Venue for a Conference or Retreat

My work team is planning a retreat for ~8 people in the East Bay on Oct. 17-18, and we’re struggling to find a location. We need meeting space for both days, plus a place for everyone to stay (in individual rooms) 10/17-10/19. Meeting space and lodging could be the same or different places depending on what’s available. Berkeley or Oakland would be ideal, but we're open to other places nearby. Bonus points for locations with access to gardens/nature! We’re aiming for affordable but comfortable. Suggestions will be very much appreciated!

My women's group of 10 has been told that the lovely private place where we have held our annual retreat for 25 years is closing.  Starting next year we need a new place.  Does anyone know of a small private campground where we could rent and be the only ones there?  The lovely place we have grown so attached to was ideal because it had yurts, a hot tub, a wonderful kitchen.  Most importantly, it had a few proper beds and affordable price which are now needed given some of our members are now seniors and their bodies and budgets need this.  I know this is a total unicorn I'm looking for but I figured if anyone out there knows of such a place they will be on BPN.  Many thanks in advance.

Hi, 

I have been asked to coordinate a retreat for 35 elementary educators for this July. This is so last minute, and I would like some recommendations. The venue must have meeting space (one large meeting room to accommodate 40 adults for two days), and we prefer for the venue to have on site over night stay. We are looking to arrive July 25th and check out on July 26th. We would also need to have meals on site. 

Can anyone suggest a place? We have been to the Marconi Center for the past 3 years and would love to try another venue. Livermore, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, and such areas would be great. 

Do you know suggestions? 

Thank you in advance. 

I would like to host a nature-based conference for 10-20 people in my profession next year and have started searching for locations to rent to host the event.  We must be near nature, have various sleeping options (outside in sleeping bag, shared room, or individual room), and have good healthy food prepared for us on site.  We will need to have access to outdoor spaces for some experiential components.  I'm really open to any location in the US, but California-based centers would be ideal.  I want it to be a destination retreat...meaning: people will come to learn something but they'll also come because it will be a beautiful and relaxing place to stay!  Do you know of any places like this?

Hi, I'm looking for a venue in the East Bay to host a conference.  Ideally, there would be several rooms (with projector, screen, and AV) so that we can hold seminars concurrently and it needs to be large enough to accommodate 300+ people.  We hosted this conference last year at the Oakland Scottish Rite, which worked out perfectly, but it seems we are running into problems securing a date for this year.  Are there venues that are equivalent to the Oakland Scottish Rite?  I am going to look into hotels in the area as well.  We are open to any and all suggestions.  Thanks, BPN!