Corporate Venues
Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, there are almost too many options to choose from when it comes to hosting your next corporate event or retreat. Scroll through some of our favourite venues in the Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains and South Coast for inspiration. The Local Compass has also put together our top suggestions for area specific activities perfect for team-bonding.
Jump straight to: The Southern Highlands // The Blue Mountains // The South Coast
The Southern Highlands
Fitzroy Inn Historic Retreat
The Highlights:
5 Acres of Grounds, gardens and verandas. Multiple event spaces. Fully equipped guest kitchen. A library, cosy fireplaces, billiards and games room. Plenty of onsite parking. Only 90mins from Sydney CBD.
Peppers Manor House
The Highlights:
Ideal conference venue for small to medium conferences and meetings, with a capacity of 200 delegates and 43 rooms. Peppers Manor House combines a country experience with deluxe accommodation and modern business facilities.
Ben Huon Manor
The Highlights:
For events of 10 – 20 guests. 5 bedrooms, spacious dining room and outdoor areas. A tranquil, elegant, elevated retreat for small corporate retreats such as a CEO weekend or focused training sessions.
Earlsbrae Estate
The Highlights:
90 minutes from Sydney, 9 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms and sleeps 19 people. Earlsbrae’s curated facilities cater specifically to the needs of your next corporate offsite with plenty of space and state-of-the art technology.
The Bungalow Guesthouse
The Highlights:
Situated on a working farm of 100 acres. Boasts a range of facilities for both corporate retreats and business seminars including: a commercial kitchen, outdoor pool, tennis courts, sound system and billiards room.
Berida Hotel
The Highlights:
The Berida Hotel can accommodate up to 35 delegates in one of two stylish and well-equipped conference spaces. Berida has wonderful catering options and an onsite bar and lounge and restaurant.
The Robertson Hotel
The Highlights:
Boasting 39 rooms, a grand white dining room, Gatsby-style bar, lounge and ballroom the space is perfect for a weekend conference, corporate function, team building activity or murder mystery party.
Links House Hotel
The Highlights:
Located opposite the Bowral Golf Course, for day meetings Links House can host up to 40 participants and for residential retreats up to 19. All meals, snacks and tea and barista coffee available, plus great breakout areas with top facilities.
Moss Manor
The Highlights:
Concierge service, curated events, premium catering provided, meeting rooms, plus all essentials needed to host a corporate function. Sleeps 8 - 16 people, however will work will local vendors to accomodate extra.
Park Proxi
The Highlights:
Can facilitate anything from intimate boardroom gatherings to large corporate conferences, plenty of accommodation onsite and numerous hotel amenities for team-building activities, top-class menus and an indoor swimming pool.
Beekeeping experience at Bowral Honey Farm
Winery Tour at Centennial Vineyards
Visiting the Donald Bradman Museum
Visit heritage garden Retford Park
Take a stroll through Corbett Gardens during the annual Tulip Festival
Activity ideas in the Southern Highlands for corporate functions of all sizes
Visit heritage listed Harper’s Mansion
Self-guided historical walk through Berrima
Soak in the art scene by visiting a range of galleries including: Ngununggula, Michael Reid gallery, the SHAC, Whitewall Art Projects and Jennings Kerr gallery
A round of golf at one of the many courses in the Southern Higlands
Bushwalking the many tracks including: Berrima River Walk, Box Vale Walking Track, Carrington Falls, Barren Grounds and Glow Worm Glen
Book one of many food adventures through Experience Nature
Organise a cooking class at Moonacres
Get messy at an art class with Tracey Miller art or Corrine Dany Studios
The Blue Mountains
Lilianfels Resort & Spa
The Highlights:
Lilianfels offers rooms which can cater anywhere from small business meetings of 5 to larger functions, an event planning team, in-house dining and catering, luxurious accommodation and plenty of fun team-building activities.
The Hydro Majestic
The Highlights:
This classic hotel offers 6 dining and meeting room spaces catering for a range of purposes from small meeting rooms to events of up to 250 people. Check out their day delegate package and list of on-site team building activities.
The Carrington Hotel
The Highlights:
With a total of 5 event spaces which accomodate anywhere from 6 to 400 people, the Carrington offers half or full day packages. However, their on-site events team will always work with you to help tailor a package that suits.
Bilpin Country Lodge
The Highlights:
Ideal for a small team with a focus on team bonding. The Lodge sleeps 20 people, with dining, lounge and extensive indoor and outdoor relaxation and communal areas, however there is additional accommodation close by if needed.
Waldara Farm
The Highlights:
Offering an impeccably curated experience surrounded by rolling hills, lakes and gardens, Waldara Farm has 14 beds across two houses and multiple event locations suitable for small groups of 20 to larger groups of up to 100 people.
Mountain Heritage
The Highlights:
Old-school European style venue in Katoomba, this venue is charming and unique. Suitable venue for all sizes, their on-site support staff will help with planning and preparation for your stay making sure everything runs smoothly.
Sinofield edu-retreat
The Highlights:
Sinofield edu-retreat offers a uniquely ‘zen’ focus for your function, with wellness and nature at the core of it’s offerings alongside plenty of function rooms, on-site team building activities and accommodation for up to 60 people.
Spicers Sangoma Retreat
The Highlights:
Impossibly chic and - by their own description - cocooned by the serenity of the Blue Mountains, Spicers Sangoma only has 8 rooms and one venue space so most definitely skews towards more intimate corporate events.
Fairmont Resort
The Highlights:
With a blend of indoor and outdoor venues that can host intimate boardroom meetings to large conferences, the Fairmont offers plenty of accommodation and a suite of in-house suppliers there to ensure your event runs smoothly.
Visit the three main lookouts: Echo Point, Govetts Leap and Sublime Point
Wine tasting at the Dryridge Estate or Megalong Creek Estate
Visit the cellar door at Bilpin Cider
Axe Throwing at Axed
Canyoning with one of the many adventure companies
Ride the Scenic World
Walk the many bush trails. Great, one-day hikes include: the Three Sisters Walk, Prince Henry Cliff walk, Cliff Top Trail, Pulpit Walking Track and the Charles Darwin
Activity ideas in the Blue Mountains for corporate functions of all sizes
Work with an external company to set up an Amazing Race style activity around the Blue Mountains. Some options are Amazing Graces and Bush Sports.
The South Coast
Seacliff House
The Highlights:
Located in the hills overlooking the ocean in Gerringong, Seacliff House can host up to 130 people with 10 bedrooms for onsite accomodation and 50 rooms via Mercure Gerringong (a 2 min. drive away). Seacliff house works with an excellent selection of vendors to ensure your event is perfect.
Kangaroo Valley Bush Retreat
The Highlights:
Situated in Kangaroo Valley on 100 acres, this venue offers complete tranquility and seclusion. Boasting 33 rooms with ensuites and air conditioning, as well as a function centre, games area, a pool and the opportunity to walk their grounds.
Willinga Park
The Highlights:
Nestled in the picturesque Bawley Point, Willinga Park offers a bespoke experience tailored to your needs and promises luxury accommodation and dining. Their Conference Centre includes the Conference Hall, Boardroom and break-out spaces catering for small to medium events.
Berry Luxury Barn House
The Highlights:
Definitely more suited to smaller events, this stunning property is available for a maximum of 20 guests and boasts extra luxurious features such as a sauna, a wood fired oven, a heated pool and spa and an outdoor fireplace and barbecue. Be sure to alert the venue you that you are planning a corporate before booking.
Moondance, Meroo Meadow
The Highlights:
A serene retreat nestled in the Shoalhaven hills, Meroo Meadow estate offers panoramic views, ample space for up to 10 guests, spacious living and gourmet dining. This space is for smaller groups and teams that are looking to put together their own unique itinerary (feel free to check out our suggestions, below!)
The Berry View
The Highlights:
The vibes are always high at The Berry View! Catering for up to 75 guest, the team at The Berry View can also make exclusive spaces available for both private meetings and for dining during your stay. Bonus? They provide a custom group discount code for your group to use when you book an events package.
Bannisters
The Highlights:
Bannisters at Mollymook, a household name on the South Coast, offers truly beautiful meeting spaces ideal for team building retreats, meetings and conferencing with exceptional dining and bar options and luxury coastal accommodation. Download their brochure to learn more.
The Drawing Rooms of Berry
The Highlights:
Another venue more suited to a smaller corporate event that is self-run, The Drawing Rooms of Berry can accomodate up to 17 guests across their 4 lodges. They also offer packages for groups - such as cocktails and clay - that would be perfect for team bonding sessions.
Greyleigh
The Highlights:
Situated in Kiama, Greyleigh can accomodate anything from a day event to multi-day corporate getaways. For a seamless experience, reach out to the Team at Greyleigh and the experts will curate your perfect corporate event whatever the vision may be.
Activity ideas on The South Coast for corporate functions of all sizes
The South Coast is a large and sprawling area, so be sure to review our list of suggested activities in the area you’re choosig to take your corporate event!
Buena Vista Farm tour in Gerringong
Canoe and kayaking trips
Yoga and Meditation classes - plenty of suppliers in the South Coast region will come to you!
Whale and Dolphin watching
Tour one of the many wineries in the region
Look up the most popular bushwalk or lookout near you
A coastal walk along the beach
Visit a garden, the two best near Nowra are Merribee and and Bundanon Trust
Cooking workshops are in abundance along the South Coast and cater to all sized groups
Reach out to one of the many event planners in the South Coast who specialise in curating corporate events, and know the area like the back of their hand! Some of our favourites are: Upon a Star, SoCo, RS Events and Honeybee Planners.
What’s next?
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