[ Pool area overlooking main entrance of the hotel to the gardens used for weddings]

Harare Garden Wedding Venue: Cresta Oasis Hotel

Cresta Oasis Hotel is one of Harare’s leading wedding venues. It is located along Samora Machel Avenue [Mutare road] on your way to Msasa Park [within the vicinity of Econet Office Park in Msasa] in Harare. This Zimbabwe wedding venue has essentially three gardens with different capacities that can accommodate your garden wedding;

1. Shanyai Gardens – 1000 guests maximum
2. Nyati Gardens – 500 guests maximum
3. Pool Area – 500 guests maximum.

In order to secure your venue booking a non-refundable fee of Z$2.5billion [ USD60] must be paid for the preferred garden.

Concerning the menu, the hotel has a buffet selection which you are free to tailor make based on a ready made catalogue/menu. For drinks Cresta provides a full bar facility for weddings which can be controlled by a pre-set credit limit with the bar person. Please note that Cresta does not allow any outside catering. They prefer to do it all for you including the bar. Full waiter service is available throughout the function at no extra cost.

Interesting to note is a present to the bride & groom on their special day from Cresta which includes a complimentary suite room which includes breakfast, a fruit basket and bath salts. The hotel also offers discount on accommodation for any of your invited guests who elect to stay at the hotel.

Cresta also hires tables, chairs, linen and tent on your behalf with no extra charge except for the cost of hiring the various items.

Cresta Oasis Hotel is an excellent wedding venue if you are after a wedding with less headaches but supported by your wallet. This venue is good enough in eliminating all the hussles of looking for hiring services etc.

The following are the terms and conditions for Cresta wedding bookings;

1] Wedding booking will only be confirmed after the receipt of the Z$2.5 billion [USD60.00] non-refundable portion of the venue hire. [this figure is reviewed monthly but remains more or less the same in USD]

2] Full payment of the total bill should be done two weeks before the date of the wedding.

3] Cresta recommends that they hire tents, tables etc on your behalf, from Rooney’s or Dreams Hiring Company

4] In the event that you have hired your equipment from Hiring companies, you will be required to pich up & line the tents 3 days before the wedding. However, if the tents fail to meet Cresta standards you will be asked to pull them down. Cresta insists that it’s got standards to safe guard so wishy washy things will not be accepted.

5] Tent collection is to be done 1 day after the wedding. Failure to adhere to this rule attracts a storage fee of Z$500million [USD20] per day.

6]Cancellation of the event should be 2 months or more.

7]Any cancellation 4 weeks from the date of the wedding will attract a cancellation fee of 50% of the total bill.

If Cresta is for you please contact them as follows;

+263-(0)4-487154/ 704217/8/9or email: reservations@cresta.co.zw

To Your Special Day!