Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel
Wedding venue in Albany, New York
About Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel
Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel offers wedding celebrations in Albany, about half a mile from Albany International Airport. Its 24,000 square feet of indoor event space includes three ballrooms and two landscaped courtyards with atrium skylights; ceremony options include the Fort Orange Courtyard pergola or koi pond areas, King Street Courtyard, and the Fort Orange, King Street, or High Street ballrooms. Receptions can be paired with an hour-long courtyard cocktail reception, dinner service, and planning support. Wedding packages include a hospitality suite, champagne toast, cake service, overnight honeymoon suite, parking, and airport shuttle service. The hotel also offers rehearsal dinners, next-day breakfast or brunch, and wedding room blocks.
The facts
- Guests
- 30–900 guests
- Pricing note
- 2026 wedding dinner packages: Silver $145 per guest for four hours; Gold $165 per guest for five hours; Platinum $185 per guest for five hours, plus service charge and tax. Ceremony fee is $1,600; rehearsal fee is $200 plus tax and service charge. These are package and event fees, not venue-rental amounts.
- Setting
- Indoor
- Kind of place
- Hotel
- Last updated
- October 2026
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On the big wedding guides
- Listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
- Not listed on Zola (checked November 2026)
How to reach Crowne Plaza Albany – The Desmond Hotel
- Website: desmondhotelsalbany.com
- Phone: (518) 869-8100
- Address: 660 Albany Shaker Road
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