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Rowland House

4.7 ★★★★★ 44 Google reviews · Lakefront wedding venue in Aurora, New York · 0.9 mi to the lake

On-site lodging All-inclusive

Stately guesthouse on the lake offering upscale rooms with free Wi-Fi, plus lush grounds & views.

Plan your tour

  • Setting lakefront venue, 0.9 mi to the lake — verified by its distance to a real shoreline
  • Capacity hosts up to 200 guests, per the venue's own info
  • Catering in-house catering & bar — confirm the policy (and any fees) before you book your caterer
  • Lodging on-site rooms come up in reviews and the venue's own info — a built-in room block for a destination beach wedding; ask what's included
  • Phone (315) 364-8888
  • Website innsofaurora.com — most venues book tours right on their site

At a glance

453 Main St, Aurora, NY 13026

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On the property

What couples name in their reviews of Rowland House and what the venue states on its own site — the fastest way to tell what's actually here before you drive out.

🛏️ On-Site Lodging

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🔥 Beach Bonfire 2 mentions

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What couples highlight

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 44 Google reviews — in their own words, and only about the wedding and the setting.

🏝️ breathtaking beach setting 12 mentions

“Beautiful,historical house with beautiful view of the lake.”

From the reviews

Beautiful historical renovated homes overlooking the lake. Great for weddings and social gatherings with large or small groups. Fantastic service and food. Cute town to explore including wineries in the area. The location is upstate New York, so Mountain View’s and Lake Views while traveling to the location.

★★★★★ — Chuck, Oct 2019

Beautiful,historical house with beautiful view of the lake. Wonderful people working there.

★★★★★ — Tracey, Aug 2019

Excerpts from public Google reviews, filtered to comments about the wedding and the setting. Read all 44 reviews →

Getting married at Rowland House

Two things make the tour worth the drive. First, see the ceremony spot at the exact time of day you'd say your vows — a west-facing beach glows at sunset but bakes at noon, and you'll want to feel the wind, watch where the sun sits, and walk the path your guests take across the sand. Second, bring your real questions: the weather backup (where does the ceremony move if it rains or the wind kicks up?), who pulls the beach permit, the sound-ordinance curfew, the catering and bar policy, and exactly what's included — chairs, setup, and teardown on sand are where quotes quietly diverge. Peak beach dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.

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