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San Diego Venues
The Perfect Place to Host your San Diego Meeting
The Bristol Hotel offers exceptional venues to accommodate a range of events. The City Scene meeting room is perfect for boardroom meetings and intimate receptions with floor to ceiling windows and blackout shades. The Starlight Ballroom with up to 4,400 square feet can accommodate weddings, reunions, corporate/social events, cocktail receptions, and more.
Our professional staff will assist with organizing, managing, and supporting your San Diego conferences. The Bristol Hotel’s downtown location brings value, style, sophistication and accessibility to the San Diego Convention Center—a rare find in San Diego.
Meeting and Group Features:
- Two private function rooms
- Starlight Ballroom is 4,400 square feet and can accommodate groups up to 400 guests for your San Diego meetings
- City Scene is 1,215 square feet and can accommodate groups up to 150 guests
- Each meeting room offers a private adjacent foyer large enough to accommodate group registration or pre-function receptions
- Complete selection of audio-visual equipment available with advance reservation
- Complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access
- Full catering and bar service provided on site
Starlight Ballroom
The Starlight Ballroom is San Diego's only banquet facility with a retractable roof. Located on the 9th floor, the Starlight Ballroom features floor to ceiling windows with great views of downtown San Diego and the Harbor.
Starlight Ballroom - 4400 square feet - 84'x54'
San Diego's only roof-top ballroom with retractable roof:
| Classroom: 90 | U-shape: 50 |
| Theatre: 150 | Conference: 50 |
| Banquet: 300 | Reception: 400 |
The City Scene room
Located on the second floor, the City Scene Room offers a comfortable setting for smaller events. It's the perfect venue for a meeting or an intimate dinner. Adjacent to the room is our 2nd floor loft, which can be used for break-out sessions, pre-event receptions or a casual place to relax.
City Scene Room - 1215 square feet - 40'x30'
| Classroom: 50 | U-shape: 55 |
| Theatre: 100 | Conference: 40 |
| Banquet: 80 | Reception: 150 |
Weddings & Social Events
Few venues in San Diego offer the incredible bay and city views that our floor to ceiling windows provide in all of our function space. Let us make your San Diego wedding unforgettable as the San Diego skyline lights up your amazing event and our award-winning catering team creates the perfect meal.
Wedding & Social Event Features:
- The Starlight Ballroom is the only San Diego banquet facility with a retractable roof and accommodates groups up to 400 guests
- Floor to ceiling windows offer great views of downtown San Diego and the Harbor from the Starlight Ballroom
- The City Scene can be set for an intimate reception or a private ceremony of up to 125 guests
- Complete selection of audio-visual equipment available with advance reservation
- Complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access
- Full catering and bar service provided on site

