Christmas Party Venues in South East

End-of-year parties in the South East can choose between two pubs with a private room each: the Waltzing Matilda Hotel on Heatherton Road in Springvale and the Fountain Gate Hotel at the Fountain Gate Shopping Centre in Narre Warren.

Both run five-hour party packages that bundle staff, a security guard, platters and a bar tab, so the organiser can quote one number to finance.

Comparing the two for a work team:

• Headcount – the Banksia Room at the Waltzing Matilda takes 40 to 250 cocktail style, while the full Jewel Room at Fountain Gate holds 180.
• Seated dinner – 140 at the Banksia Room without a dance floor, and 140 at the Jewel Room on the same terms.
• Splitting the room – a sliding wall turns the Jewel Room into Jewel 1 and Jewel 2, keeping the dance floor and bar in use.
• Presentations – each room has a stage plus a projector and screen.
• Prices – Waltzing Matilda Hotel from $50 per person, Fountain Gate Hotel from $48 per person.

Fountain Gate Hotel names Christmas parties among its functions, and a Sports Lounge with its own central bar and a pool table takes casual groups of up to 60.