Venue Hire in Melbourne CBD: 50+ Function Rooms & Party Venues
Laneway bars, rooftops and hotel spaces inside the city grid
Laneway bars, rooftops and hotel spaces inside the city grid
The CBD is packed with laneways and alleys. Trams get guests in from every direction, so nobody needs a lift home. You'll find bars hidden down alleys off alleys, up staircases, and through unsigned doorways. About half add a bonus $100 bar tab, so check each listing. A few are $200 rather than $100.
A Saturday with no minimum spend is on offer at 4 of the 55 spaces in Melbourne CBD, or 7% of them, against 15% across Melbourne.
| Saturday | Minimum spend | Hire charge |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | $300 | $250 |
| Midpoint | $2,000 | $500 |
| Average | $2,918 | $590 |
| Highest | $9,900 | $1,450 |
| Spaces | 51 | 11 |
| Based on 55 Melbourne CBD function spaces listed on Partystar, updated . | ||
| Bar tab | Spaces |
|---|---|
| $200 | 7 |
| $100 | 21 |
| $50 | 1 |
| Any bonus bar tab | 29 of 55 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small rooms Up to 70 guests, 12 spaces | Minimum spend | $300 | $1,950 | $3,500 |
| Hire charge | $250 | $275 | $300 | |
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 17 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $3,000 | $9,900 |
| Hire charge | $500 | $500 | $1,000 | |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 26 spaces | Minimum spend | $320 | $3,000 | $7,000 |
| Hire charge | $350 | $500 | $1,450 |
| Measure | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Typical hours | 5 | 5 |
| Shortest | 3 | 3 |
| Longest | 15 | 15 |
| Usual start | 7pm | 7pm |
| Usual finish | 12am | 12am |
A wide one. The middle half of spaces in Melbourne CBD ask between $1,375 and $3,750 on a Saturday, so shopping around pays off.
Friday minimum spends in Melbourne CBD actually run higher, at $2,500 typical against $2,000 on a Saturday.
