Saratoga Sailing Club HALL Hire

Saratoga Sailing Club has 50 years of sailing history.

The club is a community club, located in a very special location on the "Saratoga Peninsula" with an unsurpassed outlook and unobstructed views across the Brisbane water.

The club house comprises a ground storage area for boats and an elevated first floor hall which the Club hires out. Access is currently via two flights of stairs.

The top floor of the sailing club facility (refurbished in 2023) has a hall with heating and air-conditioning, a polished wooden floor, self-contained kitchen (refitted in 2018) with large fridges and ample cooking facilities, toilets (refurbished 2023) and elevated deck. This floor can accommodate 100 people (70 seated) and is available as a venue to hire for functions:

Weddings and engagements
Birthdays (sorry we are unable to accommodate 18^th or 21^st birthdays)
Community meetings
Regattas and other events

Key Features

Fantastic location with private beach
Elevated deck with stunning water views and sea breezes
Air conditioning with reverse cycle for heating
Tables and chairs
Wooden boards to allow hirers to decorate
Modern kitchen with crockery
Reasonable Rates - currently $600
Up to 100 guests with seating for 70
Plenty of parking
Ideal for Weddings and Engagements and theme parties

FAQs

How do I check availability?

You can check availability via our Calendar by navigating to the date and seeing if there is an entry there. If there is no entry then the hall is not booked (although possibly there may be a booking in progress). Once you have checked availability you will need to enter the date in the hall booking form and submit a deposit to reserve the date.

You will be taken to the Calendar when you click 'Check Availability' at the bottom of this page.

What does it cost?

Hall Hire Fee: $600

The full fee of $600 will secure your booking, however:

$600 will be refunded if we are unable to provide for your booking date (please check our calendar first to avoid disappointment)
$600 will be refunded if you cancel up to 1 month ahead of the date, or in in the unlikely event that we have to
$300 will be refunded if you cancel 1 month to 1 week ahead of the date

Refundable Bond: $600

A bond is required to cover breakages, loss, cleaning etc. This will be refunded in full after you have returned the keys and we have checked the premises.

You are required to have liability insurance (see below)

What facilities does the venue have?

Access

Our location is on Saratoga Peninsula, Central Coast
Access is currently via two flights of stairs

Hall

Floor Area: approx 150 sq meters excluding deck
Floor type: Polished wood
Toilets: recently re-furbished
Reverse cycle air-conditioning

Chairs and type: plastic chairs for 100 people.
Size tables: roughly 2 X 1 metre, enough to seat 70 people and buffet
Matching white crockery available, which includes dinner plate, side plate & dessert bowl
BRING YOUR OWN WINE GLASSES
Hooks and wooden board in ceiling for your own hanging decorations

Kitchen

Servery window and preparation table
Freezer: limited freezer space
Fridge: large 2 doors.
Stoves: 2 upright plus Microwave
Urn & jug
Electric pie warmer

What if something gets broken?

Damage and loss

Minor damage and/or losses and/or excessive cleaning costs will be taken from the Bond*
Major damage and/or losses will be taken from Hirer's liability insurance

*All damage which is more than normal wear and tear is the hirer's responsibility and will be deducted from the Bond.

How do I get insurance?

You must have liability insurance to a minimum of $2,000,000, and the policy MUST be in the same name as the Hirer completing the application.

Check with your insurance company or take out Event Insurance, and upload the policy when completing the online booking form. If you are following the manual process you can provide a photocopy.

A couple of companies that provide Event Liability Insurance for Functions:

JUA: 1800 252 263

Weddings: http://www.ourweddinginsurance.com.au

How do I book?

We have made this as simple as possible:

> Step 1 Check availability on the Club Calendar (click the button below)

> Step 2 Fill in and submit the booking form (click on the 'Book Hall' button from the Calendar)

> Step 3 Pay the $500 fee

Please contact us (see Enquiries below) first, if you want to follow the more manual process.

IMPORTANT:

Your payment will notify us to action your booking. If you don't hear back from us please use the contact us form, or message us via Facebook to confirm.
We CANNOT confirm until the hire form is received and the fee paid.

What happens after I book?

After you book you will get a confirmation message and we will contact you ASAP to arrange key collection and pay remainder of hall hire fees.

If you don't hear from us within a few days, please contact us.

How do I pay the balance and hire crockery?

Want to pay the Bond? Visit our shop and select to pay the Bond (link opens in new window).

Do I need to clean up?

The Hirer is responsible for cleaning up after the event. This must be completed by 10.00 am the following day

Bathrooms: floors swept, washed with hot water and detergent and scrubbed with deck brushes provided.
Wooden floor: mopped and any sticky residue and rubbish removed. Kitchen: stoves, ovens clean and floors mopped.
Rubbish: removed and taken away by hirer*
Grounds left tidy with no cigarette butts and empty drink bottles

*Please note that it is acceptable for the hirer to leave at the club all refundable type glass / plastic bottles and cans, provided they are left in the bins or boxes provided. After the event and they will be disposed of by the Club.

What happens after the event?

The function needs to finish by 1.00 am unless otherwise agreed
The hall should be cleaned and vacated by 10.00am next day unless otherwise arranged
An inspection will be done by a club member on the collection of keys
Your refundable Bond will be returned after your event once the venue has been inspected

Bookings