Crown Street hotels and back-street pubs near Central station
Surry Hills is pub country. Crown Street carries the main run of hotels, and the side streets hold corner pubs with function rooms of their own. Central station sits on the western edge, so guests from anywhere on the train network can walk in. A handful carry a bonus $50 bar tab.
Surry Hills venues usually want at least 34 guests before they take a booking. Across Sydney the usual floor is 20.
| Saturday | Minimum spend | Hire charge |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest | $600 | $300 |
| Midpoint | $2,500 | $300 |
| Average | $2,633 | $300 |
| Highest | $5,000 | $300 |
| Spaces | 15 | 1 |
| Compiled and verified by the Partystar team from 16 listed Surry Hills function spaces, updated . | ||
| Bar tab | Spaces |
|---|---|
| $100 | 1 |
| $50 | 4 |
| Any bonus bar tab | 5 of 16 |
| Capacity | Charge | Lowest | Midpoint | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small rooms Up to 70 guests, 4 spaces | Minimum spend | $2,200 | $2,750 | $4,000 |
| Medium rooms 71 to 140 guests, 8 spaces | Minimum spend | $1,000 | $3,000 | $5,000 |
| Hire charge | $300 | $300 | $300 | |
| Large rooms 141 guests or more, 4 spaces | Minimum spend | $600 | $2,000 | $3,700 |
| Measure | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Typical hours | 5 | 5 |
| Shortest | 4 | 4 |
| Longest | 6 | 6 |
| Usual start | 6pm | 6pm |
| Usual finish | 12am | 12am |
Of the spaces that set a minimum spend in Surry Hills, the room is free at 15 of the 15. That is 100%, against 76% across Sydney.
Here the big rooms come in cheaper: spaces for over 140 guests set a typical minimum spend of $2,000, below the $2,750 asked by rooms for 70 or fewer.