This is a cosy little venue tucked away next to Zabby and Elf's Stone Soup. I had a hard time…read morefinding it at first, which gave me the impression it was like finding the magical platform nine and three quarters on your way to Hogwarts; it was also worth the search. :-) Once you go up the stairs to the venue, there's a nice workspace room to the left with desks and sofas, a smaller sunroom-type area for more intimate working conversations. To the right is a room for hosting an event, such as the VT Womenpreneur Conference I attended. There is room for 50 chairs, a food table, and in the very back, a bar. It is a warm and inviting venue and the staff was very helpful and friendly. If you work remotely, it's a great space to meet others, work outside of the house in a convivial and communal environment.

The Study Hall was the perfect setting for our "post" rehearsal dinner event. It was an open house…read morestyle event where about 90 people rolled in and out throughout the evening to get the wedding weekend started! The space was beautiful and the lighting was magical. There was a projector and screen for a rolling slide show in he background. Staff was responsive and had really great suggestions. This is a new venture but they were terrific like seasoned professionals. I would highly recommend.

Located in Colchester in the Fort Ethan Allen complex, this is a great venue where various events…read moreare held including music, orchestra, dance, and some private events. I have attended several events here and it has always been fun and entertaining. The atmosphere, ambiance, lighting, and cleanliness is nice, and the people who mange this place do a pretty good job. Parking is located and available on the side and back of the building.

I played in the Vermont Youth Orchestra for 7 years from Sinfonia through Vermont Youth Orchestra…read more Emeritus conductor Troy Peters nurtured my musical career in a wonderful way. I'll never forget him or the friends I made.

Went there for the first time for a puzzle race and enjoyed my time there. The only problem came…read morefrom another customer who made unreasonable demands due to the fact that she felt spinach didn't belong in a spring mix (baffling). The staff did their best to appease them but unfortunately you can't with some people. I recommend this place for the food (reasonably priced) , atmosphere, and staff.

Bad experience all around. Service bad, they don't pay attention to their tables, owner rude and no…read morewits about her speaking to a calm customer who communicated very clearly. Didnt even get to play a game because they created so many issues for us. Both myself and my date were more than displeased, I had to split my sandwhich. we came hungry and left hungry with a side of bad taste in our mouth from the owners rude attitude and lack of business ethics. Food bad, basic food that's overly expensive, small portions except for large portions of cheap bad ingredients chips. They don't know the difference between spring mix and sauted spinach or was just very old, slimy, wilted. We regret choosing this place. Ridiculous experience and business owner who certainly does not have any education or experience around food or business. As someone who's worked in both I'm disgusted by this experience, especially coming from the owner. She wouldnt even remake the sandwich or ma a different one which either way would have been cheaper than the one she had to take off the bill and throw away anyway. so they knew we left hungry and continued being rude. The owner said if she remade it then you'd be getting a free one. there was 2 bites taken out of the sandwich and the second was very forced after trying to take out the spinach which was not spring mix. they didn't try to make things right when we let go split my sandwich and both looked upset to even be there. we wanted to leave and honestly should have. I called today and the owner started raising her voice telling me that she said she'd make it when clearly that did not happen. You don't raise your voice when you're talking about an issue you created for someone else and not only didn't fix but continue to keep making more havoc. We just wanted a meal and to play a game. Neither of which happened- Did leave feeling played, but not the right kind haha- Do not give this business your money.

Danielle is a miracle worker. 2020 has brought so much stress into my life, never mind trying to…read moreget married this year. We finally decided to elope and even that stressed me out. Danielle took ALL of that stress away and delivered the most amazing day. I didn't have to worry about finding vendors and interviewing/getting quotes, she was able to help me with that which was so appreciated. Trying to plan this day from states away would have been near impossible without the help from Grandest Gatherings. Danielle has such style and a mind for design and colors. I wanted to be surprised the day of and she completely delivered. Our picnic was stunning, she thought of every little detail even down to having a sleeping pad under the blanket to make sure we were comfortable. As if having someone plan out your elopement and hiking about 3 miles round trip while lugging a charcuterie board and pillows wasn't enough, she's such a friendly bubbly person! I felt like we were friends right away. I'm currently looking for reasons to have her plan another event because it was that magical.

If you only read the first sentence of this review, you need to book Grandest Gatherings for your…read moreevent now! For more details as to why Danielle is one of the best humans around, please read on... After our wedding was postponed due to the pandemic, and our first attempt at an international elopement was canceled, we decided to elope in the Catskills.  With six weeks notice, Danielle was able to help us coordinate and design an incredible elopement, including the ceremony, brunch, and dinner.  Leading up to our elopement, we were in close communication with Danielle, discussing our priorities and what type of design we were looking for.  We went back and forth on design elements, and she welcomed our input.  Danielle was able to curate an elopement based on our budget and wants and was genuinely excited during the entire process.  She wanted this day to be just as memorable as we did.   Danielle coordinated with vendors on our behalf, coordinating a greenery runner for dinner with the existing florist that we were already working with for our bouquet and boutonniere. She found vendor options for brunch and dinner, taking into account our food preferences, and presented us with a wide range to choose from based on our budget.  She was also able to use her network to find us the perfect charcuterie board to compliment our dinner.   The day before our elopement, Danielle and our photographer scouted for the perfect brunch location.  We're told that she cleaned algae and pools of water off of the designated brunch rock at the waterfall so that it would be dry the next day (it had rained the day before).  The day of our elopement, Danielle lugged everything for brunch down to the waterfall (she's a beast!) and had it all set up for us when we arrived after our mountain ceremony.  She also kindly shooed people away from the spot that she had so meticulously picked out the day before.  Danielle was in constant communication with our photographer, so that she knew exactly when we would be arriving.   While the design of our brunch was absolutely stunning (plating of food, candles, pillows, blankets, even a comfy pad to sit on), it was the little touches that really impressed us.  Danielle got us fresh coffee when the existing coffee from our brunch vendor had just sat out too long and had some additional surprises in store.  She picked out a location that gave us the most amazing view of the waterfall while enjoying chicken and waffles and prosecco.  A few hours after brunch, Danielle arrived at our Airbnb to start arranging everything for our dinner.  We left for a sunset hike and Danielle went to work.  She completely redesigned the patio of our Airbnb (with the host's permission) for the most intimate and perfect elopement dinner, including moving a very large gas grill, table, patio furniture, etc.  She even restrung the host's bistro lights so that it was a continuous line of lit bulbs with the burned out lights out of view! Danielle ordered our dinner for us on our elopement day and helped us pivot when the original restaurant closed for the day unexpectedly.  I can't forget to mention that Danielle is a serious fire whisperer!  She started fires for us the night before our elopement and the night of and took over maintaining it on our elopement so that we could relax and enjoy the evening.  She can seriously do it all. While we had a schedule of events for the day, the communication between Danielle and our photographer allowed for the timeline to shift so that to us, everything seemed to occur seamlessly even when we were "off schedule" by an hour, which I know is no easy task.  Danielle surprised us with so many additional touches on our elopement day, surprises that I feel I shouldn't list so that future clients get to experience the same joy that we did when we discovered the additional touches. I'm betting that she also did so many additional little things that we had no idea about. And it honestly felt like we were hanging out with a friend that was busting their butt to give us the most amazing elopement day.  Seriously. Danielle is absolutely amazing and made our elopement so incredibly special and memorable.  Stop reading this review and go book Grandest Gatherings for your next event NOW! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?

The food is amazing. Lots of soups and sandwiches, but the quality of the bread on the sandwiches…read moreis outstanding. And the flavor of the soup has amazing depth.

Stopped in today for a late lunch. Thai coconut curry soup with chicken and a smashburger hit the…read morespot. That came with delicious focaccia and a green salad. Will definitely be back!

The Old Round Church is worth a side trip if you happen to be in the area. Richmond is a very nice…read moreold New England town. It is pretty lively for how small it is. We went in winter and it was beautiful with snow and ice everywhere, but I believe it would be equally pretty when it's warmer and one could wander about a bit more. There is a pretty library nearby as well and a nice truss bridge. It is closed in winter (after October?) so we'll have to back for a better look.

The Old Round Church in Richmond is a scenic spot for a wedding-- and everyone seems to know it…read more In the summer, if you drive through Richmond between 10am and 4pm you will nearly always see vestiges of wedding. Because the Church is not a practicing church (there are no weekly services) they do as many as three weddings there a day on Saturdays and Sundays May-October. The up side of this is that your date is unlikely to be fully blocked out. The down side to this is that you have little buffer on either side of the ceremony to decorate and un-decorate the building. The inside of the church is well-restored and if you're into a super-new-england-yankee aesthetic, you're in for a treat. It's unique inside and out and the views of the surrounding mountains outside add to the ambiance. Another tiny set-back (but not enough to knock a star off in my opinion, there are too many great things about the space) is that those Yankee Protestants of the early 1800s were by an large a lot smaller than we are today, so the pews can be a little tight for larger (or pregnant) guests. Also, it's BYO - officiant-- so you can have the scenic, yankee, vermonty setting in a church and you can have your ceremony be any denomination you want...or none. Fab.

Everything about this place was great…read more The service was wonderful. The view was great. The food and cocktails were delicious.. The ambience inside, (although we sat outside) was beautiful. This is an old mill building that has been transformed and every area is just gorgeous. A great spot! I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

We went July 10 for dinner. The food was good but not excellent for the price. My wife ordered a 6…read moreoz glass of house Chardonnay after the waiter asked the size she wanted. Normally, the house wine is average priced and not the best wine. When the bill came, we were charged $24 for the glass. I questioned the waiter on the charge. His response was "we have two house wines and they are both about the same price ". We feel we should have been informed of the price From the waiter at the time It was ordered . We looked on the drink menu and couldn't find it. Buyer be warned.

Got called a jerk by one of the workers for not tipping when paying apart from that we had a good…read moretime

Amazing place!! The staff was so terrific setting up the simulator for us and bringing us perfectly…read morecrafted cocktails while we played. Can't wait to go again!!

Visiting Grand Isle and flying out of BTV, I used 41,000 Marriott points to cover lodging…read more(including taxes) for one weekend night in late May 2025, staying at the Courtyard by Marriott at Burlington Williston 177 Hurricane Lane Williston, Vermont 05495 USA. The reservation could have been canceled at no charge two days before my arrival. I was greeted as a Silver Elite, and understood that with that status I was entitled to free wi-fi. A feature I am increasingly pleased with is the ability to access my Netflix account - easily accomplished here. The room may or may not have been an upgrade - I found it to be well-suited for business travel. It had ample desk space and lighting, had multiple USB ports and electric outlets, and the bed was firm and comfortable. The entire room was spotless, and to its credit (apart from two complimentary bottles of water) there was no sign of single-use plastics. The bathroom was well laid out, such that I could operate the shower controls without getting wet. There were hand washcloths and a well-positioned grab bar in the shower/tub combination. The room was on the first floor and offered a nice two-chair patio outside nestled among the tall shrubbery, allowing a private area right at the room. It took me about 10 minutes to travel from the hotel to the airport, and - as was driving a rental - I was able to fill up the gas tank within a block or so of the hotel. Check-out was seamless, and throughout the stay there were no unpleasant surprises. No disturbing noises, and if I wanted breakfast I could have paid $15 for a hot and cold buffet - not something I was interested in, but it's nice to know it was available. (BTV has an all-day breakfast counter under the name of Skinny Pancake, one located before and one after TSA's checkpoint, which offered an excellent menu of locally sourced meals.) The airport's restaurant offered a well-stocked bar and service staff that were engaging and efficient. I shopped around for the best offers in the Burlington area, making my choice about six weeks ahead of time. I've been a regular visitor to the area over the past thirty years, and it's true the rooms are more expensive than I would have expected. That said, I am fully satisfied that I got my money's worth (or my points' full value) for this brief stay.

The staff was super friendly and accommodating. The room was clean and perfect! We definitely will…read morereturn!