Room for the gifts, and a seat that faces everyone.

Baby showers and bridal showers, with the two things a shower actually needs: somewhere to stack the gifts and a chair the guest of honor can be seen from.

Gifts arrive with the guests, and they arrive all at once. Say so when you book and the room is set with a long table near the entrance for them, out of the walking path, so nobody is stepping over boxes for three hours. The guest of honor's chair goes at the front of the rounds, facing the room, not tucked into a corner table.

Games need clear floor and a place to stand and talk. There is open floor at the front, and the office can tell you what is on hand for anyone who has to be heard over the room.

The meal is included, which is the part most people are dreading when they start planning. You are not coordinating a caterer, a rental company, and a hall on three separate phone calls. One number, one contact, and the tables are set when you walk in.