Why a Venue Address Is Not Enough
A venue address gets people to the general area. It does not reliably get them to the same entrance, floor, or pickup spot. That gap is where arrival confusion starts.
March 9, 2026 · 5 min read
Tags: address / best-practice
An address solves only the first half
Most maps are very good at getting people near a venue. The failure happens when that venue has multiple entrances, levels, or internal zones.
That is why groups still miss each other even when every person technically followed the address correctly.
Where the missing context belongs
People usually need one or two extra details: which side to use, which landmark to look for, and where the actual group will wait.
If that context lives only in scattered chat messages, some people will always miss the latest version.
What works better than a plain address
A catchup.at page adds the missing layer: exact point, arrival note, and any simple map markup needed to remove ambiguity.
If you want to stop sending address-only links, create one page that shows where people should actually go.