Lakefront Ceremonies
For milestone events, there is no backdrop lovelier than Laurel Lake, and no venue more centrally located in the Berkshires than the Lakehouse Inn.
Small Inn, Big Property
The Lakehouse Inn offers fourteen rooms, enough for an entire wedding party, executive excursion, or family gathering. The Lakehouse Inn also features over 500 feet of lakefront land, with a huge rentable lawn and cliff side patio.
SPACES & CAPACITIES
Simple spaces.
Extraordinary setting.
Lakefront Lawn and Dock
Perfect for ceremonies, photos, and the classic Lakehouse moment.
Clifftop Patio
Amazing lake views. Great for dinner, dancing and receptions. Seats up to 100 people.
The Front Lawn
Nearly 10,000 square feet of lawn, ideal for tented dinners and receptions for up to 115 people.
The Classic Lounge and Dining Room
Overlooking Laurel Lake, our classic lounge and dining room provide a welcoming setting for celebrations, productive meetings, and thoughtfully curated retreats. Our lounge seats about 9 people, and our dining room about 26.
FEES & COMMITMENTS
Are we a fit for
your event?
To ensure a private and seamless experience, events at Lakehouse include exclusive use of the property and guest rooms throughout setup, event, and breakdown days. Accommodations, venue fees, catering, bar service, rentals, staffing, event management, taxes, and security deposits are quoted separately.
MEET JILLIAN
The person who makes the pretty parts work.
Lakehouse events are managed with Jillian Schuster of Jillian J Events, a Berkshires-based planner with 18 years of event and hospitality experience, including weddings, nonprofit events, social, and corporate programs.
FAQ
Most of the fine print, in plain English.
A few practical answers for weddings, corporate meetings, retreats, and private gatherings at Lakehouse.
No. Lakehouse events are managed through Jillian J Events. Outside planners, coordinators, vendors, rentals, staffing, setup, breakdown, and event logistics must be coordinated through Jillian and approved for the specific event.
Venue/event fees generally start at $11,000 for peak-season Saturday weddings and events (May through October), $6,500 for peak-season Friday weddings and events, $5,000 for non-peak weekend weddings and events (November through April), and $4,500 for midweek corporate, retreat, and social events in the non-peak season. Rooms, food, alcohol, rentals, staffing, taxes, security deposits, and event management are separate unless a written proposal says otherwise. For larger events and weddings, your event may require a tent and other rentals; groups should budget $4,000 to $10,000 for those rentals depending on their plans.
No. Lakehouse Inn is a guests-21-and-over-only property. No person under 21 may be present anywhere on the property at any time, including infants, children, vendor assistants, family members, wedding-party members, and visitors.
Yes! Seasonal lake, dock, kayak, paddleboard, and waterfront use is available only as allowed by Lakehouse policies, weather and safety conditions, written event approvals, and required lake waivers. Non-overnight attendees may not use the lake, dock, waterfront, or watercraft unless Lakehouse specifically approves that access in writing.
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Lakehouse has fourteen guest rooms. Eleven rooms sleep two people, and three rooms sleep three people, for a maximum overnight capacity of 31 guests.
Your event manager can help you find lodging just minutes away and arrange shuttle service from nearby hotels to Lakehouse.
Yes, if they are approved. Event clients may not bring vendors onto the property on their own. Caterers, bartenders, rental companies, tent companies, florists, photographers, musicians, DJs, AV providers, restroom trailers, generators, transportation, staffing, and other vendors must be coordinated through Jillian J Events and approved for the event.
All alcohol for the event must be purchased by the Lakehouse through approved sources and paid for in advance by the group. No outside alcohol may be brought onto the property. Alcohol may not be removed from the property, and any unused alcohol remains with the Inn under Lakehouse's alcohol rules and licensing requirements.
Yes. Weekend weddings, retreats, corporate meetings, and private gatherings require a full buyout of the property and all fourteen guest rooms for set-up days, event days, and breakdown days. Lakehouse does not host weekend events while unrelated hotel guests are also staying at the Inn.
Any gathering where people in more than 3 rooms at the Lakehouse are attending the same event. This includes ceremonies, receptions, dinners, welcome parties, brunches, retreats, meetings, and casual gatherings.
Larger events and weddings may require a tent, flooring, tables, chairs, lighting, restrooms, power, a dance floor, decor, staffing, and other rentals. Groups should generally budget $4,000 to $10,000+ for rentals depending on the size and shape of the event.
Yes, we have a commercial kitchen, commercial dishwasher, and, a tented outside kitchen connected to power and natural gas.
