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  Fort Point Historic Campus on the Bay

  991 Marine Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129, USA

  • Spaces for 40-200 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Waterfront

  Fort Point Historic Campus on the Bay occupies a cluster of historic Coast Guard buildings on the northeastern shore of the Presidio, at the mouth of San Francisco Bay. The campus — formerly the Fort Point Life Saving Station — dates to 1890 and includes the Officer in Charge Quarters, the Lifeboat Station (1915), and the Pier & Tide Gauge Station (1935). Today it is managed by the Greater Farallones Association under a long-term agreement with the National Park Service within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The campus offers unobstructed views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, the Marin Headlands, and the San Francisco skyline, providing a distinctive backdrop for events of many kinds. Two distinct settings are available for rental: the Pier House, which sits over the water on a 360-foot dock and accommodates intimate gatherings of up to 40 guests; and the Grounds and Paved Lots, spanning over 5,000 square feet of open-air space suited to weddings and receptions, corporate events, festivals, film shoots, and commercial photography. The venue has hosted engagements, birthday celebrations, business meetings, and community events within reach of Crissy Field Beach. Its setting within a working marine sanctuary makes it a distinctive choice for groups drawn to the Bay's natural and historic character.

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  The Oakland Asian Cultural Center

  388 9th St #290, Oakland, CA 94607, USA

  • Spaces for 12-385 Guests
  • 1 Theater
  • 3 Event Spaces
  • 2 Meeting Spaces

  The Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) is a 15,000-square-foot cultural venue located in Pacific Renaissance Plaza in Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood. Founded in 1984 and operating in its current facility since 1996, OACC builds community through Asian and Pacific Islander arts and cultural programming — offering event spaces available for private rental alongside its ongoing exhibitions, performances, and educational offerings. Six distinct spaces accommodate gatherings of varying sizes and formats. The 3,180-square-foot Auditorium, with its raised stage, professional theater lighting, full sound system, and two dressing rooms, hosts banquets for up to 162 guests or theater-style events for 275. Conference Rooms 4 and 5 can be opened into a combined 1,760-square-foot meeting hall for up to 100 attendees, while the smaller Conference Rooms 2 and 3 serve intimate gatherings of up to 20. A 825-square-foot Dance Studio with hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and large southeast-facing windows rounds out the offerings, along with a 1,488-square-foot Lobby suitable for receptions of up to 85 guests. The facility is ADA accessible, located adjacent to a parking garage, and provides catering coordination through its commercial kitchen. Events professionals and nonprofits are welcome, with discounted rates available for certain users.

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  The Narrative Loft

  1 N Calle Cesar Chavez #240, Santa Barbara, CA 93103, USA

  • Spaces for 120-150 Guests
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 Loft

  The Narrative Loft brings the eclectic feel of a New York City loft to the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, California. Located at 1117 State Street and accessed through the rear of the building via Chapala Street, the ground-floor venue occupies approximately 3,000 square feet of open studio space designed to accommodate celebrations, corporate events, and creative productions alike. The venue encompasses several distinct areas: a main hall with wooden floors, exposed wooden rafters, and linen-lined walls that seats up to 120 guests; a vaulted atrium with a circular dance floor and concrete surfaces backed by a second-floor observation balcony; an outdoor patio with synthetic turf, decorative planters, and overhead string lights; a lounge with banquette seating and ambient backlighting; and a prep kitchen stocked with commercial-grade equipment. Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and access to a large city parking lot are included with every event.

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  The Chateau at Incline Village

  955 Fairway Blvd, Incline Village, NV 89451, USA

  • Spaces for 220-250 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Resort
  • 1 space at this venue

  The Chateau at Incline Village offers timeless mountain elegance and sweeping Lake Tahoe views for weddings, corporate events, and social celebrations. Set on the north shore of Tahoe beside the championship golf course, the venue’s 5,200 square foot Grand Ballroom features vaulted timber ceilings, large stone fireplaces, and flexible room configurations to suit ceremonies, receptions, and meetings of up to about 250 guests. Expansive wrap-around decks and outdoor lawn ceremony sites bring natural scenery into every moment, while indoor spaces provide warmth and refinement year-round. With panoramic mountain and lake views, attentive event support, and adaptable layouts for gatherings large and small, The Chateau blends classic architectural charm with Tahoe’s iconic setting for unforgettable celebrations.

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  Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort

  1885 Golf Club Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92264, USA

  • Spaces for 80 Guests
  • 1 Event Space

  Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort is the perfect place to host your next golf outing. Whether you have 8 or 288 players, our professional staff will exceed your guest’s expectations. However you don't need to golf to host a special event here. The Traditions Café is a great place to celebrate your special day! Whether you're looking to host a birthday party, retirement party, or just for fun! Enjoy access to our full bar, seating in the Traditions Café, and we can customize a menu just for your event!

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  The Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe

  17025 Avenida De Acacias, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Event Space

  The Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe is the ideal private setting for your dream wedding, located in one of the country's most exclusive, picturesque, and sought rural neighborhoods. The Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe will provide the whimsical backdrop of nature paired with the perfect combination of indoor & outdoor space accommodating up to 300 guests with genuinely all-inclusive wedding packages, with special touches in every direction. Are you looking for the ideal wedding package? You owe it to yourself to visit The Secret Garden at Rancho Santa Fe, with event coordination, design, catering, bar service, and all of your essential wedding vendor needs covered by our skilled suppliers as part of our really inclusive packages. Because The Secret Garden At Rancho Santa Fe is only a 5-mile drive from some of California's most gorgeous beaches, you can choose a beach cliff ceremony before your cocktail hour and reception at the location. Why not include this as an optional extra in your all-inclusive wedding package?

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  Robert Sinskey Vineyards

  6320 Silverado Trail, Napa, CA 94558, USA

  RSV is a second-generation, family-owned and operated vineyard and winery guided by the principle that the craft of winegrowing begins with the care of the soil. Every vine for every wine was planted by RSV with every vineyard certified* organic. One could say that RSV is beyond organic. Since 1991, RSV has been practicing the “whole farm” philosophy of interrelationships based on Rudolph Steiner’s 1928 lecture “Agriculture.” This approach addresses the damage done by modern, mechanized farming to heal an ailing earth, tapping into the rhythms of nature, encouraging natural processes to grow balanced wine grapes that require little more than attentiveness to craft into expressive, vibrant and living wines. RSV approaches the cellar with purist sensibilities. Winemaker Jeff Virnig provides the knowledge of nearly 35 years in the RSV cellar and vineyards, crafting wines that are true to variety and place. RSV to maintains a house style of elegance, balance and finesse. RSV does not submit wine for review by score-centric critics, because to taste wine in a competitive atmosphere, without food on the table, rewards muscular wines that shout while ignoring well-crafted wines of subtlety and grace that compliment the table… attributes that define the fine wines of RSV. Fine wine needs to evolve from a distinct point of view – a self-imposed discipline to navigate the siren song of temptation. Otherwise, you may wake up one day to find yourself fabricating a wine to placate a critic or fill a market segment, and discover your craft has devolved into just another recipe for soulless wine. Find out why RSV was named Sunset magazine’s tasting room of the year and the Wine Spectator featured it as a must visit winery in Napa Valley. But don’t take their word for it, come see it for yourself. Great wine is about good food and good people. You will find all that and more at RSV. RSV is dedicated to the agrarian, culinary experience. Sheep graze the vineyards and provide wool, pelts and meat. Edible landscape, extensive culinary gardens and fruit orchards cover the winery grounds and vineyards. Beehives dot the backside of RSV’s Capa Vineyard where they pollinate the orchards and provide honey. RSV has even planted an experimental truffle orchard with English Oaks and Filberts… because elegant, balanced wines should be served with produce and meats from the gardens and/or artisan purveyors and prepared in RSV’s Vineyard Kitchen.

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  InterContinental Los Angeles Century City

  900 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017, USA

  As the tallest building west of Chicago, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown forever elevates the city skyline. Located in the epicenter of downtown Los Angeles, near Staples Center and L.A. Live, InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown leads the way as the new architectural icon of luxury hospitality. The hotel features 889 guest rooms including 110 suites, and a myriad of culinary venues: La Boucherie is an elegant steakhouse with a French twist, featuring discreet, intimate private dining and VIP booths with floor-to-ceiling privacy screens that offer panoramic views of the L.A. skyline to accommodate discerning guests. Perched atop InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown’s 73rd floor is Spire 73 – the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere. Dekkadance, located on the 69th floor, offers a unique farm-to-fork international marketplace. Sora is an intimate sushi and omakase restaurant offering a refined menu of fresh-cut sushi and prepared dishes presented on the sky-view conveyor belt. Located on the 70th floor, the Lobby Lounge offers guests an upscale lounge experience with a vodka bar at night, serving light snacks, burgers and sandwiches.

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  Romantic Country Club

  Trabuco Canyon, CA, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Country Club

  Whether you're planning an intimate gathering or a lavish event, we have a variety of fantastic venues to choose from. Choose from our curated collection of one-of-a-kind venues and estates. Our Mansion, Garden, Beachfront, Rustic, Nature, and Ballroom properties will inspire you. Our V&E Team members try to provide the greatest wedding experience for each of our V&E Couples. We try to provide comfort and advice every step of the journey, with over 20 years of experience and a language of love driving our business. We understand that your life is going on when you're planning your wedding. We hope this reassures you that you are our top priority! Choose from a choice of One-of-a-Kind V&E Exclusive Wedding Locations in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, and San Diego Counties, as well as the Palm Springs Area, to create the perfect background for your Dream Wedding! The wedding will be held in a picturesque gazebo on the grass, followed by a gorgeous reception in the ranch-style country club. The location has a rustic vibe to it without surrendering its glitz.

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  Memory Gardens at Monterey State Historic Park

  20 Custom House Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940, USA

  • Spaces for 300 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 1 space at this venue

  Memory Garden at Monterey State Historic Park is a historic outdoor event venue located at 20 Custom House Plaza in the heart of Old Monterey, California. Designed by Frederick Law Olmstead Jr. in 1927 and enclosed by an eight-foot adobe wall, the garden centers on a 15-foot diameter fountain surrounded by four venerable Southern Magnolia trees that provide natural shade throughout the year. The garden accommodates up to 300 guests for luncheons and dinner receptions with tables and chairs, and up to 150 guests for wedding ceremonies and receptions that include tables, chairs, heaters, and props. Events are available during daylight and evening hours year-round, with music permitted until 9 p.m. The space features electrical outlets and lighting, an accessible unisex restroom on-site, a historic flower garden, an arbor, and a 5-by-16-foot barbecue available for cooking. Catering is handled through preferred vendors, and alcohol service is permitted with a certified server. The venue is managed by California State Parks and is not available on holidays or holiday weekends.

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  Hotel Normandie

  605 Normandie Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90005, USA

  • Spaces for 200 Guests
  • 1 Hotel
  • 1 Ballroom

  Hotel Normandie has been a prominent landmark in Los Angeles for almost eight decades, with a rich history and quintessential Los Angeles flair. The original grandeur of Hotel Normandie shows through accents of Spanish Colonial and Renaissance Revival, which were designed and erected in 1926 by renowned architects Walker and Eisen. A multi-million dollar refurbishment has brought this Koreatown landmark to new heights, presenting the grandeur of Hollywood's golden age while retaining the modern luxury and contemporary conveniences of a posh boutique hotel. Our historic hotel's traditional Hollywood charm makes an ideal setting for celebrations. Our venue is ideal for a variety of events, including balls, birthday parties, meetings, pop-ups, family reunions, and banquet dinners. Hotel Normandie is the ideal venue for a wedding to remember, with our Eisen Room acting as an ideal bridal suite, our Charlamagne Ballroom poised for magnificent parties and celebrations, rooftop photography, and a complimentary suite for the wedded couple.

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  The Park Place

  1216 Park St, Paso Robles, CA 93446, USA

  • Spaces for 150 Guests
  • 1 Ballroom
  • 1 Historic Space

  Park Ballroom occupies the second floor of a historic building in downtown Paso Robles, California, with over 100 years of history embedded in its character. The space features 18-foot ceilings, warm alder wainscoting, vintage lighting, and a stage with an original maple floor — architectural details that set a distinguished backdrop for weddings, private parties, corporate events, fundraisers, and conferences. The ballroom accommodates up to 150 guests and is equipped with a full kitchen, bar, boardroom, tables, chairs, and table settings. A house sound system with microphone and an adjustable lighting system are included, and the stage can be separated from the main floor using large wooden pocket doors, offering flexibility for a range of event formats.

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  The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

  1212 Mission Canyon Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105, USA

  • Spaces for 80 Guests
  • 2 Museums
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 2 Total Spaces

  Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a 78-acre living sanctuary in Mission Canyon, dedicated exclusively to California native plants since its founding in 1926. Set against the backdrop of the Santa Ynez Mountains, the garden encompasses miles of winding trails, a historic redwood grove, creek crossings, and sweeping views of the ocean, mountains, and meadows — offering a setting unlike any conventional event venue in the region. For private events, the garden accommodates gatherings of up to 80 guests across several distinctive spaces, including the Pritzlaff Conservation Center — with its deck, patio, and lawn — the historic Blaksley Library, and a gallery and various terraces situated throughout the grounds. The intimate capacity reflects the garden's commitment to protecting its living plant collection while providing guests with an immersive natural environment. The events team specializes in ceremonies and receptions, corporate retreats, birthday celebrations, cocktail parties, and rehearsal dinners. Every gathering unfolds among nationally recognized collections of native flora, making Santa Barbara Botanic Garden a uniquely meaningful backdrop for milestones large and small.

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  Fern River Resort

  5250 Hwy 9, Felton, CA 95018, USA

  • Spaces for 150-200 Guests
  • 3 Outdoor Spaces
  • 1 Historic Space
  • 3 Total Spaces

  Fern River Resort is a third-generation, family-owned property nestled in the redwood forest of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Felton, California. Originally established as Griffin's Resort in 1929, the 5.25-acre grounds sit along Highway 9 near Gold Gulch Creek and have been stewarded by the Martin family since 1971, with an on-site redwood mill supplying materials for decks, gazebos, and furnishings throughout. The resort offers four distinct outdoor ceremony and reception areas — including the Redwood Gazebo Meadow, Arbor Garden, River Overlook Area, and Cocktail Lawn — accommodating ceremonies of up to 200 guests and receptions of up to 150 guests. For groups seeking exclusive use of the full property, all 15 cabins across 62 guest beds are available for a full three-night buyout. Across all events, the site rental includes ceremony and reception seating, dining tables, LED uplighting, café lighting, a professional sound system, access to a private river beach, and a campfire ring. The resort sits directly across from Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, offering guests direct access to hiking trails through old-growth forest.

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  Reflection Bay Lake Las Vegas

  75 Montelago Blvd, Henderson, NV 89011, USA

  • Spaces for 400 Guests

  Reflection Bay Golf Club sits on the shores of Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, Nevada, offering one of the most scenic outdoor event settings in the region. Opened in 1998, the club holds the distinction of being Nevada's only Jack Nicklaus Signature Design course — an 18-hole championship layout with a links-style character that has earned recognition from both Golf Magazine and Golf Digest. The course has served as host to PGA events including the Wendy's 3 Tour Challenge. For corporate groups and private events, Reflection Bay accommodates gatherings from 16 to 144 players, with tournament packages that include personalized cart signs, professionally designed scoreboards, a dedicated coordinator, and full on-course setup assistance. Banquet and breakfast services round out the event offering, and the on-site Bayside Grill provides casual lakeside dining. The club's position within the Lake Las Vegas community places it steps from the Westin Lake Las Vegas and Hilton Lake Las Vegas, making it a natural anchor for multi-day corporate retreats and incentive events.

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  Willow Creek Events

  6841 Marysville Rd, Browns Valley, CA 95918, USA

  • Spaces for 200-250 Guests
  • 1 Outdoor
  • 1 Estate
  • 1 space at this venue

  Willow Creek Events is a boutique outdoor wedding venue set on a seven-acre private estate in Valley Center, California. Established in 2006, this family-owned property is shaded by large mature oak trees and features a lavender field, a decorative pond, and a rustic water feature that together create a natural, park-like atmosphere for celebrations. The estate accommodates up to 200 guests and offers distinct ceremony and reception areas amid the grounds, along with a built-in stone bar structure, string lighting, and hanging chandeliers overhead. Two dressing rooms — a bridal suite and a groom room — provide comfortable preparation space on-site. Willow Creek Events hosts weddings, micro-weddings, quinceañeras, sweet 16s, baby showers, birthdays, and other private celebrations. In-house coordination, bartending services, and floral design are available through the venue team.

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  Club Los Meganos

  1700 Trilogy Pkwy, Brentwood, CA 94513, USA

  • Spaces for 125-206 Guests
  • 1 Event Space

  If you live in the East Bay, Club Los Meganos is an excellent choice for your wedding ceremony and reception venue. With our variety of indoor and outdoor spaces, we are perfectly suited to host magnificent large celebrations as well as unforgettable intimate events, allowing you to design the wedding of your dreams. In our award-winning Club Los Meganos, we've combined breathtaking views with a convenient location, a diverse menu with flexible pricing, and an exceptional team of service professionals. We provide you with the freedom and peace of mind to truly enjoy your special day because our culinary team plans and executes all of the details to perfection, and our staff personally attends to all of the details on your behalf. In order to find out more about whether Club Los Meganos is the right venue for your upcoming event, please contact our team via email or by phone at 925.809.7188 to schedule a tour of the facility.

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  San Diego Boat Tours

  2240 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106, USA

  • Spaces for 50-100 Guests
  • 1 Boat

  The personalized San Diego Yacht Charters and Rentals for all sizes of groups are intimate, private, and memorable. They are available for a variety of occasions, including San Diego sightseeing, whale-watching, weddings, night champagne charters, receptions, birthday parties, surprise engagements, and much more. Create cherished memories on a private yacht that will be remembered for years to come.... It is possible to enjoy the ocean in San Diego all year round because of the ideal climate. After a brief orientation, you will board the boat and set sail for San Diego Bay, where your tour will begin. Our fleet of yachts for charter includes both power and sailing yachts. Bring your camera because there will be plenty of wildlife (sea lions, birds, and so on), beautiful scenery, and many San Diego attractions to see. Whale watching tours are popular during the Gray Whale migration, which passes through San Diego from December to March each year, and are available year round. Come out for a whale watching tour during the summer months to see the Blue Whales in their natural habitat. Please let us know if you require any special arrangements, such as a videographer, a guitarist, flowers, ice carving, boarding photographs, or anything else that you may require. The majority of what you desire can be arranged, and we can make your outing a memorable one. We work hard to make your yacht cruise everything you want it to be, whether it's a large corporation outing or a romantic cruise for two. Please make your reservation for your San Diego charter yacht as soon as possible because available slots can fill up quickly, especially on popular days such as weekends and holidays. Some tours, such as whale watching, are only available during specific seasons. If you find yourself in need of a charter boat at the last minute, we will do everything we can to accommodate you. At any given time, we may have several yachts out on the water, each catering to a different type of client's specific desire. We have yachts of all sizes, as well as a custom-built vessel to meet your specific requirements. You can either participate in the navigation of the vessel or sit back and let your Coast Guard-licensed captain handle it. A host is usually included in the cost of the San Diego yacht rental, who will assist you with whatever you may require. We've discovered that our charter guests appreciate the extra special treatment! If your group requires refreshments, it is possible to arrange for catering.

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  Exchange LA

  618 S Spring St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA

  • Spaces for 1,500 Guests
  • 1 Bar
  • 1 Landmark
  • 1 space at this venue

  Our venue, which was formerly known as the Los Angeles Stock Exchange, pays homage to its illustrious and opulent Art Deco past. It took nearly two years of meticulous renovations and retrofitting before Exchange LA was finally ready to welcome the public as a vibrant venue that not only hosts nightclub events but also award shows, premiere parties and corporate events as well as fashion shows, film shoots, and charity galas. Originally built in 1930, this historic landmark has been transformed into a sprawling four-story venue that can accommodate up to 1,500 guests. Multiple rooms, seven full-service bars, state-of-the-art lighting, sound, and a massive LED screen display are all available at our ornate venue, which is conveniently located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles' thriving art and entertainment district. The Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, with its 53-foot granite facade and the largest bronze doors in the region, was designed to be a sight to behold and to be feared. For nearly 80 years, the Moderne style building housed the offices of the Los Angeles Stock Exchange and the Pacific Stock Exchange. It was decommissioned in 1986. With 64 booths and a mezzanine, the trading floor was housed beneath a spectacular 40-foot ceiling. The building was designated as a Cultural Monument in 1979, and the Los Angeles Conservancy has taken steps to ensure that its exterior is protected.

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  Churchill Manor

  485 Brown St, Napa, CA 94559, USA

  Edward Churchill and his wife, Mary, moved to Napa from Rochester, N.Y., in 1878, when he became the cashier of the James H. Goodman Bank (later sold to the Bank of Italy), which in 1930 became the Bank of America. He and Mary built the Churchill Manor in 1889 on Brown Street (then named Grant Street), considered to be the original street of the Napa founders. Neighboring mansions included one owned by George Goodman of the Goodman Library on First Street, and the Manasse Mansion, built by an executive of the Sawyer Tannery. At nearly 10,000 square feet, Churchill Manor was reputedly the largest home in the Napa Valley at the time. After finishing it, Churchill built what is now known as Cedar Gables, which he presented to his son as a wedding gift in 1891. Times were good for these early aristocrats. The Napa River was an active steamship route, and San Franciscans would sail up the Napa River to attend large parties at the Churchill Manor. Churchill also owned the Golden Ribbon Beer Company and the Tokalon Vineyard near Rutherford. He died suddenly in 1903, when, in a flu-induced delirious state, he mistakenly drank from a bottle of carbolic acid. His wife and daughter continued to live at the Manor and later his granddaughter, Dorothy, lived there. It is rumored that the family suffered financially during the Depression and Prohibition. In any case, Dorothy began to take on boarders. Most of these were teachers, who by all accounts lived a rather “Bohemian” lifestyle. She began to rent the beautiful mansion out for large weddings. The residence left the Churchill family in 1956. The next several tenants included the Napa State hospital, a commune and a group of male college students who earned rent by hosting weddings there. The Mansion, however, was falling apart, and plans were made to tear it down for apartments. Horrified preservationists went to work to save it, and the Churchill Manor became the first Napa residence to be placed on the National Registry. A Hawaiian couple bought the Mansion in the 1980s, intending to refurbish it for use as a bed and breakfast inn. By that point, the neighborhood had fallen from its former glory and was considered to be a bad part of town. The project was more than the couple could handle and they threw in the towel in 1987. About this time, Brian Jensen, an engineer and contractor from Montana, had been living and working on the Peninsula. He had done some remodeling work for Joanna Guidotti, then a vice president and tax attorney with Bank of America, and the two had started dating. Although he liked many things about the Bay Area, Jensen was homesick for the kind of community spirit he’d known in Montana. He loaded his pickup truck and drove from city to city looking for it. He found it in Napa and invited Guidotti to join him here. The two were having breakfast one morning when Guidotti saw the ad for the Mansion in the Register. They drove by to check it out, made an offer on it, and moved in on New Year’s Eve in 1987. Although the museum quality redwood interiors fortunately had not been damaged, the place was in bad shape. Part of the floor on the second story bowed over six inches. It rained inside the sunroom as much as it did outside. The two set to work and within a month had their first room ready for rent, which they offered for $75 a night. By spring the following year, weddings were again being held on the grounds. A few years later, Jensen tried his hand in the kitchen, hoping to reduce some of the catering costs. Today, couples book there in part because of his skills as a chef, and guests report that they use his recipes, such as Flambeed Amaretto Shrimp, in kitchens all over the country. Thanks to their hard work, the home has been restored and is one of the most beautiful architectural treasures in Napa. Every room is a work of art. By their count, Jensen and Guidotti have hosted 1,000 weddings that 100,000 people from all over the world have attended, and Guidotti has coordinated all of them. They credit their staff, most of whom have been there for over 10 years, with much of their success. Over the years, Churchill Manor has been recognized in virtually every “best of” lodging guidebook in the country. Everything they do in and to the house has to hold up to a litmus test of being functional, pristine and preserving antiquity. Although both are intense about their work, they are warm, caring and easy conversationalists: the perfect hosts for a bed and breakfast.

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