Plan Your Event in San Diego
10 Reasons to Meet in San Diego
10 Reasons to Meet in San Diego
San Diego at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 167
Average meal cost
USD 64
Largest hotel
1,600 rooms
Total hotels
135
Total rooms
58,000
Number of convention centers
1
Convention center space
2,600,000 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
40,000 sq. ft.
Highlights of San Diego
MOBILITY MADE EASY
1. MOBILITY MADE EASY
San Diego is easy to get to, with two international airports—one just three miles from Downtown and the other is the Cross Border Express (CBX) a full service terminal on the U.S. side of the border with a bridge that connects to the Tijuana International Airport.
DISTINCTIVE LOCALES
2. DISTINCTIVE LOCALES
If you’re looking for variety, San Diego is hard to beat. Each of its distinct regions has a personality all its own, with bustling neighborhoods that offer up a mix of nightlife, arts, restaurants and recreation as well as an abundance of hotels from large to small and everything in between.
UNIQUE MEETING SPACES
3. UNIQUE MEETING SPACES
Whether you’re planning for 30 or 3,000 attendees, you’ll find accommodations that range from hip and urban to luxurious and waterfront, and from high-end high-rise to familiar brand names, plus venues that host everything from large-scale events to intimate executive retreats.
Convention Centers
San Diego Convention Center
Discover the Award-Winning San Diego Convention Center

We are proud to be the region’s premier gathering place. Since opening our doors in 1989, our team’s top priority is to provide outstanding customer service so you’ll want to come to San Diego over and over again.

LOCATION
The San Diego Convention Center is favorably located within walking distance of over 13,000 first-class hotel rooms and is just 10 minutes from the San Diego International Airport. Also within easy walking distance are hundreds of unique restaurants, shops, parks and attractions. Before or after meetings, attendees can stroll to the lively Gaslamp Quarter, Seaport Village, The Headquarters shopping district, the historic USS Midway Museum and Petco Park, home to the San Diego Padres. Getting around the rest of town is simple with many convenient transit options.

SPACE
Our waterfront facility features 2.6 million gross sq. ft. with 615,701 sq. ft. of exhibit space and 204,114 sq. ft. of meeting space including two 40,000 sq. ft. ballrooms. The Center is home to 284,494 sq. ft. of pre-function, lobby and registration space, as well as 184,514 sq. ft. of outdoor terrace space. Ultimate flexibility is offered for groups of any size. More than a half million sq. ft. of contiguous exhibit space is divisible into seven halls of varying sizes. Fifty loading docks offer convenient access to exhibit halls.

FEATURES
The building’s architectural centerpiece is a 90,000 sq. ft. Sails Pavilion that provides an open-air feel. The exhibit space allows for meeting planners to customize lighting of the iconic Sails Pavilion roof. The glass-enclosed meeting space features an industry standard trade show floor, high-tech lighting and a cooling and heating system for maximum comfort year-round. The column-free space is equipped for a variety of events, from trade shows and receptions to banquets and galas.

The Sails Pavilion is flanked by two ballroom foyers that provide excellent pre-function space for receptions, coffee breaks and registration activities. The ballrooms themselves each offer over 40,000 sq. ft. and can easily be divided into smaller sections, designed for maximum flexibility. Many of our 72 multi-function meeting rooms are accessible via glass corridors. Several meeting rooms open out to expansive terraces overlooking the San Diego Bay, the perfect place for attendees to soak up San Diego’s year-round sunshine.

SERVICE
Renowned for our impeccable, high-quality service levels and experienced, award-winning staff, the Convention Center provides seamless customer service from the initial planning stages to the conclusion of an event. From housekeepers and groundskeepers, to event managers, concierge staff and convention services managers, our Center’s team has a special operating philosophy; each person who enters our doors becomes an honored guest. This can-do attitude ensures successful events and keeps meeting planners coming back to our center again and again.
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Convention center space
2600000 sq. ft.
Largest room space
525701 sq. ft.
Largest exhibit space
615701 sq. ft.