JW Marriott The Rosseau Muskoka Resort & Spa

The resort has 17 event rooms with 26,390 sq ft of event space in total.

About the venue

The largest room, the Rosseau Ballroom, holds up to 504 for theatre or reception and 450 for banquet. The outdoor Lakeview Lawn holds up to 400 guests. Menus are built with the resort’s on-site culinary team, and the resort has its own bakery.

On EventPlans.ca it is listed as a hotel and conference centre in Muskoka, at 1050 Paignton House Road, Minett, ON P0B 1G0.

Event spaces

The venue lists these spaces. Capacities are the venue’s own figures and change with the layout you choose.

• Rosseau Ballroom: 504 theatre, 450 banquet, 504 reception
• Rosseau Salon 3: 200 theatre, 150 banquet, 180 reception
• Rosseau Salons 1, 2, 4, 5 (each): 100 theatre, 60 banquet, 72 reception
• Port Carling Room: 148 theatre, 120 banquet, 144 reception
• Bala Room: 50 theatre, 50 banquet, 55 reception
• Windermere Room: 40 theatre, 50 banquet, 60 reception
• Port Sandfield Room: 40 theatre, 50 banquet, 60 reception
• Minett Boardroom: 16 conference
• Lakeview Lawn (outdoor, 7,000 sq ft): 400 theatre, 400 reception
• Lakeview Lawn Terrace (outdoor): 200 theatre, 200 reception
• The Deck: 160 reception

Capacity

The venue publishes a maximum of 450 seated, 504 standing reception, 504 theatre style. Those are top figures for an empty room. A dance floor, a stage, a buffet or a photo booth each take space, so plan on fewer guests than the maximum once your layout is drawn.

A useful rule: a seated dinner at rounds of ten needs about 1 to 1.2 square metres per guest, a standing reception about 0.7, and theatre seating about 0.6, before you add a stage or dance floor. The venue capacity calculator does the arithmetic for your room.

Events it hosts

According to its own event pages, the venue hosts weddings, corporate events and conferences and meetings.

For timelines, budgets and checklists, start with the wedding planning hub, corporate holiday party hub, conference planning hub.

Questions to ask on your site visit

Bring these to your walk-through. Get the answers in writing before you sign.

• Is there a minimum food and beverage spend for the date, and does it include the service charge and HST?
• Can you hold a guest-room block, and what is the release date and attrition clause?
• Is in-house audio-visual required, or can you bring your own production company, and is there a patch fee?
• Which loading dock and freight elevator will vendors use, and at what times?
• Is there a second room available as a weather or overflow backup?
• What are the parking rates for guests, and is valet available?

Planning entertainment here

Hotel ballrooms usually have the power and access for stage acts, but ceilings and rigging vary from room to room. Ask for the ceiling height under any chandeliers, and check whether in-house audio-visual must be used for performers.

Send every performer’s technical needs to the venue before you book: floor space, ceiling height, power, sound and changing room.

Getting there

Check the venue website for directions, parking rates and accessible entrances, and send the details to guests with the invitation.

Official website: marriott.com/hotels/event-planning/business-meeting/YQAJW

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