The Vine Conference Centre, The Pentland Room

We hired out the hall for our son's birthday party. The rates are very reasonable and it's great they give you time before and after for set up for free. Cora on the day was great at setting up. Our only complaint was the overwhelming bad smell from the cafeteria. There was a church group staying with 70+ kids on the weekend of our party in the venue, so the place was packed and whatever they were cooking had spread throughout the whole building. We had to open all the main entrance doors to the venue to try and dilute the smell which had permeated its way into the room we'd hired and in turn made the room pretty cold. Even with the door to our room closed, the smell was overpowering. I think consideration for all parties hiring out a venue needs to be taken. I also think a heads up that people were sleeping at the venue and in turn washing/getting dressed in the toilets would have been nice, especially from a safeguarding point of view. Even with the above, I wouldn't hesitate booking the venue again as this was probably a one-off. The space was a great size for a children's party.

Friendly staff on arrival, ample parking. I was there to give blood but venue was nice enough.