I Love Blumen Gardens - I Always have, but went to the Makers Market today (7/19) and was…read moredisappointed that the Only food truck was an expensive Lobster thing. I already spent $100 on plants ... how about also having a hot dog cart ... not everyone likes seafood or wants to spend $20 for one person to eat. Again, I Love Blumen Gardens - the plants are Top Notch!!

In an old factory building Blumen Gardens is an eclectic mix of garden center, events space and…read moreindoor decor. Between the indoor space and the outdoor gardens it's huge too. We came for an easter egg hunt which was very well done. We had a great time and left with a few new things too.

My stay at The Paper Doll House in Sycamore was utterly Amazing. I could stay there forever!!…read more From the moment you walk in the door, you feel like you are at home. The house is incredibly beautiful and so clean. The food is like eating at a 5 star restaurant. I was blown away. If you want to be pampered, eat amazing food and enjoy some girl time - This is the place you need to be. PERIOD!!

The Paper Doll House was adorable, super organized and the food was beyond excellent. MaryKim…read moreanticipated everything we would need for a relaxing weekend. The crafting area gave us enough space for all of our things (and you know that us scrap bookers have paper in every shade and tons of stuff with us). The meals were so delicious. The desserts were better than any bakery could make! I would highly recommend this hidden gem!

Barn chic event venue. Great details all over. I had the opportunity to DJ there recently,…read moreeverything was on site. Outdoor ceremony followed by reception in the barn. Not pretentious just appealing aesthetically. Service from on site owners was above average, way above.

I usually come here for poker nights with Rockford charitable games. This was also the site of my…read moresenior prom Pros: Good size, well kept & clean, plenty of lot space, kitchen capability Cons: The place feels a tad generic for some types of events. Hate how much they charge for food or soda Bottom line: A serviceable venue for average to larger private events

A very nice place to have an event such as a wedding or charity event. I've been here numerous…read moretimes and this place is a great location with a good amount of parking space. It's spacious, has a stage, and there is a full kitchen inside for catering. The times I did come here it was either for a wedding, a party, or an MMA event. Overall, a nice and clean facility for numerous​ events. I would recommend this.

My sister had her wedding here and it was the COOLEST venue!! I could have stayed there all night…read moreand still found new things! The attention to detail was incredible!

This place is incredible. Very pricey, but incredible. I've been to many events here and they were…read moreall put together very well. The "barn" is a museum in its own wright. There's tons of old cars and John Deere tractors on display with descriptions and histories about them and the owner. The decor is extremely extensive as well, and I've never seen anything like it. I could wander around in there for hours!

Great architecture everywhere! Looks great w uplighting, bar on one side, high ceilings, lots of…read morearches, giant chandeliers, decorate how you want, good times!

I went to a small wedding service and reception here. The building is old with nice charm and…read moredecor. It is cool. I think you can make it however fancy or casual you want your occasion to be. I wish I had pictures to post. I would definitely check it out if you're thinking about an event or wedding reception.

So this review is from my limited perspective as a wedding attender, but I am really happy with the…read morechanges Cliffbreakers has made. I came here quite a bit in high school (many years ago) for various events like homecoming and weddings and it was decent, but always had an old feel or seemed out of touch. It was also way too dark. Fast forward to today and you can tell they've poured so much time, attention, and money into renovating this to be a modern, classy, and really fun place to be. I was actually really pleasantly surprised walking in the door for the first time in 10+ years and seeing a beautiful ballroom complete with modern luxurious chandeliers, a beautiful dark wooden dance floor, and a modern bar and wooden accents around the room. The food was freaking delicious (I personally had the pork tenderloins and they were fantastic, served with some of the most flavorful zucchini I've ever had) and also had great presentation. The drinks were great, and from the limited interaction I had with staff, they seemed friendly and helpful. All in all, I'm really excited to see the positive changes made here! Super impressed and would definitely come back again!

I recently hosted a citywide dart tournament at the resort as well as staying here during the…read moreevent. Disregard the reviews older than 2018 as they just completed a multi-million dollar renovation after being added to the Ascend group of hotels. My suite had been completely redone top to bottom including new plumbing fixtures, heat, furniture as well as floors and walls. The staff for our event were superb. I normally don't bother to write reviews but in this case I decided to take the time to thank them for helping make our event go smoothly for the weekend. SW

I have always wanted to do an actual escape room, rather than playing the board/card games. I…read morefinally got to experience it for the first time for my birthday and it was such a wonderful and amazing time! With the pandemic happening, we weren't sure what to expect. I was in a group of 4 with the youngest person being 10 years old. We all had our masks on and we were greeted by the hostess. She and the other people working there also had masks on. We were given the option to take our masks off once we entered the room to start the game. Before we were shown to our room, they played a small video to teach players the basic rules and guidelines, such as no climbing on furniture and no cell phone use during the entirety of the game. Once that was over, the hostess explained a few more rules to help us understand parts of the game. For example, the function of the different locks. Another useful thing they told us was that we are only given 3 hints to ask, but throughout the game, there is a display that'll have directions to sort of help us get on the right track! The theme we played was called, "The Quest for the Throne" which was a 3.5/5 for difficulty rating. Now, we're not allowed to say anything specific about the puzzles so new players can experience them. But we enjoyed them a lot! Some of them were challenging, others we figured out immediately. There were two puzzles in particular that ate up a lot of our time, and we ultimately failed. Though if we had completed them, we only had two puzzles left before we could escape. Overall, the party and I really enjoyed our time there!! Definitely a place for people of all ages. The facility was nice and clean, and the people working there were super nice. I really hope this place stays for a long time! We already can't wait to try out the other themes!

Awesome escape room, this place is a gem in Sycamore! We did the Prison Break room with a group of…read more5. It was a really creative and challenging (but not impossible) room(s) design. Our group had a ton of fun! Plus this is all a family-owned business, Casey was wonderful!