About

Overview & Vibe

A newly refurbished retro-style hotel on five acres of tropical gardens at Nambucca Heads, with a lily pond and a white timber footbridge, halfway between Sydney and Brisbane and 30 minutes from Coffs Harbour airport. The whole resort can be hired exclusively — “gather together, stay together, play together” — with 37 rooms sleeping up to 110 guests.

Setting & Style

Ceremonies go on a flat lawn beside the pond, with the bridge and a water feature as the backdrop and a jacaranda for shade. The reception runs in a light-filled restaurant whose large doors open onto a festoon-lit deck over the pond, with a separate bar area for a DJ, a band or a lounge. Colour, palms and mid-century lettering throughout — it commits to the retro thing rather than apologising for it.

Ideal For

Couples who want the whole weekend rather than the whole day, with everyone staying on site and a pool party the night before.

The Need-to-Knows

110 seated, 150 cocktail, and catering is priced on a minimum of 50 guests.
Venue hire is included in packages for events over 80 guests — below that it is presumably charged, though the brochure does not say what.
A 15% surcharge applies on Sundays and public holidays, and Sunday receptions must finish an hour earlier (10.30pm rather than 11.30pm).
Food from $68 per head, drinks from $34. Canapés $68pp, share table $70pp, two-course seated $70pp, three-course $79pp; standard beverage packages run $34pp for three hours to $54pp for seven.
The booking fee is $1,000 and non-refundable. Extra setup staff are billed — waitstaff $40 per 30 minutes ($60 Sundays), chef $120/hour ($180 Sundays).
Music is capped at a five-piece band or a DJ, with the venue controlling volume.
Some rooms are pet-friendly — three King and three Family rooms.

Standout Feature

Exclusive use of a retro resort where all 110 of your guests can stay, with a lily pond and a white bridge to marry beside.

Amenities

Five Acres Of Tropical Gardens
Lily Pond
White Timber Footbridge
Water Feature
Jacaranda Tree
Flat Grass Ceremony Area
Festoon Lit Deck Over The Pond
Restaurant With Full Height Doors
Separate Bar Area For DJ Or Band
Wet Weather Ceremony Option In The Bar Area
Dedicated Wedding Host From Booking To The Day
Restaurant Furniture, Crockery, Cutlery And Glassware Included
Sound System For Background Music
Swimming Pool And Pool Bar
Gym
Steam Room
Bikes
Paddle Boards
Pool Party And Recovery Breakfast Available
Pet Friendly Rooms
Exclusive Whole Resort Hire
30 Minutes From Coffs Harbour Airport
Island Golf Course Across The Road
Surf Beaches A Bike Ride Away

Ceremony Setting

garden
outdoor
lawn
waterfront
indoor

Dietary Options Supported

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

Nambucca Heads – The town the resort sits in
Riverside Drive – The resort fronts it
Nambucca River – Runs past the town
Nambucca Island Golf Course – Across the road
Nambucca Heads Beaches – A bike ride away
Valla Beach – North along the coast
Bellingen – Inland to the north-west
Coffs Harbour – Fifty kilometres north
Coffs Harbour Airport – Thirty minutes' drive

Price Notes

THE DOCUMENT IS CURRENT AND WAS DATED BEFORE ANY PRICE WAS TAKEN FROM IT. 'Cubana-Wedding-Brochure-2026-compressed.pdf', 16 pages, HTTP Last-Modified Thu 2 April 2026, carries no PDF metadata dates but is titled for 2026 throughout. A companion 'Cubana-Wedding-Catering-Package-2026-compressed.pdf' (13 pages) repeats the same catering pages. Checked for AI-generation markers; none present.
A STALE PDF STILL RANKS IN SEARCH. The search index serves 'thecubananambucca.com.au/app/uploads/2020/11/CUBANA-WEDDING-PACKAGES_FINAL.pdf' as the venue's wedding packages - a 2020 document on a path the current site no longer uses. The live weddings page links only the 2026 editions. Nothing from the 2020 file was used. Same family as the dead-domain-still-indexed problem in Batches 154 and 187.
BEVERAGE PACKAGES ARE PRICED BY DURATION, PER HEAD. STANDARD ('1 white, 1 red, 1 beer (Peroni), 1 light beer, soft drink, juice, water'): '3 hour $34pp / 4 hour $40pp / 5 hour $45pp / 6 hour $50pp / 7 hour $54pp'. PREMIUM ('1 premium white, 1 premium red, 1 craft beer, soft drink, juice, water'): '3 hour $38pp / 4 hour $46pp / 5 hour $52pp / 6 hour $59pp / 7 hour $65pp'. ADDITIONAL OPTIONS: 'Sparkling Toast $7pp / Champagne Toast $22pp / Post ceremony Sangria or Pimms $12pp / Post ceremony or after dinner Cocktail $15pp / Basic spirits $15pp / Tea & Coffee Trays (serves 20) $50pp'.
VENUE HIRE IS INCLUDED ONLY ABOVE 80 GUESTS, AND THE BROCHURE DOES NOT SAY WHAT IT COSTS BELOW THAT. 'Venue Hire included in packages for events over 80 guests: Up to 110 seated or 150 cocktail style / Dedicated Wedding Host from booking to the Big Day / Use of ceremony location / All garden, pond & grass areas available for photography / Recommendations to our favourite local suppliers / All existing restaurant furniture including tables & chairs / Sound system suitable for background music / Standard restaurant crockery, cutlery and glassware.' A couple with 50-80 guests should ask what hire is charged.
A 15% SURCHARGE APPLIES ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS, printed on every catering page. Sunday also loses an hour: 'Lunch receptions must conclude by 3pm and dinner receptions by 11.30pm Mon-Sat, 10.30pm Sunday.'
THE BOOKING FEE IS $1,000 AND NON-REFUNDABLE. 'You may tentatively book the Venue and accommodation for a period of fourteen days from the issuing of contract. To secure the booking for your dates, a non-refundable Booking fee of $1,000 is payable. Upon receipt of payment, all venue and accommodation will be blocked. All cancellations must be made in writing. A cancellation fee may apply.'
EXTRA SETUP STAFF ARE BILLED BY THE HALF HOUR AND THE RATES ARE PUBLISHED: 'Any staff required for additional setup including ceremony chairs or table setting at the following rates: Waitstaff payable at $40/30 mins, $60/30 mins/Sundays. Chef payable at $120/hr, $180/hr Sundays.' Unusual to publish, and worth budgeting for since ceremony chair setup is explicitly named as chargeable.
MUSIC IS CAPPED AND VOLUME IS THE VENUE'S CALL: 'For your reception, a maximum 5 piece band or DJ is permitted. The venue reserves the right to control the volume at all times.'
OTHER TERMS: 'External Supplier lists and contacts must be advised 2 weeks prior to event date. Suppliers are responsible for storing and set-up of equipment unless prior arrangements have been made. Personal items required for wedding setup (eg placards) must be delivered 48 hours prior to Event.' And: 'Confirmed guest numbers and menu selections are required 2 weeks prior to the event. No refunds for decrease in final numbers.'
NO DIETARY POSITION IS STATED ANYWHERE. Both 2026 PDFs were searched for gluten/dairy/vegan/vegetarian/dietary/allergen markers and a dish-level key; there are none, and the catering pages list package structures rather than dishes. dietary_options_supported recorded NULL rather than inferred, despite the venue offering to 'customise a package to suit your individual requirements'.
THE RESORT IS UNDER MANDALA HOTELS AND RESORTS MANAGEMENT but trades as a single property on its own domain with its own wedding offer, which is the standing carve-out for group-operated single venues. Mandala is not on the chain-exclusion list.
NO STRUCTURED PRICING DATA - the WordPress/Elementor pages carry no ld+json offer block.