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Visiting Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton): The Business Traveler’s Guide

By Rachel Julian, Editor-in-Chief · · 3 min read

A complete business-travel guide to Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton)’s the Bay Area headquarters — where to stay, how to get there, and how to make the meeting count.

Direct answer: Visiting Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton) (a global investment-management firm) in the Bay Area: the HQ is at 1 Franklin Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94403. Fly into SFO ~15–20 min · SJC ~30 min; stay at Sofitel San Francisco Bay or another verified option nearby; on the ground, a rental — silicon valley’s campuses are spread out and mostly off the rail (caltrain only near stations). The full stay and getting-there guides are below.
Company
Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton) — a global investment-management firm
Headquarters
1 Franklin Pkwy, San Mateo, CA 94403
Submarket
San Mateo, on Franklin Parkway
Airport
SFO ~15–20 min · SJC ~30 min
Top stay pick
Sofitel San Francisco Bay

Everything a business traveler needs for a trip to Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton)’s the Bay Area headquarters — the hotel, the airport, and the ground game — in one place, drawn from our verified where-to-stay and getting-there work.

Where to stay near Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton)

The go-to pick is Sofitel San Francisco Bay — An upscale waterfront hotel on Redwood Shores with 19 meeting rooms — steps from EA and the pick for hosting or an executive visit.. The office sits in San Mateo, on Franklin Parkway, so book to that submarket rather than defaulting to “downtown.” See the full verified shortlist for Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton) →

Getting there

SFO ~15–20 min · SJC ~30 min. On the ground it is a rental — silicon valley’s campuses are spread out and mostly off the rail (caltrain only near stations). The full airport-to-office guide for Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton) →

Making the meeting count

The logistics are only half of it — how you show up in the room is the rest. See the Meet playbook for onsite prep, and score the trip itself with the Trip ROI Scorecard before you book.

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Sources: Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton)’s HQ address is its published corporate address; hotel and airport guidance is reused from our verified where-to-stay and getting-there guides for Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton). The Sales Traveler’s own assessment, not paid placements.
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