Arts Club of Washington Reviews
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Riho Sent on 07/12/2019You must visit this venue in person!
Initially I wasn't impressed by the pictures online. But as soon as we saw this place in person, we absolutely FELL IN LOVE!
This place used to be former president James Monroe's house and the building has tons of historic charms. Affordable rental rate includes the use of whole property (which includes cute outdoor garden, 3-story gorgeous house with gallery/dance hall). It is located near metro stations in downtown DC and our guests were able to find variety of accommodations and things to do nearby.
Everyone there were very flexible & responsive. Yann kindly answered hundreds of questions we had and spared time to meet us in person couple times. Chef Ken provided lots of recommendations on our meal options & created delicious dinner for everyone. Jenna made sure that everything goes smoothly on the day-of the wedding. And all other staff were also exceptionally kind & helpful! -
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Emanuella Sent on 06/01/2017We held our wedding at the Arts Club on Memorial day weekend and highly recommend it to other couples! We spent several weeks looking for the perfect location for our big day, and the Arts Club met all of our criteria.
I absolutely loved my wedding at the Arts Club of Washington! Tt was such a magical weekend. All of my guests ranted and raved for days after the event on how much fun they had and how beautiful the venue was. I couldn't imagine a more perfect wedding day for myself or my new husband. We had aroun 75 people in our wedding.
Yann and his staff were excellent! Throughout the planning process, they were incredibly helpful, providing information about ceremonies and receptions
It's a historic building and a former home of James Monroe. The house has a unique character, the staff are professional and hard-working, they offers chairs, tables, linens, and cutlery/glassware at no extra cost, there are multiple floors available for guests to roam, their garden/courtyard is the perfect setting for a ceremony/dinner, and the venue even offers in-house catering.
The venue was very flexible on scheduling a tasting for us. The chef did a great job and the food was amazing. He also included a family recipe in the menu. We also featured a signature cocktail, Brazilian Caipirinhas.
We loved the historical feel of the building. The event went perfectly and everyone had a wonderful time..
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Geraldine Sent on 10/02/2016Brides and grooms: do not pass up on this venue! It was one of the first venues I learned about because it's known to be budget-friendly, but I initially wasn't impressed by the pictures online. After visiting over a dozen other venues and not finding one we like, I decided to give the Arts Club a chance. I am SO GLAD that I did--it was love at first site. The venue was the perfect size for our 70-person wedding, and the building's history and ambiance went well with our theme. We got lucky with the weather and were able to do our ceremony and dinner in the courtyard, with the cocktail hour and dancing inside.
The venue was very flexible on scheduling a tasting for us. We didn't like all of the food we were served at the tasting, so the chef worked with us to create a menu more to our liking. The chef did a great job and the food was amazing. We also featured signature cocktails. Unfortunately we weren't able to do the wine and cocktail tasting until a few days before the wedding because the venue closes in the month of August, but everything worked out and we had more than enough alcohol.
The venue staff worked well with our Day-of coordinator/decorator, and everything was truly amazing. Plus, Hotel Lombardy is right next door, which is very convenient for guests (no designated-driver needed).
To sum it up, the Arts Club is beautiful, the rental prices are affordable, and the chef/management work with you to develop a food and beverage menu that works with your budget. -
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Cesse Sent on 05/01/2013I could not be happier with The Arts Club of Washington. Our wedding was perfect, and it was more than partly due to the management and staff at the Arts Club. The Manager and event coordinators were super friendly, and were so easy to talk to and good at fielding all of my questions. The staff the day of were super professional, friendly, and accomodating to whatever we needed.
The food, and beer/wine selection were also fantastic. For passed hors d'oeuvres we had beef wellington bites, goat cheese and onion tarts, and vegetable spring rolls. Our guests thought they were super yummy and we heard a lot of good things about the beef wellington. For dinner we had a buffet, but it was still fantastic. We had a caprese salad, lemon roasted chicken, garlic pepper flat iron steak with jasmine rice, vegetable napoleon, sweet potato hase and roasted asparagus. We had all of that for $50 a person! Also with buffets, often the meat gets really dry and not very good, but that was not the case here, everything was juicy, tender and delicious.
The pricing system is different here than other venues which initially turned me off. The rental fee is higher than other places, but that's because it includes all the stuff that you have to pay for extra at other places. The rental fee at the Arts Club includes the space, but also tables, chairs, linens, silverware, plates, glasses, etc, plus THE STAFF! Also for our decorations they said we could use anything that they had acquired over the years, so we used all of their vases for the centerpieces, so I didn't have to buy any of them and then figure out how to deal with them afterwards.
I was so pleased with the Arts Club and would definitely recommend it to any bride to be! -
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Ryan Sent on 10/28/2011My partner and I looked all over Washington for "just the right place." The Arts Club was the very last place we looked, and I'm so glad we didn't give up early. The building is just SO Washington... and even though we tend to have a contemporary flair... it was irresistible. The space is beautiful, and the history of the place is so neat.
We had a small event, around 55 people. The space worked wonderfully for us, though I can see how it could accommodate larger groups beautifully. The weather was outstanding, so we had our ceremony in the courtyard. It was spectacular... pictures don't do it justice. Our cocktail hour was upstairs, and dinner and music was downstairs. Their large studio space was our backup for the ceremony, and was set up for dinner during cocktail hour. They have weekly performances in there: it has a stage that we used for our jazz trio with a tuned piano (helped us cut a better deal with our trio!)
The venue is VERY well stocked... they do the catering, they have plenty of tables of different sizes and white chairs as well as all of the flatware, servingware, plates, votives, and linens. We had several family members make our centerpieces, and they offered us access to their vase closet...
The most important part though -- the staff of the Arts Club. I can't say enough about how incredible they were.
First, there's the manager Chris. He helped us plan everything over the course of the year, and he's so friendly and flexible! He assured me that I never wore him out with my million questions (planning a wedding from a long distance, you know) though I'm not sure how that's humanly possible. :-)
Then, there's Jenna. Jenna was in the background running the show on the day-of. She is amazing. There were approximately 10 billion things that I never even thought to think about... and they just... happened.... perfectly. She gave wonderful advice based on lots of past experience, and kept everything running so smoothly. She was always available for us, and always making sure my husband and I had a fresh drink in hand (much appreciated!) :-)
Then, there's their chef. I wish we had had a chance to meet him... we opted for a buffet, and everyone commented on how flavorful everything was. The food was truly delicious and very nicely presented (and yes, we made a point to sit and eat it.) :-)
Last but way not least, Dwaine, the maitre d'. I didn't even expect we'd have (or need?) a maitre d'. We can't stop talking about how nice Dwaine was. He was always there to make sure things were how we wanted them, and he did a lovely job of inviting everyone down to dinner at the right time and making sure everyone was well served. As we were leaving, he showed me that he had packed up food for us.
There were just so many little touches that I can't even remember. We really enjoyed the process, and we appreciated how special they made us feel on our big day. -
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Boer Sent on 11/06/2019Good venue
We’re really happy we did our wedding at the Arts Club. They were very calm and professional and worked with us. The only minor complaint we had was that they were unable to get a cider we asked them to order but did not tell us ahead of time. Otherwise, the staff, especially Abbas and Chef Ken (who did great food working on a menu with me) were lovely
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