This place is growing. So much to see and do now. New resturants, entertainment venues and hotels. Lots to draw a local and out of town crowd. read more

RIETTE AND HER TEAM ARE AMAZING!! We had our wedding at Bentley Projects. It's a warehouse turned into an Art Showroom. When we first visited the venue, Riette showed us all the rooms and what each room would be like which room is for ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. Once we booked, Riette was great at communication and would ask us if there was anything should could help us with. Most of the weddings at Bentley are held during the evening so I asked if we could see what it would look like, and she let us. The day before my wedding and day of, she made sure everything ran smoothly and that all vendors stayed on top of everything. I highly recommend using Riette and her team if you plan to use any of the Downtown Phoenix Venues that they have to offer! read more

Absolutely loved working with Riette and the gals at Downtown Phoenix Venues! As a planner, it is so nice to know that the venue coordinator is efficient, helpful, friendly, and experienced! We planned a wedding at the Ice House in April of 2015, and everything went off without a hitch! Riette and her team made themselves available when a site visit was needed, and they were all responsive in email and on the phone. On the day of, Riette and her team went above and beyond to make sure that everything was running smoothly. In fact, a member of our team got injured during the setup process, and Riette went out of her way to help the situation and come to her aid. There are so many cool venues to choose from in the DPV group -- they are each unique and would make for wonderful wedding venues. I can't recommend them enough! read more

I just cancelled my wedding with the Ice House. First of all, you can't work with the owner directly... you have to go through downtown phoenix venues which is the worst thing ever. One woman (Riette) is in charge of selling this property and I have never worked with someone so rude, unresponsive and condescending. At one point she actually said to me that she makes sure to to remind her assistant that brides are needy and you have to hold their hand the whole way through the wedding in response to me complaining about the fact that they would not include a note of the extra hour of event time they would give me if I paid my deposit by a certain date. Who would have thought that when paying thousands of dollars to rent a space that a sense of urgency in response time and communication is expected in return. Second of all, they tell you that you have to use one of the five caterers on the list they provide, but if you find a different one you like they will review and decide if they approve - which by the way they never approve. I ended up dealing with these 5 catering companies that were either way out of my price range, crappy food, or rude and unresponsive people who know that you are locked into a contract to work with them so lack in customer service. It was awful and turning my entire wedding planning process into a stressed out cryfest. I signed my contract in late November for my October 2014 wedding and its now early March.... I paid a $1300 deposit. I emailed Riette to explain my dilemma and that I wanted to cancel the contract strictly because of the fact that I cant deal with the catering company. I also told her I would greatly appreciate if she would take my request to the owner and consider returning my deposit because it was still 7 months in advance from the event date and she didn't event take a moment to about it so I am SURE she didn't take my request to the owner. This is the one and only time I got a timely response for anything. She didn't offer to help me communicate with the catering companies that they make you use, or offer to assist with other companies they may approve. Literally NO HELP Whatsoever. I work in the hospitality industry and I just couldn't believe it. I basically paid this woman $1300 to do absolutely nothing except send me monthly update emails including photos of her personal vacations. Yes she was not updating me on anything to do with my wedding or venue,just her personal life which I couldn't care less about. If you would like to pay someone to do nothing besides belittle your opinions and reply condescendingly... downtown phoenix venues is the place to go. The Ice House is a beautiful venue but if you are considering this for an event... the management company just ruins it. I work for an event planning company and I would never in my life recommend this place or any place managed by downtown phoenix venues to anyone. Unless they have a shift in employees sometime in the future! read more

Riette and her entire team are so wonderful to work with. As a wedding planner I have experience working with many different venues and their event staff and the girls at Downtown Phoenix Venues were wonderful! Riette or one of her coordinators were always quick to respond with any questions my client or I had. We had a wedding at the Icehouse which is such a cool and unique venue and my clients were so happy with how everything turned out. It's a blank canvas that you can really make your own and unique to you. We worked with Atlasta Catering and they were affordable, delicious and really paid attention to detail to make everything perfect. Pink of Perfection Events looks forward to many more weddings with Riette and Downtown Phoenix Venues. read more

Downtown Phoenix Venues has two of my most favorite venues, Bentley Projects and The Icehouse. Stylish Events by Lisa has been so grateful to work these properties over the last few years. Riette and her staff are very professional and very accommodating to all of my clients. I get nothing but rave reviews from my clients as well as their guests. If you are looking for an out of the box venue, Riette is your source. I look forward to working with her for many more years to come! read more