Have only used the pool, sauna before which were top notch. Not sure Id venture these today but Im sure they are taking all the precautions and am excited to return next year. Meanwhile I kept my membership open because they really are a great facility and the staff are top notch!
I went to this Banquet Hall because I was performing there with my Band. It looked nice from the outside and smelled like flowers. The inside was clean. The food was not that good. Plenty of parking. I had the chicken and it was extremely dry with no flavor. Some others had the steak but they only had two options. One was medium and the other one was well done. I personally would not have anything at that Banquet Hall because of the food.
From the moment we met Karen and Dan, I felt right at home. They were super friendly, easy to talk to and made sure we were happy. They continued to say “this is your day” and made every accommodation possible. We were drawn to The Riviera because of this. The pricing was affordable, the food was great and they have a beautiful gazebo with a view for an outdoor ceremony. Karen answered emails promptly and we never felt rushed in any decision we made. Come wedding day, we experienced challenges, however Karen and Dan expertly guided us and ensured everything stayed on schedule and things ran smoothly. It was perfect and we are so happy with our choice. It was filled with love, and laughter. Our family and friends are still talking about how much fun they had at our wedding. Thank you Karen and Dan for all your help in making our day special and unique to us.Best Wishes,The Fabiyis
A perfect venue for wedding with all the extras included in one price! Staff seems to want to accommodate your needs. Is one of top 3 venues considered for my daughters upcoming wedding!
The staff and trainers are really great, helpful and welcoming. Recommended!!
The pools are great. Having a spa including steam, sauna and whirlpool available is top-notch. Mostly long-term members are friendly. Clean facility and friendly staff. A member since 1986.
Absolutely filthy facility. The manager and owner treat employees terribly. The equipment is outdated. There is mold in the locker rooms and the membership is $$$. This is NOT a country club.
We had our wedding reception there 3 weeks ago. Karen was amazing the whole time very helpful. The food was great and the staff worked very hard. I looked around at other halls but at the Riviera Banquet Hall their wedding packages the prices were amazing for what you get included
I recently had my wedding at the Riviera. They made my day wonderful. Karen was there for us every step of the way. Their wedding package is one you just cant find anywhere else. We had an amazing wedding and appreciate how hard the staff worked! I had nothing to worry about once we got there. All I needed to do was focus on my husband, Riviera took my worries and stress for me so I could enjoy our day. Thank you Karen and the staff who helped at our event!
The staff at Riviera Country Club were always so accommodating! We started planning our wedding in February 2015 and had our wedding in September. It turned out exactly how we wanted it! Everything was perfect. The gazebo was such a gorgeous place to have our ceremony, everyone loved it! The food was fantastic, and all of our guests raved about how well everything turned out. The bar staff was really friendly. We opted to have the chocolate fountain feature that Riviera offers, and we heard nothing but good things. There was room for the photo booth we rented and everyone had a great time! We would highly recommend this venue, considering our budget and our short-term planning period, Riviera made everything so much easier for us and we are forever grateful!
Nice outdoor pool where you can have drinks, and a relaxing atmosphere to hang out in the summer. Large gym with indoor pool, basketball and tennis courts. Friendly staff.
Actually, I have never gone to the health club there. But we frequently do go to the Gattos Restaurant within the same location.
My husband and I had our wedding here on June 14, 2016 and could not have asked for anything better. From the first time I walked in and spoke with Karen I knew things would run smoothly and that she cared about us as people and not as an amount of money they will profit off of. The food was amazing, the bar/ wait staff went above and beyond and Dan and Karen made sure everyone was taken care of at all times throughout the planning all the way down to when the night was over. I honestly could not have asked for a better place. They treat you like family and even calm you down when you need it, just because they know not because you ask.
Been working out here for years; fantastic staff, machines, and utilities! I advise coming here to check it out yourself.
Very luxurious physicality for weddings or special occasions.
Karen, Dan, and the rest of the staff were absolutely amazing. They were always so helpful and so quick to respond. Food was great, everything is included, room is decorated beautifully, service is wonderful, and the ceremony area is amazing. I dealt with Jackie a lot and I do not have enough good things to say about her. She checked in on me from time to time and also let me bug her during her vacation (I felt horrible, I didnt know she was on vacation, haha). Our wedding day was absolutely perfect and the Riviera was a huge part of that. I am so pleased with how everything turned out and whenever I am in need of a venue, they will be my go to! I dont have a single bad thing to say. I would go back in a heartbeat!
Everyone there was amazing! Especially Karen! They went above and beyond for us and made our wedding amazing. Im so glad I found them and definitely will be back for our 10 year anniversary!
Riviera Country Club is a very nice facility. Dan and Karen ODonnell are genuine people and do a great job of operating the facility. You can find a broad spectrum of work out equipment, along with sporting areas that can keep an individual actively involved. Highly recommended.
Karen and Julie were absolutely amazing to work with in the preparation of my wedding to my husband. They were patient, kind and helpful through the entire process. They are definitely reasonably prized and the the gazebo and pond behind the actual reception space is an added bonus to this venue. I highly recommend them.
I had found the Riviera in search for a ceremony/reception location for my daughter. On our first visit to the Riviera we were actually so pleased with the reception room and the outdoor ceremony location that we had skipped our visit to another venue that we originally planned to visit the same day. We were looking forward to the next step which was the tasting. However unfortunately with my daughter and son in laws busy schedules we were unable to go on the days scheduled. We almost passed the Rivera up because of this. I then emailed with Karen the issue we were having and she accommodated us. We loved the food at the tasting and this time my daughters fiance was with us and he loved the location also.This is not my first time needing a ceremony/reception location. Therefore I feel the need to point out some extras that come with the reception room and you may use at no extra cost.White Satin Chair Covers with BowsTALL Glass Centerpiece Vases with White Silk RosesLighting behind the head table with color choice optionsPlease keep in mind these are white and some may not prefer the all white but what we did was added table runners and a few other decor of my daughters wedding colors that popped out more because of the white. I also feel I should point out that I own a wedding supplies business and with that being said I have access to all the decor we would have needed and we did not need to replace any of the supplied from the Riviera nor did we have to use a lot extra.The Gazebo for the ceremony is beautiful and large. I have to mention that when you first see the outdoor location if you have a huge guest list as we did this may make you nervous if you dont see the actual seating setup. However believe Karen when she assures you they can accommodate the seating. As the Riviera did for us.Karen is very helpful and she is a wonderful person. Very attentive staff also.All of our guests were amazed with how beautiful the Rivera is and how amazing the food was.Even if you do not need a ceremony location the reception rooms are just perfect at the Riviera.We have no complaints and everyone is very happy that we chose the Riviera.
Really nice old club. Love the pool and the people here. Nice workout facilities and pool areas
It is a nice place for workshop and small meetings, staff are friendly and they deliver a good food and good prices. You will get better than what you pay for
We used to be members there, nice family sports center.
The staff at Riviera was amazing to work with. My husband and I got married 10/12/13 and we couldnt have picked a better place. Our guest are still talking about the mashed potatoes and the rum and cokes, hahaha. The location was perfect, there was another wedding going on in the other room and we didnt have any sound problems with the different djs. The gazebo outside was my photographers dream, we took so many pictures outside. As for pricing, Karen and Julie were very reasonable especially given the quality of the food and service you receive. I would definitely recommend them again, not that I plan of ever getting married again :-)Thank you all for making my wedding day a dream come true.
The Riviera Country Club and Sports Center in Orland Park, IL has its good and bad like any business. Id like to start this off, however, by saying that I am a former employee of the facility.When I first started at the Riv, I loved it! The atmosphere, the facilities, everything just seemed great. I was hired as a Manager so I knew the ins and outs of the facility. The facility is very old and very worn out. As a manager, I tried as hard as I could to keep up on the cleanliness of the facility with my staff and regardless of what we did, there was nothing that could be really done. The spas (where the locker rooms, restrooms, steam rooms, sauna, showers and hot tub are) were downright nasty. We cleaned every inch of that place every day and could not succeed. Both pools were always nasty and heavily chlorinated to the point where just being around it at times was unbearable. The 80,000+ squared feet facility, along with its sister restaurant next door could be so wonderful if given the proper upgrades.All the reviews that Ive ever come up with online always state the cleanliness of the club is bad, the employees are disgruntled, and about the owner. The employees, as a whole, are not to blame. Granted, some of the hires that I made while employed there were probably mistakes and did not work out, but as everyone knows this place is a revolving door. It is good for local college students.The pay there isnt that bad. When I left, the pay was:Customer Service: $10/HrSpa Staff: $9/HrManagers: Starting at $13/HrThats honestly more than any facility in the area.The rates of membership (for what you get) are ridiculous and I would never pay that much for the facility. Dan ODonnell (the owner) is a great man, but not a great business owner. In my opinion, he cares more about his construction business than the Riviera. Any opportunity or any idea that any one of us had for the business, he would shoot down. He sets people up to fail.I worked at the Riv from May 2012 to November 2012 and in that time we went through over 50 employees. Yes, in 6 months. It was absurd. I was terminated for doing my job, essentially. Could I have been a better Manager? Of course I should have, but the reason I was terminated was absolutely ridiculous. Its a revolving door. Thats all I can really say about it. But there was no hard feelings. All the stress I had when I was there has since been alleviated and I find myself more happy.In regards to the positive reviews on the web regarding the Riviera, most GOOD reviews are posted by Dan, himself, his girlfriend, or by Riviera Management. Ive seen it done time and time again whilst working there. On the other hand, there is one review I can say that is legitimate and that is in regards to the banquet facilities. They have a fairly good operation there and the food is surprisingly phenomenal.So, if signing up for the Riviera or becoming an employee there, best of luck.
When you gotta get in shape lol
Great place for a workout! They have everything you need!
The facility was beautifully arranged and convenient for an outdoor wedding. The bathrooms should be updated though.
Great atmosphere with am amazing amount of things to do. Indoor and outdoor pool with water slide and poolside food service, jacuzzi, steam, enormous amount of weight lifting equipment and machines, giant locker rooms with showers,tennis, boxing, indoor track, womens only area, fitness classes, ping pong, Gattos restaurant attached, and much more!
If only I could give this place less of a rating. Its falling apart, and I mean literally. Holes in the roof that let any small amount of rain through. Most facilities have not been updated in years, it shows in the locker rooms and pool area.
Membership is high. Not impressed.
It was a month before I was supposed to get married and we received the news that our banquet hall was in a fire and it was burnt down. My heart was broken. There I was a month before the biggest day of my life and we had no banquet hall. My fiancé and I began to search frantically for a new hall and it was TOUGH! Most places were either booked or the room was just way too small for our 200+ guest! I honestly thought at one point that we would have to postpone the wedding. I was devastated. I found The Riviera Country Club in Orland after reading some reviews online one night. People raved about their food so I contacted them since the quality of the food was a HUGE factor for us. Karen from the club contacted me right away! We made an appt to see the venue & let me say that the pictures on their website really do not show how BEAUTIFUL those halls really are! As soon as I walked into the room that they have available for us my eyes lit up! It was exactly what I had envisioned & I seriously fell in love. I loved the décor that they had available for us to use, a small lake as a back drop and they even had an outside gazebo that we could use for photos! Dan and Karen quickly set up a food tasting for us even before we decided to go with them! And that is where my fiancé fell in love and that won him over. =] [Especially their chicken!!] We STILL have people telling us that they LOVED the hors doeuvres during cocktail hour and food during dinner. Our guests were impressed by the quality of service that they received that day and that they did not even have to ask for a refill because the waiters were consistent in refilling their food. [We did the family style] Considering we had only a few weeks until our wedding, let me RAVE how Karen and Dan were just SOOOOOOOOO accommodating during the process! Karen was remarkable at replying to my constant emails and answered all my daily questions! =] We were constantly reminded that our day was going to go by smoothly and they seemed like REALLY sincere, honest, genuine people! Our wedding day was simply awesome and I was beyond impressed w/The Rivera Country Club that day! So THANK U THANK U THANK U to The Riviera Country Club for everything that they did for us. I am beyond thankful and God blessed us with placing you guys in our paths!
This is a nursing home and very expensive. I wouldnt recommend this gym to someone under 60.
Towels arent clean not using real soap or bleach... Extremely rude management and the owner should be ashamed to even own a business like this!
Good place to work out
Gates restaurant good food
Needs some more improvement.
Went to the restaurant next door.
Nice venue
Good
Out dated.
Nice atmosphere.
Tennis court policy is not to be believed. If courts are wet due to rain, there is a charge to play inside even though inside courts are vacant. Not user friendly.
Disgusting facility
My daugther was treated like was treated like a dog here