Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club

A short three hour time limit on day time weddings left our wedding with much to be desired. (We weren't made aware of any daytime packages that allowed us to have more time.) Granted in the winter when we started planning since dance floors weren't open with COVID-19, and my fiance didn't have a great interest in dancing, we didn't think this time limit would be a problem. (However, as what we wanted changed and COVID restrictions loosened) we had scheduled it so that we would ideally have an hour to socialize and dance after eating. Warning couples who think that a 3 hour day time wedding including a ceremony is enough time... it's not! Taking photos takes up so much time. So alright, we can be blamed for paying thousands of dollars for only a three hour wedding. (An event where you are also not given the option to taste test your food or wedding cake ahead of time. Big mistake- I've tasted better cakes at ShopRite!) I could have lived with this if things had ran more smoothly with the wedding coordinater and the banquet coordinator. Apparently once the ceremony is over, things are taken over by a banquet coordinator (a person we never met before, who likely had no idea what our exact schedule was etc.) This person didn't seem to communicate much with me or my family. For instance, there wasn't much coordination in regards to communicating with the announcer (my father) for when to announce us and our first dance. Also, I don't know whose fault it was, but our guest book was never put out! Furthermore, there was also little space made for us on the dance floor! I had also really wanted to do my first look on the grand staircase or by the water fountain: I had made a point to mention this to my wedding coordinater several times. However, I wasn't informed until the day before the wedding that there was a brunch going on outside, so I wasn't able to take any pictures in that area. If I had known that there was a possibility that I couldn't utilize other parts of the venue (although I get it, we booked the centennial pavillion and oval lawn area), maybe I would have re-evaluated my decision to have the wedding there. I believe it is important to utilize the beauty of a venue to it's full potential. I had thought that once you decide to have a wedding at a venue you would be able to utilize various aspects of the venue, but I guess that this is not always the case. Obviously I was a bit naive in regards to wedding planning and figuring out what I wanted. Anyway, I just want to warn couples about these factors and let people know that if you are having a micro wedding/ small wedding in the daytime, there may be less attention given to you than if you were having a longer event. We should have done more research and figured out that we wanted a longer wedding before signing the contract. It is a shame because it is a beautiful venue and you'd think that they'd offer an hour or two more for clients who wish to have a day time weddings, rather than having a 3 hour cut off. Clearly, this place specializes in golf and not weddings.

Our stay at this resort was wonderful. The staff ~ everyone greeted us with a welcoming smile, the grounds ~ adorned with beautiful flowers and the resort ~ simply charming. We especially loved their outdoor patio area where you can sit and relax with a cocktail while enjoying the scenery. Oh, they also have a huge fire pit which is an added bonus while on the patio. We loved it and already booked a longer stay in September.

Everything about this place is perfect the pool room is the lobby the outside I don’t play golf so I would imagine if I was a golfer I would love it even more someone told me that it was a second oldest golf course in the United States or maybe New Jersey ... We just stayed one night on our way to Cape May I wish I could’ve stayed there a week close by the Smithville cute little historic place we shop everything and he was right there the pool the bar or restaurant

We arrived today and so far we are far from being impressed by the Seaview hotel. We were first given a room above a dumpster . At $300 à night, it was quite surprising . On top of it the children bed that was supposed to be in the room hadn’t been delivered. After talking to the reception, we were given another room much nicer and with better view but at 12:30am, our children still didn’t have their bed delivered by housekeeping. At 12:30am, housekeeping arrived with one single bed for 2 teenage kids. We found out that they were only given the instruction about bed arrangements as I called past midnight even though I initially booked a large room for 4, emailed a few days before to make sure the hotel was aware we were two adults and two kids and at last after making sure at check in that the room was ready for a family of 4. The reception at midnight was useless and careless. The hotel is not worth the money as it is poorly managed.

A very upscale resort. The indoor/ outdoor bar was very welcoming. Clean, bright rooms. Comfortable bed. Plenty of towels. A large facility. Be prepared to walk a distance to certain rooms. Beautiful outdoor garden.