Tailored Events

Stuart Avenue Inn is a unique venue for small to medium events. The Inn has long hosted a variety of gatherings – from showers, to teas, to graduation parties, remembrance luncheons, staff appreciation, barbeques, poetry readings, book clubs, private dinners and more. We work with you to tailor the space and design an event that fits your style. Below you’ll find information on some of our more popular gatherings. Whether you’re looking for that vintage feel, or something bigger than your own backyard, or an event you don’t have to prep for, work, or clean-up after, you are welcome to make an appointment to visit the Inn.

Package includes 2 nights stay in a room she didn’t have to clean, peaceful sleep in a bed she didn’t have to make, and pampering with treats she didn’t have to prepare.  Includes light supper & dessert Friday evening, breakfast & afternoon treat on Saturday, brunch on Sunday, and complementary gift bag with treats from Opulent Blends, Kalamazoo Candle, and other local shops.  Give Mom the alone time she needs to relax, refuel, and refill those reserves of love and compassion she showers on you the rest of the year.  Cost including taxes and fees:  $400.  Call to reserve her room, because she’s worth it.  269-330-5350.

Join us as we celebrate National Poetry Month. Reclaim your love of words, word-images, rhythms and rhymes. Poetry is meant to be read aloud, so bring a favorite to share whether it’s a classic, a little-known gem, or something you’ve written. Come join us for an informal afternoon of Tea and Poetry. Poetry by you; treats provided by Stuart Avenue Inn – after all tea is poetry poured. Cost is $25 person (no cost for poems). Call 269 330 5350 to reserve your seat.

This event is for those who cannot be with their mothers/mother figures for Mother’s Day. Join us as we remember and commemorate these important women, sharing and breathing in their love and lessons, while leaning fully into the lives they gave us. Attendees are encouraged to bring a photo of their mom as a way of including her at the table. All – of course, accompanied by assorted teas, and sweet and savory treats. Cost is $25/person; $40 for two.

This event is for those who cannot be with their mothers/mother figures for Mother’s Day. Join us as we remember and commemorate these important women, sharing and breathing in their love and lessons, while leaning fully into the lives they gave us. Attendees are encouraged to bring a photo of their mom as a way of including her at the table. All – of course, accompanied by assorted teas, and sweet and savory treats. Cost is $25/person; $40 for two.

Poetry is something we all seem to love as children. The rhythms and rhymes. The images, and word play. But, by the time we’re adults, the dissecting and analyzing has worn us down. Before that happens, consider joining your child at the Stuart Avenue Inn for poetry and enchantment. Bring a favorite poem (or poems) to read aloud, or come to hear something new. Child-friendly treats provided. Cost is $30 for two, $40 for three. Call to reserve your seat.

This tea is designed to carve out space and time to appreciate the joy and peace of the season. Step into a quietly festive space. Pause to enjoy a cup of tea. Sample seasonal desserts. Work on a jigsaw puzzle. Write a holiday note to a friend. Let the softer sounds of the season, conversation with a friend, or moment of solitude restore a sense of balance and wonder. Cost is $25/person. Call to reserve your seat.

This tea is designed to carve out space and time to appreciate the joy and peace of the season. Step into a quietly festive space. Pause to enjoy a cup of tea. Sample seasonal desserts. Work on a jigsaw puzzle. Write a holiday note to a friend. Let the softer sounds of the season, conversation with a friend, or moment of solitude restore a sense of balance and wonder. Cost is $25/person. Call to reserve your seat.

2. Plan the menu with the Innkeepers or have it catered from your favorite local restaurant. Go fancy, casual, eclectic, traditional. Complete buffets, or plates of cookies. You choose.

3. No cleaning, prepping, decorating, or overseeing this event. You actually get to enjoy your party while giving guests your undivided attention. Best of all – at the end of the evening – you get to go home while we clean up.

The first floor can accommodate events up to 40. Sit down events are most comfortable when they do not exceed 24. $550 gets you the use of the ground floor, chairs, tables, linens, accommodations for coats, and a first floor restroom. Additional charge for food if handled by the Inn.