The Grand Event Center

I've been here twice with my management company for training and I love the entire ambiance. The staff is very friendly and the food that we had which was breakfast was hot and fresh. I never knew that this hidden jewel was in the heart of 315 and minutes away from OSU campus. Not only is this a good place to hold training sessions and conferences but I'm sure this is also a great place to hold corporate or personal parties. Lots of space to park and to host guests

Beautiful facility, wonderful staff, great food! Had a professional development training here and it was a gray experiemce. Lunch was provided buffet style and everything tasted freshly prepared and well-seasoned. Great location for a corporate event, wedding, or any formal event where you want a nice space, free WiFi, and a good meal.

I attended my brothers wedding on 10/21/17 at the Grand Event Center. From the moment I arrived- the service, atmosphere and food were top-notch. I have attended several weddings and this was by far my favorite event center. I was in the wedding party and the staff was extremely accommodating. They made sure to take all of our (bridal party) bags and belongings and secured them for us. I have 2 young children that they were more than accommodating to them. From changing their seat locations to the chef making sure they had milk with their cake :-) I never had to get up from the head table as the staff made sure we all had everything we needed. The service was simply incredible.The space itself is modern, gorgeous and very classy. You really get a feeling that you're at a high-end event when you walk in. I know the bride rented different chairs, which I highly recommend because it really changed the look of the event space. We had short ribs for dinner and they were delicious. By far- the best wedding food I've ever had. The food had great flavor and everyone's came out close to the same time. It was hot and the ribs fell off the bone.I would highly recommend The Grand for events in the Columbus area. You will not be disappointed.

Went to the Yelp event at the Grand Event Center tonight and it's gorgeous! What a great, modern venue to host a wedding! It's attached to the hotel and has a free parking garage across the street. The venue doesn't feel crowded for a large group; it's nice and open. There is also a great patio with a fire pit and seating. And oddly, one of my favorite things about the place is the lighting! I would definitely advise looking into this place if you're in the market for a wedding venue!

Not very friendly. I work in the service world and there is no excuse for the attitude from the food captain. She is slamming things around and is not responsive to the client. Would fire her on the spot or at least send her home to think about if this is a good fit for her. Will talk with my client about taking our business elsewhere, no need to put up with the rude behavior.

My best friend had her wedding reception here this past weekend. When the limo dropped us off for the reception, they took us into a private room for the bridal party and told us that we could leave our things in there. We had a great time at the reception. When the reception ended, we went in that room to get our stuff and I discovered that my bag was gone. The police were called and I filed a report. In the meantime, we discovered that they also used my key card and raided my hotel room and stole ALL OF MY STUFF. Everything. My car keys, my expensive purse, all my clothes, make-up, supplements, curling iron...even things like my brush and deodorant. They completely wiped me out. On top of the value of loss of all my items stolen, I had to pay to tow my car back to Pittsburgh which was very expensive. And pay to get a new key made for my car which is also very expensive. I was shocked to learn that the hotel only has a camera in the main lobby and the elevators. They do not have camera's outside or at any of the exits so there was no way to catch the person stealing my stuff. They also do not have camera's in the hallways to monitor the rooms, which definitely seems like a legal liability. What if someone was attacked in their room and you have no camera's to see who enters or leaves rooms?! They were able to see the person accessed my room at 9:22pm, but since there is no camera's there we couldn't catch the person. If all Marriott's are like this, this seems VERY bad for security. The hotel is not claiming any responsibility for any of this. I'm completely devastated over this. I feel that this was an employee or inside person because they knew that we had our stuff in that private room, and they would know about the lack of security cameras to know they would get away with it. This completely ruined what was a perfect fun weekend with my best friends and family. The fact that this happened and they are not reimbursing me for anything, or doing anything at all to make up for what happened to me in their business, I refuse to ever do business with Marriott again. And I want to warn everyone else about this issue, because I would never want this to happen to anyone else, so BEWARE. This is completely unacceptable on so many levels. I have never been so disappointed with a place in my life. I would give 0 stars if I could.

We had a wedding, reception and brunch there in June, and it couldn't have gone any better than it did. Kira and her staff were absolutely exceptional. Every detail, every request was handled in a most professional way. We had 250 people and I can tell you the food was fantastic and the compliments were many. The hotel and suites were wonderful also. Five stars for Kira and The Grand Event Center.