BRAZILIAN ROOM: The Brazilian Room is located inside Tilden Park at the intersection of Wildcat Canyon Road and Shasta Road on the eastern side of the Berkeley hills, approximately 3 miles north of where Highway 24 at the Caldecott Tunnel. The Brazilian Room is a popular place for wedding receptions, dinners, business meetings, and seminars. Fern Cottage, Temescal Beach House, and the Shoreline Center are smaller facilities, but are also well suited for the above-mentioned activities. The site for the Brazilian Room includes a flagstone walkway and outdoor patio, surrounded by rolling grass and tree-covered hills. The room includes a large banquet room (approximately 30’ x 50’), with a fireplace, audio visual system, piano, a commercial kitchen with two ovens, commercial refrigerator, and cabinet space. This facility can accommodate 150 seated and 225 standing using interior and exterior areas. FERN COTTAGE: Fern Cottage is located inside Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area, located off San Pablo Dam Road adjacent to San Pablo Dam Reservoir. The park entrance is on the right side of the road, heading north, and leads to Kennedy Grove at the base of San Pablo Dam. Fern Cottage is an indoor/outdoor facility with approximately 1,000 sq. feet and can accommodate 60 people seated and 120 standing. There is a covered deck in the back and a small kitchen with a gas range. TEMESCAL BEACH HOUSE: The Temescal Beach House is located inside of Temescal Regional Recreation Area, located near the junction of Highways 24 and 13 in Oakland. The entrance is on Broadway Street, parallel to Highway 24. Temescal Beach House is an indoor/outdoor facility with a stone patio surrounded by terraces of exotic vegetation and a waterfall. The building has two indoor rooms—the fireside room and the adjacent lake view room. The total capacity for both rooms is 80 sitting, 130 standing. There is a small prep kitchen which includes one small portable convection oven, a microwave and refrigerator. SHORELINE CENTER: The Shoreline Center is located on the estuary inside Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline in Oakland off Doolittle Drive, a mile north of Hegenberger Road and close to the Oakland airport. The Shoreline Center is an indoor/outdoor facility with a large outside deck. The seated capacity is 60 inside (90 for inside and outside deck) and standing capacity is 125 for inside and outside space. It has a full commercial kitchen. Adjacent to this building is the Pelican picnic area that can hold 200 guests; this site can be reserved independently or if in conjunction with the Shoreline Center for a reduced price.
