Your Own Hotel for a Wedding Weekend!
Bala Bay Inn Makes Muskoka Affordable & Stress Free!
Hotel is open May 1st to October 15th
If you want to eat fabulous food, get married in the funky, hip, stylish surroundings of the Muskoka Lakes and have someone else handle all the little details then Bala Bay Inn should be on the top of your list.
Delicious gourmet food at an affordable price is what attracts most bride & grooms to Bala Bay Inn, as well as our proximity to many cottages in the Muskoka area. The dock overlooking Lake Muskoka offers quiet moments of serenity & contemplation in a hurried world while Jaspen and Windsor Parks, only 250 meters walk are ideal locations for weddings on the beach. The versatility of Chef allows for a wide selection of 5 star menus to suite any budget and uniquely decorated function rooms infuse a fresh cool style to your event. This is not your standard country inn banquet hall. Look to be dazzled by our attention to the smallest of details and our keen desire to impress you with our warm hospitality. Yours hosts bring over 30 years of wedding production and execution experience to ensure your wedding day is everything you want it to be and stress free.
Bala Bay provides several options for Wedding receptions & ceremony for groups of 30 to 100, including private rehearsal dinner in Lux Lounge Patio, Friday evening Welcome BBQ & Bonfire on the Patio, Lakefront ceremony, dinner & dancing in Ghosts Diningroom and Sunday Brunch.
Bala Bay Wedding's Include
*Based on dinner packages starting at $49 per person (excl. tax & service)
*Other price options are available. Please speak to the wedding planner to disucss your needs.
- 3 waterfront ceremony options overlooking Lake Muskoka & Moon River, all walking distance to the hotel
- Complimentary accommodation for bride & groom night of wedding
- Dedicated wedding planner on site for the day of your wedding
- Customized Wedding Dinner with complimentary tasting
- Crudités & Dip Platter for your reception
- Sparkling wine toast for each of your guests
- Tea Light candles in coloured glass
- Complimentary Wedding Cake slicing & plating
- Late night coffee & tea service
- Option to use our Cut-Rate Banquet pricing for your event
Top 5 Reasons you should have your Wedding at the Bala Bay Inn
- Bala Bay Inn Makes Muskoka Affordable
Quality Dining – low price. You will love the food and your guests will be impressed. An experienced banquet chef makes all the difference in the world. In Muskoka you’d be hard pressed to find anyone else that could offer the quality of dining for the price that Bala Bay Inn does it for. Great value for your dollar - You’ll feel like you own your own hotel for the weekend
All your guests can stay under one roof. There’s no worry of drinking & driving. It’s the most important day of your life – turn it into a whole weekend memory that your friends & family won’t forget. - Stress free planning – we do all the worrying for you.
We are SUPER ORGANIZED & DEDICATED. With detailed intake forms and over 30 years experience planning & hosting weddings you are in capable hands. - You don’t want your guests to have to spend a fortune on hotel cost.
muskoka.jpgBala Bay Inn accommodation is clean, newly decorated (new beds) and the price leader. We are one of the few hotels in Muskoka that do not force a 2 night minimum ie. You can book Saturday only. - Location! Location! Location!
How much better does it get – overlooking Lake Muskoka. Being on the edge of town between 2 municipal parks means you can get married on the beach. Park your car for the weekend and take a two minute beautiful picturesque walk past the Bala Falls which puts you in the centre of the small town of Bala. Explore quaint gift & antique stores, an old style gaming arcade as well as some of Canada’s historical sites.
For full descriptions of the rooms listed below click back to our main menu.
| Room | Banquet | Reception | Theatre | Classroom |
| Dining Room | 100 | 150 | 140 | 48 |
| Lux Lounge | 30 - informal | 120 | 60 | 34 |
| Lux Indoor Patio | 32 | 40 | - | - |
| Art Deco | 45 | 45 | - | - |
| Bar | 26 | 82 | - | - |
| Patio | 70 | 150 | - | - |
Accommodation
Special discounted room rates are offered to all your wedding guests who reserve in advance. Our one & two night packages, including continental breakfast, are extremely competitive and are often one of the reasons bride & grooms choose Bala Bay Inn for their wedding. Saturday night only bookings are welcomed (ie. we do not have a standard 2 night minimum that many resorts in the area subscribe to). As a matter of fact we would be pleased to offer substantial discounts for Fridays nights to entice your guests to make a weekend event of your wedding. In the last 4 years all hotel rooms have been colorfully refurbished with new Broadloom, Simmons Beauty Rest mattresses, and down like duvets & pillows. Our modest sized rooms are geared to a budget conscious guest. Bala Bay Inn makes Muskoka affordable! Wedding parties usually pre-reserve all 34 rooms (or hold a block of rooms to guarantee their guests will have accommodation, but guests still call to make their own reservation at the regular price.
Bala Bay Inn has a long history of being “the place to party” in Muskoka We look forward to hosting the best party you'll ever attend – Your Wedding!
Please direct any questions you might have to our wedding planner Tania at tania@balabayinn.com. Weddings represent a big part of our business and are very important to us. The owner, chef and wedding planner at Bala Bay Inn will personally work with you to ensure your wedding is just the way you want it.
Thank you for the opportunity to present our hotel to you.
Kim Ward
Proprietor
