点评:We recently hired this function room for my mum’s 60th birthday, and unfortunately the experience was very disappointing.
We were told that the earliest we could access the room to set up was 5pm, despite the party starting at 6pm, which already gave us very little time. To make matters worse, when we arrived at 5pm there was nobody there to let us in. There is also no contact number available, so we had no way of getting hold of anyone, which caused unnecessary stress at the start of the evening.
We were happy to comply with the venue’s policy that children had to leave by 9pm, as this had been made clear beforehand. However, around midnight the manager approached me and said there weren’t enough people left for them to justify staying open until our agreed finish time of 2am, and that we would instead have to leave by 1am.
I found this extremely unfair. We had booked and paid for the venue until 2am, yet with only an hour’s notice we were expected to end the party early and pack everything away. Had we known this could happen, we would have planned the evening differently.
What made the situation even worse was the manager’s attitude. Rather than being understanding or apologetic, they came across as rude and dismissive, making us feel like we were an inconvenience rather than paying customers celebrating an occasion
Another disappointing aspect was the deposit policy. You are required to pay a £250 deposit, which is only refunded if the bar takes £2,000 on the night. Personally, I think this is quite an extreme target. We spent around £1,200 behind the bar, which is still a significant amount of money. It’s also frustrating to think that, had we been allowed to stay until the agreed finish time of 2am instead of being asked to leave at 1am, we may have generated more bar sales and had a better chance of reaching the £2,000 target to receive our deposit back.
The room itself was lovely, but the organisation, communication and customer service let the experience down. Sadly, because of how the evening was handled, I wouldn’t choose to book the venue again or recommend it to others.
翻译:我们最近租下了这个多功能厅来庆祝我妈妈的60岁生日,可惜整个体验极其令人失望。
我们事先得知,尽管派对6点才开始,但最早也要等到下午5点才能进入房间进行布置,这样一来我们的准备时间就所剩无几了。更糟糕的是,当我们下午5点到达时,竟然没有人来为我们开门。此外,这里也没有任何联系方式,因此我们根本无法联系到任何人。这在晚会刚开始时引发了不必要的压力。
我们很乐意遵守场地方的规定——即孩子们必须在晚上9点前离开,因为这一点事先已讲明。然而,午夜时分,经理找到我,称现在留下的客人数量不足,无法支撑场地开到我们事先约定好的凌晨2点,因此我们必须在凌晨1点前离开。
我觉得这极其不公平。我们已经预订并支付了直至凌晨2点的场地费用。然而,只提前一小时通知,我们就被要求提前结束派对并收拾好所有物品。如果我们早知道会发生这种事,肯定会另作安排。
更糟糕的是经理的态度。他既没有表现出理解或歉意,反而显得粗鲁又漠不关心,让我们觉得自己不过是些碍事的人,而不是来庆祝的付费顾客。
另一个令人失望的点就是押金政策。您需要支付250英镑的押金,只有当晚酒吧的营业额达到2,000英镑,这笔押金才会被退还。就我个人而言,我觉得这个目标相当苛刻。我们在酒吧上的花费约为1,200英镑,这已经是一笔不小的数目了。更令人沮丧的是,如果我们被允许待到约定的凌晨2点而非1点就离开的话,或许就能创造更高的酒吧营收,也更有机会达成2,000英镑的目标从而拿回押金。房间本身很不错,但组织安排、沟通方式以及客户服务却让整体体验大打折扣。遗憾的是,由于当晚的种种状况,我不会再选择预订这个地方,也不会向他人推荐它。