Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne can host meetings, conferences, dinners and weddings for 4 to 300 guests, in eleven spaces on two levels totalling over 1,100 sqm. The hotel is at 328 Flinders Street in Melbourne and has 340 guest rooms, including a heritage wing.
Seminars and company events
The King Edward Ballroom is the main conference room. It measures 241 sqm and holds 300, with dual 130-inch screens, surround sound and hidden rigging points. The Presidents Room measures 80 sqm and holds 80 in theatre layout, which suits a breakout plenary or a training day. The Heritage Lounge measures 100 sqm and holds up to 120. All-day in-house catering, called Meet and Eat, covers breakfast to dinner. A cocktail bar, Ms Ava, is available for drinks after an event.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel hosts weddings. The Grand Vestibule and its timber staircase are featured in the hotel's own marketing for them. The Vestibule is a tall room of 81 sqm with a ceiling of 10.5 m, built in 1910, and holds about 100 guests at a cocktail. The site gives no other wedding capacities.
Rooms and capacities
The Grand Vestibule: 81 sqm, up to 180, about 100 at a cocktail. The King Edward Ballroom: 241 sqm (21 by 11.5 m), up to 300, ceiling 3.45 m, opened in 1914, three chandeliers. The Presidents Room: 80 sqm (7 by 11.5 m), 80 in theatre layout. The Heritage Lounge: 100 sqm (16.9 by 5.9 m), up to 120, a former reading room of a 1900s club, with stained-glass windows. Seven further smaller spaces take the total to eleven.
Accommodation
The hotel has 340 guest rooms, including a heritage wing. This makes it possible to house a whole delegation and keep the meeting rooms in the same building.
Catering
The Meet and Eat service runs all day, from breakfast to dinner, with sit-down, buffet or family-style service, plus tea, coffee and drinks. Ms Ava is the cocktail bar, and Mr Tompkins is listed among the dining venues.
History and setting
The building dates from the early twentieth century. The Grand Vestibule was built in 1910 and the King Edward Ballroom opened in 1914. The Heritage Lounge was a club reading room in the 1900s.
Getting there
The hotel is at 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, in the city centre. Public transport details are not given on the event pages.
