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Ainsley House
Categories: Public Services & Government Landmarks & Historical Buildings Event Planning & Services Venues & Event Spaces Landmarks & Historical Buildings, Venues & Event Spaces [Edit]
51 N Central AveCampbell, CA 95008
(408) 866-2119
7 reviews for Ainsley House
7 reviews in English
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Review from Jenny G.
San Jose, CA
9/16/2009
I had the pleasure of attending a recent bridal faire here and was very impressed with the cute little Ainsley House and backyard! It's just so adorable and cute, but doesn't seem like a place that can accomodate a larger wedding - parking can be an issue, so plan accordingly.
There is a nice bridal suite upstairs you are allowed to get ready in however, you are only allowed about 30 minutes to take pictures inside the house. Other than that, there are really no other indoor options.
I agree with Piggy S that if you're looking for a great price, Ainsley House is very affordable and quite nice, however the grass can get a little soggy, so you may want to tell your guests to bring an extra pair of shoes.
This is perfect for the couple who's looking for an Alice in Wonderland outdoor tea party style wedding and is a great affordable alternative to the Nestldown's nickel and dimers. -
Review from Vicky T.
When wedding venue shopping with my sister to be we came here after the bridal expo last week. Small, cute, conveniently located but too small for our crazy families.
Listed in: Stardate: Wedding 2012
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Review from Jackie J.
Santa Clara, CA
1/2/2010
The Ainsley House was one of the very first reception sites we visited. It's a block away from downtown Campbell so pictures after the wedding ceremony would be perfect there. The house is very cute but the backyard seemed too tiny for our 150 person guestlist. If we had a smaller guestlist this place would of been perfect. Also, the Ainsley House doesn't provide any chairs, linens, dance floor, etc. so you would need to book vendors that carry these.
Listed in: Goin' to the chapel & we're…
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Review from Piggy S.
Sunnyvale, CA
4/1/2009
This was our fourth top choice for a wedding venue. The Ainsly house is really cute and you would have the wedding and reception in the backyard of the house. The price for renting the Ainsley house is great ($1600 for Saturday rental). The reason we didn't go with location is that it is a very small venue - it's just the house and backyard, there are no side gardens for your guests to really check out while your take your formal pictures, no area for cocktails, etc. But if you want to cut costs, this place is super affordable and still super cute.
Listed in: Wedding Time!
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Review from P G.
Palo Alto, CA
9/2/2011 2 photos
Campbell has its own beautiful piece of history that you can tour or rent out with the Ainsley House. I remember taking our girls down to watch the house being moved from its original location (where eBay now resides off Hamilton Ave) to its current site. What an event. They moved it up Hamilton, turned onto the street where Fry's and Home Depot are. They had to move or take down each electrical or telephone pole as they went. It was a long and very exciting process. Then the restoration process began to get it up to its original condition. Good for Campbell for realizing its potential!
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Review from Vivian L.
12/2/2007 6 photos
I am yelping their annual high tea that they have here. They do it annually around the holiday time so I came with my sister. The tea event itself is $30 during the weekends and is held in the carriage house. It was pretty much this small room that they crammed some square tables and chairs in. There were too many people and it was way too noisy. The staff was running around very frazzled and it took a while to get service. There was no choice of tea being served, it was straight Lipton I think. The meyer lemon slices that looked like orange slices was a nice touch, as were the cute sugar cubes with colored sugar flowers on them. The finger sandwiches I could have done without. Some were like mysteries, not good ones, and others had really heavy strong flavors like pears and LOTS of goat cheese. There were no crusts but it looked like someone hurried mom just threw them together quickly. The sweets were a little better. There were these pumpkin pie rounds which were good. The lemon bar was also alright, the macaroons were good. We only had 2 people so we ended up having to sit with another group of 2 so instead of bonding with ourselves over holiday tea, we had to be nice and socialize with these strangers for an hour. The kicker to this uneventful tea time was the orange scone. I thought I was imagining things at first but it tasted and smelled, right before you took a bite but had brought it up to your nose, like it had been dipped in fish or something fishy. Maybe the scones played too nicely with the tuna from the sandwiches? ewww! Fishy scone. No thanks. The tea event wasn't worth $30, but I just hope the money was donated to help restore the house.
The only reason this place gets 3 stars in because of the house tour we got afterwards. The docent was very knowledgeable and you were able to walk about the whole house, except for the attic. But since it's the holidays, there was a different decorated x-mas tree in each and every room which added much excitement to me since I don't normally tour houses. The roofing was really cool though. -
Review from James P.
San Jose, CA
5/11/2010
I really enjoyed the rustic, old Campbell and the Ainsley House does an excellent job of capturing the old, feel. I look forward to the new additions and improvements in the works AND to the Ferraris & Firefighters event their hosting this August!
