Meet on the San Francisco Peninsula

The San Francisco Peninsula offers a broad range of unique and interesting meeting spaces. From inspiring and intimate oceanside retreats to cutting-edge convention hotels - from bayside to coastside, our diverse landscape of venues matches the ambition of your vision. And with San Francisco International Airport just minutes away, connecting your attendees to this inspiring Peninsula couldn't be easier. Here, your ideas don't just meet—they ignite.

Meeting at the Grand Hyatt Supersonic Boardroom

Why Meet on the San Francisco Peninsula

The San Francisco Peninsula gives corporate planners the scale of a major convention destination without the density of a downtown city core. Groups have access to 138 hotels and 15,620 guestrooms across coastside and bayside settings, all within a short drive of San Francisco International Airport. The region sits at the center of Silicon Valley, surrounded by the headquarters of leading technology and biotech companies, which makes it a natural fit for corporate meetings, incentive trips, and team offsites. Attendees can also step outside the boardroom to explore 60 miles of Pacific coastline, redwood preserves, and a dining scene that includes Michelin recognized restaurants. For planners weighing budget, logistics, and attendee experience, the Peninsula offers a more relaxed alternative to San Francisco itself, without sacrificing access or quality.

Explore Venues

Meeting venues on the San Francisco Peninsula fall into six main categories: hotel venues with full service ballrooms and breakout rooms, wedding venues set among gardens and coastal bluffs, garden venues for outdoor ceremonies and receptions, outdoor venues built for team offsites and retreats, private dining spaces for smaller executive gatherings, and unique venues that include wineries, historic estates, and waterfront properties. This range lets planners match a venue to the size and tone of their event, whether that means a citywide convention at the San Mateo County Event Center or an intimate dinner in a private dining room. Explore each category below to find the right fit.

Plan Your Meeting

Planning a corporate event near SFO starts with choosing a home base close to the airport, since several Peninsula hotels sit minutes from the terminals with complimentary shuttle service. From there, planners typically work with the sales team to confirm meeting space and submit a formal request for proposal, then coordinate transportation and group rates for attendees flying in from out of town. Once an event is booked, the convention services team can help with vendor referrals and on site logistics, and tour and travel specialists are available for groups that want to add local experiences before or after the meeting. Because SFO is served by direct flights from most major cities, this proximity cuts travel time and cost for attendees, freeing up more of the budget for the event itself.

 

"The San Francisco Peninsula is a gold mine...These properties are some of the best examples of their brands that I've seen."

- Jen Totten, COO, The Express Conferences

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Frequently Asked Questions

 
How many hotel rooms are on the San Francisco Peninsula?
The San Francisco Peninsula offers 15,620 guestrooms across the region, from oceanside retreats to bayfront convention hotels, giving meeting planners and travelers plenty of options no matter where their plans take them on the Peninsula.
Is there meeting space near SFO?

Yes. The Peninsula's proximity to San Francisco International Airport is one of our biggest advantages for meeting planners, and several partner hotels sit just minutes from the terminals, many with complimentary airport shuttles. Grand Hyatt at SFO is located directly on airport grounds with a stop on the AirTrain, offering a 5,760 square foot Grand Ballroom and additional flexible event space. The Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame offers 789 guestrooms around a dramatic ten story atrium, and the San Francisco Airport Waterfront Marriott, also in Burlingame, provides 26 meeting and function rooms including a Grand Ballroom that can host up to 1,600 guests. With SFO just minutes away, attendees flying in from anywhere in the world can be at their meeting with ease.

What convention hotels are available in Silicon Valley?

The Peninsula sits at the heart of Silicon Valley, and our convention hotels are built to match the ambition of the region's tech and business community. The San Francisco Airport Waterfront Marriott in Burlingame offers large scale ballroom space for up to 1,600 guests alongside 26 total meeting rooms. In Redwood Shores, the Grand Bay Hotel San Francisco, a AAA Four Diamond waterfront property, blends contemporary elegance with genuine hospitality for groups of all sizes. The Crowne Plaza Foster City, San Mateo welcomes groups into a striking atrium setting just 8 miles from SFO. For citywide conventions and large scale trade shows, the San Mateo County Event Center offers some of the most versatile event space in the Bay Area, easily accessible from every part of Silicon Valley.