The Victorian-style Apple Farm Inn building lit up at dusk, with a turret, wraparound porch and flower beds

Apple Farm Inn wedding venue in San Luis Obispo

Fireplaces, a working water wheel and 104 rooms for your guests.

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Apple Farm Inn at a glance

guests max
100
Guest rooms on site
104

By Tyann Daoutis Last updated

The shingled Millhouse at Apple Farm Inn with its red roof, cupola and wooden flume against a blue sky

§ 01 — From the editors

A small wedding where everyone stays

Apple Farm Inn is built for the wedding where the guest list fits around a few long tables and everyone sleeps under the same roof. The rooms are small by design, from the Garden Room for 20 to 30 up to the Gazebo Room for 72, and the inn tops out at about 100.

What you get in return is the setting: the shingled Millhouse with its 6,000-pound water wheel and creek, rooms with gas fireplaces, a heated pool, an evening wine tasting in the lobby, and catering from the restaurant next door. It sits right off US 101 a mile from downtown San Luis Obispo, so out-of-town guests can walk out of the reception and up to their rooms.

Tyann Daoutis · Editor

§ 02 — The venue

About the venue

Apple Farm Inn is a 104-room boutique inn at 2015 Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo that hosts intimate and mid-size weddings of up to about 100 guests, with on-site catering from the Apple Farm Restaurant and a historic Millhouse and water wheel.

Spaces & capacity

Apple Farm Inn hosts weddings of up to about 100 guests. Reception spaces include the Gazebo Room for up to 72, the Millhouse Patio for up to 60, the Apple Farm Restaurant Dining Patio for up to 50, the Harvest Room for up to 48 and the Garden Room for 20 to 30, and the inn’s event page lists an outdoor Creekside Lawn for up to 100.

Location

The inn is at 2015 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, beside the Monterey Street exit of US 101 and about a mile from downtown.

Good to know

Catering comes from the Apple Farm Restaurant on site, and the inn’s 104 rooms make it easy to keep guests in one place. Pricing, end times and the rain plan come through the inn’s request for proposal.

Ceremony

Where you can say "I do"

  • Garden
  • Courtyard

Reception

Where the party goes

  • Private Dining Room
  • Courtyard

§ 03 — The setting

The setting

Grounds The Millhouse and pool, with the hills behind San Luis Obispo.
Grounds The Millhouse water wheel.
Grounds The creek and stone bridge by the Millhouse.
Reception Dining space inside the Apple Farm Restaurant.
Reception A private room set for dinner.
Reception The Apple Farm Restaurant at night.
Stay Inn rooms open onto the verandas.
Grounds The property at dusk, off Monterey Street.
Stay The lobby, where guests get a daily wine tasting.
Stay Many rooms have gas fireplaces.
Reception Apple Farm-label wine.
Grounds The inn gardens.

Photos: Apple Farm Inn

§ 04 — Costs

What it costs, what it covers

You'll still book

Vendor policy

Catering is through the Apple Farm Restaurant on the property. Ask the inn about outside vendor rules when you request a proposal.

§ 05 — Questions

Questions couples ask

Apple Farm Inn is at 2015 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, right off the Monterey Street exit of US 101, about a mile from downtown San Luis Obispo and 4 miles from San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport.

Apple Farm Inn says its wedding spaces suit gatherings from small groups up to about 100 guests, depending on the space and setup. It is best for intimate and mid-size weddings.

For receptions, the inn lists the Gazebo Room for up to 72 guests, the Millhouse Patio for up to 60, the Apple Farm Restaurant Dining Patio for up to 50, the Harvest Room for up to 48 and the Garden Room for 20 to 30. Its event page also lists the Creekside Lawn, an outdoor space for up to 100.

Apple Farm Inn suggests the Garden Room and its adjoining patio for an intimate ceremony and reception, and the Millhouse Patio for an outdoor setting beside the historic water wheel.

Yes. Wedding catering comes from the Apple Farm Restaurant on the property, with customized menus for receptions and related events. The restaurant is now run independently by a team of former Apple Farm staff, including the longtime chef.

Yes. Apple Farm Inn has 104 rooms across the Inn, the Trellis Court and the Millhouse, many with gas fireplaces. Group room blocks may be available for weddings, and the inn offers a group discount when ten or more rooms are booked.

Overnight guests have a heated pool and hot tub, open 9 am to 9 pm, plus a daily wine tasting voucher in the lobby, fresh cookies, coffee, tea and apple cider and free Wi-Fi through the $10 nightly amenities fee.

Yes. Apple Farm Inn has on-site parking, charged at $15 a night for overnight guests.

No. Apple Farm Inn is a boutique hotel, not a working farm, though apple trees grow around the property and guests can pick apples in the fall. The Millhouse has a 6,000-pound white oak water wheel that can run a gristmill.

Yes. Use the inquiry form on this page. Share your date, estimated guest count and the space you prefer, and our editors will forward your inquiry to Apple Farm Inn's events team within one business day.

Use the inquiry form on this page. Share your date, estimated guest count and the space you prefer, and our editors will forward your inquiry to Apple Farm Inn's events team within one business day.

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2015 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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