Christmas Party Venues in Darlinghurst

What to Know Before Booking Christmas Party Venues

End-of-year drinks for a studio of 30 and a full company party for 300 need very different rooms, and Darlinghurst has both within walking distance of Oxford Street. Hotel rooftops, pub function floors, two nightclubs and the three spaces at Tatler cover most of the sizes and budgets a work team brings.

Plenty of teams aim for a Friday in late November or December, but a Tuesday or Wednesday is worth weighing up when not everyone can stay out late. Decide early, too, whether the night is a seated thank-you with speeches or a stand-up party with a DJ.

Office sizes and the rooms that suit them:

Around 40 staff: The Gold Bar @ Tatler at 169 Darlinghurst Road has full AV including a projector, handy for a year-in-review slideshow, from $1,000 minimum spend.
Sixty-odd staff: The Garden Bar and Terrace @ Tatler gives the group its own bar and a leafy terrace under an awning, from $1,500 minimum spend.
A 100-strong department: Rooftop @ Burdekin Hotel prices from $50 per person, with seasonal cocktails and American-leaning food from the hotel kitchen.
Up to 150 on a modest budget: two first-floor bars make up Level One @ Gaslight Inn, from $600 minimum spend for five hours.
Company-wide: Carousel Bar & Ballroom on Oxford Street holds 350 standing or 200 seated, from $1,300 minimum spend. Hyde Park House, a four-level pub at 47-49 William St, spreads functions of 20 to 300 from its Balcony Bar to Slims Rooftop.

Club 77 on William Street suits a creative team that would rather have a club night than a function: pro sound, a DJ booth and room for 180, from $175 hire fee per hour, with events strictly 18+.

Middle Bar @ Kinselas Hotel has presentation facilities alongside its PA, and seats 40 for the formal part before part of the floor clears.
Club 77 lists a microphone and PA plus video recording facilities, if the managing director's thank-you needs capturing for staff who couldn't make it.
At Rooftop @ East Village Hotel, presentation facilities and a PA come with 56 seats for a sit-down, and the awning closes if a December storm rolls in.
Lava Lounge @ Burdekin Hotel adds a flatscreen and Wi-Fi to its PA, with 140 standing or 50 seated.

Budgets and bar tabs for the office

Per-head pricing makes costing simpler at Rooftop @ Burdekin Hotel, where the figure is from $50 per person.
At Level One @ Gaslight Inn, the tab can be capped at a set limit, with staff wearing wristbands or quoting a tab number at the bar.
Tatler, hired whole for 60 to 120 from $3,500 minimum spend, has an on-site team who help work out catering quantities and entertainment.
Stanley's on Stanley will let a company's preferred caterer in, subject to a buyout fee, from $2,500 minimum spend.

Venues for Christmas Parties: Your Questions Answered

Which Darlinghurst venue fits a work Christmas party of 200?

Carousel Bar & Ballroom seats 200, or holds 350 standing, with the whole venue booked exclusively. Club 77 is the next size down at 180 standing or 100 seated. Hyde Park House can also spread a large team across its floors, with the Balcony Bar alone taking functions of up to 150.

Can a Christmas party in Darlinghurst be priced per person?

Rooftop @ Burdekin Hotel is priced from $50 per person. Most other rooms here work on a minimum spend instead, starting from $600 minimum spend at Level One @ Gaslight Inn.

Is Club 77 suitable for an office Christmas party?

It suits a team that wants a genuine club atmosphere: a professional sound system, a DJ booth, a full-service bar with tabs and optional in-house security, for up to 180. Guests must be 18 or over, and the entrance is up a flight of stairs.

Which Tatler space suits a mid-sized team?

The Garden Bar and Terrace @ Tatler fits around 60 to 70 with its own bar and access to the dance floor, while The Gold Bar @ Tatler suits 30 to 40. Larger teams can take all of Tatler for up to 120.