San Jose McEnery Convention CenterVenue Guide & Nearby Hotels

Venue address and event entrances

San Jose McEnery Convention Center uses 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113 for attendee arrival planning. Check your registration materials for the correct hall, building entrance and drop-off point before choosing your hotel route.

Where to stay near San Jose McEnery Convention Center

Downtown / convention district / San Carlos Street

San Jose Marriott and Hilton San Jose offer convention-center connections. The Westin San Jose, Hyatt Place San Jose and Four Points by Sheraton San Jose Downtown provide additional downtown starting points. Compare your actual entrance-to-hall route, hotel parking and breakfast charges when choosing a stay.

San Jose airport corridor / North San Jose

Airport-area hotels broaden the choices for travelers with an early flight or meetings in North San Jose. A property advertised near the airport still requires a separate journey to the convention center. Confirm any hotel shuttle’s destination and operating hours, and compare the complete trip to your event.

Santa Clara / Campbell / Sunnyvale / Milpitas

The wider collection includes hotels in neighboring Silicon Valley cities. These areas can suit a trip with business appointments beyond downtown, but the convention journey usually requires transport. Use the hotel’s actual city and address, allow for traffic and compare parking or transit costs with a closer downtown stay.

The guide keeps the closest 40 hotels in this verified collection visible even when no comparison price is available for the displayed night. Distances are straight-line estimates from the convention campus reference point. Choose a hotel using both its location and the real route to your event.

Popular and scheduled events

These event examples show some of the programs that use San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Confirm the current organizer schedule and the venue assigned to your own sessions before booking travel.

These examples have published 2027 dates, but schedules, halls and ticketed programs can change. FanimeCon programming can include neighboring downtown venues. Confirm the organizer’s current address, session schedule and official room block for your actual trip.

Getting to San Jose McEnery Convention Center

San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) offers taxi, rideshare and prearranged transfers, plus public-transit connections. VTA Route 60 links the terminals with Metro/Airport light rail and Santa Clara Transit Center. A downtown light-rail trip requires a connection from the airport bus; check the current Blue or Green Line journey to Convention Center station. Caltrain serves San Jose Diridon Station, from which you should plan a separate connection or walking route to your hotel and event entrance.

The convention-center garage has access from the Almaden Boulevard and Market Street sides. Check the official parking directions, current availability and your event’s drop-off or accessibility instructions. Nearby San Jose Civic, South Hall and downtown events can affect traffic. Exhibitors should follow their organizer’s assigned loading access and move-in schedule.

Book your convention stay on BusinessHotels.com

Individual travelers can compare and book convention hotels directly through BusinessHotels.com, without enrolling their company in a corporate travel hub or arranging a managed-travel contract. This website booking is separate from an organizer’s room block or a booking on a hotel’s own website.

Attendees, exhibitors, independent professionals and bleisure travelers can compare locations, stay dates and room conditions. Follow any employer or event booking requirements that apply to your trip. Compare an official room block when it includes useful benefits or a negotiated price.

1. Confirm your entrance and event days. Include exhibitor setup, early meetings or any additional leisure nights.
2. Choose your actual stay dates and guests. Use the calendar and the correct adult and child occupancy.
3. Compare the complete stay. Review taxes and fees, cancellation terms, parking, breakfast and charges payable at the property.
4. Open the hotel page. Use the hotel button to review room availability and the latest rate for your dates before booking.
5. Review and confirm. Check the property, room, dates, guests and final total, then retain your confirmation.

Use AI Hotel Finder by venue name or address

Open BusinessHotels.com AI Hotel Finder. Enter San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, or paste 150 West San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113. Select the venue suggestion, choose check-in and check-out, and submit your search. Compare the returned stay totals and the actual route to your hall.

For a specific property, enter the full hotel name and city. A venue search helps you compare locations; a named-hotel search helps you check a property already on your shortlist.

Add a leisure day around the convention

The Tech Interactive, San Jose Museum of Art and downtown restaurants offer options around convention hours. San Pedro Square can suit an extra evening, while a longer stay can include other Silicon Valley attractions. Check opening hours, tickets and the route from your hotel before adding leisure days, and include the extra nights and transport in your complete hotel comparison.

Venue and hotel booking FAQs

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