Golden Gardens Park Bathhouse Rental

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Rent the Golden Gardens Bathhouse!

The remodeled Golden Gardens Bathhouse offers a spectacular waterfront location to host your next special event. Your guests will never forget their experience at this unique venue!

Visualize this scene for your ceremony, reception, seminar, or party: serene forested hillside to the east, and to the west, a beautiful sandy beach, sailboats on Puget Sound, and the sun setting over the Olympic Mountains-just 14 minutes from downtown Seattle!

The historic Golden Gardens Bathhouse, located just west of the Ballard neighborhood, was built in the 1930s and, thanks to the Pro Parks Levy approved by Seattle voters in 2000, renovated in 2004. Independent heating keeps the bathhouse warm in the winter, and cross ventilations keep it cool in the summer.

The Main Hall comfortably accommodates up to 140 seated guests, and can accommodate up to 295 for a standing room only event. The Main Hall features a cathedral ceiling with many skylights that flood the room with natural light.

The Wet Classroom can be added to your rental for an additional hourly fee. Caterers often use this smaller room for food preparation. It features a refrigerator, microwave, sink, and lots of counter space. A small conference room can also be added for an additional hourly fee.

Reasonable rates and friendly staff make this an ideal spot!

Building Features

• Tables (18 round tables, 60-inch in diameter, and 18 rectangular tables, 30-by-72-inches) and 140 chairs
• Easel and dry-erase board
• Small portable stage
• Independent temperature control in each room

Site Features

• The bathhouse, including interior restrooms, is fully wheelchair-accessible
• Onsite parking (very congested during warm weather)
• Children's play area nearby
• Drop-in beach volleyball
• Fire pits (usable on a first come, first served basis) nearby
• Restored dunes, wetlands, and trails
• Nightly sunsets (weather permitting)
  

RESERVE THE BATHHOUSE

The facility can be reserved one year in advance on a rolling calendar. Applications for 2008 will generally be processed on the first business day of the corresponding month. For example, applications for February 2008 will be processed on February 1, 2007. Applications must be received by noon on the day of processing in order to be included in the initial random processing. Applications received in this initial process will be processed in random order. Bookings by phone are not accepted. Following the random processing of initial applications events will be booked on a first come first serve basis, as applications are received. All events must be booked at least 10 business days in advance of the requested date.

A deposit of $250 for events without alcohol, and $500 for events with alcohol is due within 5 business days of making the reservation. The balance, paperwork and proof of insurance will be due 2 weeks prior to the event date.

For reservations and a complete quote,
call (206) 684-7254.

Rental Packet

Ceremonies

RENTAL RATES AND OPTIONS

Your rental includes exclusive use of the interior of the building (including indoor restrooms)

Rental charges include:

• Building rental of $80/hour Main Hall
• Additional rental of $35/hour for the wet classroom
• Additional rental of $25/hour for small conference room
• All spaces: 4-hour minimum Mon-Thu, 8-hour minimum Fri-Sun
• 8-hour minimum required on any day of the week if overnight set up is requested and equipment will be left onsite
• Processing fee of $15
• Cleaning/Maintenance Fee of $100
• Facility staff, which must be present during entire rental, $20/hour per staff person
• Refundable damage deposit of $250
• Additional damage deposit for events serving alcohol $250
• Alcohol request processing fee (if applicable) $60

Rental groups are responsible to set up and take down tables chairs, arrange and remove decorations, dust, sweep, and take trash liners to dumpster. Please plan your rental to accommodate these activities.

Minimum rental is 4 hours. Rental hours must be concurrent (no split-times).

Recommended group sizes:

Alcohol is illegal outdoors.
Renters may serve alcohol under certain conditions by following this procedure:

If you intend to serve alcohol, you must state that in your paperwork and pay the additional alcohol-related fees (above) when you pay for your reservation.

Approval to serve alcohol is contingent on your completing these two steps within two weeks of your rental date:

1. A banquet permit is required to allow the service and consumption of liquor at a private event, invitation only, or gathering in a public place of club. A copy of this permit will be due to the Lake Union Event Scheduling Office 10 business days prior to event. For more information and inquiry on how to obtain banquet permit click on Alcohol permit flyer below.
   
2. Provide a certificate of liability for $1,000,000 co-naming the City of Seattle. If selling alcohol renter must provide a $2 million dollar liability insurance. Proof of insurance is required 15 business days prior to event date. More information on these provisions is available when you register or click on insurance flyer below.

Parking at Golden Gardens is on a strictly first come, first served basis. Public parking spaces can not be reserved.