If you are thinking about having a wedding or event here, DON'T! I had the worst experience with a business I've ever had in my life. There is a long story involved, but to keep it short, the staff was incredibly dishonest and rude with me in trying to have my wedding there.
When I saw the view there, I knew I only wanted my dream wedding there. It took my fiance and I 5 days, numerous phone calls and a few emails to finally get ahold of John. He gave us the details and prices regarding a wedding. The price was ridiculously high on the reception and we were hoping for some flexibility regarding the quote. We received none.
After discussing we came back to John and said we wanted to have only the wedding ceremony. He had told us we could have our ceremony at sunset for $2,000. When we came back and said we wanted just the ceremony, he said it would now cost $3,000. When we asked why, John responded very rudely, in a way that I honestly can't believe. Furthermore, we felt taken advantage of because the price went up.
We emailed the GM of the club and told him about the lack of response, rudeness and underhandedness we had experienced. He told us the club was trying to get away from weddings at the club, unless a member, and that he didn't know if we could have our wedding there period now. Seriously?! We were obviously devastated and asked again, so he came back and said if we wanted to, we could still do the wedding BEFORE 2pm for $3,000.
This is ridiculous! My fiance and I have both been in the event planning business for a decade and this just doesn't happen. There is a terrible lack of integrity, common courtesy and business sense here. The dishonesty blows my mind. They may have a policy (not disclosed on their website or in the information they originally send) but that must be communicated on the the front end. You can't just change info as you go.
People are planning one of the most important moments of their lives and this just isn't acceptable. DO NOT go here, no matter what you do. They may have many good reviews in the past, but the new staff/management and their new direction of only giving the best view in town to the wealthy is not worth your money or your special day.
Garden of the Gods Club and Resort Reviews
If you are thinking about having a wedding or event here, DON'T! I had the worst experience with a business I've ever had in my life. There is a long story involved, but to keep it short, the staff was incredibly dishonest and rude with me in trying to have my wedding there.
When I saw the view there, I knew I only wanted my dream wedding there. It took my fiance and I 5 days, numerous phone calls and a few emails to finally get ahold of John. He gave us the details and prices regarding a wedding. The price was ridiculously high on the reception and we were hoping for some flexibility regarding the quote. We received none.
After discussing we came back to John and said we wanted to have only the wedding ceremony. He had told us we could have our ceremony at sunset for $2,000. When we came back and said we wanted just the ceremony, he said it would now cost $3,000. When we asked why, John responded very rudely, in a way that I honestly can't believe. Furthermore, we felt taken advantage of because the price went up.
We emailed the GM of the club and told him about the lack of response, rudeness and underhandedness we had experienced. He told us the club was trying to get away from weddings at the club, unless a member, and that he didn't know if we could have our wedding there period now. Seriously?! We were obviously devastated and asked again, so he came back and said if we wanted to, we could still do the wedding BEFORE 2pm for $3,000.
This is ridiculous! My fiance and I have both been in the event planning business for a decade and this just doesn't happen. There is a terrible lack of integrity, common courtesy and business sense here. The dishonesty blows my mind. They may have a policy (not disclosed on their website or in the information they originally send) but that must be communicated on the the front end. You can't just change info as you go.
People are planning one of the most important moments of their lives and this just isn't acceptable. DO NOT go here, no matter what you do. They may have many good reviews in the past, but the new staff/management and their new direction of only giving the best view in town to the wealthy is not worth your money or your special day.