San Francisco Travel Association
Why Meet in San Francisco?
San Francisco is a powerful magnet for meetings of all sizes, from self-contained meetings based at one hotel to citywide conventions utilizing multiple properties and The Moscone Center. San Francisco boasts: • 35,000 hotel rooms, with 19,000+ rooms within walking distance of The Moscone Center • 70+ hotels, with 1,100+ new hotel rooms coming in 2024 • Great hotel availability and promotion dates • New and limited time-only incentives for meeting at The Moscone Center. Explore The Moscone Center San Francisco is a premier global destination, famous for fostering new ideas and drawing record-breaking attendance. The city is always changing, and now The Moscone Center has, too. Virtual Venue Tours San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area offer more than 360 special event facilities and venues—nearly one for every day of the year. If you’re unable to visit San Francisco in person, we can bring San Francisco to you with virtual tours of some of our most popular hotels and special event venues. Explore San Francisco's Neighborhoods Within San Francisco's compact 49 square miles are dozens of distinct, diverse, and inviting neighborhoods. Each one has its own character and charm, and all of them feature venues, restaurants, and attractions you should know about. Official Meeting Planner's Guide to SF Discover what's new for meetings and conventions in San Francisco, find ideas for hosting unforgettable meetings and off-sites, learn about San Francisco neighborhoods, and much more. Discover What the SF Travel Team Can Do for You San Francisco Travel's Convention Sales and Services teams are your destination experts when it comes to the City by the Bay. Our sales team can help you bring meetings of any size to San Francisco by finding the perfect venue and the most convenient hotels. Our services team can provide customized solutions for pre- and post-convention activities. Best of all, their services are free of charge! Safe and Secure Meetings in San Francisco When you host your next meeting in San Francisco, it's not just the San Francisco Travel team who you can count on. There are a number of people ready to assist you in creating an unforgettable experience for your attendees. San Francisco Travel worked in partnership with Block by Block and with the full support of Mayor London Breed to launch the Welcome Ambassador program in October 2021. Our Ambassadors are stationed in some of San Francisco's busiest and most popular neighborhoods to provide assistance with everything from directions to restaurant recommendations to translation services. Additionally, a number of San Francisco's neighborhoods have their own designated Community Benefit Districts. This allows them to fund programs and services that keep the neighborhood clean and safe. Among them are the Union Square Alliance and the Yerba Buena Community Benefit Districts. Workers from each of these organizations are prepared to assist with wayfinding, street cleaning, and more.
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Awards
Venue Highlights
Cvent's 2024 Top Meeting Destinations
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Cvent's 2023 Top Meeting Destinations
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Distance from airport
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
13 mi. from city center
- Oakland International Airport (OAK)
20 mi. from city center
Local Attractions
Alamo Square and the Painted Ladies
Convention Centers
The Moscone Center
The Moscone Center (Moscone North, South and West) consists of more than two million square feet of building area, including over 738,000 square of exhibit space, up to 107 meeting rooms, and nearly 152,000 square feet of prefunction lobbies.
- Exhibit Space797,422 sq. ft.Total meeting space502,000 sq. ft.