The Royce Hotel on St Kilda Road in Melbourne hosts conferences, gala dinners, private events and weddings for up to 120 guests, with 88 rooms and suites on site. The hotel occupies a building that opened in 1928 as the city's first prestige car showroom, and its event spaces keep Art Deco details from that period.
Seminars and company events
The hotel sells corporate events that it describes as workshops, meetings and conferences, backed by a corporate brochure. The Ballroom is the main conference and gala space and takes 80 to 120 guests. A meeting can start there in the morning, with breakouts in the Showroom Bar while the room is turned over for a gala dinner. The Library is the anteroom to the Ballroom and serves as a pre-function or breakout area, with a fireplace and a concealed bar. For smaller groups, meeting rooms take 8 to 12 people and are equipped for presentations. Morning tea, working lunches and afternoon tea can be served on the mezzanine overlooking the Showroom Bar. The hotel offers special delegate rates on rooms.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings use tailored menus, canapes, Champagne and cocktails. Couples can marry in the neighboring Botanic Gardens and then walk back to the hotel for the reception. The Terrace is the most requested space for breakfasts, birthdays, bridal and baby showers, cocktail events and long-table dinners. It takes 30 to 100 guests and can extend into the courtyard in good weather or into the Chinoiserie dining room. The Ballroom, with chandeliers, deep navy carpet and a backdrop inspired by the Rolls-Royce grille, takes 80 to 120 guests for larger celebrations. Christmas functions run across the Ballroom and the Terrace.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom holds 80 to 120, the Terrace 30 to 100 and the meeting rooms 8 to 12. The Showroom Bar, the hotel's restaurant, has private banquettes and is suited to working lunches and satellite meetings. The brochures on the hotel's site give layouts by format.
Accommodation
There are 88 rooms and suites, from King rooms and Deluxe Terrace rooms to the Boulevard Suite, Loft Suite and Royce Suite. They sit a few steps from the event spaces, so delegates and wedding guests do not need transport after the event.
Catering
Catering is handled by the hotel. The Showroom Bar serves meals through the day, with room service for guests, and event menus are tailored to each group. The Terrace operates as a conservatory-style dining room for breakfasts and long tables.
History and setting
The building dates from 1928 and housed Melbourne's first prestige automobile showroom, which is why the hotel takes its name from Rolls-Royce. Wood paneling, chrome, marble and leather walls sit alongside the Art Deco features. The Royce appears in the Michelin Guide Hotel Selection 2026.
Getting there
The hotel is at 379 St Kilda Road, Melbourne VIC 3004, next to the Botanic Gardens. Phone and enquiry details are on the hotel's contact page.
