I agree with Thomas, there is good and bad. Even after I read his review about her drinking all your alcohol, I ignored it and booked the place. Most everything went off without a hitch, the place is clean - she just put in 2 bathrooms in the barn so there is no issue with bathrooms anymore like Thomas had. We also enjoyed this venue because there was was quite a bit of space available onsite for guests to stay. (sleeps 16 comfortably) Breakfast was delicious with plenty of fresh fruit and good coffee.
Well... the owner drinking did turn out to be a bit of an issue. Not only did she get drunk to the point of is slurring her speech, she also started interacting with guests... some guests complained to me about "the drunk lady who owns the place". After one of my friends staying in the pool house asked about heat, she promised that she would turn it on. Well, she got so drunk that she forgot to turn the heat in the pool house on and my friends walked into the house the next morning looking like hell froze over bc of how cold they were all night with no heat!
The bartender/bar overseer that the owner hired kept telling guests 'the food gets thrown out after 2 hours'... well... they told everyone except for me and my wife who paid for the place and the food. (this was noted to be a buzzkill by the guests) suddenly after the wedding when we finally get a minute to breath and eat... all of the food is gone. Like... a lot of food. $4k catering bill and probably $500-600 of food is gone. I'm like... where is the food? The bartender says it was "Thrown away" But I can not imagine someone in their right mind throwing away that much good food, and have suspicions that it made it to someone's fridge... but then again we can't prove that. Either way, she had no right to do anything with that food.
If you get the place, I would lay a few ground rules that I wouldn't think you'd have to. If I were to do it all over again (and I would, the location was great) But, I would say: you and your bartender cannot drink the alcohol: at all... if you are going to be around, you are there as the owner of the business, not a guest. You may eat after all of the guests have been through the line, preferably after everyone has left dinner to go dance. Oh, and you can't keep or throw out the leftover food. Leave it alone.
All of that aside, the venue is gorgeous. read more