5,100 sq. ft. three-sided floor-to-ceiling glass ballroom cantilevered directly over the cliffs & shimmering blue waters of Lake Travis—$0 outside-AV fee + 168 rooms on-site.
Transparent Out-the-Door Event Ledger
Contract basis: F&B Minimum Spend (Room Rental Waived) · Includes Texas's statutory +34.2% service-and-tax stack upfront.
| Statutory Cost Line Item | Standard Weekday | Peak Festival / Conference Week |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum F&B / Base Buyout Commitment | $13,500 | $29,000 |
| Dedicated Space / Room Rental Fee | $2,800 | $2,800 |
| Pre-Fee Contract Subtotal | $16,300 | $31,800 |
| Mandatory Admin & Service Charge (24%) Taxable · TX § 151.007 | $3,912 | $7,632 |
| Austin / Texas Sales Tax (8.25% on Subtotal + Admin Fee) | $1,667 | $3,253 |
| 0% Municipal LET · TX Ch. 183 Mixed Beverage Rule | $0 | $0 |
| True Out-the-Door Total
+34.2% statutory stack above quoted minimum
| $21,879 $122 / guest all-in
| $42,685 $237 / guest all-in
|
Statutory Note: Austin and the State of Texas impose 0% municipal live entertainment tax on private venue buyouts, live bands, weddings, or corporate concerts. Hosted open bars follow Texas Tax Code Ch. 183 Mixed Beverage tax rules; qualified 501(c)(3) charities exempt 8.25% sales tax via TX Comptroller Form 01-339.
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20-Point Architectural & Operational Dossier
Unredacted Venue Specification
Parent Hotel & Estate Integration
Austin's only true on-the-water Lake Travis conference resort: 168 lake-view rooms, 24,000 sq. ft. of natural-light meeting space crowned by the cantilevered glass Vistas Ballroom jutting directly over the water, three resort pools, and an adjacent full-service yacht & party-barge marina at 30%–40% lower Out-the-Door cost than Downtown luxury towers.
Property Outside-AV Policy: Planner-friendly Hill Country waterfront policy under Texas Right-to-Work (Texas Labor Code Ch. 101): bring vetted independent Austin AV production teams, wedding live bands, DJs, and LED displays into the cantilevered Vistas Ballroom and Colorado Ballroom with $0 punitive outside-AV penalty ($2M–$5M COI required; house tech handles optional built-in patch). $35/nt resort fee includes three pools, fitness & surface parking.
Austin Corridor Egress & Arrival Timing
35 minutes west of Downtown Austin / Domain via RM-620 in Lakeway—self-contained waterfront resort with free surface parking and adjacent yacht marina.
Tailored Texas Out-the-Door Event Budget
Single-Venue Out-the-Door Math (Standard Weekday Minimum): $16,300 base + 24% admin ($3,912) + 8.25% tax ($1,667)
Zero planner fee — compensated via standard commissionable venue & vendor partner agreements.
| Scope & Statutory Note | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Private Venue Buyout & F&B Minimum (180 pax) Standard non-compression corridor minimum spend benchmark. | $22,446 | $26,100 | $30,798 |
Mandatory Venue Admin/Service (24%) + 8.25% Tax Exposes the real "++" stack: 24% admin/service fee ($6,264) is subject to 8.25% Texas sales tax ($2,670). | $7,683 | $8,934 | $10,542 |
Independent Local AV, Audio & Stage Rig (1 day) Saves ~$5,061 vs. captive in-house hotel AV (~$12,090 with 25% AV service fee). | $5,975 | $7,029 | $8,083 |
| Total Out-the-Door All-In | $36,104 | $42,063 | $49,423 |
Synchronized 3-Venue Hold Strategy
14m transfer · Private 10-Acre Walled Estate (8 Mins North of Downtown / 12 Mins South of Domain)
Walled 10-acre 1928 Auberge Italianate mansion, soaring stained-glass Chapel & formal European sunken gardens 8 minutes north of Downtown—$0 outside-AV fee.
42m transfer · Domain NORTHSIDE / Archer Hotel Block (36-Min Scenic Drive via RM-1431)
Multi-tiered Old-World Tuscan stone castle, arched chapel & cascading waterfall terraces perched high above 18 miles of Texas Hill Country & Lake Travis canyons.
1m walk · Domain NORTHSIDE / Silicon Hills Tech Corridor (Walkable) — Apple/NVIDIA/IBM 5–8 Mins
Silicon Hills' premier zero-resort-fee, zero-outside-AV-fee tech summit salon & 2nd-floor Texas limestone fireplace terrace in walkable Domain NORTHSIDE.