Top 7 Unique Venue Features That Will Wow Your Guests
Whether you’re planning a wedding, corporate event, or milestone celebration, party venues figure prominently when it comes to impressing your guests. In this blog, we will point out the top seven unique venue features sure to impress your guests.
1. Unique venues: Curb appeal
The wow factors that create unique venues are the things guests often notice immediately, so it all starts with curb appeal. Yes, we said curb appeal. So many perfectly acceptable event spaces hide behind nondescript facades that are just too bland to impress guests. When people arrive at typical conference centres and event venues, they usually aren’t inspired by what they see.
However, at Château Le Jardin, we gave careful consideration to the first impression we made on arriving guests and decided we needed to stand out from the average event venue.
Our inspiration is the iconic French châteaus of the 16th century. Charming turrets, elegant brickwork, and intricate yet elegant architectural details all hint at what guests can expect inside.
2. Unique venues: Private entry and lobby
The next thing guests notice when they arrive is the lobby. Venues with multiple event halls tend to have a central lobby, where guests need some wayfinding skills and good eyesight to spot signs telling them where to go. We decided from day one that this wasn’t good enough for our guests.
We focused on creating dedicated event spaces with private entries to set the right tone for exceptional events. With this concept in mind, our private entries had to be beyond impressive while reflecting the classic, refined look of our French château facade. Our unique venue features include:
Soaring ceilings
Handcrafted chandeliers
Classical detailing, such as Corinthian-style columns
3. Unique venues: Elegance and luxury
Once you’ve won your guests over with an enchanting first impression, the event space itself has to be dripping with subtle elegance and luxury. The space shouldn’t take things so far that it feels ostentatious, but far enough that the wow factor leans distinctly towards the luxe.
Elegance and luxury should project feelings of comfort and indulgence, not overly grandiose flamboyance that intimidates guests. In other words, you don’t want your guests to be afraid to sit on the furniture!
It took careful planning for Château Le Jardin to achieve that perfect balance of luxury and space that invites guests to relax, mingle, enjoy a drink, and celebrate the occasion.
We created a feeling of spaciousness using large windows and 30-foot coffered ceilings. In the day, the event space cascades with soft natural light, and as evening falls, elegant chandeliers offer subtle lighting with just enough sparkle to add a little romance and warm ambience.
A neutral, elegant, creamy colour palette creates the perfect backdrop for event decor, such as floral arrangements, while setting a tone of sophistication. Subtle hints of gold and 16th-century French architectural character complete a look that’s sure to excite your guests.
4. Unique venues: Private courtyard
When the weather allows, a private courtyard is one of those unique venue features that really elevate the guest experience. From mimosas and finger sandwiches at a bachelorette brunch to cocktails and appetizers at a corporate event, and a quiet ceremony (such as outdoor wedding venues) to barbecued hot dogs and hamburgers at a kids’ birthday party, a private courtyard expands your space and allows you to engage guests in unexpected ways.
And it’s not just in the summer. Imagine the impact a private courtyard makes when you serve cups of steaming hot cocoa around a roaring fire at winter birthday party venues, or welcome guests with fragrant mulled wine at a corporate holiday party.
5. Unique venues: In-house world-class chef
You can’t fool guests with a venue that delivers on cosmetic venue features, but falls short on the food. Guests expect to receive top-notch meals that please the palate. An in-house world-class chef is the ultimate way to provide end-to-end wow factors that add unmatched depth to your events.
Whether you’re serving wine and cheese at a corporate meet and greet, a formal dinner at a wedding, or a buffet brunch for a baby shower, a customized menu created and prepared by an experienced chef ensures you deliver exquisite food experiences.
6. Unique venues: Superior service
Unique venues prioritize guest satisfaction, offering next-level white-glove service. From the moment they arrive until the event winds down, guests should experience superior service, whether ordering a cocktail at the bar, checking their coat, interacting with wait staff at dinner, or simply asking for directions to the bathroom!
Professional event servers understand the importance of being readily available to meet guests’ needs, troubleshoot unexpected issues for the host, and ensure every detail is taken care of flawlessly.
7. Unique venues: Fully equipped event space
Guests notice the small things, whether it’s a stellar sound system for speeches, innovative lighting to create ambience, or negative things like pounding bass notes coming from a neighbouring ballroom.
Our initial designs took these details into consideration, and more importantly, we kept up with the latest event space innovations to ensure our space never feels outdated or out of touch. Standard venue features at Château Le Jardin include:
State-of-the-art audiovisual systems, including a completely integrated sound system with JBL subwoofers.
Table lighting with pinspot and custom lighting available upon request.
Intelligent lighting with moving head fixtures.
LED-covered ceilings.
Motorized drop-down projector screens with HD projectors.
In-house DJ booths.
Modular noise-cancelling air walls to keep ambient sounds out.
Bonus Feature: Hospitality Suites
Whether you’re the stressed corporate event planner, guest of honour, or anxious bride and groom, having a private space to collect yourself, get ready, or sip a cup of soothing tea before the guests arrive is what we believe is one of our most unique venue features.
While this particular wow factor might not be for guests, a private hospitality suite is a perk that hosts can’t resist. Our suites are fully equipped with a private bathroom/ensuite (a must for unique wedding venues), a custom lock combination safe, a seating area, and private storage (to name just a few amenities).
Reach Out to the Experts at Château Le Jardin
Although guests today are harder to please than ever, looking for these unique venue features will deliver plenty of wow factor for the jaw-dropping reaction you desire.
Let Château Le Jardin help you plan the perfect event that’s designed to please even the most finicky guests. Click here to learn more. You can also call us at 1-888-529-8573 or book a consultation online.