Bryan Roy
January 28, 2018 08:14
I've been to a lot of places around the world and in Central Florida of this "tier". Presented as an exclusive setting downtown, it's caters to high expectations. After navigation through the delightful, (sarcasm), downtown traffic to a tight parking garage with terrible layout you might notice small signs to get you to a central elevator to get you to the top.
Upon entering, it's long hallway to the club atrium. They are setup for functions like weddings and business meetings. People stand around in their jacket dress code. The bar is situated right of the sign in. Think airport Club level experience except you pay a premium for concrete construction crew of the city.
Our function was catered. It was on par with optioning you'd see at any wedding venue. A chicken, fish, salad, and bar on the side. Globally, the experience was on par with a nice chain restaurant or River City catering setup.
I'm not sure why anyone would pay membership for this. It's inconveniently located other than it's central to greater Orlando. They charge parking. The food isn't anything you can't get better elsewhere. It's was organized with friendly staff. Maybe views are worth it to someone, but maybe I'm too practical to understand the allure of this place.
A location I can compare to that did it right and made a point to "wow" every guest was Governor's Club in West Palm Beach. So, four-star for being average and marketing in a manner for much higher expectations. That stated, I'm not a member and was an observant business-function attendee. Most of my peers have similar views though that been multiple attendee to sessions there.