Rooms to block per night for travelling wedding guests, the whole block in room-nights, and the minimum pickup guests must book before the contract's attrition penalty starts.
Every percentage is a starting assumption you can change to fit your crowd.
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Frequently asked questions
How many hotel rooms should I block for a wedding?
Start from the guests you expect to travel and say yes, divide by how many people share a room, and round up. That is the number of rooms per night. A block that does not fill can cost you money, so it is often safer to start smaller and ask the hotel to add rooms later.
What is attrition in a hotel room block?
Many room-block contracts say your guests must book a set share of the block, called the attrition rate, or you pay for some of the rooms that went unbooked. Hotels usually count it in room-nights: rooms times nights. This calculator starts at 80% as an assumption; your contract has the real figure.
What is the minimum pickup?
The number of room-nights your guests must book before the attrition penalty starts: the block's room-nights times the attrition rate, rounded up to a whole room-night.
Can I add rooms to a block later?
Often, if the hotel still has rooms, but it is not guaranteed. Before you sign, ask whether you can add rooms to the block and when the cutoff date is.