What
is a Banquet Hall?
According
to Wikipedia “A function hall or banquet hall is a room or
building for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet, reception, or other social event.
Function
halls are often found within pubs,
clubs, hotels, or restaurants. Some are run by fraternal organizations and rented out as a
fundraiser for the organization. Some condominium associations and apartment buildings have these to keep
the noise of parties out of the residential units.”
What
you should know before you search for a banquet hall?
You should clearly know
reason for searching the banquet hall. Though it may sound a little silly but
it is not. You may feel that you need a banquet hall for organizing a birthday
party. This requirement may differ according to the clarity of the requirement.
For example if you want to
throw a birthday party for kids where mostly kids will be invited then you have
to find a banquet hall which has preferably a garden with playing area. It
should ideally be located near the place where these kids usually meet – like
school area or near the birthday kids home locality. In another case if the
birthday party is for a married person who has a large list of friends and
colleagues and relatives then the banquet hall should have good provision for
car parking, the banquet hall should have good seating arrangements, there
should be a lift in case the banquet hall is not located on the ground floor
etc.
Basically the requirements
should be clear.
What
is the occasion?
Marriage, Birthdays, Religious
ceremonies or Simple Celebration get together Party.
You
should know the number of guests expected.
You
should know the demography (age, gender) of the guests.
You
should know the exact dates for the function.
The season of the function
will help you decide if you need a hall with AC or without one will do. In case
of functions in rainy seasons you should opt for banquets with covered spaces
and in areas where rainwater does not accumulate.
What
should be the selection criteria for banquet halls?
Pricing, availability of decorators, generators,
caterers, photographers and video facilities, ambience, emergency facilities, adequate
car parking, confirmed booking with payment receipt, all deposits to be auto
refunded, Testimonials by earlier guests, photographs on website, personal
visit to site before finalization for big occasions.
How
do I know if I have selected the best banquet hall?
If
your guests turn up in anticipated numbers then the venue selection has been
good. If the guests praise the ambience and decoration then you have taken the
right decision.
If
the guests are openly tipping the service and personnel you can sit and relax.
How
can I help others in finding the right banquet hall?
You should
definitely give feedbacks and reviews of banquet halls that you visit on social
media. If you are really glad or extremely upset with services provided than
you should also mention it on the social media pages including Facebook,
Twitter, Google plus, Pinterest of the banquet hall. There are also plenty of
venue review sites which do a great job in providing you the right platform to
express yourself.
