The Padre Hotel hosts meetings from 10 to 300 people and weddings of up to 200 seated guests in eight spaces, from a boardroom to a rooftop patio, in a boutique hotel in downtown Bakersfield, California. Three restaurants and bars in the building make it easy to combine a working day with dinner and drinks.
Seminars and company events
The Clover Room, the hotel's newest space, covers 3,524 square feet. Hired in full, it seats 200 or takes 300 for a mixer. It divides into Clover Room A, 1,569 square feet for 200 guests, and Clover Room B, 1,955 square feet for 250. The Stampede Room, at 1,200 square feet, takes 60, which suits a training day or a department dinner. The Fox Room takes 40 and The Fireside Room 20, and The Board Room seats 10 for executive sessions. For a reception after a meeting, the Prairie Fire Patio covers 2,799 square feet with views over the city, for 120 seated or 150 standing.
Events include an on-site venue coordinator who manages food service, staff and bar, a dedicated team of servers, tableware and glassware, six-foot round tables, banquet chairs and floor-length linens. The hotel offers discounts on room blocks of 10 or more rooms, which helps for a group traveling in for a two-day program.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings use the same spaces. The Clover Room takes 200 seated guests, and the Prairie Fire Patio 120 seated under the open sky with the city skyline behind. The Stampede Room and The Fox Room suit rehearsal dinners or smaller receptions. Three suites, the Oil Baron Suite, the Farmer's Daughter Suite and the Head Honcho Suite, are offered as honeymoon suites.
Rooms and capacities
Clover Room, full: 3,524 sq ft, 200 seated, 300 mixer. Clover Room B: 1,955 sq ft, 250. Clover Room A: 1,569 sq ft, 200. Prairie Fire Patio: 2,799 sq ft, 120 seated, 150 mixer. Stampede Room: 1,200 sq ft, 60. The Fox Room: 678 sq ft, 40. The Fireside Room: 615 sq ft, 20. The Board Room: 420 sq ft, 10.
Accommodation
Room categories carry local names, from 40 Winks and Maverick rooms to Double Deuce and Corner Pocket, up to three named suites. Some rooms are ADA accessible. The website does not state a total room count.
Catering
Catering is handled in-house. Brimstone serves lunch and dinner seven days a week. Prairie Fire offers evening dining with views of the Fox Theater. Farmacy Cafe serves coffee and breakfast every day with Cloud 9 Coffee. The hotel also runs public events through the year, from live music nights to holiday dinners and a New Year's Eve party.
History and setting
The Padre stands at 1702 18th Street in downtown Bakersfield, close to the Fox Theater, in a historic downtown tower.
Getting there
Meadows Field Airport is the closest airport. Bakersfield Amtrak station is served by the San Joaquins line. Downtown Bakersfield sits just off Highway 99.
