I only viewed this venue from the outside, on a weekend, to try to assess whether it might fit our…read moreneeds. The home is clean, plenty of parking available!

I had the unfortunate experience of losing my father February 19th of this year. I knew that I…read morewanted to do something special after his service to celebrate his life. I wanted to allow our friends and family time to talk about the meaningful times that we were lucky enough to spend with a man that meant so much to so many. Since I live in Portland, I knew it would be challenging to find a space online. I grew up in Olympia, and it has changed a lot. I found somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 possibilities. When I stumbled across the website for the Abigail Stuart House, it just felt right. I called Carolyn, who rents the house and found out that it was available for the 26th when I needed it. We scheduled a tour for the Friday prior. Perfect. The rental included tables, chairs, a very roomy full kitchen with all kinds of serving trays and cooking utensils, an oven, dishwasher, and refrigerator. Most places didn't have such a full set up. For the most part things have to be rented separately. The only thing we needed to provide were tablecloths. Easy. Since it's an historic property it has a lot of charm. High ceilings, hardwood floors, a foyer with space to hang coats, a parlor with comfortable sofas and cushy chairs. The parlor also has a baby grand piano, and gas fireplace. There is a bathroom on the main floor, as well as a men's and women's restroom upstairs. There is room to accommodate up to 150 in the main room. Plenty of space for everyone. Carolyn gave me the tour, and I paid on the spot. They only charge $400 all inclusive for the full day and night, with a $250 refundable deposit. You don't even have to clean. We only needed to put away the tables and chairs, and place anything from the kitchen that we used in the dishwasher before we left. It wasn't rented Saturday, so she was kind enough offer it to me for an additional $100 so that I could set up beforehand. I was so grateful to have the opportunity to do so. I don't think you can find such an affordable deal anywhere! They're incredibly easy to work with. It's centrally located downtown, and has a parking lot to accommodate 22 cars. There is also ample street parking. It would be ideal for wedding receptions, reunions, or about anything else you might need. I was able to pick up my full deposit the following Tuesday morning. I can't recommend them highly enough. Take a look at their website, and see for yourself. The money from the rental also benefits many local charities, as an added bonus.

Nicole and her team were so easy to work with, very communicative, and so professional. It was such…read morea pleasure and will definitely use them next time.

Booked them recently for my baby shower and it was a huge hit. I love the perks they offer after…read morebeing a costumer and I can't wait to book them in the future !

Wonderful Space! Wonderful owners! wonderful location!…read more This space has new owners and they are sweethearts. I will absolutely be hosting events here in the future. I highly recommend renting with these sweet people and checking out their renovations! This is the best experience by far that I've had with a venue.

Came for an event. It could've been better in terms of quality. You can see the diy renovations and…read morefor someone like me, things should be more professional.

This is a beautiful nonprofit nondenominational Christian retreat camp. The meals are prepared for…read morethe campers right on the grounds. There is access to Hicks Lake. I go to the lake close to the half way mark and can hear the activity further up to the camp. I find it nice and reassuring. It's nice to see and hear the lake being used by so many different people and in so many different ways. I had asked for a tour of the retreat awhile back and was blessed with a wonderful tour and explanation of how the retreat works. The retreat grounds are open to groups of people with a reservation. Like I said above all meals are prepared for the campers on the grounds. There are nice big clean and spacious community buildings. One of these has a large fireplace in it. Also there is a beautiful handmade quilt hanging in that room. There's an outside area with tables seats cement on the ground and an overhead that is pretty permanent for eating outside or gathering for other reasons. The campers have cabins to stay in. I didn't get to see the cabins so I cannot say much about them. For the most part I was able to get around the tour using my power chair. The grounds is mostly rocky so getting around in my chair can pose a problem. I enjoy hearing the campers sing by the lake. What a treat!!

Great conference center for any event. Variety of sleeping accommodations and the food is…read moreexcellent! New management is doing great things.

We have always liked staying at the Land Yacht harbor but we are really enjoying all the new…read moreimprovements. The pull thru spots are a nice addition. The spots are very nice. Each one has a picnic table and full hookups. They have added a laundry room and there is a small exercise room too. Your dog will be happy with the off leash area ours definitely does.

Just stayed 4 nights there and it was fabulous!! Very nice and clean. Looks like a lot of new…read moreimprovements

This is a GREAT venu with a 4000 sf. wood dance floor! You can hold catered events and its perfect…read morefor weddings. Lots of free off street parking.

Apparently they've updated since David B. attended an event here. Now it's a vintage ambience…read moreperfect for this grand dame building. New paint, new windows, new bathrooms, and padded chairs. The people were great to work with. And it's really only one flight of stairs with a landing, original light fixture and woodwork (although it's still stairs). They let us borrow their gold stanchions with the velvet ropes for the entry. It was a nice little touch.

Visited the clubhouse for a fundraising event and it was lovely. we were greeted in the parking…read morelot by a guy in a golf cart who offered to drive us up to the club. It wasn't a far walk and I'm sure he didn't pick everyone up, but what a cool gesture. The dining room has large window to almost floor windows so there's tons of light and a nice view of the golf greens. The bar was set up outside of the event room and it was perfect. They set up the buffet in the outside hall and had it go one way, so I liked how the staff knew how to optimize the space. Before thhe event they had a tray pass. Only two items, but when we saw the buffet I'm glad we didn't fill up on the cream cheese stuffed peppers and the crab filled mushroom appetizers. The restrooms were clean and they had them located on both sides. This was a great space to hold an event, so I'm glad to have that on my list for the future.

The course was very well maintained even when it's cold. The greens and fairway are awesome…read more Challenging course for sure.