The Citadel Beach House

Been here a few times. Great place to host a beach dance. Covered area, lots of tables and great breeze. Convenient restrooms, that were very clean. the staff was so helpful when were setting up. If youre looking for a venue to host a party or dance event this is the place!

I attended a wedding at this venue last night. It was nice, but would only work for a down-​to-​earth bride… sorry «bridezillas», this is not the spot for you. At first, I thought it would be a Citadel grad wedding, but came to find out that the venue is open to the public (for a price) and Alumni simply receive a discount when booking. The main room was spacious for this small (ish) event and offered vaulted ceilings, wood floors, panoramic ocean views from the rear and a nice sized deck around the structure. There is also a lawn off the rear of the building (facing the ocean) with tables for guests, but the weather didn’t exactly cooperate yesterday afternoon. I’d say there were about 120 guests, another 15 in the catering & bartending staff, a band of eight and two police officers. Despite a TINY kitchen (where your caterer cannot cook ANYTHING onsite, this will have to be taken into consideration when booking this venue — the caterer has to have a «mobile kitchen» or the food would be cooked in advance, yuck!) the food was excellent and to my knowledge everything went along as planned without a hitch. The food was expertly crafted by Chef Brady of the Pampered Palate… this is not my first event with this group…(I’M A FAN). As I mentioned before there were two police officers on site for the entire event which concluded at 10:00 PM on the dot. Due to a noise ordinance, the outside bar and activities outside of the main building were rapped up at 9:15 giving the band time to get that final push of wedding party favorites out and the excuse for those who had no business dancing to bust a move.
This place is not extravagant by any means — but is a nice place to hold an event beachside. If you’re actually getting married there, find another place to get ready, the bathrooms are dated and a bit tight… If you have food, do your research… If you want to party past 10:00 — pick another venue!

This is an awesome venue for any type of event. We had a company party out there and it was perfect. There is a sand volley ball court, a basketball court, you are close to the beach, and there is enough parking for a big party. We just used the shed and it was perfect.