Christmas Party Venues in Southern Highlands

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year parties in the Highlands split between December functions and the cold-weather Christmas-in-July lunches the region is known for. Both fill quickly at the smaller hotels, so pick the season first.

The venues taking Christmas bookings sit in Bowral and Moss Vale, close to where most local businesses are.

What the Christmas options look like:

A Bowral golf clubhouse with a dining room for 100 or more standing, a main bar and a board room for smaller teams
A boutique Bowral hotel in a 1925 home, with private dining rooms for 12 to 40 and set menus from $95 per person
A Moss Vale guesthouse from the 1930s whose pair of function rooms seat up to 80 beside the fairways
A heritage estate hotel in Bowral whose ballroom seats 140, with gardens for pre-dinner drinks

Work groups can add an activity before the meal, such as a paint and sip session or a team building outing. The Christmas party page has more planning ideas.

Southern Highlands Christmas Party Venues

December parties can use courtyards and terraces in the long evenings
Christmas in July leans into roasts, open fires and frosty mornings, and suits a long lunch
July dates are often easier to secure for Friday nights than the last weeks of the year

Booking tips for work parties

Lock in the date by early spring for December, as hotels limit how many parties they take
Ask whether drinks are on a bar tab, a package or pay as you go
Check what audiovisual gear is on hand if there are speeches or prizes to hand out
Arrange a coach or minibus so staff from different towns travel together

Sizing the room

Small teams fit a hotel private dining room or a clubhouse board room
Medium groups of 40 to 80 suit a guesthouse function room or a hotel dining room
Larger staff parties need a ballroom or an open dining room taken as a whole

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

What is Christmas in July in the Southern Highlands?

It is a midwinter lunch or dinner with traditional Christmas food, held when the Highlands are at their coldest. Hotels and guesthouses run them through June, July and August, and many work groups use one in place of a December party.

How far ahead should a Highlands work Christmas party be booked?

For December, aim for early spring, since the boutique hotels hold only a few parties each season. July dates are usually easier but still go early for Friday nights.

Which Christmas venues in Bowral suit a small team?

Hotel private dining rooms take 12 to 40 guests from $95 per person, and a golf clubhouse has a board room for small dinners.

Can a Highlands Christmas party include drinks on a tab?

Yes, a Bowral golf clubhouse offers bar tabs, drinks packages and pay-as-you-go options. Ask each venue how they prefer to handle drinks for groups.

Is there a Moss Vale venue for a staff Christmas party of 80?

A guesthouse from the 1930s in Moss Vale seats up to 80 guests across a pair of function rooms, with views over the golf course.

Christmas Party Venues Southern Highlands

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