Rio Hondo Red Cross Chapter Ball Room

such shame! I had booked this venue for my daughters quinceneara for oct 2013, felt lucky that we found it, it was pretty, spacious and low priced compared to everywhere else. But a couple of months after booking they called to me tell me they will no longer offer the ballroom for rental and that i would get a refund. something about their headquarters wanting to use the space for their mission. now im scrambling trying to find a venue!

Went to a Wedding here yesterday and was really impressed with the place. I would have NEVER known this ballroom existed. You walk in to a reception desk where they will direct you upstairs to the ballroom. Doesnt look like much at first but once you go through the doors it’s pretty darn nice. I’m not sure of the details of what went on behind the scenes but everything seemed to run smooth. They held the ceremony and reception in the ballroom and the transition was smooth. The Mariachi was able to keep everyones attention while a few of the workers adjusted the seating.
The ballroom is pretty spacious. There were a good 200 people at the wedding plus an 8 peice mariachi, Buffet station, cake table and sweetheart table (on a stage) and still room for a very good sized dancefloor. The have pretty light fixtures hanging from the ceiling that had draping and x-​mas lights that gave it a real nice feel.
Not sure if the food was throug the hall as well, but it was pretty good. They let you bring in your own alcohol so our friends were able to host an open bar. They had a photo booth set up accross from the ballroom in a small «lobby» area. That was fun. The restroom were easily accessable. My only nix would be that I feel they needed an attendant to monitor the restrooms. With that size group (and possibly more from what the capacity can hold) the toilet paper and seat covers ran out and trash bins overflowed (I think that could have been fixed with larger trashcans though)
I would definitely look into this place if I ever need to book a hall.
NOTE: the wedding was held on a Sunday at 3:00pm, not sure if they could have started earlier but when we left (about 10:30 the party was still in full swing!)

The ballroom is very nice but you will be lucky if you can ever get ahold of their event person. She will not return calls and is not alwats available on the days she is supposed to be. The day I tried to reach her, she went to lunch and never went back to the office.

Shocked that the chapter ballroom was not listed. Though I am part of the chapter, I feel that it deserves a review and listing.
I went to the chapter volunteer dinner a few weeks ago where they have a local blues band playing as they served dinner and a award ceremony.
The chapter ballroom is a hidden little gem that people forget about in the uptown area. The ballroom can hold up to 300 people comfortably for dinner and dancing. It is located upstairs of that chapter and can be rented out for events. It has these cool Spanish balcony’s that overlook the historical houses around central park.
the blues band was good, but not most of what they played was real dance music you could swing to. the ballroom also has this massive disco ball and it was a pity the band did not use it when the ceremony and dinner ended for it cool to see it lit up and spinning.
the catered food was great as they used the kitchen to kept it warm till the dinner started, which is a godsend for how many events do you go to and the food start vulcanizing when you get it?
overall the facility was nice but the band issues held me from giving the 5 star rating