Conferences & Events
One hundred thousand welcomes from the Donegal House team.
Donegal House is steeped with local history and has a unique welcoming and relaxed Irish atmosphere unrivalled in New Zealand. With your very own self contained Irish Stone Cottage set in 6 acres of tranquil gardens & lakes you have an ideal setting away from the work place for creativity & inspiration to thrive.
The Irish Stone Cottage
Built in the style of the traditional Irish stone cottages lived in by the ancestors of Murray Boyd, the owner of Donegal House, it is a totally unique venue.
The Stone cottage has an Irish theme in décor and features impressive macrocarpa tables that will seat 100 people, boardroom style, with room to add extra tables for numbers up to 140. Depending on the style & size of conference/event you are looking for the large tables can be rearranged or moved out completely. We have smaller tables as well as 10 round tables available for you to use.
Room Capacity |
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Theatre |
150 |
Classroom |
120 |
Boardroom |
60 |
Banquet |
130 |
Cocktail |
200 |
NO MINIMUM NUMBERS REQUIRED |
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Completely self contained with toilets, retractable screen, ceiling mounted projector, lectern with microphone & hand held microphone, stage area & sound system with DVD & Video functions & wireless internet; it is private from the main hotel bar & restaurant area. Private Bar & kitchen facilities are available on request please ask for more information when booking.
Subject to the time of year and other bookings the Stone cottage is generally available to you from 3pm the day before the conference/event for you to set up and arrange however you wish.
The venue hire rate for conferences or event hire is $200 per day, inclusive of all equipment.
Gardens & Lakes
Our gardens & lakes are another fantastic feature making Donegal House a versatile conference & event venue. Available for team building games, discussions, and separate group work and of course for lunch and breaks. The gardens lend themselves for practical team/leadership tasks where space is a necessity with many suitable locations to choose from.
Accommodation
Donegal House Bed & Breakfast Accommodation.
Total rooms: 29 private rooms all ensuited, 18 of which can be used as twin rooms.
Total beds: 47
The current room rate per night including our buffet style continental breakfast served in the restaurant:
Double/Twin for 2 people |
$150 |
Single |
$120 |
A cooked breakfast is available on request at $15 per head.
A range of accommodation is also available close by. Please ask for details.
Food
We have a variety of menu options to suit your needs/ requirements / budget and numbers. From the restaurant menus, set menu & finger food/BBQ options we will work with you to create the best option for you.
Donegal House requires confirmation of the total numbers 10 working days prior to the conference/event. The final numbers provided at this stage will be the catering number charged to the account .If the people numbers go up please provide as much notice as possible and we will cater and charge accordingly.