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Private Function Venues For Hire

The perfect venue choice for your next gala dinner, school event or private function

Here at Hotel Grand Chancellor Hobart, we host a number of large scale events each year. Whether it’s a cocktail function, fundraising ball, or gala dinner you’re planning - we’ll work with you to help achieve your goals. We can be flexible to suit you as we understand it takes a lot of time and commitment from sponsors, committee members, and volunteers to bring these events to life. 

Our hotel is conveniently located on the waterfront, a central venue for quick and easy access from the city, or going back home to either side of the river. We have a number of function rooms ideal for either cocktail receptions or sit down dinners. Our capacity for over 1,000 people with flexible and scalable event spaces, allows you the opportunity to grow your event further. Have a look at our function spaces below. 

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Floor Plans and Capacities

Federation Ballroom

As Hobart’s largest, the Federation Ballroom is perfect for larger events such as Presentation Nights, Gala Dinners and Awards Nights. This pillar-less space allows for up to 1,000 seated guests. 

In-room features:

  • Square Metres: 1225
  • Ceiling Height: 5.2

In-room amenities:

  • Air conditioning
  • Accessibility Features
  • Theatre set-up
  • Classroom set-up
  • Cabaret set-up
  • U-shaped set-up
  • Banquet set-up
  • Dinner dance set-up
  • Reception set-up

Grand Ballroom

Flexible is a great word to describe the Grand Ballroom.  With the ability to split the full ballroom into three equal sized spaces, the uses for this space are endless. Great for use as a plenary space, concurrent room, board meeting, workshop space or dinner.  You have the ability to use one or two sections or the full ballroom depending on your event needs.

In-room features:

  • Square Metres: 578
  • Ceiling Height: 5.2

In-room amenities:

  • Air conditioning
  • Accessibility Features
  • Theatre set-up
  • Classroom set-up
  • Cabaret set-up
  • Banquet set-up
  • Dinner dance set-up
  • Reception set-up
  • Ceremony set-up

Harbour View Room One

Floor to ceiling glass along two walls will allow your guests to feel like they are actually on the waterfront.  With views like this, it is perfect for dinners, cocktail parties, breakfast meetings as well as formal meeting and conference use (plenary, concurrent and board meetings).

In-room amenities:

  • Natural daylight
  • Air conditioning
  • Accessibility Features
  • Theatre set-up
  • Classroom set-up
  • Cabaret set-up
  • Boardroom set-up
  • U-shaped set-up
  • Banquet set-up
  • Dinner dance set-up
  • Reception set-up
  • Ceremony set-up
  • Cocktail set-up

Federation Concert Hall

With its world-class acoustics, deep, Tasmanian timber stage and contemporary design, the Federation Concert Hall is the idea plenary hall for larger events such as concerts or presentation ceremonies. With the ability to hold 1100 people, the Federation Concert Hall makes a real impact.

In-room features:

  • Guest Capacity: 1100

In-room amenities:

  • Air conditioning
  • Accessibility Features
  • Theatre set-up