Lesanville Inn bed and breakfast/event center

The manager/caretaker was absolutely lovely. The grounds were beautiful and had everything we wanted for our wedding. Paid our deposit almost a year in advance. Then 6 months before our wedding the owner, Mr.Ramsey, decided he was closing effective immediately and would not honor contracts. When I contacted him directly he screamed at me on the phone and threatened to not return our deposit. By the time he got around to getting a check back to us we had an extremely difficult time finding an alternative venue and ended up needing to spend several thousand more than our original budget. If he decides to reopen the event center I would steer clear of it.

When we decided to get married we traveled to Iowa to meet with our friend who is a pastor. She showed us around the small towns in southern Iowa looking for a venue for a small family ceremony. When we got to Lesanville Inn at Ramsey Farm we knew we had found the place. The farm is gorgeous! It is comprised of two large farmhouses - one with a fire pit, a carriage house, a small event space with lodging on the ground floor, a pavilion housing a large event space, a small chapel/church and an old one-room schoolhouse all set on rolling hills under a sky filled with stars with a pond to round out the scene. The houses are all decorated with antiques and memorabilia from around the area including a family photo scrapbook and a1930s Mt. Ayr phonebook. They are beautiful, but could use s

Nice venue for events large or small (our group was only 20 people). Good, home cooked food. Don't stay at the B&B, though, so can't rate that.

Stayed here for a wedding. Beautiful landscape, quiet, and really affordable. Our group had a great time here.

Quaint old time farm house with some modern amenities. Few minutes from town, parks, restaurants, or trails! Got to see some spectacular summer storms at night!