Birthday Party Venues in Sans Souci

Both of Sans Souci's birthday venues sit out over the Georges River, so a milestone party here comes with the river right outside the windows. St George Sailing Club is on Riverside Drive; Bass & Flinders Pavilion is at Sans Souci Wharf.

They are built for bigger parties, with minimums of about 50 and 60 guests.

Two riverside rooms compared:

• St George Sailing Club: 300 cocktail or 200 seated in a bright, white function room with floor-to-ceiling windows, from $69 per person
• Bass & Flinders Pavilion: one open glass-walled room for 150 at a canapé party or 120 seated, with decking that wraps the whole building
• Dance floor: with one laid out, the sailing club's room still seats 170
• Parking: free accessible parking with no time limit sits right outside the pavilion
• A cruise as well: book a private Bass & Flinders charter on the river before or after

The sailing club's five-hour events include an event manager, waitstaff, bar staff, linen and glassware, and it also offers meals for kids and teens.