Awards for venues that make booking a party easy.

Awards for venues that make booking a party easy.

Awards for venues that make booking a party easy.

A written rule picks every winner.

No votes

No one can buy an award

Partners follow the same rules

The awards

The awards

Named each January.

Quick Reply Award

The fastest typical first reply from a real person.

Price Clarity Award

The top price clarity score of the year.

Follow-Up Award

The top follow-up score of the year.

Event Ready

Every venue with the badge on Sep 30 wins in its neighborhood.

We name the first winners in January 2028.

They cover tests from Oct 1, 2026 to Sep 30, 2027.

How winners are picked

How winners are picked

The award year runs from Oct 1 to Sep 30.

A venue needs 3 or more tests that year to win.

Each award compares the venues we test that year.

If two venues tie, they share the award.

Partners win by the same rules as everyone else.

We name the winners each January.

Hall of Fame

Event Ready in 3 or more award years. The page shows each year it won.

For venue owners

For venue owners

Every winner gets a free badge kit.

A window cling with a QR code that opens your page. A web badge for your website. A graphic to post on social media. A press release template to fill in.

Show the badge for the current award year. Use it as we send it. Take it down when the next winners come out. An Event Ready badge lapses if the score drops below 80. Partners add “GM SideKick™ partner” next to the badge.