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Vanderbilt Lakeside Bar Room & Guesthouse
Select services venue
The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $7,000 for off-peak dates, and $8,000 for peak dates
Guest capacity
Up to 130 seated guests
About this venue
Vanderbilt Lakeside offers thoughtfully curated stays and events in a welcoming gathering space, with custom in-house food and bar packages. Charming, versatile, and ideal for group getaways, retreats, and celebrations of all sizes—from intimate dinner parties, to large scale gatherings and bespoke weddings. The space itself is a newly redesigned, large (6000 SF) house. It was originally built in the 1800s. The outdoor areas can also be incorporated for your event--our deck and yard are completely open-air; you would be welcome to work with a third-party rental company to have a tent set up, if of interest. Including the outdoor areas, we have the following approximate Capacity for Events: *Seated Dinner with a Ceremony: 100 guests *Seated Dinner without a Ceremony (or with a ceremony that has fewer guests in attendance): 130 *Cocktail Party with or without a Ceremony: up to 150 guests

Our event spaces
The Bar Room
The Bar Room works great as a dance floor, a lounge and game room, or as a dining room.
Our oversized farmhouse dining table, decorated with dried flowers in glass bud vases, inspires memorable dinner parties. Gather around the curved mahogany bar, complete with glassware and bar tools, or sink into a lounge chair and kick back while catching a game on cable. • Large, versatile room with a curved mahogany bar, wall-mounted television, tin ceilings, wood beams, hardwood floors, and large, screened windows. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 50 seated guests for dinner › or, 80+ for dancing and mingling › or, a combination of approximately 30 guests for dinner + either a small lounge or dance floor.
Guest capacity
Up to 50 Seated
Up to 80 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Game Room
Large, living room-like space with lounge furniture, throw rugs, wall-mounted television, and tall french windows overlooking the Deck, Yard, and Lake.
Settle in for lake views on lounge seating. Browse our collection of games and books, start some friendly competition over the shuffleboard or pool table, or connect to one of our included streaming services and curl up together on the large couch for a movie night. • The Game Room connects to The Sun Room via a 15 foot wide doorway. It works well as a lounge, ceremony space, or as a dining room. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 50 seated dinner guests › or, an indoor ceremony space for approximately 40 › or, dancing and mingling for approximately 80 › or, a combination of approximately 32 guests for dinner + a small lounge
Guest capacity
Up to 50 Seated
Up to 80 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Sun Room
The Sun Room is an inviting space for morning coffee, and evening cocktails. Enjoy views of the yard and lake or fully open the wall of glass doors and easily step out to the deck.
• Sunny, intimate space with fireplace mantel, hardwood floors, and a wall of floor to ceiling bi-fold glass doors overlooking the Deck, Yard, and Lake; the doors can be fully opened, creating a 12 foot wide doorway leading directly onto the Deck. • The Sun Room connects to The Game Room via a 15 foot wide doorway opening. • This room works well as a lounge, a small ceremony space, a dining room, and a dance floor. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 40 seated dinner guests . option to have additional seating for as many as 36 more guests in the adjacent Game Room and/or 80-100 more guests on the adjacent Deck. › or, an indoor ceremony space for approximately 30 . option to continue ceremony seating into the neighboring Game Room for an additional 42 seats › or, dancing and celebrations for approximately 70
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Parlor
Find a quiet respite for reading, or working from home in this cozy and sun-filled entry room.
• Intimate reception room and quiet sitting area that can easily serve as a multi-functional space for your event. • This is the first space your guests will see when they arrive, making it ideal for displaying guest books, mementos, photographs, or a welcome sign. • The Parlor is also a great space for hair and makeup, first-look photos, or for a devoted photo booth area.
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Deck
Enjoy open-air dining and lounging under bistro lights, and spy wildlife out on the lake. Large umbrellas provide shade and heat lamps are available for chilly evenings.
• 1500 square foot, open-air, curved deck overlooks The Yard and the Lake • 2 sets of stairs lead down from The Deck onto The Yard • This is a great space for cocktail hour, dinner, a ceremony, dancing, and lounging. • The Deck can be directly accessed via the Game Room and the Sun Room • 12-foot-wide accordion glass doors between the Sun Room and the Deck can be opened for a seamless indoor/outdoor event. • The Deck can accommodate as many as 100 seated dinner guests (without a tent) or 80 (with a tent).
Guest capacity
80-100 Seated
Up to 150 Standing
Square footage
1,500
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Yard
The backyard is an expansive grassy lawn with over 550 feet of lake frontage, fire pit, outdoor bar area, grill/smoker, canoe, tandem kayak, bocce court, and other lawn games.
• Expansive, grassy backyard with 550 feet of lakefrontage, fenced off from the street for a sense of total privacy. • A great space for a ceremony, cocktail hour or mingling, dinner, lawn games, or late night s'mores by the fire pit. • There is a covered outdoor bar and paved lounge area, which can be used for dancing. • The Yard can accommodate as many as 150 seated dinner guests (with or without a tent).
Guest capacity
Up to 150 Seated
Up to 200 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Bar Room
The Bar Room works great as a dance floor, a lounge and game room, or as a dining room.
Our oversized farmhouse dining table, decorated with dried flowers in glass bud vases, inspires memorable dinner parties. Gather around the curved mahogany bar, complete with glassware and bar tools, or sink into a lounge chair and kick back while catching a game on cable. • Large, versatile room with a curved mahogany bar, wall-mounted television, tin ceilings, wood beams, hardwood floors, and large, screened windows. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 50 seated guests for dinner › or, 80+ for dancing and mingling › or, a combination of approximately 30 guests for dinner + either a small lounge or dance floor.
Guest capacity
Up to 50 Seated
Up to 80 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Game Room
Large, living room-like space with lounge furniture, throw rugs, wall-mounted television, and tall french windows overlooking the Deck, Yard, and Lake.
Settle in for lake views on lounge seating. Browse our collection of games and books, start some friendly competition over the shuffleboard or pool table, or connect to one of our included streaming services and curl up together on the large couch for a movie night. • The Game Room connects to The Sun Room via a 15 foot wide doorway. It works well as a lounge, ceremony space, or as a dining room. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 50 seated dinner guests › or, an indoor ceremony space for approximately 40 › or, dancing and mingling for approximately 80 › or, a combination of approximately 32 guests for dinner + a small lounge
Guest capacity
Up to 50 Seated
Up to 80 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Sun Room
The Sun Room is an inviting space for morning coffee, and evening cocktails. Enjoy views of the yard and lake or fully open the wall of glass doors and easily step out to the deck.
• Sunny, intimate space with fireplace mantel, hardwood floors, and a wall of floor to ceiling bi-fold glass doors overlooking the Deck, Yard, and Lake; the doors can be fully opened, creating a 12 foot wide doorway leading directly onto the Deck. • The Sun Room connects to The Game Room via a 15 foot wide doorway opening. • This room works well as a lounge, a small ceremony space, a dining room, and a dance floor. • Furnishings can be arranged to accommodate: › 40 seated dinner guests . option to have additional seating for as many as 36 more guests in the adjacent Game Room and/or 80-100 more guests on the adjacent Deck. › or, an indoor ceremony space for approximately 30 . option to continue ceremony seating into the neighboring Game Room for an additional 42 seats › or, dancing and celebrations for approximately 70
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Parlor
Find a quiet respite for reading, or working from home in this cozy and sun-filled entry room.
• Intimate reception room and quiet sitting area that can easily serve as a multi-functional space for your event. • This is the first space your guests will see when they arrive, making it ideal for displaying guest books, mementos, photographs, or a welcome sign. • The Parlor is also a great space for hair and makeup, first-look photos, or for a devoted photo booth area.
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Deck
Enjoy open-air dining and lounging under bistro lights, and spy wildlife out on the lake. Large umbrellas provide shade and heat lamps are available for chilly evenings.
• 1500 square foot, open-air, curved deck overlooks The Yard and the Lake • 2 sets of stairs lead down from The Deck onto The Yard • This is a great space for cocktail hour, dinner, a ceremony, dancing, and lounging. • The Deck can be directly accessed via the Game Room and the Sun Room • 12-foot-wide accordion glass doors between the Sun Room and the Deck can be opened for a seamless indoor/outdoor event. • The Deck can accommodate as many as 100 seated dinner guests (without a tent) or 80 (with a tent).
Guest capacity
80-100 Seated
Up to 150 Standing
Square footage
1,500
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
The Yard
The backyard is an expansive grassy lawn with over 550 feet of lake frontage, fire pit, outdoor bar area, grill/smoker, canoe, tandem kayak, bocce court, and other lawn games.
• Expansive, grassy backyard with 550 feet of lakefrontage, fenced off from the street for a sense of total privacy. • A great space for a ceremony, cocktail hour or mingling, dinner, lawn games, or late night s'mores by the fire pit. • There is a covered outdoor bar and paved lounge area, which can be used for dancing. • The Yard can accommodate as many as 150 seated dinner guests (with or without a tent).
Guest capacity
Up to 150 Seated
Up to 200 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Fun and Festive”
Included in this room:
• Bar services • Catering services • Clean up • Dance floor • Event rentals • Event staff • Liability insurance • Lighting/Sound • On-site accomodations • Pet friendly • Service staff • Set up • Wheelchair accessible • Wifi
Available services that can be provided by Vanderbilt Lakeside Bar Room & Guesthouse
Services & amenities
- Bar services
- Catering services
- Clean up
- Dance floor
- Event rentals
- Event staff
- Liability insurance
- Lighting/Sound
- On-site accommodations
- Pet friendly
- Service staff
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
5 reviews
Even better than our vision
We chose Vanderbilt to host our wedding of 60 guests. Our vision was an intimate gathering where everything could unfold in one place to maximize quality time and ease with our loved ones. Vanderbilt was even better than we envisioned. It was like being at home (in a beautiful mansion!). Our inner circle arrived Friday afternoon and we enjoyed the inviting atmosphere to catch up and ready the space with our personal touches. There are many nooks to make special, lounge and connect. We had rehearsal with dinner on site, followed by relaxing around the fire pit. Our original hope was for an outdoor ceremony, but despite the rain, our plan B came together so beautifully it feels meant to be all along. The spaces were transformed seamlessly as needed (ceremony space to happy hour; rehearsal dinner to dance floor and band). The space is gorgeous and everyone felt it's magic, no doubt due to the special touch of it's owners. Henrietta is 100% pro, responsive, yet warm and laid back. Chief Matt got rave reviews from our guests for delicious and creative dishes.
Perfect venue for intimate wedding
We had our 70-person wedding at Vanderbilt Lakeside and could not have asked for a better experience! Having the entire space for the whole weekend, including 8 upstairs hotel-style rooms, was an amazing way to spend extra time with our family, and was especially great for our many young nieces and nephews who loved exploring the deck and back yard. Henrietta (owner) was extremely responsive and organized throughout the entire planning process, and thoughtful about making the weekend as we envisioned. The space is beautifully appointed and required very little additional decorating for the event. The food was fantastic, and our guests with dietary restrictions and allergies were especially grateful for the thoughtfulness of their kitchen and staff. The location was also great (though required some transportation planning due to limited uber/lyft in the area) - our guests loved exploring Hudson and hiking in the area. Highly recommend this venue for anyone looking for an intimate and personalized wedding.
Amazing wedding
We can’t say enough about how wonderful our experience was at Vanderbilt Lakeside. Henrietta and Matt spared no effort to make us feel comfortable, relaxed and at home in their beautiful space. And yes, it is truly beautiful! It retains the charm of an older estate but with modern amenities. For example, during our wedding weekend, it was extremely hot outside, so we were somewhat limited in doing outdoor activities during the day. Regardless, we were able to enjoy ourselves inside, with the spacious rooms, ample seating and indoor activities, and music throughout the space. We also had a great time doing karaoke! We loved that guests who wanted to go to sleep early could. The upstairs rooms are private, quiet and well-air-conditioned. And we loved that they each had their own bathroom! We also appreciated Henrietta, Matt and their team’s efforts to make sure the catered dinner was a success. The food was incredible. We loved having the option to pick from so many dishes, and all of them were fantastic. Having them handle everything allowed us to just focus on the wedding and enjoy spending time together. Maybe the thing we appreciated most of all was how quickly they dealt with any requests or (minor) issues that came up. They felt like our partners throughout the weekend, responding quickly to questions and never making us feel like we were burdening them. At the end of the weekend, a few attendees remarked that they were thinking about doing a future event at Vanderbilt, because they loved it so much. We recommend Vanderbilt Lakeside without reservation!
So Not a Cookie-Cutter Venue
I photographed a wedding here in the spring and I really really hope to come back! I can't say enough great things about the venue, the staff, and the planner. If you're looking for a unique venue, you've found it! Do you want your wedding day to go smoothly? Have it here!!! As a photographer this venue was pure eye candy and gave me so many interesting spots for photos!
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