Village Commons Community Center

Can you change your chairs? At least for the money you are charging, you should have better chairs

We used this space for an educational seminar.
The staff was kind and helpful when we met to sign the paperwork. They met me at the space and walked me around. Great location with many catering options nearby. Mid seminar my husband even got a smoothie from smoothie king. The whole class had Panera from 1 min up the road. They helped with tables and chairs and even banner poles.
Convenient, clean, and comfortable place that allows for social distancing. Very happy with my experience.

I had a terrible experience renting this venue. If I could give it zero stars I would. We had my mother’s birthday party here. We made a whole slideshow to display because when we visited we saw they had a huge projector screen. The day of the party when we were setting up the projector screen was nowhere to be found. I called the event planner but she said she was unable to get in contact with the owner. So we weren’t able to use it unfortunately. After the party my family and I spent a long time cleaning up to make sure the place was pristine when we left. Luckily I took pictures on the way out. I called several times about getting my deposit back. The owner finally called me and told me he would only return half of my deposit because I didn’t have a liquor license and served alcohol. This was not true because I had a liquor license and posted it above the bar following requirements for Anne Arundel County. I told him as much and he said I should email it to him to prove that I have it, which I did. He then said he couldn’t return half of my deposit because I didn’t get the required insurance for the party. Which again is not true I also provided him with a copy of the one day insurance we had that covered the event. He then stated the place was left very dirty which was the reason he could not return my full deposit. The place was left cleaner than we found it. He was clearly lying and just looking for any reason to keep my money. I told him that I have pictures that prove otherwise. He claimed to have pictures too. I told him he needed to refund my full deposit or I would take him to court and get it that way. I followed up with an email detailing the absurd phone call that was not responded to. I filed a case in small claims court and served him. He then called me and threatened that he would countersue me for $2500 which is how much his lawyer costs. I told him to please do it and I’ll see him in court. He then later said he will pay me my full deposit back. But I told him he now owes my deposit plus the court costs which was an additional $80. He initially refused to pay but later mailed me the check for the entire amount. Renter beware! The owners name is Torrey Jacobson, he is dishonest, and will try to keep your deposit. Please take pictures before you leave the rental hall. I wouldn’t recommend supporting this business at all.

Please do not bring your loved one to this facility. The Director of the facility has absolutely no compassion. She tells you she will take care of your loved ones needs and there is never any follow through. If you have a concern as to why your loved one isn’t receiving their medicine as directed she will send in a nurse to try and explain why the meds haven’t been given. Personal opinion...she should take charge and ensure that her staff is doing what is required. My grandmom is dying and she should be receiving pain meds every 4 hours and still waiting after 9 hours and nothing. Even with constant request of the medicine. This place does not even deserve a one star but there is no option for a ZERO. Please, please think long and hard before placing your loved one here.

Hosted my parents' anniversary party here with about 115 guests on a hot July night and it was great. We had a huge buffet, a bar, and handful toddlers running around, and no one felt cramped. Plenty of room to spread out. I highly recommend this space if you have 100+ guests to entertain. The website is very basic and they don't answer their phone, so your best bet is to stop by on a weekend when someone is likely preparing for an event.

I used this venue for my baby shower a few months ago. The coordinator of the venue was extremely helpful and made planning for the party easier! The venue is large and priced very well compared to other smaller venues in the area. It has a mini kitchen, clean bathrooms, a dance floor, TV with cable, and not to mention a wonderful view of the lake and fountain. The venue has plenty of parking since it is in the Waugh Chapel shopping center. All my guests were wow'd by the venue and we received plenty of complements on the size. I will be using this venue for future parties!.

I have mixed reviews about this place because it is a BEAUTIFUL space and has/had reasonable prices but the person in charge is horrible. This review is long overdue and something triggered me to look it up and see if there were any reviews yet. Well one of the reviews mirrors what I experienced. I'm praying that by now they have gotten a new Point of Contact person, I also was tempted to see if there was a way for me to run the place but didn't know who I could talk to or complain about Mr. Conyer. For someone who has to constantly deal with people, he has no social skills from what I could tell. Firstly, it took forever to get someone to return my calls/emails and the person that was originally on the site had just left (I'm sure it was because she couldn't deal working with him). Finally I was able to get in touch with him and we set an appointment to look at the space. My sister and I met with him and he was very short and rude with us but I was sold on the space. We were throwing our parents a 50th Anniversary Party and I was excited at what we could do with the space. My sister left everything to me because she didn't want to deal with him. Everytime I contacted Mr. Conyer about something it was as if I was bothering him, closer to the event I had to meet with him to give him the liquor license which was a hassle all in itself. The day before I met with him to get the key to the building as no one would be available or on site the day of the party. The party went well and towards the end someone came by looking for him because they had an event there some weeks back and could not get back in touch with him to get their deposit back. Well unfortunately he wasn't there and we began comparing notes about how bad it was to work with him. At the end of the night we finished cleaning up and I believe left the key somewhere or maybe I mailed it back. Well of course I never got my deposit back either which I am still salty about to this day, but like I said I didn't know who this man reported to and I just wanted to be done with him. I gave it three stars because I love the place but hated working with that man and never got my $250 back. This was in 2013 so I'm praying that by now they have someone new running things, someone who actually likes people and wants to be bothered.