Stayed there for a week or so. It was a great place to stay and learn. Very well done landscaping for beautiful walks and great pictures.
Food was very global, in nature. Westerners would enjoy it more. Asians be prepared to 'adjust'. Rooms which i stayed in were excruciatingly small. I could touch both sides of the wall with hands spread, but then its a training center, not a resort.
Used to be a Golf club resort and a College hostel as well. Huge facility with insane number of rooms.

If you go to the Q Center with the expectation that the room will be VERY small (think cruise ship small or smaller) then you won't have the initial shock and disappointment when you walk in. But in my opinion, having a small room is better than having to share a room with someone I've never met because the Company I work for is too cheap to spring for separate rooms.

The food was great and much better than the other corporate trainings that I've attended. It included a wide variety to choose from at multiple locations. Even the sushi was good. They have hot breakfast, not just scones and fruit like most of these places.

The staff was very friendly and accomodating. The training facilities were comfortable.

The only draw backs are the room size and the location. It is an hour from Chicago. But if you plan ahead you can split a limo with 8-10 people and take it into Chicago at night without incurring too much expense. I did take their free shuttle that runs from the Q Center to the mall and then to Walmart and Target. Don't waste your time at the mall. The empty spaces out number the stores 2:1.

They have a large fitness facility (not that I used it) and a variety of walking trails. You can also check out bicycles to take on the trails.

As far as corporate trainings go, it was not bad. I've been to much, much worse.

Anyone who thought this place was wonderful must never travel. I am a seasoned traveller at over 100 nights per year and I must say this is by far the worst place I have ever stayed.

To start, the compound is in the middle of nowhere. There are a few places within 10 miles, but nothing within walking distance or a decent cab fare.

Second, the rooms are smaller than a state room on a sailboat. You can stand in the room spread your arms and touch both walls. Not only are they small, but they smell like an abandoned warehouse - a good mix of stale air and mildew. The A/C is a joke. Like many old college dorms they are on a building-centralized system. The room will not get below about 72. The walls are paper thin so you can hear the person in the room next door talking on the phone. The bed is covered in a plastic liner, probably because they know you will sweat all night, which crinkles and wakes you up if you can rollover. I say that because it is a twin bed, roll over and you will be falling out of the bed.

I read several reviews prior to travelling to this place and most said the food was excellent. I was unpleasantly suprised with the quality of the food. If you think the food is good you either eat cardboard on a regular basis or have no taste buds. The food was medicore at best, the mediocre being a self-made salad and build your own turkey sandwhich. The entree's were a joke. For breakfast you can forget eggs cooked to order - carton eggs all around for breakfast with stale bread and unripe fruit.

Tacking on to the first point, this place is in the middle of nowhere, and they know it. There is a bar on premises in an old Country Club Clubhouse. Be prepared to hand them your first born for a drink. They know you are miserable and have to wet your whistle somehow and accordingly charge astronomical prices for drinks or cigarettes.

Whoever designed this place I guess didnt realize that the first floor is 1 and the second floor is 2. At the Q Center, the highest floor is #1. No to mention you have to go up one set of stairs, walk down a hallway and down another to get to the actual training facilites. The place is a maze.

I will give credit where it is due. The exercise facility is large and very much like a large hotel exercise room should be. They have leasure bikes that can be checked out to ride down the river trail. Great scenery, but I had to put the chain back on the bike twice. There is no pool.

All in all, if you are going to this compound, it is most likely because your employer has scheduled training there. Beg for them to change it or stay at a hotel in St Charles and commute in. I would not reccomend this place to anyone for any reason.

This was my third trip to the Q Center for a training course and it was just as impressive each time. The 'conference center' vibe takes some getting used to as this is not a hotel, but a center that is set up for training and meetings - which is nice as it is all adults, so you don't have kids running all around or a wedding going on in the next meeting room. Really impressive meeting space and refreshment breaks.
The dining room is great - they have a better buffet and are more focused on the quality and variety of the food than most hotels. The guestrooms are small, but only intended for one occupant, unless you are in an executive room (similar to a standard hotel king room). Also, the guestrooms are nicely laid out, with very efficient use of space.
Tons of activities to occupy your time after work - onsite gameroom and pub, as well as common areas to hang out and meet people. Also, several daily shuttles to take you to the nearby outlet mall or quaint downtown St. Charles Main Street area.