Venue Hire in South East Melbourne: 90+ Function Rooms
65% free hire. 68 bonus bar tabs.
65% free hire. 68 bonus bar tabs.
The South East starts on the Chapel Street strip in South Yarra, Prahran and Windsor and runs down the bay to the Mornington Peninsula. Near town it's cocktail bars and upstairs lounges a tram ride from the CBD. Further out, the big hotels on Dandenong Road, Springvale Road and Ferntree Gully Road have dedicated function rooms and their own car parks.
Where a room carries a hire charge in South East Melbourne, the typical minimum spend drops to $1,500, against $2,500 where the room is free.
| Saturday | Minimum spend | Hire charge |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | $120 | $200 |
| Midpoint | $2,500 | $375 |
| Average | $2,530 | $735 |
| Highest | $15,000 | $8,500 |
| Spaces | 79 | 34 |
| Compiled and verified by the Partystar team from 96 listed South East Melbourne function spaces, updated . | ||
| Bar tab | Spaces |
|---|---|
| $200 | 8 |
| $100 | 53 |
| $50 | 7 |
| Any bonus bar tab | 68 of 96 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small rooms Up to 70 guests, 27 spaces | Minimum spend | $500 | $1,375 | $4,000 |
| Hire charge | $200 | $300 | $1,000 | |
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 34 spaces | Minimum spend | $120 | $2,500 | $6,000 |
| Hire charge | $300 | $350 | $2,000 | |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 35 spaces | Minimum spend | $300 | $2,750 | $15,000 |
| Hire charge | $300 | $400 | $8,500 |
| Measure | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Typical hours | 5 | 5 |
| Shortest | 3 | 3 |
| Longest | 13 | 13 |
| Usual start | 7pm | 7pm |
| Usual finish | 12am | 12am |
A typical Saturday minimum spend in South East Melbourne is $2,500, about 14% more than the Melbourne median of $2,200.
