Mandarin Oriental Hotel - SF Site Visit

As an event planner and I'm sure most professionals in the industry would agree, we want to know all the details of a venue. How big is the room, do they have windows, what's the wifi situation, where are the bathrooms, and etc...?  when i start looking at places to host events I'm bothered to find such limited information on the website not to mention the photos they put up. Let me point out that displaying a photo of flowers in a vase does not tell me ANYTHING about what the meeting room looks like, what a waste.

Most people in the industry especially if it's a smaller scale event don't have the time to do site visits so we rely pretty heavily on the internet, floor plans and communication with the venue. I figure I would give a simple overview of some of the places I've done events at or site visits I've gone to to give other meeting planners a glimpse behind the scenes.

Last week, I had a wonderful site visit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in SF. 

meeting rooms with windows that brings in natural lighting 

real vintage books with lounge furniture in their meeting room 

obsessed with the skylight deck on the 40th floor that overlooks the bay. Note* no fire allowed
on the deck to city restrictions 

hallway foyer between the two outdoor decks. In order to reserve this space
you'll need to reserve at least 1 to 2  guest rooms on the floor 

tuna tartar at their main level Brassiere S&P. 

newly added: chilled green tea soba noodle with a pinch of chili.
absolutely refreshing and perfect for lunch 

yes i took a picture of the bathroom. But you can see the level of quality this hotel has! stunning

Some more information:

• 5 star hotel
• 25-minutes from SFO
• 151 rooms with 7 suites
• awesome stunning views of the bay
• walking distance within downtown, financial district, chinatown, fishermans warf etc..
• one of many properties in the world, in addition to their locations in Asia they have ones in LA, Boston, Vegas, DC, and New York

Check them out. Mandarin Oriental Website SF  Twitter: @MO_SANFRANCISCO