Great center with lots of amenities. Convenient location and the facility is gorgeous! We love it…read moreholding our events here!

Very clean, updated, spacious and excellent management and staff! The entire venue is worth the…read moreparty, event or whatever your planning. My family was impressed with the service and accommodations.

Horrible experience with this venue place. We had our party in summer and they gave us the banquet…read morehall without air conditioning. When we entered into the hall it was 100 degrees inside the party hall. They switched on the air conditioner after we entered in the hall. Later that day even that air conditioner broke down. All the guests felt very uncomfortable throughout the party. It was a disaster. We didn't expect that kind of service at all and they didn't even express their sorry for this situation.

We could not have chosen a better venue for our wedding and reception ceremony. Kamran Center is…read moreabsolutely beautiful and elegant. The building itself is very well built on a gorgeous wooded land with ample and very organized parking space. The entrance lobby, reception desk, high ceilings, stunning crystal chandeliers, very well made and positioned restrooms and accommodations, light dimmers and bar-room plus various other rooms to include a beautiful special sectioned room with fascinating tall bay windows all in all made Kamran Center one of the best decisions we have ever made. Oh and I must say our deejay loved the place even more than us -something special about the sound and dance floor combination! Our guests loved the place and the ceremony ended up being the dream wedding we had both always pictured. Kamran Center has a great energy to it, go for it and rest assured you and your guests will absolutely LOVE it!! - Payman

McLean Gardens Ballroom is one of my favorite venues to work as a vendor. As a music supplier, I've…read morebeen helping to put on social and corporate events there since 1999. It's a beautiful and classy room perfect for a DJ, string trio or quartet, soloist and small jazz combo. I've helped countless numbers of brides and grooms with their music needs as well as corporate clients (annual parties and meetings) supplying not only music but also, A/V, projection, lighting, lecterns and technical needs for their meetings. (In short, I know this room, its acoustics, what works, what's possible and what simply won't work). When Philippe and Stuart (who I've had the good fortune to work with for the past 14++ years) took over managing this room a few years ago, operations became a lot smoother. Having an 'in house' caterer makes so much sense and reduces wear and tear on the room from outside caterers who need to bring everything in and everything out. So, I really do have a unique history with this Ballroom and highly recommend it for anyone who wants a beautiful room for their event and a top notch catering (and fun) pros who will provide a fun, unique and memorable experience.

So I've thought a long time about how I want to do this review (what with all these businesses…read moresuing for bad review lately) but I just have to do it. We had our wedding reception here in October. I'll start with the positives: + The food is fantastic + The venue is gorgeous + The prices are reasonable This would seriously be a five star review if I could overlook the service issues. I was so excited about our wedding and I seriously thought McLean Gardens Ballroom was going to throw the best event ever until about a month before the wedding. Washington Parties, the exclusive caterers at this venue, and specifically the owner, Philippe, put a pretty big damper on our big day. And not in some sort of Bridezilla "omg why aren't there sugar cubes with the coffee instead of regular sugar" kind of way. More of a "this organization didn't keep their size of the contract" kind of way. About a month before the wedding, Philippe began to be difficult to get a hold of. And when we did talk, it was like we had the same conversation over and over again (it didn't seem like he remembered anything we had talked about in previous conversations or emailed about). And when I would get him on the phone, he would just tell me what I wanted to hear to get me off the phone. He promised me just about anything I asked for. I should have realized it was a sign. So here's everything that specifically went down: - To start off with, they had another event there the day of our wedding. This, in itself, is not unusual or bad. What was bad was the timing. According to our contract, we were supposed to have the room two hours before the event to get set up. Our reception started at 6:00. Their party ended at 5:00. In the end, they worked it out but I found out about this conflict the day before my wedding. I feel like I should also note that we booked the room in April of 2010. When it came time to send out the invitations, I confirmed with Philippe that the time would be ok. He mentioned nothing of the conflict at that time. Stress? Yes. Stress. - We selected three types of DC Brau to be served at our reception, Heiniken, and left it up to the venue to select a couple of domestic beers to serve. They chose Milwaukee's Best and Steel Reserve. Malt. Frikkin. Liquor. At the time, I thought it was funny but after everything that transpired later in the night, it's just one more thing that was screwed up. - According to our contract, they were supposed to serve "mini desserts" with the cake. They were never served. Ok, so any of the above I could have just laughed off. But what happened at the end of the night really soured me on the service for this place: - So Philippe let the Bridesmaids and I keep our stuff in his office (when we actually booked the venue, there was an unused room that we were told we could use while we were there but by the time we had our event it had been rented so Philippe let us use his office). Unfortunately, the door would lock if you pulled it shut behind you so we had to keep it propped open. One of my 'maids accidentally pulled it shut behind her at the end of the evening. Oh crap, well Philippe has the key, right? OH, Philippe left 20 minutes ago. Well crap. Let's ask the assistant he left in charge to call him. Wait, why is the assistant trying to jimmy the door open with a butter knife? Oh, Philippe isn't coming back? But my ID and telephone are inside and I'm flying out for my honeymoon tomorrow morning and I need the ID to get on the plane... So a couple of my drunk guests are starting to talk about breaking down the door (we were obviously not letting them). The assistant turned around and yelled at everyone to just get away from the door and disappears. Did not ask politely, yelled. Doesn't tell us what he's going to do. Doesn't say he's going to try to keep fixing it. From what I understand, he just left and kept going about the business of cleaning up (I didn't see myself so I have no idea). It basically took me calling Philippe up myself on one of my guests phones and begging him to come back. He showed up almost an hour later, unlocked the door (without saying a word to me sitting right there in my wedding dress or even looking at me), and just walked away. From what I understand, he actually yelled at my mother in law and my florist because they were having a glass of wine while they were cleaning up (his exact words were "PARTY'S OVER" as he snatched their glasses away). If that wasn't allowed, fine but he yelled at them. The caterers had shooed everyone out the door by 10:30 (we, contractually, had until 11:00 to clean up). In conclusion, I would not recommend this venue unless Philippe hires someone to manage the events or to assist him. He is a fantastic cook but disorganized and his people skills suck when he's stressed out.

This is a nice event space for organizations to reserve. The staff were nice and they did a good…read morejob with the set up of the event with chairs and high tops. It's a good industrial minimalist space

Came here for an Axios event, and I loved the open industrial concept. Barring all the decorations…read morefrom Axios, the space was really pleasant! Loved all the staff as well they were attentive and kind to the guests. I enjoy small spaces like this that cater towards broad markets, and I hope to be able to come to this venue again in the future!

Irving's Banquet Hall is a nice venue located in Marlow Heights…read more You could easily pass this by and wouldn't know it even existed unless you were invited to a gathering/event that was held here! Once you step inside, there are 2 main areas - the first space could be set up for a DJ/musician, as there is a semi-large dance floor. In the next space, the ceilings are high and it's large and spacious for a sit-down gathering - there were tables that could seat at least 6-8 people, but with still plenty of room to move around. I really liked the different sparkly tiles and the chandeliers! Towards the back, you can have a mini buffet, or you can set up a catered area against the wall. Restrooms were also centrally located and easily accessible. Staff were on site to ensure that the lighting and the music had no issues. Located in a small strip plaza, there's plenty of parking in the shared lot. +dance floor/dining venue +plentiful parking in shared plaza lot

It's larger enough for an event and there is free parking. Easy to find on St Banabus Rd, in the…read moresame strip mall with Family Dollar but near the Checkers side.

We chose Friends Meeting of Washington for our micro wedding and had a wonderful experience. Brian…read morewas so helpful from the start, answering all my email questions and letting me come view of the location multiple times. We reserved the living room space for our small ceremony. On the day of, staff member, Aaron, immediately greeted us and made us feel so welcome. He went over the space, restroom to use, and the setup. All the chairs were already set-up and they asked if we needed anything else. Our ceremony went smoothly and was everything we wanted. After, we took pictures outside in their garden, which was the perfect setting for our couple pictures. I am so happy I found this wedding venue. Their prices are extremely affordable with elopement/micro-wedding packages to full service wedding packages. They were great to work with and I definitely recommend them if you're looking for a classic and affordable wedding location in DC! Thank you Brian, Aaron, and Friends meeting of Washington for making our wedding day so special!

What, a listing but no reviews? I first learned of this Quaker meetinghouse via a tourist map, and…read moreI would often walk by it when I was exploring around Dupont Circle and Kalorama. The stone meetinghouse was built in 1932 by a wealthy friend of President Herbert Hoover, and Hoover did attend Meeting here when he was president. There's a lovely garden space behind a wrought iron fence. If the gates are open, pass through the garden. If you're lucky the large meeting room itself will be open, and you can enjoy the silence and the simple Quaker design and listen for the inner promptings of the spirit. See also: Spanish Steps

Served as a wedding planner for a 200 person wedding at this venue. Overall I was very pleased with…read morethe venue staff and the facilities. The space is beautiful but a little outdated in some areas. The best thing about this space is that all necessary components are on site: ceremony space, full industrial catering/kitchen space, bridal and groom space, reception area, and main rental elements (tables + chairs). The staff are extremely friendly and helpful, but the space manager is a bit strict. The venue also has interesting rules about who can do what in the space, and well as strike down policies. Planner tip - if you bride can afford it, hire a cleaning service to support with breakdown.

Networking event. More than 250 people showed up. Nice food and nice event overall for sure. In…read morepartnership with the Maryland Black Chamber of Commerce, FSC First, the Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, and the Bi-County Business Roundtable. My first time here. Very progressive venue.

Lovely space! I had my graduation here for my CNA very clean and spacious. The greenery on the…read morewall/door and lights are very elegant great for photos.

These people are scammers they double booked 2 parties for the the same day what a bunch of lamesread more