Hi All,
I will strongly not recommend Halia as a venue. I am having my wedding dinner in Halia in November this year and I met with a whole lot of issues!!
1) Venue capacity - When i first bought the wedding package, I explicitly told Halia that I need a place for 140 pax. They told me that the gallery room and courtyard can accomodate that many people. I was really happy as it was a pretty place.. Many months later, in October 2012, I asked for my seating plan for 140 pax and guess what! The ops person told me that they can only accomodate 128 pax! I totally flipped and made a big deal via email. They asked for me to meet their GM, who afterwhich, told me that 140 pax can be done after some arrangement! After causing so much stress, they said it can be done! Really a waste of time and a whole lot of stress!
2) They give very little help during your actual day. No AV assistance, min coordination and not even giving us the venue earlier for decor.. It is just ridiculous!
3) We need the makeup room to be ready by 2.30pm in order to have our solemnization by 5.30pm. They couldn't accomodate because they have a tentative lunch and the earliest they can let us use the venue is 3pm! Afterwhich, we made a big fuss and they agreed to it.. They should rethink these issues before rejecting us and agreeing again
With all the issues mentioned above, it is really not worth the time and stress especially for brides-to-be. You will be better off with another venue with more support. Moreover, we are paying $118+++ per pax which is more than a standard hotel.
In all fairness, I will write another post after the wedding to assess the situation..