Great venue for wedding....hall is lovely with timber accents and fireplace. Patio is nicely…read morepositioned for serving food and drinks.

I recently attended a wedding at Aspen Hall and was amazed at the simple natural beauty and…read morepeaceful setting. The hall is built on the shores of a smallish pond/lake. I think that the city probably stocks the pond - it was very cute to see kids successfully fishing before the wedding. Because of the amazingly beautiful weather, we were able to have the actual ceremony outside on the shores of the lake - however, even if it had been rainy it would have been lovely to have the wedding indoors in the delightful space. It wouldn't surprise me at all to hear that Aspen Hall was built specifically for weddings. It is a hall that would seat about 150 people fairly comfortably. It has an industrial kitchen and is surrounded on one side by a spacious porch with plenty of tables for sitting, mingling, and hangin'. There was plenty of parking for a smallish wedding but for a larger wedding you might want to consider alternatives. I highly recommend this space to anyone looking for event/wedding space in Bend.

In the summer of 2021 I made multiple week long trips to Bend visiting my gf. My daytime job is…read more100% remote. If it were not for The Haven I would have been way less comfortable visiting Bend as often as I did. The Haven offers several comfortable ad hoc working stations. I'm a lounge back with my feet up kind of laptop worker and there were a couple of spots that were able to fully serve my needs. For me, when it comes to shared workspaces the most important thing is a private setting for an online meeting. To my count the Haven has about 12-13 spots where you can go to carry out private meetings. These spots include 5 phone booths, 3 small conference rooms, 1 large conference room, and about 3-4 isolated open areas. They are also adding more all the time so by the time you're reading this review this number might have increased. Management is awesome. The owner Scott is a really good guy and truly cares about the welfare of the members. The wife, whom I didnt really interact with much, is also a good person and she is a local elected education official. Honestly, everyone on staff is awesome and helpful. Shout out to Heather and Cynthia. Whenever I went I always felt very welcomed. Finally, a shared workspace is ran by staff however the members are what really make up the environment. The Haven as a great diverse group of members who have a wide range of jobs. Every now and then I would to see what other members were doing on their monitors and I saw some pretty intriguing stuff.

Wonderful space that helped me out when I found myself stranded in Bend for 10 days. The Haven has…read morea great mix of coworking spaces (floating desks, private rooms, etc) along with great amenities and an awesome staff helping out in any situation. Personally loved the quiet rooms. All of this with a stunning view of the Deschutes River, you honestly could do a lot worse.

What a beautiful property and amazing wedding! You can tell that the organizers and farm owners put…read morea lot of work into making the property look great! I believe we attended the very first wedding at this location, and everything went smoothly and looked fantastic. They have a very cool looking island with a tree in the middle and an arched wooden bridge to cross to it. This is a great location for all types of photographs for pre, post, and during the wedding. The one I went to had the groom and bride actually get married on the island. There are also plenty of other ranch style photo locations, including hay stacks, an old rusted out pickup truck (very cool), horse stables, and others i'm sure I didn't notice. There is ample parking too: you could easily fit over 50 cars there without issue. Our party tent seated around 50 guests, with about 6 people comfortably seated at each table. Under the event tent, they also had a DJ with a wooden dance floor to keep the party going. The dance floor was just big enough to fit everyone that wanted to dance, without making it look sparse. At the end of the night, we finished off by the fire pit for a night cap and to reminesce about the day. All in all, it was a great time!

They have it all!!!! We went out to Dee Bar Weddings on the third weekend in August. My best friend…read morehad her rehearsal dinner at the venue and wedding with reception! When we arrived, parking was super easy. Cute chalk board style signs directing traffic to a field. The ranch had a large white tent with tables and chair under for the party. A custom built pallet wall and dance floor completed the ranch wedding vibe that my friend was looking for. Coral and tan burlap lay on top of the white table cloths. Wood round rings carefully placed under each vase of flowers. Before the wedding we got ready in a bridal room and were able to do hair and makeup photos. It was such a convenient area to get ready and have privacy. Wedding decor in the space and plenty of mirrors to check out every detail! The caterers they worked with did an amazing job on appetizers and dinner! There was a fun smores bar too. The bartenders kept us happy all night long with fun wedding themed cocktails, champagne, wine, beer, and mixed drinks. My friends got married on the pond island in front of 61 family members and friends. The wooden benches completed the look. I loved watching my friend walk from the bridal area to the aisle with her father. A magical experience. The dance floor was definitely broken in! I would highly recommend this venue for anyone looking for awesome people and a beautiful view of the mountains.

Wendy was the officiant for our non-denominational ceremony. She was very flexible with the…read moreceremony script and let us add in a tree planting ceremony. Wendy was very timely with email communication and was very clear and easy to talk to on our big day.

Wendy officiated our wedding renewal ceremony. She was great. She kept in contact with me and…read morewent over every detail. She was so friendly and polite and very professional. I highly recommend her services. She is located in Redmond, OR but drove to the Black Butte Resort for us. In addition to doing such an amazing job for us she recommended a photographer who also was exceptional.

We loved booking our 2yo Birthday party here. From start to finish it was super easy. Communication…read morewas great thru email and answered all my questions. They did a great job with all decorations and theme for the party. Very appreciative of how easy this was. Thanks so much!

We had my son's 3rd birthday party here. Let me tell you it was the best birthday party I could…read morehave imagined for my kiddo and hope to come back again next year. Courtney, the manager and her husband made my party complete by helping and hosting. I appreciate them both so much and all the effort they put into the play hub. Take your kids here! Lots of fun to be had!! :)

The Wakefield House is a one of a kind for sure! Absolutely STUNNING! The amenities are great and…read moreto be right in the middle of downtown Sisters is so much fun. Lots of restaurants and shopping within walking distance.

We returned to Eagle Crest on an Interval International exchange using our Kona Coast Resort unit…read more Eagle Crest is a large project and it's a little confusing about which projects are managed by what company, so I am specifically reviewing the Worldmark Resort property and should not be applied to any other hotels or resorts at Eagle Crest. We have stayed at several Worldmark properties in the past, and this is our definite favorite. First off we were able to fly directly into Redmond from SFO, avoiding a two drive from Portland as that's how we came last time. The airport is small but that's a plus as far as we were concerned, and our Costco rental car from Budget was fine. Our check in was easy and Kiyah was a great rep for Worldmark. We got a text from her a few minutes after we were in the unit asking how things were, and that was a nice touch. The 2 bedroom 2 bath unit was perfect. We own two vacation rentals and live in Kona and are appreciative of a job well done. Everything was immaculate, and it seemed like it had been recently updated. I had called the week before, asking for a unit on the Deschutes river side, and we happily had an end unit with a great view. The gal I spoke with was friendly and let me know that checkin had moved so I had a google map address which made it easy to find. The kitchen had everything one could ask for and more. The dishwasher was the only appliance that needs retirement lol. The bedroom with attached bath and a work desk was excellent. It was relaxing to take a long hot bath in a huge tub after a long flight. We used the Weber grill on the patio three times during the week we were there. The Sisters meat market in Redmond is well worth a visit. One word of warning for people that have problems with stairs: this is a multi floor unit. You enter at one level and go down a flight of stairs to the living room and kitchen and one bedroom with two twins. From the entry you go up a flight to the main bedroom with huge bath/shower and king bed. So there are lots of stairs if you are going up and down from the living room (which is so cozy with the gas fireplace) up to the main bedroom. I'd find someplace else that had less stairs if that's a criteria. I'm typing this as I use the fast 500 mbps (ookala speedtest) internet and we are streaming from our ipad all of our regular addictions. My one complaint, and it is a major one, is the horrible cheap mattresses. There were far too firm, and terrible for both of our backs, resulting in back and neck aches. Perhaps they'd sourced them from a cheap manufacturer, but saving money on mattresses is foolish especially these days when you are judged on how comfortable a nights sleep is. We managed to survive by taking the comforters from the twins and placing them across the king mattress where our hips and shoulders were aching and then got a couple more blankets from housekeeping. It helped, but not enough. We fortunately were staying in an airbnb the following week with a fantastic mattress and the contrast was stunning. I complained about this on our last visit, hopefully with the management change that happened in the summer they will allocate funds to refresh a crucial part of the guest experience, a restful nights sleep. Again, this is a Worldmark exchange and should not be confused with any other property at Eagle Crest. Interval International exchanges have different rules and costs and things like internet access are included. Your experience without being an II member or Worldmark owner may be very different. We exchanged a week in a beautiful timeshare in Kona to stay here and were quite happy. For us, this is one of our favorites and we will definitely be back. Mahalo.

Arrived to phones in the unit not working, repeated trips to the lobby to get Key cards that…read moreworked....then AC failed on the first day...not able to move to working unit so endured portable AC units in the living room and upstairs suite (which blocked door to bathroom) for the remainder of the week. Been coming here for 25 years...probably not again.

My husband's 80th birthday party went off flawlessly. David was incredibly helpful, attentive to…read moredetail, and a true professional throughout the entire process. I had quite a few specific requests, and he handled every one of them with patience and professionalism. He arrived promptly with all the equipment ready to go, and everything was fully set up before I arrived, which made the day completely stress-free. The slideshow was a huge hit -- everyone loved it. I highly recommend David for any special event.

TLDR: Hiring Star Production DJs was my biggest wedding regret. I wanted to leave my own wedding…read moreearly because I was so embarrassed about the DJ. Spoiler: They don't actually mix music - they just press play on a Spotify playlist/control the volume. It all started with the fact that I couldn't get anyone to talk to me until the week of my wedding. I chased them down a few times leading up, when I finally got connected to Jim aka "JIMBO" about three days before the event. I had some interesting/unique requests (it was a multicultural event, so needed to mix music from 2 different countries) that I wanted to clear by and hear the perspective of a professional DJ/mixer. When speaking to Jim, it felt like he was not listening to my requests or questions. He talked over me and just kept saying "how easy it was going to be." I had to just give in at some point and hope he got the gist of what I needed, but I obviously still had reservations after our call. It turned out I was right to have them. At the wedding, he disrespected my father when he asked for basic things (like, "it's getting to be dinner, please let the guests into the reception space, who are older and need to sit down"), instead Jim only wanted to listen to my mom, who was naturally busy and couldn't always be on deck to answer his questions or give direction. Jim didn't interpret any of our social cues correctly - he cut off the dad/daughter dance after about 30 seconds...even though it was really emotional and clearly we needed more time. (The crowd literally boo'd when he cut us off and my dad was like "not yet!") Jim routinely interrupted our most special and intimate moments, like when my now-husband and I were catching a moment just the two of us "backstage." He just waltzed in and started talking about his wife ... like bro, we're trying to just have a moment here? Also, the equipment he brought was plain faulty. Music stopped playing at multiple points in the evening. Dave, his manager/owner of the company, tried to pass this outage off as a "memorable moment" when my friends jumped in to sing and cover up the awkward pause. As if we had a choice when the music blows out mid chorus. Most of all, I was disappointed that there was no mixing involved--THIS is what a DJ does! Instead, Jim just stood there for 2 hours and pressed play on a Spotify playlist that I made. He didn't have a mixer or a turntable, he didn't do any remixing, dropping, transitioning, or anything else. I could have done what he did -- and charging more than 1,000 dollars for that is just unjustified. Leading up to my event, I spent hours filling out the online form that was provided and purposefully wanted to schedule and intro call way in advance to ensure my bases were covered. I also wanted to know about their mixing capabilities in advance (turns out there were 0 capabilities). And when I asked Jim about where his mixing equipment was the night of the wedding, he basically said, "oh I don't have the software for that, it's too expensive." When I raised this to Dave, he was like "your music requests were fulfilled." Sure man - but I didn't just hire some guy to press play and monitor the volume dial! My 5-year-old cousin could've done that. At the end of the day, it is not just about playing the songs I asked for--that's the literal bare minimum. On top of this, I had to frequently prompt Jim to make announcements about dessert, etc. Very annoying. Again, it just felt like we all had to work veryyy hard to keep the momentum going during the dancing portion of the party, which I was looking forward to. Lots of our guests can vouch that Jim was sub-par. We all started to feel the need to leave my wedding when we had 2 hours still left in the venue! And that's just a damn shame. When I raised all of the above to Dave, he provided 0 recourse. So do yourself a favor and hire someone else.