Lakeside Inn, Florida’s most historic hotel, offers a variety of indoor and outdoor venues for both, your business meetings, social functions, and weddings, featuring both picturesque views and historic settings. Beautiful gardens offer an elegant setting for your outdoor wedding and special events, while the indoor venues create a unique setting for receptions and meetings.
Indoor Spaces
Lakeside Inn offers a variety of indoor spaces that can serve as a venue for both business meetings and social functions. In addition to these spaces, the Grand Lobby may, at times, be utilized for overflow purposes. It works particularly well for large social gatherings of up to 150 guests.
The Alexander
Attractively detailed, the Alexander Room is located directly off the main lobby and features its own fireplace and a direct connection with the Dora and Beauclaire Rooms through a partition wall. Link to read more about the Alexander
The Beauclaire
The simple elegance of the Beauclaire Room highlighted by the semi-circular, windowed wall that helps in highlighting the views of Garden Terrace. The Beauclaire Room is located directly off the main lobby and features a direct connection with the Dora and Alexander Rooms through folding partition walls. Link to read more about the Beauclaire
The Dora
Located between the Alexander and Beauclaire Rooms, with direct access to the main lobby. May be combined with either The Alexander or Beauclaire rooms for added space. Link to read more about the Dora
The Grandview
A very bright and cheery room with plenty of windows and a hardwood floor. The Grandview Room is located directly off the main lobby. Link to read more about the Grandview
The Donnelly
The Donnelly Room is located on the second floor of The Gatehouse Building and features a bright and very private location for small-to-medium sized meetings and functions. Link to read more about the Donnelly
The McDonald
Located upstairs in the Historic Inn, the Board Room is the perfect small meeting space. Link to read more about the McDonald
The Grand Lobby
The hotel lobby located on the first floor of the main hotel has wooden floors, a very large fireplace, and plenty of space for an indoor wedding. Link to read more about the Grand Lobby
Outdoor Venues
The Oaks
Just steps from Lake Dora, this venue features majestic moss draped oaks and a picturesque white gazebo. The westerly view assures beautiful year-round sunsets. Link to read more about the Oaks
The Garden Terrace
The Garden Terrace is immediately outside of The Beauclaire Room and features a lush garden setting with a lovely white arbor as a backdrop. Link to read more about the Garden Terrace
The Beach
This is an ideal location for the couple that would like to feel the sand between their toes. Beautiful sunsets over Lake Dora will serve as the perfect backdrop. Link to read more about the Beach
The Great Lawn
This large central lawn area offers views both of Lake Dora with the historic Lakeside Building and large Verandah as a backdrop. The Great Lawn will accommodate up to 300 guests and may be fully or partially tented if desired. Link to read more about the Great Lawn
The Verandah
Stretching the full length of the historic Lakeside Building, the Verandah is lined with traditional white rocking chairs and features a stunning westerly view of Lake Dora and the Inn’s handsomely landscaped grounds. Link to read more about the Verandah
The Dock
Located 150 feet off the shore of Lake Dora, this large platformed area can accommodate groups of up to 50 persons for a wide variety of functions. Link to read more about the Dock