Customer Reviews

I would give it 5 stars but it's kind of hard to do when the outside of the building smells like pee and the floors feel sticky before entering the building. Inside though it's gorgeous and beautiful, we tried to rent it out as a venue and even though it may be as beautiful as it is, we personally couldn't justify spending 16k on our wedding for just the venue alone (tables+chairs--no linen). The white sofas armrest located downstairs for the bride did seem a tad bit on the gray side, might need a little cleaning, but otherwise great venue if you are looking to host something on a larger scale .

I didn't even know it existed until I chaperoned a prom there. The students seemed to enjoy themselves & there was ample room for dancing. The lighting was great as you could see what was going on without breaking the mood.

Omg this place is beautiful , I Bartended a wedding there and it was so nice !

Place wasn't bad. Bathrooms hella small. For a 500 person or more venue, 2 bathrooms on the main floor is not enough.

Very nice place to have any kind of party.

It was such a beautiful, spacious scenery! Valet parking was available. Excellent service throughout. Food was wonderful. Restroom pretty small but clean with all the amenities you'll need. Great 50th birthday celebration!

Is an incredible place I'll standing to have entertainment or a great event if you can afford it

Large open venue. The basement was a bit disjointed for the event that I attended but it too offered high ceilings even in a basement. The lights were dimmed for my event but from what I could tell the venue was clean and offered interesting decor. The grand staircase leading up to the 3rd floor greated you upon entry with the 3rd floor offering sweeping views of the floor below. Yhe basement also featured a sound system and dance floor.

A beautiful venue for weddings. Elegantly designed too accommodate any party needs.

I could honestly write pages & pages about how awesome this venue is from what this place has to offer, besides its beauty (because let's face it, this place is beautiful beyond comparison), to the person we were in contact with throughout our wedding planning, Ashton. But, let's first get right to how beautiful the venue is. It really is a hidden gem you'd never know you'd pass by in DTLA. When my husband & I first walked into the venue, we were blown away by how beautiful it was (I can't say it enough). We loved the vintage & elegant vibe to the venue. The lighting fixtures, the architecture, & artwork on the ceilings provide all the decoration you need. We didn't need much decoration for our wedding. We let the venue itself provide it all. Our guests loved the venue, mostly because of how naturally beautiful it was.
So what we also loved about the venue was there was a place for everything, To the left, we had our ceremony space. Upstairs, we had our cocktail hour & downstairs to the right, we had our reception. The space was enough for the 240 guests we had. We also loved the hours we were given on our wedding day. We had the entire venue from 8am-2am, which gave enough time for our vendors to set-up & break down on the same day. We also didn't feel that we had to speed up things when we were planning the wedding day timeline. The thing we also loved about having the wedding here was the many opportunities to take pictures. The grand staircase leading up to the mezzanine were a big hit for pictures. We also liked that with the big space gave a lot of opportunities to play around with how to position tables, the photobooth, the dessert table, sweetheart table, etc. BTW, be prepared to forget about the rest of the world when the music starts playing. The music echoes around the entire place perfectly.
Other things to say: Bathrooms were maintained and cleaned by the bathroom attendants & the air conditioning was working just fine. The venue manager stayed on site the entire time to overlook things, which we loved, because my husband & I had to concentrate on our wedding and our guests. The venue also offered a security guard, which I definitely recommend having. Having this venue in the middle of DTLA means a potential for uninvited guests to come lurking around. Also keep in mind that they do not have a designated parking lot. Most parking lots around the venue do require you to pay for parking, but trust me, you can get past it. I also told my guests to carpool, Uber, Lyft, use their hotel shuttle cars, whatever. My guests had no problem with that. FYI, we did get 4 free parking passes to use for the parking lot next to the venue, which we gave to the guests that needed it the most.
Anyways, moving on to Ashton, the Director of Film & Event Sales & our contact person throughout our planning. She is so easy to work with, extremely sweet, organized, trustworthy, & professional across the board. She answered all of my questions & trust me, I had a lot. Some were even repeated, but she was understanding & patient with me. She helped me whenever I needed it without hesitation whether it was providing measurements around the venue, offering vendors for different services, and just being present whenever she was needed. She also allowed me to visit the venue as many times as I needed to, as long as there were no other events going on. Also, all the preferred vendors she provided that we decided to use were so amazing to us and offered great service. We had so many compliments from our guests regarding the food that Silver Service Catering provided and the work that our wedding coordination team, Love Anne Joy, provided. We definitely trusted Ashton in helping us plan our special day and she did a phenomenal job. She was amazing!
Choosing this venue was one of the easiest choices made throughout our wedding planning journey & I do not regret one bit of it. The venue is unique and one-of-a-kind.
BTW, it's kind of cool recognizing your venue on commercials, tv shows, & movies!