O'Donnell House Reviews

This quaint and picture property with its gorgeous 1930s house was the perfect match for the vision my wife and I had for our special day. What made it even better was our wedding coordinator Lisa and her staff! Her attention to detail and guidance made our special day absolutely perfect! Seriously, not one thing went wrong… Credit to to Lisa and her professionalism and talents... it was a super smooth process from beginning to end. The manner in which the venue is set up is timeless, and super easy for guests to mingle. Access to every part of the property was very easy… with ample bathrooms, and room inside, with a nice, eloquent fireplace burning, if your guests get cold. Could not have been more romantic and fun of an event... This place is dialed in!

Wow - this venue is the most incredible place for a wedding. Lisa Sipe and her team were a huge part in making our day amazing but the venue alone is stunning. Our guests are still raving about how magical of an experience it was. There are a lot of rules you will need to follow if you're considering a wedding here, and you will not be able to use the beautiful farmhouse tables they show in a lot of their photos online (they stopped allowing it), but I have no regrets about having our wedding at the O'Donnell House. I hope I get invited to someone's wedding here one day so I can go back!!!

Lisa and the other staff at the O'Donnell House were incredible to work with! Our previous wedding venue cancelled on us 3 months prior to our wedding and we were scrambling to find somewhere else to hold our event. We came across O'Donnell House and we are so lucky we did! They don't normally hold weddings during the time our's was scheduled as it is reseeding season in Palm Springs so the lawn area isn't normally accessible. They threw together a plan for us though and the layout was still going to be incredible with the ceremony and reception on the terrace overlooking downtown Palm Springs. We ended up getting really lucky and there was a scheduling mistake with the gardeners- they hadn't done the reseeding yet so we got to use the lawn :) Regardless though, the venue is just beautiful and we got so many compliments from guests and those at home that saw our photos!
Given that our previous venue cancelled our event, we had to replan a lot of the wedding day including catering, etc. Lisa was on top of it and helped us with every step. She brought things to my attention that I hadn't considered before and we are so thankful and grateful for her!
Overall, we would absolutely recommend this venue to anyone! We are honestly grateful that our previous venue cancelled- this place exceeded all of our expectations and gave us the perfect wedding day!

This was a truly fantastic venue. The grounds and the view are both stunning. Also, as it is a private venue, you don't have to worry about interruptions from other guests as you might have to at the hotels that are also popular venues in Palm Springs.

This residence is beyond!!!! Guests will be blown away with the house and views of the desert area. The venue has great energy and is very intimate. One of the best nights of our lives!!!

The O'Donnell house run by Laurie Lund from The Events Department" was the most outstanding venue to have our daughter's fall wedding. Not only was the view outstanding with a complete 360 degree profile of Palm Springs throughout the evening, but the food supplied by Tony, Jean-Paul and the professional staff at La Vallauris met our wildest dreams for innovative taste, presentation and service.
Laurie Lund was an outstanding coordinator throughout the months before the wedding and then during the entire wedding day from start to finish. I never felt more comfortable as a Mother of the Bride knowing that everything was under control...and not mine!
We highly recommend the entire professional venue and staff!
And our wedding was SEPTEMBER 29, 2012!!!!!

We give the venue itself 5+ stars...it was truly amazing and we'd select it again, hands down. We used a coordinator, not the all inclusive "deluxe package", so dealing with the unique aspects of the venue location, kitchen/catering requirements, delivery schedule, etc were challenging at times. Just be prepared for that, but otherwise...a truly amazing venue!

The O'Donnel house is a phenominal location in Palm Springs. The property is immaculately kept and the ceremony areas garden is exquisite. Florist not required. The staff who work there are efficient and friendly. DO NOT pay too much attention to the ridiculous contracts and paperwork they want you to sign, its enough to put you off signing the contract. The location and staff are good! Definitely recommend this location.

Do not recommend as it’s been weeks trying to get ahold of them for pricing and a tour and no response back. Every time I call the number listed, they give Chris smith email and he has not responded