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    Veranda Venue

    4.3 (4 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Beautiful home and outdoor area, spacious rooms, delicious breakfast, and great hospitality. Thanks for sharing your awesome home with us!

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    Historic Taylor Barn

    Historic Taylor Barn

    (1 review)

    If you love the big open sky surrounding Lawrence, KS, and the sound of crickets, cows and a…read morepicturesque Midwestern night, you're going to see the appeal of the Historic Taylor Barn. That was our thinking when we booked this for our wedding in 2015. This beautiful working farm, although a bit more on the rustic side than some photos would have you believe, really is a place where you can breathe deep, relax and make for a wonderful evening. Being in the event world myself, I was less than thrilled with some of the steps leading up to it when we booked this venue. They are friendly folks, but there was a sense of a vaguery around a lot of things. We had to have every vendor "approved" by them, but the responses were slow. In the wedding planning process, things move so quickly that you better nail down that photographer, caterer, etc. and not have to wait and follow up continuously. Something that bugged me as my stress was H-I-G-H that final week before the wedding was that a big time cold front and high chance of rain were forecasted to move in. With over a week's notice I requested that they go ahead and get the heaters and tents that we'd talked about as our agreed upon contingency plan. No response. Followed up, and by then it was too late to get all that we needed, even though we were still four days out. They had told me 48 hours would be sufficient notice so I was very disappointed. Thank god it didn't rain as forecasted! She also quoted me pretty high on the heat lamps and I grew weary. I called the rental company (Sunflower Rental) myself and found that the total price I was quoted was bumped up to nearly double what they actually charge. So I could've just ordered these myself and saved a lot of money, and there was no explanation for the upcharge except that I called them on it. Now the wedding day was great, they were accommodating to the caterers, they dressed up and were around but not too present, and were just overall great. I chalk it up to the fact that everyone EVER who is in the wedding business realizes the cash grab that it can be and that a few things here and there fell in that category. I think this would probably be the same for a lot of venues, I just wish there had been a bit more transparency from the get go. Also not a fan of the $300 clean up charge, that's bogus. Thankfully as the bride and groom we were not on the hook and our family stepped up to do this. Our wedding was beautiful, and the weather cooperated. It was crisp, they had a bon fire stoked for us, and the historic barn (built in 1887 I think?) and I was thrilled with the way everything worked out.

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    Holiday Inn Lawrence

    Holiday Inn Lawrence

    (21 reviews)

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    Initially, the hotel customer service was TERRIBLE. The last 2 stays have given me nothing but…read morebilling issues. They billed my stay in May to work, which they were not supposed to do. I had to call later and have them change the billing. For this trip, they billed me as a no-show/no-call even though I called. They claim I never called. So long story short and after many phone calls .... they did at least refund 1/2 of the no-show/no-call fee. Total runaround between them and Booking.com. Of course, I also had to deal with the facility saying Booking.com bills you and Booking.com saying- no the facility will bill you. I've never had this issue before, but they were at least eventually reasonable about it. I have to stay here a few times a year for work but you can be sure they will bill any future stays before I leave with a receipt in hand. I will also NOT be using Booking.com in the future.

    The Holidome! I…read morestayed here at the very start of my wedding weekend when I found out a flock of bridesmaids was about to descend upon my apartment in KC. I figured it wouldn't hurt to get over to Lawrence in the fall for a little fresh air, Freestate beers and to get some errands done before staying in downtown Lawrence for the rest of the weekend. I have to say, the staff here was very nice. They let me do an early check in, let me pick what floor I wanted to go on, and were just all around conversational. I do have a gripe with the hotel on the whole when I was shopping around 6 months prior for different wedding block rates. They told me the hotel was completely booked and wouldn't work with me at all. When I arrived that weekend, the guy behind the desk told me it was looking like one of their slowest weekends of the year.. I probably wouldn't have secured a block for my out of town guests here but I did feel like mentioning this because it was a frustrating process to hear all the hotels were supposedly booked six months in advance when they obviously weren't. Anyways, back to the hotel. The pool and hot tub area here are smack dab in the middle of the lobby at the hotel. It's pretty weird, to be honest but kind of funny. My room was nice and clean and even though I was wrapped around on the side of the building there was still an entrance/exit that made it easy to come and go. Also, a small liquor store just footsteps from my room! While not downtown, it's a quick uber ride over that way and the price of the hotel rooms itself balances out any extra charges like a cab ride. Recommended if you're passing through or looking for a solid hotel that does what it's supposed to do, without blowing your socks off.

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