Simmons Center

I debated on leaving this review but I want to make sure future couples planning one of the biggest days of their lives are able to make an informed decision from the beginning of the wedding planning process. Although the Simmons center is not a wedding venue they advertise themselves as an event space that accommodates weddings and their staff told me personally they have held plenty of weddings. With that being said they have very little accommodations for a wedding. They admitted much of the facility was out of date, the stove does not work even though they advertise the largest room to have a fully functional kitchen, the dance floor was also falling apart but they claimed thats why they keep their pricing affordable and that’s it reflects what they offer/ don’t offer. At first glance the price does seem affordable compared to the other venues in the area, but after all the add on charges you need just to have a smooth event and all of the things that are broken or damaged you will end up paying the same price as you would for the other local wedding venues. And you will likely have a better experience. The staff that helped me at the Simmons Center acted as though they did not want my business. I spoke with them, and on a separate occasions my mother spoke with them. We were both left feeling confused, rushed, and honestly like they could care less about our event even though we were spending thousands of dollars as one does on a wedding. The communication throughout the wedding planning process was lacking and when we brought that to their attention all the offered to do was cancel our event a few weeks out. Which would have left us in an impossible situation. They also threw away my drapery that I had purchased and used at my event. My husband came the day after the wedding to pick it up and it wasn’t ready. The next week while we were out of the country they called my moms number once to remind us and I guess when it wasn’t picked up in what the deemed as an acceptable time frame they through it out. They didn’t bother calling my phone or sending me an email beforehand. In summary, for the price we paid we were extremely disappointed with what we received from the facility and its staff. I just want to make sure I shared this for anyone considering the Simmons Center Convention Center for their wedding.

Went to see Soft Hands playing Yacht Music. It was Great!

Wow was this place great! So glad I went here. Saw their play of the Adams's. They were so good! Great set designs, costumes, actors!

This place is filthy. Absolutely filthy. Youre paying $60 a month to wade in filth. They just don't deep clean enough and get defensive if you bring it up. Id look past it if it was cheaper, but this neglegence is just nasty. After 5 years of tolerance, I cancelled my memebership today and this is why: First, the Exploration Station is NEVER cleaned. It's almost as bad as the McDonald's play place. There are handprints on the dusty slide that have been there for nearly 5 years. Inside, it smells of feet, and there's hidden garbage shoved in cracks, mystery sticky smears all over the mirrors & windows, and soooo much foot grime build up on the floor. The balls in the ball pits are also discolored with a film of grey. When I told them (the assistant manager) about the state of cleanliness of the play place, her first response was an accusatory question, "Did YOU go up there?". I get that adults aren't allowed up there, but sometimes it's gotta happen. That response tells me they don't send an adult up into it to clean the place regularly, if at all. It's poorly maintained and is rarely deep cleaned. That's not all, unfortunately. The women's showers are covered in a film of soap scum. The grout looks smooth with build-up in some areas especially the floor. Then, theres the pool's edge that has a massive amount of build-up from people holding onto it. Goes all the way around it, a dark yellow/grey buildup of skin cells and oils. The girls at the front desk are usually sweet and charming people. I have nothing bad to say about them except for when I cancelled my membership. The woman I spoke to asked me why, and when I tried telling her, she cut me off. Good grief, how many times are y'all gonna keep dismissing me? I know there are a lot of reviews saying it's clean; & at a glance, it is. There's no trash and dirt on the floor, it doesn't have a bad smell when you walk in, the bathrooms are regularly surface cleaned and restocked, the pool is clear and smells like a pool... The problem is there is not enough deep cleaning, if there even is any.. i can take my kiddo to places who actually care about public health.

We went for an arts fair. It was clean and spacious... everyone was nice. Walked around the place for awhile. Very well kept.