Cabana Event Center

My fiancé and I have reserved Cabana Event Center for our Halloween wedding. We love the building and the price is decent. It is an old building, built in maybe the 60s? It has dark carpeting and gorgeous carved wooden panels on the walls. It also has very modern, clean, updated restrooms. There is a full kitchen and a large tiled room and tiled dance floor. The ambiance is perfect for what we have in mind, and the staff have so far been pretty accommodating. We did have trouble getting ahold of someone to let us in to measure after we had already paid the deposit, but it turns out the receptionist was ill and we have since obtained additional contact info and have been able to get in touch with the owner and coordinators as needed.
Overall, we’ve been pretty happy with the dealings so far. However, the reason I’m only giving two stars has to do with a miscommunication on their part. When I originally contacted the venue with questions, I was told that linens would be included along with tables and chairs for 200 guests. One of the reasons why we chose Cabana was that there were many things included in the package price: tables and chairs, clean up, security, and linens. Plus we are able to use any caterer we choose and are free to bring in our own alcohol. Apparently this is an issue with some venues. Anyway, we decided to go with Cabana and scheduled an appointment to see the hall. My fiancé and his father came with me for the walk through and at this time we were again told that linens were included. I assumed that this just meant basic tablecloths but I neglected to ask any followup questions or get a list of items that were included in writing. I suppose that was naïve of me, and I will definitely not make that mistake again. When we made arrangements for my coordinator to go measure the hall for decorations, we were told that linens were in fact not included in the price, but that they had someone whom they worked with that we would be able to rent from. This was unexpected and added several hundred dollars to our budget which we were unprepared to spend. We’ve decided that we will rent our linens from an outside agency for principle’s sake. We’ve spoken to the venue several times and they insist that it was a misunderstanding on our part and there is nothing that can be done about it. They threw in one free long table and the use of a red carpet if we wanted it. Honestly, we were tempted to cancel the venue and find another place for our reception but we had already spent money and the invitations have already been printed. I’m trying not to stress on this but anyone planning a wedding knows that adding hundreds of dollars to the budget is very stressful.
We definitely still love the venue, and are excited for our reception despite the issues we’ve run into. I will be updating my review after the actual reception and at that time I will include info about how smoothly things went during the event itself.
TL;DR: whatever they quote you, make sure you get it in writing. Misunderstandings were had.

There are so many things I could tell you about this place, it’s ownership and those who are employed there.
First and foremost… We think it’s haunted!
There are rooms that look like old mob offices where people would be «interrogated». Not really sure of the history of this building, but the construction leads me to believe that it’s been around since at the least the early 1940’s and the decorative wooden walls really gives off that old-​timey feeling. It doesn’t look like it’s all that large from the outside, but I tell you, this place is huge on the inside and overall, absolutely gorgeous.
The owner is a very personable guy and willing to help in any way. His enthusiasm for this place really gets you pumped up for events and he’s willing to tell you the story behind the building for as far as he can research it.
So, I’ve been looking for such a place for music society gatherings where we can have live music and talks about the local industry every quarter. The price for the venue is reasonable and since it just opened, I can be pretty sure that I can book all the dates in advance for the meetings for the next 2 years.
There’s enough parking to have a carnival outside and parties inside simultaneously. If you get the chance to stop in, you should.
Plan your next event at Cabana… I recommend it highly!