Events

Planning events, whether a premium corporate incentive, an exclusive meeting or retreat, or a special celebration for a birthday, anniversary or intimate wedding is an easy, highly tailored affair with the team at The Louise. Set in the heart of Barossa Valley food and wine country and with 15 generously sized suites, The Louise delivers an unforgettable experience, with its personal concierge offering a backstage pass to the best the region has to offer. A welcoming, at-home feel extends from the generously inclusive tariff, making group events enjoyable and effortless for all.

EVENT GUIDE

Centre
stage

A stylish and intimate group event at The Louise offers guests easy access to the best of the Barossa. With a central location in South Australia’s food and wine capital, The Louise delivers a celebration of local produce overlooking the ever-changing theatre of surrounding vineyards and farms. Delivering world-class dining, access to innovative wineries, craft distilleries and art galleries, The Louise is a stylish base from which to explore and be inspired.

Corporate
retreats

The Louise offers a rewarding and versatile retreat with adaptable spaces including a private dining room and a light-filled meeting space, opening to a sun-dappled outdoor terrace. With 15 private suites and the lodge restaurant, Appellation, The Louise is the perfect destination for your next event. Exclusive-use bookings offer the ‘run of the house’, while a personal concierge service creates destination-led itineraries that combine business with fun team-building events.

Celebrations

A special birthday celebration, a wedding anniversary or intimate wedding are all made extra special at The Louise, with sole-use bookings offering a luxurious and fully catered home-away-from home vibe. Celebrations at The Louise are a chance to entertain close friends and family in an effortless and generous way, with options to venture out to explore the Barossa on winery visits, to nearby art galleries or on nature walks in between events at the lodge.

Tailored
spaces

The Louise offers customisable spaces to create individually tailored venues ideal for a range of events for group gatherings, from meetings and conferences to dining events and drinks get-togethers.

Boardroom
Dining
Cocktail

Hermitage
Room

24-26
26
60

The Hermitage Room comfortably accommodates 24 guests seated along its boardroom table or up to 60 for a standing cocktail-style event. A lounge offers retreat within meetings, while French doors open to a courtyard and classic Barossa views.

Hermitage
Courtyard

Leading from the Hermitage Room the open-air courtyard provides a cool space for enjoying a long lunch or post-meeting drinks. The courtyard looks west to the vineyards, perfect to see the sun set golden after a successful event.

Contour

The bar and brasserie-style space is dedicated to groups and special get togethers for 15 or more guests. It’s a great spot for an exclusive-use lunch or fun team building dinner. There’s seating for up to 60 guests or room for a mood-raising cocktail gathering of 80.

Contour
Terrace

Outdoor lounging and a gather-round firepit set the scene for a relaxed open-air gathering with premium drinks and canapes flowing easily. Guests take a moment to drink in the sunset, chat with friends and feel the cool of the evening.

Appellation

With large windows looking over the vineyards, Appellation restaurant offers exclusive use dining for up to 40 guests with a tasting menu led by the seasons and fresh local produce, paired with fine wines from the Barossa and beyond.

Private
Dining Room

Appellation’s Private Dining Room offers an opportunity for groups to experience a truly intimate setting for up to 12 guests, perfect for small evening celebrations or private executive meetings during the day.

The
Speakeasy

The Speakeasy is a secret lounge where the warm glow of the fireplace sets the scene for intimate fireside gatherings -whether a small meeting or a private feast for up to six or a spirited drinks soirée for up to 12 guests.

Best of the Barossa

The team at The Louise welcomes guests ‘home’ as if it’s their own country estate, a luxury base in the Barossa. Attention to detail and a personalised approach to planning and designing each group event – be it for business, leisure or both – ensures guests and hosts will enjoy an unforgettable experience in the heart of the Barossa. The team at The Louise welcomes guests ‘home’ as if it’s their own country estate, a luxury base in the Barossa. Attention to detail and a personalised approach to planning and designing each group event – be it for business, leisure or both – ensures guests and hosts will enjoy an unforgettable experience in the heart of the Barossa.

Personal concierge

The concierge team at The Louise caters to the bespoke requirements of each group and event. As part of the close-knit community of farmers, winemakers and artists in the region, the team at The Louise is a natural fit as concierge, connecting groups with local events and personalised experiences.

Generous inclusions

A welcoming, at-home feel extends from the generously inclusive tariff at The Louise, making group planning effortless. A stay at The Louise includes daily gourmet breakfast, dinner in Appellation with matched premium wines, evening drinks and snacks, and daily replenished in-suite bar.

Exclusive use

Perfect for an exclusive-use group retreat, The Louise offers private suites with generous, high-ceilinged lounging spaces and luxuriously appointed king beds. A workspace and in-suite bar lead to French doors opening to a courtyard overlooking Barossa’s gently rolling landscape.

Discover the Barossa

Located in the heart of the Barossa, The Louise offers a stylish base from which to explore the region’s wineries and cellar doors, restaurants and producers, art galleries and nature walks.

Exclusive
experiences

The Barossa Valley is one of the nation’s premier wine regions, home to grand estates steeped in history alongside smaller cellar-door-only wineries ripe for discovery. The Louise partners with many local operators to create exclusive experiences and offers a truly hands-on, behind the scenes encounter with some of the Barossa’s best.

Regional
adventures

The Barossa Valley is home to many wonderful cultural, culinary, wine and nature-based experiences that can be worked into a rewarding, enjoyable and memorable itinerary. Centrally located and with strong local connections, The Louise is an ideal hub from which to explore more.

Other
activities

Adventures abound in the Barossa, with a wide range of small group experiences available to explore the region, from hot-air ballooning to e-bike or mountain bike riding. The Louise team has the local knowledge and connections to ensure guests experience the best of the Barossa during their stay.

Sample itinerary

With so much to see, do and sample in the Barossa, itineraries can be created for exclusively guided group experiences, behind-the-scenes-tours and access to the region’s innovative and world acclaimed wine estates. Additional charges may apply, please see rates here.

Day 1 Welcome

Arrive at The Louise to a warm welcome. Make yourself at home, check in to your luxury suite and discover the lodge’s shared convivial spaces, all with a view to the Barossa’s rolling vineyards.

Day 1 Afternoon

Explore the nearby historic Seppeltsfield estate, stroll among century-old barrels of signature tawny port, and taste your birth-year port straight from the barrel or sample a 100-year-old vintage.

Day 1 Evening

On the return to The Louise, stop at Seppeltsfield Road Distillers and enjoy a flight of small-batch gins, including the signature gin featured in the lodge’s evening G&Ts and premium cocktails.

Day 2 Morning

Weather permitting, rise early for a hot-air balloon adventure over the Barossa Valley, admiring its patchwork of farms and vineyards as the sun rises, with views stretching all the way to the ocean.

Day 2 Afternoon

Visit Australian food icon Maggie Beer’s farm and restaurant, The Eatery, and join a hands-on cooking class in the purpose-built kitchen. Using the Barossa’s finest produce, create and enjoy a delicious lunch.

Day 2 Evening

Enjoy sunset drinks in the lounge or gather outside to watch the valley in its golden hour, before dining in Appellation – a tasting menu is complete with matched wines from the Barossa and around the world.

Day 3 Morning

This morning, awaken your senses at Vasse Virgin, creating your own signature perfume while exploring the unique properties of individual scents and how they transform when carefully combined.

Day 3 Afternoon

For the finale, visit a historic family winery for the Yalumba Unlocked experience, with a private tour of the grounds, cooperage, and Signature Cellar, followed by tasting Yalumba’s finest wines.

Day 3 Farewell

Wrapping up three fabulous days of discovery in the Barossa, check out of your suite and bid farewell to colleagues or family and friends, with a host of shared memories to take on the journey home.

Our event guide

The Louise’s dedicated event guide is available for download here and includes detailed information essential to planning an unforgettable event in the Barossa.

Start planning your event

Make an enquiry below or call +61 2 9918 4355 and our sales and events team will be in touch to discuss your requirements in detail. For dining bookings for six or more guests at Appellation without accommodation, please call +61 8 8562 2722.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

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