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A heritage pub can make a warm, unfussy setting for a reception, and weddings are among the celebrations the Hunter River Hotel welcomes. The Melbourne Street building opened in the 1830s as the Maitland Wine Vaults and has since been refitted in a modern take on federation style, with a dedicated upstairs room for private events.
That room, the Hunter Room, shapes a reception like this:
Across the river from Maitland, East Maitland is easy for local family to reach and works as a base for guests coming in for the weekend. Couples marrying elsewhere and moving here afterwards should map the ceremony-to-reception timing against the hotel's five-hour room booking.
Anywhere from 50 to 150 guests fit in the Hunter Room. Seated receptions use large rounds of eight, while a cocktail-style reception uses small bar tables.
A $2,000 minimum spend applies to the Hunter Room, held with a deposit. Beyond that, the guest count, the choice of a two- or three-course alternate drop or platters, and the bar tab limit you set shape the final figure.
Yes. It's a second-storey room, separate from the brasserie, sports bar and beer garden, with its own private bar, male and female amenities and a balcony. A lift serves the function level.
Yes – a cake table, gift table, tablecloths and a projector can all be arranged if you ask when booking the room.
