Bentley Reserve Banking Hall

301 Battery St.
San Francisco, California

The Bentley Reserve Banking Hall was formerly an Old Federal Reserve Building. Today this imposing iconic building located in the San Francisco Financial District at 301, Battery Street, San Francisco, California, is now a well sought after events center.

What Makes it Unique

What makes the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall unique, is that it is also a certified “Green Building” and one of just a few in San Francisco. This makes this event hub an ideal location if you want your catering event organized in a preferred eco-friendly environment.

Its location in downtown San Francisco places this events center in close proximity to a number of travel, recreational and tourist facilities. For example, the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall is close to the San Francisco International Airport and the Oakland International Airport. There are also 5 star hotels nearby that your guests can lodge at, like the Leeds Meriden and the Hilton Financial District. If shopping and movies are your thing, then the Embarcadero Center and Cinema is just a stone’s throw away.

About Bentley Reserve Banking Hall

A walk through the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall will leave you astounded by the sheer size of the building. As you walk into the building you are immediately taken aback by the imposing Corinthians columns which support the delicately designed plaster ceilings that measure about 34 feet from the floor.

After you pass through the impressive 100% bronze doors of the main lobby, you are mesmerized by the Italian and French marble floors and walls as they tend to gleam as light reflects off them. Hanging from the ceiling in the main lobby are the fully restored vintage chandeliers originally installed when the building was first commissioned for use. As you come to terms with the elegance and splendor of the hall. You will be greatly impressed by the variety of breakout rooms and reception halls available for your corporate events.

A First Class Event Center

Each of these rooms has different space size and can be used for a variety of events, from conferences to San Francisco team building events. The breakout rooms and reception rooms available also have varying costs for rent. Here are the event spaces in the venue and their respective features.

Choose Your Event Space

There are many small and large halls and rooms to choose from in the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall. Your choice of event space would depend on the purpose of your event, the number of expected guests and your budget. There are currently 11 different event spaces to choose from at the facility. Each of these rooms has different space size and can be used for a variety of events. The breakout rooms and reception rooms available also have varying costs for rent. Here are the event spaces in the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall and their respective features.

The Banking Hall

The Banking Hall of the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall comes with a total area of 8,045 sq. ft. This is a long and narrow reception hall that is ideal for hosting receptions, dinners, gala nights and holiday corporate parties.

The Banking Hall will conveniently house 805 persons for a reception, 350 people for a dinner banquet, 250 individuals for a theater event and 180 people for business classroom/training event.

This reception hall offers a number of facilities to make your guest pretty comfortable. Guests have access to free WiFi, there is constant electricity, air conditioning, high tech audio-visual and excellent lighting facilities.

The Farallon Room

With an event space size of 1,360 sq. ft, the Farallon Room can hold 136 people for a reception, 113 people for a theater event, 72 individuals for a banquet and 68 people for training.

In addition, the Farallon Room has sufficient space for 45 boardrooms and 6 trade show booths. In effect, the Farallon Room is perfect for your organized trade shows, corporate dinner and gala parties, business summits, and sales conferences.

The Farallon Room is perfect for making business presentations and comes with fully functional audio-visual facilities, proper lighting, eight seater tables, and a projection screen.

The Gateway Room

The Gateway Room offers a wide, short, but versatile event space. This reception room has an area of 870 sq. ft. With this space, your organization can host sales and marketing training, AGMs, corporate dinners, business summits, and galas.

As a matter of fact, the Gateway Room can house 90 persons for a reception, 80 individuals for a theater, 68 persons for a banquet, 40 people in a classroom for a business training and 28 persons for a boardroom meeting. In the Gateway Room, you have a rugged floor with several two seater fabric covered tables, a project screen with excellent audio-visual amenities, and very good lighting.

The Adriatic Room

Like the Gateway Room, the Adriatic Room also comes with a total area of 870 sq. ft. The Adriatic Room offers you a wide open, versatile space that is great for events such as; trade shows, business summits, sales conferences, banquets, theater, and AGMs.

This reception room offers the following capacity; 90 persons for a reception, 80 individuals for a theater, 68 people for a banquet, 40 persons for a classroom type event like a sales training and 28 people for a boardroom meeting. This reception room comes with a rugged floor, great lighting, and chairs. This is a nice room for holding AGMs and sales meetings.

The Niantic Boardroom

This is a breakout room with a total area of 388 sq. ft. This room is long and narrow. You can host 39 people for a reception, 35 for theater, 30 individuals for a banquet, 18 persons for classroom activities, and 14 people for a boardroom type meeting. This is a rugged room that is best suited for board meetings. It has a long table with seats on either side, perfect for your organized board meetings.

The Cordova Boardroom

With an event space of 322 sq. ft, the Cordova Boardroom is a breakout room best suited for board meetings. This room has excellent power, lighting, project screen, and audio-visual facilities. The Cordova Boardroom can act as a reception room for 32 people, a theater room for 25 persons, a banquet room to house 24 individuals, a classroom for 15 people and a boardroom for a meeting of 10 board members.

The Conference Center Lounge

This reception hall has an area of 1,525 sq. ft. It is a wide open space that can hold 120 people in reception, 90 people for theater, 70 individuals for a banquet, and 60 persons for training/classroom activities. This is a cozy lounge that can be used to host trade shows, sales conferences, and also gala nights. Furthermore, the Conference Center Lounge is fully equipped with 24/7 power, proper lighting, and air conditioning facilities.

The Apollo Boardroom

The Apollo Boardroom comes with ergonomic leather seats for 26 board members. This room is fitted with high tech audio-visual facilities, a projector screen, perfect lighting, and a long glass finish table.

The Euphemia Boardroom

For a much smaller breakout room at the Bentley Reserve Banking Hall, you can pay for the Euphemia Boardroom. This boardroom comes with 494 sq. ft of space and can conveniently host 14 board members for a corporate meeting. The table is large with a glossy polished wood finish, and the ambiance of the room is like that of a judge’s chamber. You have great lighting, constant power, and audio-visual facilities if needed.

The Starboard Boardroom

The Starboard Boardroom has a total area of 485 sq. ft. This breakout room has a wooden wall and floor finish. The room is partially rugged and has a 10 seater wooden table in the center of the room. The Starboard Boardroom is ideal for hosting executive board meetings.

The Port Boardroom

You can organize your board meetings in the 486 sq. ft Port Boardroom. Equipped with a wide table designed to seat 10 board members, the leather seats are ergonomically designed and very comfortable to sit on.

The Right Choice In Event Planning

Whether you want to organize a simple board meeting or a complex sales conference, you can be sure that Event Solutions will be on hand to provide you with only the best possible services. We will provide you with destination management and content creation services such as the creation of presentation videos to make that sales event a truly memorable one.

We also provide different forms of entertainment such as live comic, musical performances, and magic shows. To ensure that your preferred venue is properly decorated, Event Solutions also provides event decor/design services. Along with our other services we include; event production, planning, guest management, staffing and catering services for your organized corporate event, Event Solutions is at your service!