Manchester Grand Hyatt
1 Market Place
1 show hosted
About this venue
The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego is an iconic waterfront hotel on San Diego Bay in the heart of downtown, just steps from the San Diego Convention Center and the historic Gaslamp Quarter. It offers more than 320,000 square feet of flexible event space, including roughly 140,000 square feet of dedicated indoor meeting space, with 4 ballrooms (the largest is the 34,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom, which can be divided into four sections), 47 breakouts, and 45 conference suites. The AAA Four Diamond property features 1,628 guestrooms and suites with Pacific Ocean and city views, two rooftop pools, a 24-hour fitness center, complimentary Wi-Fi, a spa, and multiple on-site restaurants including the waterfront Sally's Fish House & Bar and the 40th-floor Top of the Hyatt sky lounge.
Parking
The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego offers convenient on-site valet and self-parking. Per the forum's travel page, overnight valet parking is approximately $75 per night and self-parking is approximately $55 per day (rates vary by season and are subject to change). Off-site garages and pre-booked spots near the venue are also available through services such as SpotHero.
Getting there
By air: San Diego International Airport (SAN) is the nearest major airport, roughly 3 miles (about 10 minutes by car) from the venue, with 12 rental car companies at its Rental Car Center.
By rail/bus: Santa Fe Depot is about 0.5 mile away, served by Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner and the NCTD COASTER commuter rail.
Getting around: The MTS San Diego Trolley (Green Line) stops at the nearby Seaport Village Station, connecting to Downtown, Little Italy, Old Town, and Fashion Valley. The Coronado Ferry runs from the nearby waterfront, and taxis, Uber, and Lyft are readily available throughout the city. The downtown location is highly walkable.
Nearby hotels
The Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego serves as the primary forum hotel; AIAA typically arranges a discounted room block (for the 2026 forum, standard attendee rooms were $299 plus tax, with a government per-diem option). The hotel is in downtown San Diego's Embarcadero/Marina district, within walking distance of Seaport Village, the Gaslamp Quarter, and the San Diego Convention Center. Numerous additional hotels line the downtown waterfront and Gaslamp Quarter nearby, including the Hilton San Diego Bayfront and Omni San Diego Hotel, both a short walk or ride away.