Located in a prime position on Fisherman's Wharf, a lovingly restored 1907 San Francisco warehouse now houses the Argonaut Hotel. The 252-room luxury hotel blends Gold Rush history with modern style, four-diamond comfort, and a nautical twist.

The Argonaut welcomes groups of up to 500 with personalized service and stunning views of the bay and Golden Gate Bridge. For receptions and banquets imbued with local history, planners can book the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s Visitor’s Center on the hotel’s first floor. Here, after hours, guests can wander freely through the interactive exhibits.

By day, groups convene in the Golden Gate Ballroom, divisible by two or three, and in the Constellation Meeting Room. For open-air breakfasts, lunches, and events, the patio of the neighboring Blue Mermaid Chowder House and the Del Monte Courtyard invite groups out to enjoy the bay breeze.

Wireless Internet access pervades all of the hotel’s public and meeting areas. A business center stands by around the clock with workstations, printers, copiers, fax machines, and data ports.

The Argonaut’s decor follows a nautical theme befitting its location. The lobby features a celestial clock, a reception desk resembling a steamer trunk, porthole-style light fixtures, and teak chaise lounges.

Guest-room amenities range from Starbucks coffee and other gourmet treats to L’Occitane grooming products and terry robes. Also standard: Sony WEGA flat-screen TVs, stereo CD-DVD players, safes sized for laptops, and two-line phones with complimentary high-speed Internet access.

Six Tall Rooms come with extra-long beds and raised shower-heads, and ten other rooms cater to guests with disabilities. Each of the hotel’s 13 King Suites provides a spacious parlor, separate bedroom, two LG flat-panel plasma-screen TVs, bath with spa tub, and a telescope worthy of a sea captain’s quarters.

Delegates between meetings stroll to the shops, restaurants, and entertainment of Fisherman’s Wharf. Across the street lie the cable car turnaround and Hyde Street Pier with its fleet of historic seagoing vessels. Guests can browse the shops and watch the sea lions of Pier 39, embark on a tour of Alcatraz Island from Pier 41, or relax at the bayside Aquatic Park and Swimming Lagoon.

Guests also enjoy complimentary hosted manager’s wine receptions each evening—and room service day or night. Next door, The Blue Mermaid Chowder House & Bar specializes in Irish coffee, California wines, and classic seafood and soups simmered in giant cauldrons.

With the icons of the city on its doorstep, the Argonaut Hotel welcomes groups to Fisherman’s Wharf as an icon of San Francisco hospitality itself.