Friendship Center — Local services in Laurel

My mom recently rented this space out this past weekend (01/11/2025), there was no heat in the space. We tried contacting the lady that rents this place out, no response and come to find out later she’s on vacation. The customer service is despicable because if you are on vacation you should at least have a representative that can answer questions or come to the venue in case of an emergency. Due to us not being able to get in contact with her and not being able to cancel the event, we had to go spend hundreds of dollars to get heaters to try to make it bearable in the venue which barely worked. Everyone had to keep their coats on etc. I would NOT RECOMMEND a venue that rents to customers during the freezing winter times with NO HEAT IN THE VENUE! We made do with what we could as well as with NO COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE OWNER the day of, but save yourself a headache and...

I am very disappointed with the management. They gave us a cold room with no working heating system . We tried to contact the owner multiple times, but she never responded or sent anyone to help us. We rented this space for a funeral and our guests were cold the entire time. This caused our guests leave early because it was too cold, and the party ended earlier than planned. Additionally, we had reserved space for at least 200 people, but only received accommodations for 185.

The only positive aspects were that the bathrooms were relatively close by, the bar had a working fridge and sink, and there was ample parking.

However, hosting an event in winter without a proper heating system was horrible. Overall, I would not use this space again unless the customer service...

I haven’t had my event yet , but the owner is extremely professional, extremely polite, extremely black own 😍😍😍🥰♥️♥️And I’m extremely excited to meet with her soon to book the date for my event 😁😁😁I will let you all know how it went and also shear some photos...oooooooh I almost forgot about the prices totally amazing. If you’re looking for a great event center....please look...