Celebrated a wonderful wedding at the Woodlands this season! The ceremony was outside, and the…read morevenue set up chairs facing the beautiful wooden arbor. The venue also set up the indoor tables and chairs before we arrived at the space, which was a huge help before we started decorating! Schoug, the venue coordinator, was amazing! She was helpful throughout the whole day, and was so kind to the bride, groom and their family. Would definitely recommend this venue for future events and weddings! The bridal suite was beautiful! The room had a personal bathroom, 2 sinks, and a getting ready area with 4 mirrors, 4 hangers for the dresses, and 4 high table chairs. It was the perfect space for the bridal party to get ready for the big day.

From the owner: Hold your wedding at The Woodlands, an elegant event space in the picturesque forests of Algonkian…read moreRegional Park in Sterling, Virginia. The primary room, which holds up to 200 guests, features high ceilings, a striking stone fireplace, and a dance floor framed by windows that overlook the wooded golf course. Accommodate your guests in well-appointed riverfront cottages along the Potomac River. Great Blue Heron provides full on-site catering for any event at The Woodlands.

My husband I hosted our post wedding celebration here…read morehttp://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/hprs/dranesville.htm on 4/18/15. Zack (who showed me the property and set up the reservation) and Cindy (who was on-site manager the day of the event) were very easy to work with. Since, the property is managed by Fairfax County; I never got the feeling that I was being upsold. The space itself has both pros and cons. The cons of the space is that is split into several small to medium sized rooms making it difficult to host a typical style reception (our guests stayed and gravitated outside so we hardly needed the indoor space). You have to bring down the chairs and tables from the top of the stairs (the tables and chairs are included in your rental costs). The Dranesville Tavern only has a cold kitchen (so, if you'd like an event where the cater(ers) are cooking something fresh at your party site this is not the location for you). You must have a license catering (no on-site cooking from the hosts is permitted). You have to pay (and give yourself additional time) to obtain an ABC license from the state of VA. The pros are the outdoor space includes 2 large covered decks on either side of the property. Our party was able to set out the chairs and tables on the deck and our guests brought their food from the buffet (set up in one of the rooms inside). If you're looking for a place with charm the Dranesville Tavern is a nice mixture. It is historic without being small (believe it can hold up to 80 people). It also has a nice rustic feel to it. The exterior of the buliding looked nice in our pictures. The Dranesville Tavern gives you an rain plan. Although we only used the indoor space for a place to store gifts, drinks and the buffet; it was nice to know had it rained that we could still host our guests comfortably. The lawns at the Dranesville Tavern are large and surround the property and although this property is located off a busy road it feels very private. Our party had several lawn games for people to enjoy (making the lawns even more pleasant place to spend an afternoon). There is ample parking (at no additional cost) located next to the property. In a nutshell for the cost and space, if you're looking for a place that feels special without the upcharge; I would suggest looking at the Dranesville Tavern.

We were looking for a venue for a reception that was reasonably priced. The Dranesville Tavern…read morequickly moved to the top of our list. It's run by Fairfax County and the staff were easy to work with and helpful as we planned our event. The only drawback to the building is that there isn't one large room like most event spaces. But there is a nice porch that over looks a beautiful lawn. There are multiple good sized rooms where you can set up tables for food and seating on both floors. Overall given the reasonable cost, good proximity to Nova/DC, lovely historic building, and abundant parking it was a choice and I would recommend it for small to medium gatherings (30-60 people), particularly in the spring and fall.

We have team meetings here, which is convenient. The space is very productive, with great coffee…read moreand a helpful team!

I like all the quiet places to get work done! The staff are wonderful and welcoming! And the…read moreparking is so easy. Love all the live plants too!

This was an absolutely stunning venue for a wedding. Outside in the fall, the leaves were changing…read moreand made for the perfect backdrop for family photos for the bride and groom. The botanical gardens were a great site to view while waiting for the festivities to begin. The wedding hall itself is gorgeous with the open windows and was just perfectly decorated. This venue can definitely hold large groups. They have a bar area for a cocktail hour and then we moved into the main atrium for dinner and dancing . Dinner was delicious. The starter salad was quite tasty. We had an amazing time at this venue. I would highly recommend.

A few secrets about the Atrium:…read more 1. It has cherry blossom trees in the spring and is a perfect spot for doing Photoshoots if DC cherry blossom is too busy and too packed. 2. During winter time they set up holiday lights and it's very beautiful and not as busy as some other places. 3. If you get married there, you receive a membership from them We had our wedding at the Atrium and I'm grateful to my colleague who told me about this beautiful venue. They have all the information to start online and their team in charge of events is responsive and will send you all the files and pricing. When you schedule a visit, make sure to schedule it early enough, this place is so popular that we could barely get a window to visit and got lucky enough to grab someone's cancellation. We worked with Esther and she was absolutely fantastic to work with. Her responses are on time, she sends out the reminders and she is such a radiant and positive person, we loved her! Esther also helped us with all unique requests and accommodations and we appreciated all her support. Their in-house caterer was also great, we were pleasantly surprised with pricing for 2023 and we received quotes from over 30+ venues in the area. The quality of the food was very good too. We had a positive feedback from guests as well! The views are also so beautiful if you are doing your ceremony baby time from spring to late fall. So many flowers around!!

Reserved for child's birthday party, but showed up to disappointingly find I had accidently booked…read morethe wrong date. The staff and manager, Jotham, jumped into action and helped save the day! Every person we interacted with was kind and understanding in fixing my error. Most importantly, all the kids had a great time. We will definitely be back!

Fun as always, it definitely does take a toll when your hands stopped because the steering wheel is…read morevery different and stiff and takes a massive swing to get used to

Very fun place, great instruction too! Food and drinks were also good! Definitely worth it, so give…read moreit a try.

My company booked this spot for our Xmas get together with around 2 full hours of unlimited axe…read morethrowing and food. It was my first time trying this out and I've enjoyed it. Some of my colleagues were new to axe throwing too and picked it up really fast. For the catered food, I really like the pizza and beer pretzels. I learned that it's a women owned business and I'd love to support more of such entities in the future.

Nice friendly place. I assume this a members club only however I was lucky to be invited as a…read moreguest. Thanks for a good time Elks.

I recently received a tour of this facility and it is absolutely gorgeous. I was so surprised to…read morefind such a nice facility. It is set up a little differently, the banquet hall is located on the second floor but it is stunning. Plus the Elks #2406 has an amazing group of folks that dedicate their time to a great organization. Keep up the amazing work guys! I cannot wait to work with you more in the future.

For a public course it's fairly nice and the cost is reasonable as compared to other courses. By…read morefar if you're looking for a decent day of golf and don't play at private courses then this is a definite choice. I look forward to playing again.

Still love this gem of a park & golf course. Had a great time with our group scramble. Algonkian…read moretreated us right. Course is in good condition.