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Has anyone gotten married at The Maker Hotel? We’re seriously considering it and love the idea of making the wedding more of a full weekend experience in Hudson.

I’d especially love to hear about: The full hotel buyout/room block — they told us that for ceremonies on property, a full hotel buyout is required, since the hotel has only 11 rooms. Did anyone do this, and how did the room block work in practice?

Did the buyout actually mean the entire hotel was exclusively yours for the weekend, including all common spaces/restaurants/etc., or were there any limitations?

Overall pros/cons of having the wedding there — service, food, logistics, guest experience, noise/space limitations, etc. We'd love to hear it all!

My fiancé and I are considering Someplace Upstate for our wedding and would love to hear from anyone who has actually gotten married there or attended a wedding there!

We love the idea of it feeling more like a weekend getaway than just a wedding venue, but would really appreciate firsthand experiences before we seriously consider it. Thank you!

Hi all! Looking forward to our August trip to Ireland. However, we want to be realistic with how much we can see without spending too much time in the car. Curious if anyone has done a similar route or has some advice on how to restructure. Open to any adjustments!

Arrival: Dublin → Galway
Day 2: Galway
Day 3: Galway → Dingle
Day 4: Dingle
Day 5:  Dingle → Killarney
Day 6: Killarney → Dublin
Departure: Dublin

Should we consider skipping Killarney? Or Galway? We've heard such great things about Dingle, Slea Head Drive, Ring of Kerry.. So, it seems like Galway might make more sense to skip -- what do you all think?