Hotel Information
April 23-25, 2026
Embassy Suites Riverfront Promenade
100 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento – a research and vacation destination – you won’t want to miss this conference! Our conference hotel is located across the street from historic Old Town Sacramento State Historic Park, down the street from the California state capitol, and a short drive (or ride share) away from several research and entertainment destinations. So why not combine the conference with a little research and play?
Bring the family or pair with a roommate for all-suites accommodations. Cooked-to-order breakfast and unlimited nightly beverage (alcohol & non-alcohol) reception included for the duration of your stay.
Transportation: The hotel is only 0.6 mile from the Sacramento Valley Station (Amtrak) and less than 12 miles from the Sacramento International Airport. Ride share is the easiest and most economical transport from these transportation hubs to the conference hotel.
The room rate is $259 + taxes and fees, guaranteed only while the room block lasts. An additional $25 per person is charged for each additional guest over the initial 2 per room. That charge guarantees those guests daily breakfast and unlimited nightly beverage (alcohol & non-alcohol) reception. It's a great deal! But they must be on the reservation to receive the perks.
Click the button below to RESERVE your room at the Embassy Suites Sacramento-Riverwalk Promenade, now through April 2, 2026 (or while the room block lasts). You will see a rate of $272/night, which is the room rate + fees. Tax will be added to the total on the final check out screen.
Do you need a roommate? See the link for the WAWH Room Share Spreadsheet in the most recent Executive Director Note (emailed to those on our mailing list). Can't find it, contact the Executive Director at executivedirector@wawh.org for assistance.
2026 Conference Excursions
California State Archive Tour
Thursday, April 23
Time: 12 – 1pm
Cost: FREE
Advanced registration required.
California State Railroad Museum
Thursday, April 23
Time: 2 – 3pm
Cost: FREE
Old Town Underground After-Hours Tour
Friday, April 24
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
Cost: $22 (a deeply discounted rate)
*A limited number of tickets available. Registration opens January 1, 2026.
- Advanced registration required for all tours.
- Participant must be a registered conference attendee to be eligible for these free and deeply discounted tours.
- See the conference registration form for more details.
Keynote Speaker
H. Yumi Kim, University of California, Berkeley
H. Yumi Kim is a historian of Japan and Korea and the award-winning author of Madness in the Family: Women, Care, and Illness in Japan (Oxford, 2022), which received the 2023 John K. Fairbank Prize from the American Historical Association. Her next book explores the persecution of female shamans at the edges of the Japanese empire.
WAWH is thrilled to welcome H. Yumi Kim as our 2026 Keynote!
The luncheon will take place on Friday, April 24, 2026.
