COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR SITES & POLICIES

Q:	What are the basic differences between our properties?
A:	The 1661 Inn:  Has a spectacular ocean view and is available for afternoon into evening events. Buffet or plated menus are available. The Hotel Manisses:  Is a garden setting and is available for daytime events only. Events must be over by 4:00pm. You would have full use of the entire restaurant, lawn and fountain area. Buffet or plated menus are available. Hotel Manisses Gazebo Room:  Is available in the evening as a private dining room that can accomodate fifty guests. Only plated menus are available. Minimum Bill Requirements apply to reservations. With twenty guests or less you may dine from our regular menu with no pre-ordering requirements. Twenty-one guests or more will require you to narrow your menu selection. Reservations of thirty-five guests are more would require pre-ordering. Custom designed menus are also available. Hotel Manisses Library Room:  Is available in the evening as a private dining room. Only plated menus are available. With twenty guests or less you may dine from our regular menu with no pre-ordering requirements. Twenty-one guests or more will require you to narrow your menu selection. Custom designed menus are also available. Smuggler’s Cove:  Is available in the evening as a private dining room. Only plated menus are available. With twenty guests or less you may dine from our regular menu with no pre-ordering requirements. Twenty-one guests or more will require you to narrow your menu selection. Custom designed menus are also available. The Oar:  Is in New Harbor and features a unique and special view of Great Salt Pond. Events here are outdoors and would require you to rent a tent, tables and chairs. It is available for daytime or evening events. Buffet or plated menus are available.
Q:	Are we available for Off-Site Catering?
A:	Yes, we are happy to cater off-site and can arrange something as simple as dropping off platters of food to a catered meal. For off-site catering, we offer only buffet style events. Our capacity for off-site catering is limited.
Q:	How many guests can your sites accommodate?
A:	The 1661 Inn:  Up to 100 comfortably, although we have hosted events of 120. Hotel Manisses Day Event:  Up to 100 comfortably, although we have done events of 120. With the use of a tent, we have hosted events up to 200. Hotel Manisses Gazebo Room:  Up to 50 guests comfortably. Hotel Manisses Library Room:  Up to 20 guests comfortably. The Oar:  With the use of a tent, we have hosted events up to 300 and cocktail and hors d’oeuvre parties for over 500 guests. Smuggler’s Cove:  Up to 100 comfortably, although we have hosted events of 140 with the use of the back porch.
Q:	Do we have a facility fee?
A:	Yes, $500.00 at any of our facilities. This is waived for Library Room and Gazebo Room events in the evening.
Q:	What is the cost for bar charges?
A:	Full hosted bar:  : featuring well and call drinks, beer, wine, champagne, soda and juice: $20.00/person for the first hour and $5.00/person for each additional hour. Well hosted bar:  : featuring well drinks only, beer, wine, champagne, soda and juice: $15.00/person for the first hour and $5.00/person for each additional hour. Beer & Wine hosted bar:  featuring beer, wine, champagne, soda and juice: $10.00/person for the first hour and $5.00/person for each additional hour. Cash bar:  your guests may purchase drinks on a cash basis. Guest under 21;  are charged a flat $5.00 fee for the event. Champange Toast:  is available at $3.00 per person.
Q:	What are bar selections?
A:	Full hosted bar:  Smirnoff vodka, Absolut vodka, Grey Goose vodka, Bacardi rum, Mt. Gay rum, Jack Daniels, Dewars Scotch, Tanqueray Gin, Jose Quervo Tequila, Kahlua, B&B, Bailey’s Irish Cream, House Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon & Champagne, Budweiser, Bud Light, Sam Adams & Stella Artois. Well hosted bar:  : Smirnoff vodka, Bacardi rum, Jack Daniels, Dewars Scotch, Gordon’s Gin, Jose Quervo Tequila, House Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon & Champagne, Budweiser, Bud Light, Sam Adams & Stella Artois. Beer & Wine hosted bar:  House Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon & Champagne, Budweiser, Bud Light, Sam Adams & Stella Artois. Cash bar:  your guests may purchase drinks on a cash basis. All brands are subject to change to a comparable brand. We will try to accommodate special requests and additional brands are sometimes available. Premium liquors are available at a surcharge.
Q:	May you provide your own liquor?
A:	For all events at any of our sites, you are not permitted to bring in your own beverages. For Off-site catering, you must to provide your own liquor, but we can provide a bartender at $25/hour. We can also provide a bar setup with glassware, ice, tables, display bins, lemons, limes, beverage napkins and stirrers for $10.00/person.
Q:	Do you have any room rental requirements?
A:	For events at The 1661 Inn, we require that you guarantee the nine rooms at the Inn. These are our higher end rooms and when guests are splurging on a special weekend, they just do not want a party (even a small one) right outside their room. If you have a tent set up, then you will also need to guarantee the nine rooms at the Guest House and the three rooms at the Nicholas Ball Cottage (for a total of twenty-one rooms). You are not required to rent rooms at our other properties.
Q:	Do your rooms have minimum night stay requirements?
A:	Most weekends would have a two-night minimum. Weekends in July, August and holidays have a three-night minimum. For the weekends with a three-night minimum, we would make an exception and permit four of the rooms at The 1661 Inn to be booked for two nights only.
Q:	Can I create a room block for additional rooms?
A:	You may book as many rooms as you would like and our regular deposit policy would apply. However, as a courtesy to our brides and grooms, we do not take general reservations until January 2nd of each year. Your guests would be permitted to make reservations at any of our buildings at any time. They just need to specify that they are attending a wedding at our property.
Q:	Is there a fee to have a ceremony on site?
A:	There is no fee for the ceremony. If you would like us to set up chairs, the cost is $4.50 per chair. This includes the chair, setup and breakdown.
Q:	May we bring in an outside caterer?
A:	No.
Q:	What is your Event Deposit policy?
A:	We require a $1,000.00 deposit to secure a date at any of our properties. A second $1,000.00 is due by the end of the year. If your event is in the same year as booking, then we ask for the second $1,000.00 at the time of booking. Your final menu is due three weeks prior to your event. At this time, we will provide you with a sample bill. 50% of the sample bill will be due at this time.
Q:	What time may events start and end?
A:	The 1661 Inn:  Events may start at 2:00pm and must be over by midnight. Outdoor music must end by 9:00pm. Hotel Manisses:  Events may start at 9:00am and must be over by 4:00pm Hotel Manisses Gazebo and Library rooms:  : Events may start at 9:00am and must be over by midnight. No music is permitted after 4:00pm. Smuggler’s Cove:  Events may start at 9:00am and must be over by midnight. Outdoor music must end by 9:00pm. The Oar:  Events may start at 9:00am and must be over by midnight. Outdoor music must end by 9:00pm.
Q:	What “extra” costs should we expect and budget for?
A:	We will give you a per person price that will include the food you select, linens, place settings, glassware and tables and chairs that are normally on the site. Additional costs for all events would be the facility fee, a 20% service charge (with a minimum of $25/hour per server) and taxes. Potential additional costs would be for services and items that are not normally at the property. For example chairs for a ceremony ($4.50 each), round tables ($12.00 each), etc. All additional costs will be detailed for you on our Special Events Worksheet. Sample bills for your event are available upon request.

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