Meydenbauer Center

I’m here for a cheer competition with my daughter. We will be here for HOURS and we are not permitted to have the wifi password. The nasty lady at the ticket sales said, ‘We’re not giving out that information.’ I’ll remember that when we book future competitions.

Nice, fancy place. I went here for the 2015 Child’s Play Dinner ran by the Penny Arcade folk. The food was delicious but seemed a bit limited in portion size. I received the ranch steak which was so smooth you could cut it with the side of your fork. We had the option of steak, chicken, or butternut squash ravioli. While registering for the dinner on the Penny Arcade website, we had to choose our dinner option during checkout.
As for the desserts, we weren’t allowed to choose what we wanted. We were simply given either a pomegranate dessert or a chocolate one and weren’t able to switch it out. It lead to us trying to swap around the table since some of us had allergies or severe preference. Out of me just dealing with it, I ate the pomegranate dessert since chocolate was the most sought after one. I did have a bit of the chocolate and wow, was it good. I kind of wish chocolate was the default, to be honest. That was probably the worst part of the dinner. Hopefully next time during checkout, we can choose our dessert along with the dinner. This wasn’t a Meydenbauer issue, moreso an issue with the checkout service but still could’ve been better orchestrated by Meydenbauer employees in person.
As far as parking, it wasn’t included with my ticket. Event parking was underneath the complex for $ 10 — which wasn’t bad. I just wish parking was included in the ticket price. The parking attendant quizzed us on the event information to make sure we weren’t lying as to get a better rate than anywhere else in the city. I found this a bit strange. My boyfriend and I were dressed up in a suit and ball gown, pretty sure we’re not taking advantage of the inexpensive Bellevue parking haha.
Overall, people were kind and accommodating. Coat-​check was fast and efficient. There were an abundance of options for different kind of alcoholic drinks, which was great. Some awkward hiccups make the venue a ⁴⁄₅ stars. I would definitely return, though!

This is an awesome place to hold a conference of any size. I’ve been in here for a lot of events and the place and location is top notch. Some of the events the food was great, other events, I not saying. I don’t think it’s the fault of the place but the caterers may be to blame.
The reason for my not giving it one additional star is the parking. If it is a large conference you are going to, you’d better carpool and get there early. If you have to find some place else to park because their lot is full, you’ll be using up another 10 to 15 minutes! All I can say is, if you are attending a large conference there, GET THERE EARLY to get a good place to park!!!

I’ve used Meydenbauer Center as the location for a large scale convention event for two years running, now. I am the event coordinator for my company, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the center and its staff. We had hundreds of attendees from both the US and abroad, and heard no complaints from anyone.
The facilities are beautiful, and everyone is incredibly accommodating of your decorating needs, working hard to make the space fit your specifications and needs. Concessions are available, and are both delicious and affordable. Any level of catering can be provided, to make the perfect fit for your specific event. I am always floored by just how many options there are to fit any need or budget.
The real crowning jewels of the Meydenbauer experience, though, are the inredibly friendly and capable staff. Stephanie Straw at Visit Bellevue, Sara Dahl from the Meydenbauer Center, Brooklyn, Mickey, Mike, Larry and Linda all come immediately to mind. There is not a single person employed in that building who is anything less than 100% willing to help make your event go as smoothly as possible. Their associates at AV Factory, in particular Pat Morris and Greg, are also a fantastic asset to their team.
If you are considering an event in Bellevue, WA, you owe it to yourself to look into the Meydenbauer Center. They definitely know how to put a client’s needs first.

I have been already twice for my kid’s school shows. It is spacious, staff are very professional and the backstage is very comfortable for kids and parents. Parking is a little bit pricey but it’s downtown Bellevue. The cashiers seem nice.

I used Meydenbauer Center as the location for the annual meeting of my coworkers in my region. I am the region event coordinator for my company. Our party was approximately 70 people.
The food was wonderful, flavorful, well-​labeled and beautifully displayed.
The staff and the AV Factory were timely, friendly and accomodating to the couple last minute requests we had.
The venue itself is lovely, mostly well equiped (the meeting rooms we were in were not as well wired for technology as I would have liked), very clean, convenient to the highway, plenty of parking and our event was well labeled on their available signage.
My only complaint is with their stipulation that they be the sole provider of any food products. I usually bring as a personal thank you gift to each of the meeting guests a cupcake from a particularly well known cup-​cakery in the area. I was not permitted that opportunity here either because Meydenbauer wasn’t able to match the quality and novelty of the original or they would have charged me a 50% «corkage» fee to be allowed to bring them in on my own. By the time the terms became known it was too late to come up with a quality plan B. I was quite sad about not having something for my guests and some of them did notice.
Aside from this one item, Meydenbauer did a good job attending to the needs and requirements of this meeting.

Have come here a few times for work functions. The food is always top notch and the service great. For a conference/​banquet facility it is great. Parking is easy.

Nice place, and plenty of parking whenever I come here for business. I usually attend for the Center Hall, where banquets are usually held for my organization. Restrooms are up to date and clean.
The employees here are ok, and quite helpful at times. I only paid for parking once here, but the 2^nd time coming here, I didn’t pay and got the free parking.
I haven’t had the chance to stop by during the weekdays much.
The good thing about the parking here, are the tickets near the elevator to help remind you what level you parked at. I think all public parking lots should have that available…

Great place for performance show and parking is cheep, but even better the staff are there for you all the time giving you all the support you. By far the best customer service I have ever received.

Great spot — most helpful receptionist! Here for SMA symposium & don’t want to leave!

How can u possibly not take a debit/​credit card at the brown paper tickets here? Oh just walk 3 blocks to the nearest ATM. Yea right.

This is a beautiful theater in belleview. Parking is easy. Its not as big as the one on the seattle side, but its still nice!

I want to say,“cheese balls”. The only cheese balls you will find, tho, is a fulll long block away.
Our conference of about 1200 people had enough space, was clean and bathrooms attended to.
However, the powers did not want us to bring in outside food for our VERY LONG. like 8 hours nonstop business meetings. Their reason: competition wiht the ONE TINY food snack cart. The snack cart had coffee and lattes, stale bagels and plastic somethings. Though feeling starved, I cruised this cart many times and went back to the apple I had hidden in my bag and ate more friends candy than I have eaten all year.
Fine, ban outside food. Go fo ryou rprofiit!!! THEN sell something something which the 1000 people might like: oranges, grapefruits, cheese and crackers, triscuits, potatoe chips and dip, cottage cheese. warmed up pizza, couscous.

Went to the Meydenbauer Center for the Child’s Play auction. A lovely facility with great staffing.
Parking took a little while as there are two garages side by side. One is for residents and one is for event visitors. They’ll test you by asking what event you’re attending. Parking came to $ 10. The stalls are well sized and we found great parking right by the elevators. The event space is well appointment for a conference center. Basic carpeting, cavernous spaces, tasteful holiday décor, including twinkly lights.
Before the event, catering brought passed appetizers (egg rolls, chicken skewers, crab cakes) and champagne flutes. The event dinner was lacking — a basic caesar, underwhelming steak or chicken, and apple pastry. Basic conference food, though the portions were sizable. Our servers were great. Brought extra rolls and kept the beverages coming.

This used to be the home of PAX and the Child’s Play Dinner and Charity Auction. Both events moved downtown to the WSCTC but this year, Child’s Play returned to the eastside to hold its event back at the Meydenbauer.
Comparing the two spaces doesn’t seem fair, Meydenbauer offered a larger space for the charity event while the WSCTC is far better equipped for PAX. Parking was pricey but easy. The catering service was decent with friendly servers. Overall I prefer the convention centre in Seattle for its distance from our place and the size but I have no tangible complaints about this facility.

Not enough chairs at the MIHS graduation. Parking is a challenge so allow plenty of time to get in/​out of the garage.

The Meydenbauer Center is an event center attached to the fancy Bravern shopping center in Bellevue. I attended a hair show there recently (with my mom). When we arrived, about 10 minutes after the show first started we saw a sign indicating that the parking garage was full. We were directed around the corner to use the Bravern lot, and paid $ 13 for parking. Later when we came back to the car I saw a sign in the garage that said «Enjoy complimentary parking on weekends!» Guess they decided to take advantage of the situation.
Because of where we parked, it was kind of difficult to get into the Meydenbauer Center. We had to go down a steep hill, dodging random women falling off their high heels and then in an entrance that was under the main staircase going up. It wasn’t the most impressive entry.
The good — there are plenty of elevators, and the wheelchair accessible stall (just one) was well designed with bars in all the right places and a low hook to hang your bag/​jacket on. They also had water coolers set up, so we didn’t have to drink out of fountains (this may be event specific).
I find that going to the WA State Convention Center in downtown a more enjoyable experience, even if it can be confusing. At least there are crazy parks & waterfall fountains, and you can hang out in downtown Seattle when you’re doing with your event (or taking a break).