A data study, October 2026
We pulled the public Google listing data for eleven wedding venues couples in the Tampa Bay region tour against each other, including this one, and counted. Star distributions, review volume, and the topics Google surfaces from the reviews themselves. The numbers are below, with the method, so you can check them.
4.9 · 1,400+ Google reviews Three venues, one estate Booking 2027 & 2028
Why we did this
Every wedding venue in Florida is rated somewhere between 4.5 and 4.9. That number hides two things a couple actually wants to know: how many people it is based on, and what share of them gave the top score versus the bottom one. A 4.8 from 17 reviews and a 4.8 from 1,400 are different facts. So we pulled the star-count distribution and the review-derived topics for eleven venues and put them in one table.
We are one of the eleven, and we come out well, which is a reason to read the method section before the results. Everything here is public Google data anyone can verify from the listings; nothing is estimated, and the two venues with small samples are flagged rather than dropped.
The data
| Venue | Town | Google rating | Reviews | 5-star share | 4 and 5-star share | 1-star share | Most-mentioned topic (count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxon Manor | Brooksville | 4.9 | 1,413 | 95.3% | 98.1% | 0.8% | wedding coordinator (102) |
| Spartan Manor | New Port Richey | 4.6 | 685 | 75.0% | 92.8% | 1.5% | courteous staff (12) |
| The Barn at Crescent Lake | Odessa | 4.7 | 477 | 88.3% | 93.3% | 4.2% | wedding coordinator (65) |
| Bakers Ranch | Parrish | 4.8 | 320 | 88.8% | 95.3% | 0.9% | planners (67) |
| Knotted Roots on the Lake | Land O' Lakes | 4.9 | 241 | 91.7% | 97.9% | 0.4% | vendors (20) |
| The Lakeside Ranches | Inverness | 4.6 | 234 | 84.6% | 87.6% | 7.7% | barn (20) |
| Legacy Lane Weddings | Brooksville | 4.8 | 112 | 90.2% | 97.3% | 0.9% | beautiful property (26) |
| La Hacienda on Snow Hill | Brooksville | 4.7 | 72 | 93.1% | 93.1% | 5.6% | unique venue (21) |
| Mill Pond Estate | Seffner | 4.8 | 53 | 96.2% | 96.2% | 3.8% | floral design (10) |
| Cypress Creek Event Venue (small sample) | Land O' Lakes | 4.5 | 28 | 82.1% | 85.7% | 7.1% | barn (4) |
| The Barn at Covington Farm (small sample) | Dade City | 4.8 | 17 | 82.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% | warm atmosphere (6) |
Across the eleven venues there are 3,652 Google reviews. The median five-star share among venues with at least 50 reviews is 90.2 percent. The one-star share runs from 0.0 percent to 7.7 percent.
What the numbers say
1. Volume is concentrated. Saxon Manor’s 1,413 reviews are 38.7% of all reviews in the set, about twice the next venue (Spartan Manor, 685, which is also a banquet hall and includes non-wedding events) and three times the Barn at Crescent Lake (477). Review count is a proxy for weddings hosted and for how consistently a venue asks; either way it is the sample size behind the rating.
2. Five-star share separates venues that the headline rating does not. Saxon Manor and Knotted Roots on the Lake both show 4.9. Saxon Manor’s five-star share is 95.3% on 1,413 reviews; Knotted Roots is 91.7 percent on 241. Spartan Manor’s 4.6 is 75.0 percent five-star, with most of the rest at four stars. Mill Pond Estate has the highest five-star share in the set, 96.2 percent, on 53 reviews, which is why the sample size column matters.
3. One-star reviews are rare everywhere, and rarest at the all-inclusive venues. Saxon Manor 0.8%, Knotted Roots 0.4 percent, Bakers Ranch 0.9 percent, Legacy Lane 0.9 percent. The venues above 4 percent one-star (Crescent Lake 4.2, La Hacienda 5.6, Lakeside Ranches 7.7, Cypress Creek 7.1) are a mix of models, so this is a pattern, not a proof.
4. Couples write about the coordinator. The single most-mentioned topic in the whole set is “wedding coordinator” on Saxon Manor’s listing (102 mentions), followed by Bakers Ranch’s “planners” (67) and Crescent Lake’s “wedding coordinator” (65). At the three venues with the most reviews, coordination is the top topic. At the smaller venues the top topics are the property: “beautiful property,” “views,” “old oaks,” “barn.” Couples at venues with a team talk about the team; couples at rental venues talk about the building. “Photographer” appears as a review topic at only two venues, Saxon Manor (41) and Knotted Roots (16), both of which include one.
Method
Source: each venue’s public Google Maps listing, retrieved through the DataForSEO Business Listings API on October 28, 2026. Fields used: rating, total review count, the five star-count buckets, and the review-topic chips Google displays on the listing with their counts. Shares are the bucket count divided by total reviews. Listing snapshots are dated September 11 to 26, 2026, so live counts may be slightly higher today.
Selection: the eleven venues are the ones named on our own town pages as venues couples in those towns tour, plus the two all-inclusive venues in the region that publish prices. One venue we intended to include, Cross Creek Ranch in Dover, is listed as permanently closed on Google Maps and its 2026 reviews report it ceased operations, so it is excluded. Exclusions and small samples are stated rather than hidden. Knotted Roots on the Lake and Mill Pond Estate are listed at Land O’ Lakes and Seffner addresses respectively. Spartan Manor is a banquet hall as well as a wedding venue, so its reviews include other events.
What this is not: a ranking, a satisfaction survey, or a measure of value. Google reviews skew positive everywhere, venues differ in how actively they ask for them, and a topic count is a count of mentions, not a sentiment score. Read it as what it is: the public record, in one place, with the arithmetic shown. The raw figures are available on request.
Where we land
Saxon Manor: 4.9 on 1,413 Google reviews, 95.3% five-star, 0.8% one-star, top topic “wedding coordinator.” On WeddingWire, 4.8 on 105 reviews with 96 percent of couples recommending; on The Knot, 4.8 on 52. The coordinator is included in every package from booking to the last dance, which is the most likely reason that is the word couples use most. The reviews page has the quotes; What’s Included has the package.
Three venues, one estate
Luxury chic
Our largest space. Draped interiors, vintage detail and a private wooded setting — climate controlled, and built for a full guest list without ever feeling like a hall.
*The Barn can accommodate up to 200 guests maximum, and a $50 per person charge will be applied at any party size over 150.
Illuminated
Bright and light-filled, with garden views, an outdoor ceremony site in the butterfly garden, and enough light to photograph all afternoon.
Micro-wedding
A covered, climate-controlled corner of the estate for a smaller guest list with a bigger personality. Not a scaled-down wedding — a different one, chosen on purpose.
Booking 2027 & 2028
A tour takes about an hour. You’ll see all three venues, the Bridal Suites, and leave with real pricing for your date and guest count — not a brochure.
103 S Saxon Ave., Brooksville, FL 34601 · 45 minutes from Tampa · 90 minutes from Orlando
