White Swan Inn suits small groups: a board meeting for 12, a patio reception for 40 standing, a private buyout of the whole inn for 10 to 40 guests, or a wedding ceremony with close family. The inn has 26 rooms and stands at 845 Bush Street in Nob Hill, San Francisco, two doors from its sister property, Petite Auberge. Either inn, or both together, can be reserved for a private event.
Seminars and company events
The Summerfield Room is the main meeting space: 420 sq ft, 12 seated around a table or 24 standing, with a wall-mounted smart TV for presentations, video calls and streaming. The Library, 190 sq ft with a fireplace, can be booked alone for interviews or confidential talks, or added to the meeting room as a breakout. The garden patio, usable in every season, hosts breakouts, lunches, meet-and-greets and drinks after work for 20 seated or 40 standing. A full buyout gives a team the whole inn for a retreat of one or several nights.
Weddings and receptions
Ceremonies take place outdoors. The White Swan Patio takes 20 seated or 40 standing, the White Swan Terrace 12 seated or 24 standing, and the Petite Auberge Courtyard next door 35 seated or 60 standing. Receptions for family and close friends can use the indoor lounges, the courtyard or the patio. The Abbey Suite serves as a getting-ready room for the wedding party, and guests can stay in the inn on the night itself.
Rooms and capacities
Summerfield Room: 420 sq ft, 12 seated, 24 standing, smart TV with A/V. Library: 190 sq ft with a fireplace, for a few people. White Swan Patio: 480 sq ft, 20 seated, 40 standing. White Swan Terrace: 280 sq ft, 12 seated, 24 standing. Petite Auberge Courtyard, at the sister inn: 441 sq ft, 35 seated, 60 standing.
Accommodation
The 26 rooms include the Abbey Suite, deluxe queen and king rooms with fireplaces and junior suites with fireplaces, several of them with soaking tubs. Stays include breakfast with pastries, coffee and tea in the afternoon, and wine with small bites in the evening. WiFi is free throughout, and the parlor and library serve as shared lounges for a group.
Catering
Food and drink can be served in the inn's indoor and outdoor public spaces. For dinners, the inn works with De Popolo, a restaurant set between the two properties with its own private indoor and outdoor dining areas. Several other restaurants and bars line the same block, which helps for a team dinner on a second evening.
History and setting
The inn tells its own story: an aunt who married in San Francisco bought this house and a second inn two doors away, and ran both with homemade breakfasts, cookies baked each day and an evening wine hour. She gave the White Swan an English country interior. After her death the inns passed to her two nieces, who redecorated them, the White Swan with bold prints and bright colors in a mod spirit.
Getting there
The inn is on Bush Street on the slope of Nob Hill, a short walk from Union Square and the Powell Street cable car line. Powell Street station serves BART and Muni, and BART runs directly to San Francisco International Airport.
