The Queen Anne Hotel hosts small meetings, board sessions, private dinners and intimate wedding receptions in an 1890 Victorian mansion in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. The hotel offers five event spaces. The largest, the Salon, seats up to 40 people for a meeting and takes 70 guests for a cocktail party, so the house suits groups of roughly 8 to 70 people.
Seminars and company events
For a company event, the Boardroom and the Salon work well together. The Boardroom is a private room of 250 square feet that seats around 10 people at a conference table. Two doors lead from it into the Salon and a third opens onto the Courtyard, so a day can move from planning to presentation without leaving the building. The Salon measures 25 by 47 feet and has a 10-foot ceiling, chandeliers and antique furnishings. Attendees can gather in the Parlor before a session, where a baby grand piano stands in the room. Group room rates are available for participants who stay in the hotel.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel presents itself as a venue for small weddings. The Parlor, the most ornate room in the house, serves as the ceremony space. The reception then moves next door to the Salon, which sits beside it, so guests walk from one room to the other. The Library connects to the Salon and takes eight to ten guests for a private toast or a small dinner by the fireplace. The hotel warns that its availability is very limited, so it is worth asking early.
Rooms and capacities
Five spaces can be booked. The Salon is the main event room at 935 square feet. The Parlor measures 24 by 32 feet and covers 768 square feet. The Library and the Boardroom are small rooms of 288 and 250 square feet. The Courtyard measures 12 by 32 feet. It is included with the rental of any event space and is used for a bar area or a break between sessions. The Boardroom opens directly onto it. The hotel publishes a capacity chart by layout, which is worth requesting for the exact setup you have in mind.
Accommodation
Guests can stay in the hotel itself. The rooms listed on the site are the Deluxe King, the Deluxe King Fireplace, the Executive Suite, the Jacuzzi Suite, the Romantic Fireplace Canopy and the Royal Family Suite. Every stay includes an expanded continental breakfast, free Wi-Fi and guaranteed parking. The front desk and concierge are staffed around the clock, and the whole building is nonsmoking. A group booking lets everyone sleep close to the event.
Catering
The hotel works with an exclusive caterer. The caterer and the hotel team build the menu together around the event, whether it is a working lunch, a seated dinner or a cocktail reception.
History and setting
The house opened in 1890 as a finishing school for girls. It came through the 1906 earthquake, and the antiques and chandeliers inside date from its long history. Over the years it became the boutique hotel it is today, with much of the original Victorian architecture kept. It stands in Pacific Heights, a residential district of San Francisco.
Getting there
The hotel is at 1590 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94109. It offers guaranteed parking for guests, which helps groups arriving by car.
