Wedding Reception Venues in Hobart City & Inner Suburbs

Choosing the Right Wedding Reception Venue

Receptions in Hobart City & Inner Suburbs run from a 30-guest beer garden to wharf sheds that seat a gala. Most of the choice sits on or near the waterfront, where hotels, restaurants and converted cargo sheds share a few blocks, while the inner north and South Hobart add large halls and a brewery mezzanine.

Reception scale, from a small room to a gala shed:

Intimate: Callington Mill House of Whisky & Dining names intimate weddings among its events, with $88 per person sharing menus, and Restaurant Maria seats 62 from $140 per person.
Around 100: Mures Upper Deck seats 80 to 100 with exclusive use from 9am to midnight, and Vibe Hotel Hobart takes up to 100 wedding guests from $100 per person.
Up to 220: RACV Hobart Hotel's Collins Room seats 120 or stands 220, with wedding packages from $165 per person.
Several hundred: Hellenic House on Federal Street seats up to 300, and C3 Convention Centre's auditorium seats 300 at round tables.
Gala scale: Princes Wharf No. 1 on Castray Esplanade divides for 60 to 1,200, and MAC 02 on Hunter Street holds 1,000 as standard.

Hobart City & Inner Suburbs Wedding Reception Venues

The Henry Jones Art Hotel offers banquet or canapé wedding menus, with the IXL Atrium for up to 350 among its spaces.
Hadley's Orient Hotel holds ceremonies in its glass-roofed Atrium and receptions for up to 120 in the Leadlight and Mary Hadley rooms.
In The Hanging Garden on Murray Street hires its Cathedral lawn for 100 to 500, with event pricing from $75 per person.
MAC 02 comes as an empty hall with caterer, bar and styling all sourced by you, and it is unavailable from November to April because of cruise ships.

Questions to settle before you choose

Ceremony on site? C3 Convention Centre runs ceremony to reception without moving guests, and Hadley's Orient Hotel uses its Atrium.
Casual or formal? Guests stand around high tables in The Beer Garden @ Waterman's Hotel, covered and outdoors, for 30 to 80, while Deep South Brewing Co.'s Mezzanine Level has food from $30 per person.
Water outlook? From The Promenade Room @ MACq 01 Hotel the room faces over the river to kunanyi/Mount Wellington, seating 60 for a banquet.
Getting guests home? For receptions spread along the waterfront, arrange a coach or booked driver for when the dancing ends.

Common Questions About Wedding Reception Venues

Which inner-city wedding venue fits more than 500 guests?

Princes Wharf No. 1 scales to 1,200, and MAC 02 takes 1,000 as standard, though it is hired dry and not available from November to April.

Do any reception venues in the city include a drinks package?

RACV Hobart Hotel's wedding packages include four hours of drinks, and Mures Upper Deck offers a six-hour package or a bar tab.

Is outside catering allowed at a city reception?

MAC 02 is dry hire, so you choose every supplier, and Hellenic House lets your caterer use its commercial kitchen.

Is there a garden or outdoor reception space in the city?

In The Hanging Garden has a plant-filled courtyard for 30 to 250 and its Cathedral lawn, and Waterman's Hotel has its covered Beer Garden.

Wedding Reception Venues in Hobart City & Inner Suburbs