Christmas Party Venues in Port Douglas & the Daintree

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

Three Port Douglas venues list end-of-year parties, two on Macrossan Street and one on the marina at Wharf Street. They split by style: an Irish pub for a lively night, a heritage Queenslander with private bars, and a brewpub with an air-conditioned upstairs room.

Comparing the three for an office Christmas:

Paddy's Irish Pub takes 20 to 180 for finger food functions, and bands play there late in the week.
Central Hotel Port Douglas offers a private upper-level bar over the street for 40 to 60, from $1,500 minimum spend, and a palm-shaded bar for 80 to 150.
Hemingway's Brewery Port Douglas runs Christmas parties for groups of 30 or more, with its own craft beer.
Catering ranges from finger food boats at the pub to platters at the Central and plated meals or shared feasts at the brewery.
All three can run drinks on a bar tab.

Port Douglas & Daintree Christmas Party Venues

Smaller teams can reserve a patch of the Central's garden for 10 to 40 people, with only a possible deposit to hold it.
Mid-sized groups fit the Central's upstairs bar or a section of Paddy's.
A whole-company party can grow towards 500 at Hemingway's, where events run from 10 guests up.
Hemingway's upstairs bar is air-conditioned with bi-fold doors to a deck, handy on humid December nights.

End-of-year logistics in Port Douglas

Hemingway's takes a 10% deposit with signed terms, wants final numbers 14 days out and wraps functions by midnight.
Central Hotel Port Douglas platters serve 10 to 15 each and are ordered ahead from the events menu.
Paddy's needs food choices seven days before the night.
Arrange a coach or booked transfers for staff staying outside town, rather than anyone driving after drinks.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which Port Douglas venue takes the smallest Christmas group?

Hemingway's events start at 10 guests, though its Christmas parties are for 30 or more; the Central's garden reservations start at 10 people too.

Do these venues charge a minimum spend at Christmas?

Central Hotel Port Douglas lists an exclusive bar booking from $1,500 minimum spend, and Hemingway's says a minimum spend applies to most bookings. Paddy's lists no price.

Can a Christmas party at Hemingway's run past midnight?

No, functions there wind up by midnight.

Is there entertainment at Paddy's Irish Pub for a work party?

There are bands from Thursday through Sunday nights, plus karaoke and trivia during the week.

Christmas Party Venues in Port Douglas & Daintree

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