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| - After looking around for a smaller, centrally located venue to celebrate my grandmothers 75th birthday party we settled on this location because it was pretty and reasonably priced. Even though my folks foot the bill, I helped my mom with all the preparations so I feel justified to review. The establishment is older and has not had any renovations but the grounds are beautiful and the garden is well kept and complete with a gazebo and koi pond. Inside has a large kitchen to prepare food or for caters to set up in. We had 85 guests inside and still had enough room to set up a bar, DJ and dance floor, photo booth, candy bar and a step and repeat. The woman who runs the place is named Linda and she was incredibly helpful and accommodating throughout the entire planning process. She gave us the name of someone who did the linens and centerpieces for the lowest price we came across. The entire event went off perfectly without a hitch and everyone had an amazing time.
There's only one caveat. Linda does provide security as part of the package, there was a Phoenix Police Officer there during the entire event and he was very friendly to everyone as they entered the building. When the party was over and we started cleaning up, I was taking stuff out to my truck and I heard Linda tell the officer that we had someone that was too intoxicated to drive home and he needed to speak to him. The officer told her that this was a family event and he was confident that the family would handle the situation but Linda still insisted that he come inside to talk to him. I already knew who she was referring to, it was one of my uncles who always drinks too much but he never gets out of control and his wife of 30 years who doesn't drink does the driving. So she comes inside and points out one of the bartenders who is coincidentally wearing the same clothes as my uncle, they both have the same haircut and skin color. When that didn't go as she expected, Linda pointed out one of my cousins and told the police officer she was too intoxicated to drive home. One of my other uncles who doesn't drink was already set to drive her home, so the officer left. I was disappointed by Linda's actions. If she was so concerned with the safety of the only two people who over-drank at our party, she should have approached the host to inquire about their transportation before insisting that the police officer become involved. Neither one of them were doing anything more than acting silly and telling everyone how much they loved them. I could see how this same situation could go horribly awry with different personalities so I felt it worth mentioning.
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