Plan Your Celebration
Celebration and Special Events
Garden Court Hotel offers an elegant and gracious environment for your special party. Indoor and outdoor spaces accommodate rehearsal dinners, anniversaries, birthdays, bar and bat mitzvahs and holiday events.
Professional Event Planners assist with creating your event and our Banquet Manager will orchestrate the details. We have linen styles and colors to choose from, offer a complimentary a candle lit centerpiece and exceptional vendor resources.
Please review our guidelines, menus and brochures online or should you require immediate assistance call our Events Office directly (650) 323-1912 or (800) 824-9028.
- Guidelines
- Ballrooms
- Amenities and Services
- Menus
- Beverages
- Seasonal Sample Menus
- Wednesday's Lobby Reception Invitation
- Preferred Guestroom Rates
- Planning Resources
- Wedding and Special Event Inquiry form
View our brochures
Amenities and Services
Guestroom Features
- Bedside fresh gardenia
- Twice daily housekeeping services including nightly luxury turn-down
- Fully stocked private bar
- 24-hour ice service
- BOSE radio with CD player
- Private balconies with French door access
- Jacuzzi bathrooms
- Fireplace rooms
- In-room safe
- Complimentary high-speed Internet access
- Document center with office supplies
- Movies On Demand ($)
- Turn-down special Peet's Coffee and Tea Service (suites)
- Marble bathrooms with brass fixtures
- Polished 320 thread count 100% long staple cotton bed linens
- Down feather duvets and pillows
- Plush non-allergic foam pillows and comforters available
- Cozy chenille throws with tassels
- Marble bathrooms with brass fixtures
- Thick 100% cotton plush terry bathrobes
- Oversized 100% long staple cotton towels
- Aveda bath products
- Hair dryers
- Iron, ironing board and clothes steamer in-room
- Same day laundry and dry-cleaning services
Hotel Amenities
- Valet parking overnight with in and out privileges ($)
- Wireless internet access throughout common areas
- Morning Peet's Coffee and Tea service with breakfast pastries in the lobby
- Evening port and cookie service in the lobby
- Fresh fruit throughout common areas
- Fitness center focusing on cardiovascular health
- Choice of daily newspapers
- Overnight shoeshine service
- Children's welcome amenities
- 24-hour room service ($)
- Pet friendly ($)
Personalized Guestroom Group Coordinator Service
- In-room massage (by appointment)
- Private sedan service (by arrangement)
- Personal care Items
- In-town spa services (by appointment)
- Restaurant reservations
- Customize physical fitness packages
Wednesday's Lobby Reception Invitation
An open invitation is extended to you and your family.
Our weekly Wednesday Lobby Reception is held between 5:00pm – 7:00pm.
This is a terrific opportunity to experience service style, sample menu and wines, tour ballrooms and view guestrooms.
Appointments are recommended when you are ready to review all of our event information with an Event Manager.
Please make your appointment request on line [link] to Wedding and Special Event Inquiry.
Should you require immediate assistance call our Event Office directly (650) 323-1912 or (800) 824-9028.
Preferred Guestroom Rates and Reservations
Please contact your Events Manager directly for guestroom arrangements (650) 323-1912.
No deposit or credit card on file is required to make a reservation block for your event. Your reservation is released without penalty 3 weeks prior to your event. We will continue to honor the best available preferred rate up to and including your event date.
Make reservations as early as possible. We monitor your event reservations by rooming list and may suggest increasing your reservation block when necessary.
Event guests require the below information to receive the best possible rates:
- All preferred rates and reservations are based on availability.
- When making individual reservations contact Guest Services directly (650) 322-9000.
- The reservation block is listed under your event name.
- Several room types all with varying preferred rates are quoted.
- We quote the best available rate for the room types remaining in your reservation block.
- We cannot guarantee all one room type for your event.
Event Planning Resources
Standard Linens
Standard linens are included with your ballroom and come in many colors
| Chair Covers and Sashes | |
|---|---|
| Chair covers, standard solid white, ivory or black with same sash | $7.50 |
| Chair covers, satin striped damask, white or ivory with same sash | $8.75 |
| Chair sashes only, standard solid white, ivory and standard colors | $2.75 |
| Chair sashes only, specialty fabrics; organza, satin, damask | $3.25 |
| Guest Table Linens | |
|---|---|
| 132" round linen to the floor, satin damask, floral damask or organza | $40.00+ |
| 120" round linen to the floor, satin damask, floral damask or organza | $35.00+ |
| 80" square linen overlay, satin damask, floral damask or organza | $30.00+ |
| Napkins, satin stripe damask or floral damask | $3.50+ |
| Napkins, white with satin borders | $3.50+ |
Additional Linens
Specialty linens may be ordered for your buffet, registration and custom tables for your Event. Your coordinator will be pleased to review the cost of these upgrades. Our standard solid linens are complimentary for your additional event tables.
Lighting Packages
lighting package by Elle Décor designed for GCH
Space Heaters
| Tall stainless steel heaters | $135.00 |
Flower Arrangements
We can order arrangements for your event using our local florist La Lavande. Floral designers have an exceptional sense of current and European style. Their designs are always an elegant compliment to the ambience of the Garden Court Hotel.
Dinner and Cocktail Reception Music
We are happy to arrange for musicians to perform background music for your event. Our resources include harpists, duos, trios and quartets, mariachis, classical, jazz and swing styles. You are welcome to bring up to 5 CDs for our house system.
Vendors
GARDEN COURT HOTEL VENDOR RESOURCES
| EVENT DESIGN AND COORDINATION | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Designs | (415) 841-9801 | www.aliciakdesigns.com | Alicia Falango |
| Elle Music and Events | (925) 236-2663 | www.elle-music.com | Brandon Cruz |
| Ha Le Events and Design | (650) 823-7288 | www.HaLeEvents.com | Taylor Nguyen |
| BAKERIES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A Piece of Cake | (408) 524-8180 | www.apieceofcakebakery.com | |
| Butterfly Cakes | (650) 344-6100 | www.butterflycakes.com | Sonya Hong |
| Cake Expressions | (408) 295-2253 | www.cakeexpressions.com | Cero Anthony |
| Copenhagen Bakery | (650) 342-1357 | www.copenhagenbakery.com | |
| Draeger's Menlo Park | (650) 324-7765 | www.draegers.com | Marcus Coy |
| Prolific Oven | (650) 326-8485 | www.prolificoven.com | |
| Satura Cakes | (650) 472-1522 | www.saturacakes.com | Kate Cecich |
| Sugar, Butter, Flour | (408) 732-8597 | www.sugarbutterflour.com | |
| DJs AND MUSICIANS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Schwartz Jazz | (510) 654-3221 | www.antonjazz.com | Anton Schwartz |
| Denon and Doyle | (415) 861-5021 | www.djay.com | |
| Elle Music and Events | (925) 236-2663 | www.elle-music.com | Brandon Cruz |
| Elite Entertainment | (408) 733-8833 | www.e3music.com | Vic Pelayo |
| Joel Nelson Productions | (800) 578-5780 | www.joelnelson.com | Joel Nelson |
| SF Conservatory of Music | (415) 759-3458 | www.sfcm.edu/musictogo.html | |
| Swing Fever | (415) 459-2428 | www.swingfever.com | |
| FLORISTS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Divas | (408) 727-4416 | www.flowerdivas.com | Shawna Futagaki |
| La Lavande | (650) 551-1001 | www.lalavande.com | Nasrin Assadi |
| Tapestry | (415) 550-1015 | www.tapestryflowers.com | Karen Axel |
| Urban Dahlia | (917) 650-6438 | www.urbandahlia.com | Elizabeth Rivera |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chung Chung Photo | (650) 329-8632 | www.chungphoto.com |
| Jill Johnson Photography | (408)371-7764 | www.jilljohnsonweddings.com |
| KI Photography | (408) 420-4088 | www.kiphotography.com |
| Michelle Walker Photography | (415) 235-5400 | www.walkerstudios.com |
| Joyce Perlman Photography | (650) 867-2013 | www.jperlmanphotography.com |
| Teresa Halton | (650) 595-5444 | www.teresahalton.com |
| Melissa Bagley | (408) 578-4501 | www.melissabagley.com |
| Thomas Hughes Video | (415) 257-2600 | www.thomashughesvideo.com |
| INVITATION, PAPER DESIGN, MESSAGE and LOGOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Letter Perfect | (650) 321-3700 | www.letterperfect.com | Gwen Crawford |
| OUT-SOURCED RENTALS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Party Rentals | (650) 652-0300 | www.classicpartyrentals.com | Gwen Ortiz | Chairs, Specialty Linens, Chargers, Chair covers |
| Elle Music and Events | (925) 236-2663 | www.elle-music.com | Brandon Cruz | Custom Lighting |
| BRIDAL GOWNS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Jin Wang, Bridal Gowns | (415) 397.9111 | www.jinwang.net |
| Marina Morrison, Ltd. | (415) 984.9360 | www.marinamorrison.com |
| The Unique Bride | (650) 347.7001 | www.uniquebride.com |
| STYLISTS AND SPAS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge Hair Industries | (650) 462-1000 | www.edgehairindustries.com | Dianna, Bridal Hair |
| Juut Salon Spa | (650) 328-4067 | www.juut.com | Hair, Make-up, Spa |
| Thermae | (650) 984-3131 | www.thermaespa.com | Spa Services |
| Watercourse Way | (650) 462-2000 | www.watercourseway.com | Spa Services |
| JEWELERS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gleim Jewelers | (650) 323.1331 | www.gleimjewelers.com | Georgie Gleim |
| Diamonds of Palo Alto | (650) 322.1200 | www.diamondsofpaloalto.com | Israel Zehavi |
| Johnson and Company | (650) 321.0764 | www.johnsonjewelers.com | |
| TRANSPORTATION | ||
|---|---|---|
| RRLS | (650) 853.8455 | www.rollzroycelimo.com |
