Conferences of up to 350 people theater-style, banquets of 250 and receptions of up to 500 guests can be organized at Allegretto Vineyard Resort, a resort on a 20-acre property in Paso Robles, in the wine country of California's Central Coast. More than 40,000 sq ft of outdoor event space surrounds the buildings.
Seminars and company events
The Veneto Ballroom and Conference Center covers 3,933 sq ft and seats 350 theater-style, 200 classroom or 250 at rounds. It divides into three breakouts named St. Francis, St. Aquinas and St. Emilion, each for 50 classroom, and opens onto a 1,200 sq ft pre-function space for registration and coffee. The Dylan Board Room is set for 16, and the Murano Private Dining Room takes 18 around a conference table. The resort publishes meeting packages and also hosts car club events.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings use the courtyards and lawns. Abbaye de Lerins, a French-inspired chapel of 583 sq ft, seats 50 for a ceremony. Piazza Magica, the Italian-style central courtyard, holds 175 for a ceremony, 230 at dinner or 500 standing. In the olive orchard, Manzanillo North takes 250 for a ceremony and 150 at dinner, and Mission South 200 and 140. A tent pavilion of up to 4,500 sq ft can be added.
Rooms and capacities
Beyond the ballroom, smaller groups can use the Chamber Terrace between the bridal suites (24 seated, 30 standing), the Vineyard View Walk and Garden (90 seated, 130 standing), the Allegretto Wines Tasting Room (24 seated, 40 standing), the Sequoia Library (20 standing) and the Cello firepits and bocce garden (80 standing). Mission North and Manzanillo South, in the olive orchard, each take 50 seated. The capacities are maximum sets, before stages, dance floors or buffets.
Accommodation
Guests stay in the resort's rooms and suites around the courtyards, and the pool deck, with cabanas, faces the vineyard. The meetings pages do not give a room total, so ask how many rooms can be held for your group.
Catering
Cello Ristorante & Bar cooks with local ingredients, some grown in the chef's garden on the property, and the same kitchen caters events. Allegretto Wines pours its own wines in the tasting room, which can host a private tasting for a group.
History and setting
The resort is built in a Tuscan style and displays an art collection it describes as museum-caliber across its buildings and gardens. Vines, olive trees and courtyards with fountains give each event space a garden view.
Getting there
The address is 2700 Buena Vista Drive, Paso Robles, CA 93446. The Paso Robles Event Center is less than 1.5 miles away and downtown Paso Robles less than 2 miles. San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport is the closest commercial airport, and Amtrak stops in Paso Robles.
