The $12 million renovation at the San Francisco Marriott in San Francisco will add 10 new meeting rooms on the second floor. Located across the street from the Moscone Center, the 1,362-room hotel's public spaces will be redesigned to invite spontaneous meetings. The largest meeting room, the Yerba Buena Ballroom, has a maximum capacity of 2,360 guests.

For more information, call 415/896-1600 or visit www.marriott.com. (Photo courtesy Adlhoch Peters)