The Hydro Majestic Hotel can host conferences of up to 250 people theatre-style in its ballroom, smaller meetings in the Delmonte rooms, and weddings of 60 to 200 guests. The hotel stands on the Great Western Highway at Medlow Bath, in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, about 1 hour 45 minutes by road from the Sydney CBD.
Seminars and company events
The meetings offer covers off-site strategy days, conferences, product launches and incentive stays. The grand ballroom takes up to 250 delegates in theatre layout and can also be set for banquets or a conference cabaret. Two smaller rooms, Delmonte 1 and Delmonte 2, work for cabaret groups and boardroom sessions, and the Casino Lobby serves as a gathering space between sessions.
A day delegate package is available above a minimum group size. It includes tea and coffee on arrival, morning and afternoon breaks with a bakery item, a working lunch served in the Delmonte Lobby and a conference kit for each delegate. For team building the hotel works with outside providers, among them Pinnacle Team Events, Be Challenged, Blue Mountains Biking Adventures, Blue Mountains Star Gazing, a murder mystery evening and the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings at the hotel take from 60 up to 200 guests. Receptions can use the Majestic Ballroom, a 380 square meter room under a domed and vaulted ceiling, the Wintergarden Restaurant, about 350 square meters with a fireplace and views over World Heritage landscape, or the Boiler House Restaurant, a freestanding building a few meters from the main hotel that once held the estate's steam boilers and now suits smaller weddings. An outdoor ceremony facing the valley can be arranged. Packages include wait staff, printed menus, white linen, crockery, glassware and a tea and coffee station.
Rooms and capacities
The largest room is the ballroom, with up to 250 guests theatre-style. The Majestic Ballroom measures 380 square meters and the Wintergarden around 350 square meters. Delmonte 1 and Delmonte 2 suit smaller cabaret and boardroom formats. A detailed capacity chart is available from the events team.
Accommodation
The hotel has 82 guest rooms, so a group can sleep on site after a conference day or a wedding. Wedding packages include on-site boutique accommodation for the couple and their guests, subject to availability.
Catering
Food and drink come from the in-house team, which handles everything from casual brunches and cocktail parties to formal sit-down dinners. The hotel runs several dining venues, including the Wintergarden, the Pavilion and a high tea service, which delegates can also use outside the event program.
History and setting
The hotel is one of the best-known heritage hotels in Australia, with art deco interiors and a position on the cliff edge above the Megalong Valley, inside the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains. Its venues keep period details such as the domed ballroom ceiling and the converted boiler house.
Getting there
From Sydney, the drive west along the Great Western Highway takes about 1 hour 45 minutes. The address is 52-88 Great Western Highway, Medlow Bath. Medlow Bath station on the Blue Mountains Line is across the highway, and Sydney Airport is the nearest international airport.
