Banquet Hall
According to Wikipedia "A function hall or banquet h-all is a room or building for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet, reception, or other social event.
Function halls are often found within pubs, clubs, hotels, or restaurants. Some are run by fraternal organizations and rented out as a fundraiser for the organization. Some condominium associations and apartment buildings have these to keep the noise of parties out of the residential units."
What you should know before you search for a banquet hall?
You should clearly know reason for searching the ban-quet hall. Though it may sound a little silly but it is not. You may feel that you need a banquet hall for organizing a birthday party. This requirement may differ according to the clarity of the requirement.
For example if you want to throw a birthday party for kids where mostly kids will be invited then you have to find a banquet hall which has preferably a garden with playing area. It should ideally be located near the place where these kids usually meet - like school area or near the birthday kids home locality. In another case if the birthday party is for a married person who has a large list of friends and colleagues and relatives then the banquet hall should have good provision for car parking, the banquet hall should have good seating arrangements, there should be a lift in case the banquet hall is not located on the ground floor etc.
Basically the requirements should be clear.
What is the occasion?
Marriage, Birthdays, Religious ceremonies or Simple Celebration get together Party.
You should know the number of guests expected.
You should know the demography (age, gender) of the guests.
You should know the exact dates for the function.
The season of the function will help you decide if you need a hall with AC or without one will do. In case of functions in rainy seasons you should opt for banquets with covered spaces and in areas where rainwater does not accumulate.
What should be the selection criteria for b-anquet halls?
Pricing, availability of decorators, generators, caterers, photographers and video facilities, ambience, emergency facilities, adequate car parking, confirmed booking with payment receipt, all deposits to be auto refunded, Testimonials by earlier guests, photographs on website, personal visit to site before finalization for big occasions.
How do I know if I have selected the best banquet hall?
If your guests turn up in anticipated numbers then the venue selection has been good. If the guests praise the ambience and decoration then you have taken the right decision.
If the guests are openly tipping the service and personnel you can sit and relax.
How can I help others in finding the right banquet hall?
You should definitely give feedbacks and reviews of banquet h-alls that you visit on social media. If you are really glad or extremely upset with services provided than you should also mention it on the social media pages including Facebook, Twitter, Google plus, Pinterest of the banquet hall. There are also plenty of venue review sites which do a great job in providing you the right platform to express yourself.