organize a buffet dinner with one of the menus from the romance guide for 50 US$ per person with 2 hours basic bar included. ( a buffet is only possible for a group size more than 50) > Also we would like to do something the day after, what is typically done or available for guests after? Maybe a brunch? Yes we can organize a brunch private for a cost of US$ 23.00 per person. The private brunch can be organize at the beach gazebo ( this will depend on availability). Another option is: You can determine a meeting point for your guests at lunch time or breakfast and have an informal gathering. or maybe by the pool.  Please let us know your decisions to do the reservations of the different places for your different events. Also let us know all the services of your preference to prepare a preliminary invoice for you based on your selections.

I emailed them again to ask why I haven't heard from Heincy and apparently she is on vacation until October 2 which is outrageous so I emailed the two contact people from her automatic reply and they said they would have the answers to my questions in 48 hours and I just sent another email because still no answer from anyone. They are terrible at responding...I seriously hope this is not an indicator of how my wedding will be. I hate to keep emailing them because I feel like I am already blacklisted with them but there response time is over a week which is not right

They just assigned us Heinicy Santana...did you like working with her? Was she easy to contact and helpful?

Hello! We are getting married at the Melia Caribe on April 17th and I am trying to decide between the royal service one bedroom and the romance suite which bothy both offer the complimentary basic wedding package. I cannot find any reviews of the romance suite... the one picture on the site looks more like honeymoon/newlywed accommodations than the one bedroom royal service but i feel like the royal service may make the trip. We are also having about 50 guests so are we going to make use of the royal service? Im sooo confused can anyone offer some advice? Thank you