What are your favorite venues to host professional events on a budget in Seattle?

Hey there, Joy.

Try Talaris Conference Center near the U District/U Village part of Seattle. Beautiful 20 acres of park land and a pond, plus great food and a lovely staff. Reasonable prices, too. Parking is free on site in their big parking lot.

http://www.talarisconferencecenter.com/

Good luck and feel free to tell them I referred you. :)

Stop by Espresso Buono Garden Cafe in Lynnwood.... espressobuono.com
My coffee shop space is intimate and nice for up to 12 people that can be reserved very economically for an evening. There is also a large space available to me on the others side of my side patios for occassional events. Ponds, Gardens, inspiration and good beverages and food are here for you!
Penny

We're getting more practice holding larger events in lovely spaces surrounding by ponds and gardens at my family's office park in Lynnwood...where I also have my coffee shop. You may already have held your Friday/Saturday event, but if not or if you plan to hold another, you may really want to check us out. In any case, feel free to join our Edmonds/Lynnwood Networking group to create/track events and venues North of Seattle.

Hello Joy, I would check out Cedarbrook in Seatac. great facility, good pricing and easy access with parking.

Enjoy!! Tammy

I attended an event at: Mosaic Coffeehouse 4401 2nd Ave NE Seattle, Washington 98105

It's a community coffee house so I don't think they actually charge for the use, you make a donation instead. It's an interesting venue, but it is not going to win any awards for elegance. It's functional.

There are a lot of Biznik events at the Mosaic. For what it is it is a good deal. However, if you want a really professional setting I would not recommend it.

The folks that run it are a great bunch and it is a community asset. I've done a number of events there. If interested stop in and check it out and see if it fits your needs.

Hi Joy & all -

You might be interested in a new start up I co-founded and 1-2 weeks away from relaunching at eVenues.com (current prototype). We aim to get all the short-term and affordable venues from around PNW into our system and have them be ready for immediate booking. You can view the space profile, read reviews, and see the actual availability.

However, it's not all that easy because we need to get the venues' availability into the system - like the SABRE airlines system. We have identified a ton of current and new venues (with the help of Dan and folks from Biznik). The ultimate goal is to integrate this directly inside Biznik.

So, feel free to send me any venue thoughts or ideas. Although we are working hard at the moment getting in front of the venues, we hope to get 50 or so in by July 1 so consumers can begin booking.

Thanks and stay tuned for more news.

David, I own an executive office center in Issaquah, WA. We have 3 conference rooms available for bookings. I will email you additional information.