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September 2025 by Jenna DeMartino
I absolutely love this place. It’s beautiful. DEB is an amazing person! I hosted my music students’ recital here and it was absolutely lovely. Can’t wait to continue to doing business and hosting events here!
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August 2025 by Angela Weber
The owner will listen to the details about your special event or special day and ask a few questions for specific details of needs for that day or evening event
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July 2025 by Vickie Ritter
I met Deb Chapin during a very challenging time, my husband's death. I wanted a special location for his celebration of life. Palm Valley Barn was that and more. Deb held my hand and guided me through all aspects of his service, including vendors for food and flowers and arrangements for music and table layout. She was prompt in responding to my questions and resolving challenges. The service was beautiful and will forever be held in my heart and mind. Whatever the occasion, I would not hesitate to book at the Palm Valley Barn. For a sense of the spirituality, please visit and chat with Deb. Thank you Deb Chapin.
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July 2025 by Hammer Head
I was a special guest at a formal function on Sunday, May 18, 2025, sponcered by Chabad at the Beaches. This event had been booked for months. The Barn's air conditioning broke on the Friday before the event and was not fixed until an hour before the planned function. Now I see in the comments that management is lying that someone in the party turned on the heat. That is an out and out falsehood. These people can't be trusted. There are better venues in St. Johns and Duval County to hold an event. I recommend you find one of those and skip this ill-functioning dump.
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June 2025 by Melissa Martinez Trinidad
Excellent location for a wedding or any event. It accommodates to any theme and need. Wether big or small event, Deb has you covered 💝
💯 recommend 🤩
Thank you for having us 🤗
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May 2025 by joan palmer
Went to a formal function on a Sunday afternoon that had been booked for months. Their air conditioning broke on the Friday before the event and was not fixed until an hour before the planned function. The temperature never dropped below 86, and many people had to leave or risk becoming sick. I will never return and advised the people hosting the event to get their money back.
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April 2025 by Sarah Rowan
Stunning location, beautiful indoor and outdoor scapes for the event. Staff appears friendly and recognizable.
Getting to the location makes you wary as you travel through suburban setting, but the actual location is beautiful.
The parking lot has high and low areas so there are soft spots and puddles to avoid after a rain.
The walk to the venue is not meant for heels, so be careful of roots and pits.
They could use a little more direction, greeter, or sign for who's event you are attending as the pizza barn next door looks more inviting.
There is limited outdoor seating and that is where you wait for the event to start.
Water closet is an outhouse, limited running water.
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January 2025 by Oak Wells Aquatics
Our company Christmas party took place at the Barn, where we experienced a fantastic time. Deb offered remarkable support, addressing the deficiencies of the food catering company we hired, and recommending a mobile bar and a mechanical reindeer. The Barn is highly recommended for hosting your next event.
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June 2024 by Avraham BenAvraham
Nice and private.
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June 2024 by brettdip
We had our wedding here a year ago. So sorry didn’t get around to providing a review sooner. Such an awesome experience!! It was perfect!! Our guests loved it. Close hotels. Deb worked with us to help provide and or facilitate everything we needed for our customized night!! Couldn’t have asked for more for a night we will never forget!!!
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May 2024 by Anjali Lueck
Hosted my daughter’s Highschool graduation party here. The space was perfect! The owner was on site with supporting staff and very responsive and helpful during set up and during the party. Venue staff coordinated seamlessly with vendors. It was a memorable evening for all.
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May 2024 by Jennifer Heller
This venue is absolutely lovely, easily accommodates large groups and has so much charm and appeal with both indoor a/c space and outdoor rec space. The staff was so easy to work with for the booking and was readily available for the event making sure our guests were well taken care of. Parking is a venue dream come true. Highly recommend and will be holding future events there as well.
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April 2024 by Cheryl Abbott
Our school hosted Prom at The Barn for a rustic theme. The students had a great time! It was the perfect sized venu for our event and it provided the rustic charm we were looking for. The bathrooms were out back (which we would've preferred to have them indoors), but they were clean and easily accessible. Venue staff was on hand throughout the day to assist with any needs/requests and were very kind throughout the entire event. If you are looking for a rustic/natural venue, we encourage you to tour this location and consider them for your next event!
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April 2024 by Diana Akabekjan
Horrible venue dirty bathrooms lack of planning and rude staff. We recently hosted our engagement party here. While we made the best of the evening, we were very disappointed by the lack of planning and support day of by Palm Valley team and on top of this cleanliness of restrooms was a huge issue. They did not have things set up when we arrived as agreed upon, leading to many of our own family and friends handling logistics. Our day of event coordinator switched twice during the evening and the last coordinator was rude to vendors. The worst part was the bathrooms were out of order all evening long, producing an awful sewer like smell which leaked into the kitchen. I will give this- 1 out of 5 as the experience with the venue and customer experience was sub par what our expectations were given the cost. Update- owner Ann Urban’s response to my review instead of taking ownership, she sends me an email with a long laundry list of excuses and reasons why the evening went so poorly. I was astonished by her condensing and unapologetic tone - it read as “you should be grateful for our help” instead of “sorry that we failed to meet your expectations”. Whatever you do - run from this place and their staff. Unhelpful, rude, and there are better venues to choose from in the Jax area where your place won’t smell like sewer all night
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April 2024 by Diana A.
We recently hosted our engagement party here. While we made the best of the evening, we were very disappointed by the lack of planning and support day of by Palm Valley team and on top of this cleanliness of restrooms was a huge issue. They did not have things set up when we arrived as agreed upon, leading to many of our own family and friends handling logistics. Our day of event coordinator switched twice during the evening and the last coordinator was rude to vendors. The worst part was the bathrooms were out of order all evening long, producing an awful sewer like smell which leaked into the kitchen. I will give this- 1 out of 5 as the experience with the venue and customer experience was sub par what our expectations were given the cost. Update- owner Ann Urban's response to my review instead of taking ownership, she sends me an email with a long laundry list of excuses and reasons why the evening went so poorly. I was astonished by her condensing and unapologetic tone - it read as "you should be grateful for our help" instead of "sorry that we failed to meet your expectations". Whatever you do - run from this place and their staff. Unhelpful, rude, and there are better venues to choose from in the Jax area where your place won't smell like sewer all night
