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    Sunnyside Conservatory

    4.4 (36 reviews)

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    Beautiful venue for a small wedding
    Sofya M.

    My now husband and I got married here, and this was the steal of the century. This place is gorgeous for a small wedding (we had about 40 guests), it's beautiful, warm (there is heating if needed), it's got the park scenery for the photos; we thought this was a fantastic value, and didn't regret our pick for a second. We also highly recommend Fogcutter for catering and other services: aside from being amazing at everything they do, they are familiar with the venue, which makes the coordination easy. Also, huge thank you to Amanda Lee and the Parks representatives for coordination and help with our questions. Everybody was very professional and pleasant to deal with.

    Shaedon W.

    You would have to be grumpy or a hater of plants to say this space is not inspiring and nurturing. I thoroughly enjoyed the nature setting within the city/neighborhood. You would never know if this escape unless you accidental stumbled upon it or knew about it prior. Great plant diversity and cool architecture. I wish the building was open for picture sake but otherwise highly recommend!

    Ann L.

    I read about the 111yr old Sunnyside Conservatory in the Chronicle and read they had a Grand Reopening on Sat 12/5/09. I couldn't make it and since I was going to be at Glen Park Bart station on Sun 12/13/09 decided to check it out. It's less then 15 min to walk here from Glen Park Bart station. It's on Monterey Blvd between Baden & Congo, look for the gate w/ sign & Palm Trees. It's FREE to enter & look around though it's a small garden, maybe worth 5-15min to look around. Building is Locked & only open for private events, etc. Bathroom was locked too. Some small sculptures to look at, Palm trees, some plants. Worth checking out if in the area, not worth a special trip.

    Alicia S.

    We used Sunnyside as a wedding venue & it was perfect. All of our guests were in awe of the beauty of the space. I agree with everything Valerie O. wrote on 10/15 A few additional tips: --The soonest you can book is exactly a year ahead of time to date. If there are multiple people trying to book that date, if someone goes in person to the main office they get priority --We had 85 people in the space and it wasn't at all crowded for a ceremony (including 9 people standing up front. Had rented extra, matching chairs to the 70 walnut ones provided) --We decided to host our ceremony there and reception dinner somewhere else because we didn't want to deal with flipping the space & had more people than would fit comfortably if we set up tables. If we had less people, it wouldn't not have been hard to flip the venue because there is enough room for people to stand outside for a cocktail hour --It's true that general public can walk through. Had some classic SF rich old white entitled dude stroll through prior to the ceremony (despite us asking him to go around the park) because he felt like it. You can put a sign up on the outside gate saying closed for private event, but people can still be jerks if they want. Shouldn't deter you from using the site, just be aware and put up a sign --We rented a sound system for our officiant and readers but could have gotten away without one. Hired string trio for the music, perfect for ceremony but harder to hear if ppl were outside --They have heat and fans, no air conditioning. Windows opened enough to let in great breeze --Amanda Lee is the best

    Ilana B.

    Absolutely beautiful venue! I helped out at an engagement party here and loved everything about it. It's a bit on the smaller side but has lots of windows so it feels very open and bright. The size is also part of its charm. I would have given this venue 5 stars but the lady who was there to "help out" was not the friendliest or most helpful person. She unlocked and locked the closet for us so we could grab the tables and chairs but besides that, she didn't do much to help us out and didn't seem too enthused to be there (it was an engagement party so it would have been nice if she could have at least pretended to be happy).

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    Jennifer P.

    The grand re-opening just past. I attended of course :) The conservatory is gorgeous now. They are apparently going to start hosting jazz nights, but I'm not sure on what day at this point...thinking Friday or Saturday. Other than that it's open daily from dusk till dawn. You can rent it out for parties; $300 for first two hours, $100 each additional hour.

    Elizabeth L.

    Beautiful, small quaint park. A nice place to come and sit in the sun, or read in the shade on the concrete seating area. 2 park benches, and a nice small area to walk around and enjoy the landscaping. The succulents and plants are beautiful. (I didn't go inside.) And yes, there's a restroom!

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