Sausalito Portuguese Cultural Center - Sausalito, California

Hugo arroyo

My name Hugo, I never like to post reviews, but this time I spend some time reviewing this place, the hall of the Portuguese cultural center.
I rented this place last September, almost 5 months ago, when I rented this place they asked me to give $2000 deposit, that was a lot of money just for the deposit. Anyway, I rented the place for my wedding and I give the $2000 deposit, now it's almost 5 months, it's January 2024 and this place still doesn't give me my deposit. I called DJ, many times emailed, texted. He never answers me. DJ, he's the person I made the contract for renting this place. I recommend not renting this place because it is very frustrating to do business with these types of people. Now I am going to open small claims court in the city of Sausalito because this is not right.
Please be careful with this place with deposits, no one wants to lose $2000. All this is frustrating so if you don't want to have a bad time and stop in court, don't RENT this place. I will posting updates after the court people.

Mi nombre Hugo, nunca me gusta poner reseñas, pero esta vez dedico un tiempo a reseñar este lugar, el salón del centro cultural portugués.
Alquilé este lugar en septiembre pasado, hace casi 5 meses, cuando alquilé este lugar me pidieron que diera $2000 de depósito, eso fue mucho dinero solo por el depósito. De todos modos, alquilé el lugar para mi boda y doy los $ 2000 de depósito, ahora ya Son casi 5 meses, estamos en enero de 2024 y en este lugar aún no me dan mi depósito. Llamé a DJ, muchas veces envié correos electrónicos, envié mensajes de texto. él nunca me responde. DJ, él es la persona con quien hice el contrato de este lugar. yo recomiendo no alquilar este lugar porque es muy frustrante hacer negocios con este tipo de personas. Ahora voy a abrir un tribunal de reclamos menores en la ciudad de Sausalito porque esto no es correcto. por favor tengan cuidado con este lugar con los depósitos, nadie quiere perder $2000. Es frustrante todo esto asi que si no quieres pasar un mal rato y parar en los tribunales no lo RENTES este lugar.

Midori Pinillos

IDESST is a GREAT venue. We had our wedding here and it was such a great find!

GREAT VALUE: IDESST is a non profit organization from the Portuguese community so they are not trying to overcharge you. You are able to use your own caterer and bartenders unlike so many other venues in the Bay Area that require you to use theirs. That way you can serve your favorite food and shop around for the best value.

BEAUTIFUL: The ballroom is lovely and spacious. With its off white walls and wood details, the ballroom is blank canvas so you can decorate freely.

FULL KITCHEN AND BAR: It was so useful to have an area for the caterer to set up and stage. The bar was super useful to have as we bought our own liquor (which saved us a ton of money).

GREAT MANAGER: Diane was our contact at IDESST and she was such a wonderful person to work with. she's very professional and organized and has great tips to make your event great.

We loved IDESST and were so happy we had our wedding there!

Derek Nannini

Great location in a great town! Was able to celebrate my future sister in law's wedding here and was not let down. Very clean and well maintained. Allowed to bring in own rental equipment which was very helpful. Thank you!

Paul Heynneman

Wonderful experience and the facility was excellent. Management was very friendly and helpful along the way. We had our Wedding Reception there and I would highly recommend it to others.

Josef Aukee

Venerable and flexible event space now shines for Carnaval to holiday parties and weddings.

John McCory

Nice place for a reception, bar mitzvah or event.

Fernando Vieira

Beautiful hall. Spacious for events.

Dennis Emanuel

Great place to hang out!