200 guests seated at rounds · Maple Valley, WA · City of Maple Valley Parks and Recreation
Lake Wilderness Lodge is a municipally run event lodge in Maple Valley, Washington, and its defining feature for a budget-conscious dinner is what the hourly rate already covers: the Main Lodge seats 200 guests at rounds for a plated meal with a stage in the layout, and the venue’s staff set up and break down the tables and chairs before and after the booking, so the rented hours belong entirely to décor, the event itself and cleanup. Weekend rental runs $400 an hour — Fridays are priced as weekend — with a current winter promotion at $398.75 an hour, or $2,392.50 for six hours. There is no cap on booked hours up to midnight, and the Lodge holds an open catering policy with no kitchen fee and no corkage, which leaves an unusually large share of an event budget for food. Check availability or request a quote for Lake Wilderness Lodge on VenueKonnex.
The Lodge quotes two rate structures side by side, and it is worth reading them as separate things. Standard weekend rental is $400 per hour, and Friday evenings are priced as weekend, not weeknight. Against that sits a current winter promotion of $398.75 per hour, which the venue quotes as $2,392.50 for a six-hour booking. Both figures are room rental including tables, chairs and staff setup and breakdown — food, beverage and linens are not included and are arranged separately by the renter or the caterer.
Three further costs are fixed rather than negotiable, and the venue states them plainly: a fully refundable $1,000 security deposit; event insurance the venue purchases on the renter’s behalf, quoted at $285 for a 200-guest event where alcohol is present; and a banquet permit, currently $25, which the contract holder buys where alcohol is served. Beyond those, the venue states there are no extra fees — no kitchen fee and no corkage under its open catering policy. There is also no resident / non-resident rate split for events. Request a quote for Lake Wilderness Lodge through VenueKonnex and we will run the full cost stack with you.
How many guests does Lake Wilderness Lodge hold?
The Main Lodge accommodates 200 guests seated at rounds for a plated meal, with room for a stage and podium. The venue supplied a floor-plan schematic showing that layout.
What does it cost to rent?
Weekend rental is $400 per hour, and Friday evenings are priced as weekend. A current winter promotion runs at $398.75 per hour, quoted by the venue as $2,392.50 for six hours. Those figures are room rental only.
What is included in the rental?
Tables and chairs, and their setup and breakdown by venue staff before and after the event, so the booked hours are entirely for setup, the event and cleanup. Linens are not included.
Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes. The Lodge has an open catering policy — renters may choose their own caterer, self-cater, or combine the two. There is no kitchen fee and no corkage.
Is alcohol permitted?
Yes, with conditions. A banquet permit is required, currently $25, purchased by the contract holder. A licensed bartender is required if hard alcohol is served. Hosted bars are the only permitted type unless the event is a nonprofit fundraiser.
Can we hold a fundraiser with a live auction?
Yes. The venue confirms live-auction fundraising events are a permitted use of the facility.
How much setup and teardown time is included?
Venue staff set up and break down the tables and chairs outside the rented block. The Lodge can be booked for as many hours as an event needs, up to midnight, so caterer load-in and teardown can sit inside the booking rather than pushing against a cap.
What deposit is required?
A fully refundable security deposit of $1,000. Event insurance, purchased by the venue on the renter’s behalf, was quoted at $285 for a 200-guest event with alcohol present.
Is there a nonprofit or non-resident rate?
The venue states there is no resident / non-resident rate difference for events.
Is A/V provided?
No. There is no in-house A/V technician — renters arrange their own.
Where is it?
Maple Valley, Washington, in the Seattle metro area. The Lodge is operated by the City of Maple Valley Parks and Recreation.
Comparing Seattle-area rooms for a 200-guest seated dinner? Mercer Island Community & Event Center is the closest comparison — another municipally run room across the lake — while Vasa Park Ballroom in Bellevue and Town Hall Seattle, which seats up to 228 at banquet rounds, cover the same guest count in different settings. For a large heated indoor alternative, see Hangar 30 at Magnuson Park.
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