Still no real venue

We're still deciding between venues, and at this point just sort of killing time until Reg and I can get back to Ohio (I'm hoping it'll be not this weekend but next) to look at them in person. These are the basic points in favor and against each one:

• O'Neill House. Pros: Beautiful old mansion in Akron. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous, totally unlike anything else we've seen. We could bring our own liquor, and the woman who runs it would cook anything we wanted. Being located in Akron, people could fly into the frequently cheaper Akron/Canton airport instead of the Cleveland International Airport. Also: we already have the date of May 30 reserved. Cons: The house only has four bedrooms in it, so the majority of the guests would have to stay somewhere that's else, which means we'd have to deal with transportation to/from the wedding, as well as to/from the rehearsal dinner and everything else. Also: in their biggest room they can only do a seated meal for 50 -- we'd have to change it to buffet style if we wanted to fit 80 people in there.
  

• Glidden House. Pros: It's located in the heart of Cleveland, right near Case Western's campus. The B&B has 60 rooms, so most guests could stay there if they wanted to. In terms of other activities that weekend, it's great stuff -- walking distance to the Cleveland Art Museum (which is free, and awesome) and the Botanical Gardens and to Little Italy and Millionaire Row and so forth. It's also nearby a well-rated restaurant. They also have May 30 open, but it costs significantly more to reserve it (like, 10x the price), so we haven't yet. Cons: It doesn't have O'Neil's vibe. But it's better than a lot of the soulless party centers.