Colonial Hotel (Blights Bar) in Melbourne, VIC ~~~ Information on booking a private function

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Colonial Hotel
(Blights Bar)

585 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

About the Venue

Blights Bar has hardwood timber floors and stylish lounges. It's ideal for a birthday party with a live band or set up for a corporate dinner party. The space is extremely versatile and able to hold 300 guests cocktail style or 140 guests for lunch or dinner.

Suitability

Capacity: 300 (Min. guests: 50)
Exclusive bar: Yes
Exclusive toilets: Yes
Exclusive smoking area: Yes
Wheelchair access: No

21st birthdays: Yes
18th birthdays: No
Bucks parties: Yes
Hens parties: Yes

Children: Yes, may attend. Each child must be with one of their parents.

Smoking area: Garden Terrace or Main Floor smoking room

Parking: Lonsdale Street or Spencer Street car parks

Cost for Exclusive Hire

	Friday	Saturday
Hire charge	$ 300	$ 300
+ Minimum Spend	$ 2000 on food or drinks	$ 2000 on food or drinks
= Budget required	$ 2300	$ 2300

Food purchase:

$400 of the $2000 min. spend must be on food

$400 of the $2000 min. spend must be on food.

Evening functions are guaranteed exclusive:	7pm–12am = 5 hours	7pm–12am = 5 hours
Security charge for guaranteed hire period:	N/A	N/A
Extended exclusive hire available up to:	7am, provided guests are still buying drinks	7am, provided guests are still buying drinks
If hire is not extended, the room/area:	Opens to the public	Opens to the public
Latest closing time:	7am	7am

Drink options	Bar tab, Pay as you go (after minimum spend reached), drink cards, waiter service, beverage package
Additional information	Complimentary venue hire with $5,000 minimum spend. Guests get free entry until 10pm Saturdays ($15 guestlist after 10pm) and for the duration of the function Fridays.
No surcharges	Rates remain the same all weekends of the year.
Weekday functions	Thursdays: Available 6pm-10pm exclusive, at which point the area must open to the public. Sundays: Always available although book out fast on public holidays.

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Music

In-house music equipment present for use by the customer at no extra charge:

Amp: Yes
PA System: Yes
Speakers: Yes

Mixer: Yes
iPod input: Yes
CD Player: Yes

CDJs: Yes
Turntables: Yes
Jukebox: No

Dance floor: Yes, proper dance floor

Mirror ball: Yes

Lighting: Yes

Other: You can arrange your own DJ or use ours at a cost of $90 an hour. If you use your own DJ we will charge $100 to set up the DJ equipment here (if you use our DJ this fee is waived).

When the area opens to the public at 12am, the house DJ music comes on here.

Can the venue ..	Can the customer ..
Arrange DJ hire? Yes Play free background music? Yes	Supply a DJ? Yes Bring a band? Yes

Noise restrictions: None

Food

Can the venue ..	Can the customer ..
Provide finger food? Yes Provide meals? Yes	Supply finger food? No Supply a cake? Yes

Functions must include purchase of finger food.

Presentations

In-house presentation facilties:

Microphone/PA: Yes
Stage: Yes
DVD Player: Yes

Data projector: Yes
Projector screen: Yes
Large TV/Plasma/LCD: Yes

Comments: Hire can be arranged for all AV needs.

Decorations

Restrictions: None. All decorations permitted.

Can the venue ..

Arrange decorations? No

Put up decorations? Yes

Ticketed events

Can the customer charge for their event ..

At the door? Yes

Presale? Yes

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