San Jose McEnery Convention Center

San Jose McEnery Convention Center sits in downtown San Jose and holds hundreds of events a year, from Fanime to annual tech conferences and tradeshows. Its exhibit halls total 143,000 square feet and hold up to one thousand 10x10 booths, opening up to 165,000 square feet of contiguous space. The upper level adds three event halls, two ballrooms and a prefunction concourse, and the ballrooms measure 35,194 and 22,000 square feet. There are 43 meeting rooms with capacities from 50 to 3,900 theater style. Outside, a 35,000 square foot outdoor plaza connects to the lobby and The Hub, a foyer with floor-to-ceiling windows. The convention center lot connects to both the Hilton and Marriott hotels, with entrances on Market Street and South Almaden Boulevard, and South Hall parking is a $7 daily flat fee with no overnight stays. Planners get one contract covering multiple hotel properties, with 1,500 committable downtown hotel rooms on peak. Rated 4.5 from 1110 Google reviews, 730 of them five stars.