Danada House hosts corporate meetings, training days, company dinners and weddings for up to 250 guests, with the Grand Atrium as its largest room and a historic mansion whose rooms work for breakouts and board meetings. The estate stands at 3S501 Naperville Road in Wheaton, Illinois, inside the Danada Forest Preserve in DuPage County.
Seminars and company events
For business use, the venue combines the Grand Atrium and the mansion. The Atrium takes the plenary session or the dinner, and the house offers 19 rooms for breakout groups, executive discussions and smaller board meetings. Furniture covers conference tables, theater-style rows, banquet rounds and reception layouts, and rooms can be reconfigured during the day.
The venue lists high-speed WiFi throughout, a professional sound system, presentation equipment and video conferencing, with technical support on site. A dedicated event coordinator follows each booking, and staff handle setup, breakdown and coat check. Parking is free for more than 150 vehicles, which matters on a suburban site where most guests drive.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the core of the calendar. A wedding booking includes exclusive use of the whole venue for the day, with a standard rental window from 3:00 p.m. to midnight and a complimentary one-hour rehearsal. Couples choose between seven ceremony locations, four of them gardens. Receptions usually take place in the Atrium, which also serves as the indoor fallback when the weather rules out an outdoor ceremony. Dates can be reserved up to 24 months ahead, all year round.
Showers, family reunions and private celebrations are also accepted, and the main level of the house suits gatherings of up to 90 guests.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Atrium, newly renovated and climate-controlled, holds up to 250 guests behind floor-to-ceiling windows. The main level of the mansion takes up to 90. For ceremonies, the Formal Garden, the Magnolia Garden, the Rose Garden and the Atrium each take up to 250 guests, the Oak Garden up to 175, Front and Center, in front of the mansion entrance, up to 150, and Saddleup, beside the historic Rice Stables, up to 100. An elevator serves the second floor, and access into the house and across its first floor has been improved.
Accommodation
There are no bedrooms on site. The venue publishes a list of nearby hotels, including properties in Naperville and Warrenville, for guests and teams who need to stay overnight.
Catering
Every event must use a caterer from the venue's approved list, which counts 11 companies that know the property, its setup and its cleanup rules. They cover sit-down dinners, buffets, coffee breaks and bar service, with menus built for each event. Outside alcohol is allowed, provided it is served by licensed and insured bartenders, and the venue recommends handling drinks through the caterer.
History and setting
The estate was the home of Daniel and Ada Rice, known for their place in American thoroughbred racing, and the home farm of Lucky Debonair, winner of the 1965 Kentucky Derby. The mansion, the stables and the gardens now sit within a forest preserve of oak groves and open grounds, and a foundation in the Rice name supports children and families in the Chicago area. Drones are not permitted, under the rules of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Getting there
Danada House is on Naperville Road, on the south side of Wheaton near the Naperville border, in the western suburbs of Chicago. Most guests arrive by car and park on site; a licensed valet service can be arranged through an outside provider. Chicago O'Hare International Airport is the nearest major airport.
