View Sydney can host a conference for up to 120 people in theater rows, a seated banquet for 78, a cocktail party for 120 or a board meeting for seven. The hotel stands at 17 Blue Street in North Sydney, above Lavender Bay, and its four event spaces combine indoor rooms with an open-air deck facing the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Seminars and company events
The Bradfield Rooms on the ground floor are the main conference space, with three sections that can be used separately or as one room. They suit a plenary session, a training day or a seminar with breakout groups, and an adjoining courtyard serves as a break or refreshment area. The rooms keep their original timber joinery and high ceilings. Upstairs, the Lavender Bay Rooms take smaller meetings and breakout sessions with harbor views, and the Boardroom seats seven. Half-day and full-day delegate packages include morning or afternoon tea and a lunch, served as a buffet in LB's Restaurant or as a working lunch in the meeting room. Bradfield delegates get a data projector and screen, whiteboard, flip chart and Wi-Fi. In the Lavender Bay Rooms, the screen takes an HDMI connection.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel proposes the Lavender Bay Rooms for intimate weddings and social celebrations, and Lavender Bay Terrace, a private outdoor extension with the same view of the bridge, can be hired next door. Deck 17, an open-air terrace reached directly from the lobby, takes 60 guests for standing receptions and drinks before or after dinner.
Rooms and capacities
The combined Bradfield Rooms cover 162 m² and take 120 in theater rows or for a cocktail, 78 for a banquet, 65 in cabaret style and 46 in a classroom layout, or 100 in rows when a stage is set. Bradfield 2 alone covers 64 m² for 40 in rows, and Bradfield 1 or 3 each cover 49 m² for 35. The Lavender Bay Rooms total 94 m² for 60 at a cocktail, 45 in rows or 40 for a banquet, and each of the three sections covers 31 m² for up to 20. The Boardroom covers 16 m² and has a TV screen. Deck 17 takes 60 standing.
Accommodation
Guests can stay on site in ten room categories, from queen and twin rooms to suites, most between 27 and 65 m². The hotel advertises harbor, bridge and city views from the property.
Catering
LB's Restaurant on the ground floor serves a contemporary à la carte menu with Australian wines and hosts buffet lunches with a view. Event menus include breakfasts, a deluxe buffet for groups of 25 or more, plated two- and three-course meals, canapé packages and beverage packages. Wylde Bar in the lobby suits drinks before or after an event.
Getting there
North Sydney train station and Victoria Cross metro station are a short walk away, and Wynyard in the city center is two train stops away. A bus stop sits on Blue Street outside the hotel, and Milsons Point ferry wharf is a 15-minute walk. The airport is about 25 minutes by train. Parking at the hotel is limited, so public transport is the better choice for groups.
