Hotel Riu Plaza

The Hotel Riu Plaza Fisherman’s Wharf is one of San Francisco’s premier large-scale properties, offering 531 guest rooms perfectly appointed for large corporate gatherings, trade show attendees, and major travel groups. This hotel provides the rare combination of significant room capacity and extensive event infrastructure, all within one of the city’s most iconic neighborhoods. Its location in Fisherman’s Wharf places your group within walking distance of major attractions like Pier 39, the Aquarium of the Bay, and the Alcatraz Island ferry landing.

This property is specifically designed to host large functions. It features 16 distinct meeting rooms and a total of 11,340 square feet of event space. For expos and trade shows, the hotel provides 2,400 square feet of dedicated exhibit space, allowing for robust vendor setups. The main event venues are highly adaptable, headlined by the 2,463-square-foot Embarcadero ballroom, which can host up to 300 guests in a theater configuration or 250 for a banquet. Additional large venues include the 2,278-square-foot Presidio Ballroom and the 2,196-square-foot Marina Ballroom, ensuring maximum flexibility for conferences, breakout sessions, and corporate dinners.

Organizing an event of this magnitude involves more than just booking a venue; it requires managing complex logistics, from sourcing the right space to handling large room blocks. This is where the Engine platform provides critical support. Traditional booking sites often have limitations on group sizes. Engine, however, specializes in group and event travel. Our dedicated trip managers offer white-glove service for bookings ranging from nine to over nine thousand rooms. We handle the entire process, including professional hotel sourcing to identify properties that meet your specific needs, delivering fast quotes, and managing the complexities of group booking contracts.

While the hotel’s event specifications are impressive, the attendee experience is equally strong. Guests in the 531 rooms can enjoy an extensive American buffet breakfast, which is included with the stay. The hotel features a 24-hour fitness center and an outdoor swimming pool, one of the few available in the area. After a day of meetings, attendees can network at the on-site Northpoint Bar & Restaurant or relax by the outdoor fire pits. A 24-hour business center is also available to support event needs.

For operations managers and finance teams, booking hundreds of attendees for an expo or corporate event often creates an administrative nightmare. You are left chasing receipts and trying to reconcile dozens of credit card charges across painful spreadsheets. Engine was built to eliminate this travel chaos. Our platform is designed for project-based work, allowing you to track all travel costs by project code, job number, or PO number. Instead of managing individual payments, your company can use our Direct Bill feature. Engine extends a line of credit to pay for all bookings upfront, and you receive a single, unified monthly invoice. This consolidated group billing provides clean cost allocation and frees up cash flow, solving the biggest pain points for finance teams.