Meeting location/outing in SF area
 

We lost our Half Moon Bay location for a small team meeting (15 people). Any suggestions perhaps within San Francisco for a hotel with upscale meeting rooms and an outing idea?

Hotel: W or Clift come to mind but I'm interesting in some other ideas if people have had some good experiences to share.

Outing: We've thought of Beach Blanket Babylon (always fun.) I'm avoiding boating (so no Alcatraz) because a few people have sea sickness. We've gone wine tasting.

Most of the group will be coming from the Silicon Valley so we're trying to stay within an hour or so drive from there to accomodate any visitors from the office who may come to present. Thanks!

There are some great meeting rooms on the ground floor of the Hyatt Embarcadero.

You could also opt for a meeting place at the Presidio - if you want less upscale, but more scenic.

Beach Blanket should be fun for all!

W hotel and Clift are both really nice - you can't go wrong with either!

Thanks! SFI, have you been to a meeting at the Presidio? What was it like? Are there rooms to stay in or just the meeting rooms? Do they have catering?

Thanks,
Mommar

Hmmm....strange, this message shows up as posted on the preview page, but it doesn't come up on the forum, so here goes again...

I know you're looking at SF locations, but have you considered Chaminade near Santa Cruz? I've been to work-related retreats there. They do a good job with meeting rooms and food--in fact one of my colleagues calls it "CHOWmanade.

Oops...make that CHOWminade.

Topping for Mommar....

Bets,
Sure you're not "tipping" for Mommar?
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Sorry for the late response. To answer your questions - yes, they did have catering.

I attended an all-staff retreat there with coworkers from KQED - so I'm sure if there wasn't a trade deal worked out - it must have been pretty inexpensive.

There were only meeting rooms that we used - mainly one large building that had several different areas and a large auditorium.

I didn't actually put the event together - just attended.

Don't know the details about your needs or your budget - but if you want someone to handle it you might check out Wilson West (http://www.wilsonwest.com). They're a local event company that specializes in unique company gatherings. They can handle large companies - but I think they really have fun helping out smaller companies. They could definitely set you up with something really enjoyable.