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Hard Rock Hotel San Diego
Hotel Contact:
207 Fifth Ave
San Diego, California 92101
United States
Main: 866-439-2501
Email: Email Hotel Letty Canizalez
Director of Sales: Letty Canizalez
Website: www.hardrockhotelsd.com
Elite Rating
Platinum Collection
Planner Rating: 9.8/10
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Chain Krisam Hotels & Resorts
Opened 2007
Guest Rooms 420
Kings/Suites/Doubles 274 / 176 / 146
Room Rates High $275-350 Low $200-275
High Season High Season Low Season Low Season Shoulder Season Shoulder Season
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Ideal Group Size 200
Max Group Size 400

Fees/Taxes

Resort Fee $17
Room Tax 12.545%
Sales Tax 8.75%

Airport Proximity

San Diego International Airport
8 min 4 miles (6 km)

Business:

Business center; wired and wireless Internet connectivity throughout the hotel; in-room media hubs allowing plug-and-play access via audio players
video cameras
and laptops; and networked CPUs and state-of-the-art communications
audiovisual
and lighting equipment throughout all meeting and event spaces.

Recreation:

Pool
spa
and fitness center.

Nearby:

San Diego Convention Center
The Gaslamp Quarter
Petco Park
and all the other world-famous attractions of San Diego
including beaches
Coronado Island
SeaWorld
and the San Diego Zoo.
Onsite Dining: Capacity
Maryjane's
140
American classic cuisine
Nobu San Diego
120
new-style Japanese cuisine

F&B Averages:

Breakfast Buffet $35-42 Cont. $24-37
Lunch Buffet $40-50 Plated $36-49
Dinner Buffet $76-145 Plated $62-175
Coffee Break $12-24
2-Hour Open Bar varies
Elite Overview
From the editors of Elite Meetings
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The Four Diamond Award–winning Hard Rock Hotel San Diego sits center stage downtown, at the entrance to the historic Gaslamp Quarter and just steps from the San Diego Convention Center. With 420 guest rooms (including 176 suites), 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting space, and advanced technology throughout, the hotel provides modern, innovative group experiences—surrounded by the memorabilia of rock legends.

The property offers 22 meeting venues with ample options for large events or intimate breakouts. The largest room, Legends Ballroom, is a 9,170-square-foot pillarless space with a 20-foot ceiling height, accommodating up to 1,000 guests. Equally impressive, nearly 80 percent of the hotel’s meeting rooms reside on the same floor and receive natural light.

Beyond forward-thinking facilities and amenities, the hotel delivers on its promise of four-diamond services with such unique offerings as the “Backstage Pass,” which grants planners behind-the-scenes access for overseeing their event, along with personal “Roadies” who respond to every request and remain available at virtually any hour to handle registration, guest satisfaction, and other details.

Beyond meeting space, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego enjoys a reputation for the highest caliber culinary creations, available either through set menus or in customized offerings selected with the help of the hotel’s celebrated executive chef.
Planner Reviews
From our planner community
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Overall Rating: 9.0/10
Our members loved this hotel. We are sure to return.
Madelyn Foxworthy
Washington, District of Columbia
January 25, 2012
From our first site visit, I had nothing but a positive experience. The attention to detail and professionalism in ensuring that we were taken care of did not go unnoticed. The entire team at Hard Rock truly rocked!
Judy Spero
Cisco Systems
April 11, 2011
Elite Rating Average Planner Rating
Platinum Collection
This property has been certified Elite Platinum and meets at least 25 of Elite Meetings Criteria.
This endorsement is an independent unbiased determination granted only to the hotels meeting the standards set by the Elite Meetings Advisory Board. Elite endorsement is never sold or licensed.
9.8
Overall Arrival Experience:
9.0
Accommodations:
10.0
Food & Beverage:
9.0
Overall Guest Service:
10.0
Conference Services Staff:
10.0
Meeting and Function Facilities:
10.0
Onsite and Nearby Activities
or Recreation Option:
10.0
Amenities:
10.0
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Capacity Charts
Capacity Chart Total Square Meters Room Size(meters) Ceiling Height (meters) Total Square Feet Room Size (feet) Ceiling Height (feet) Classroom Theater Banquet 10 Reception Conference U-Shape H-Square 10 x 10s
Abbey Road 290 7.3 x 39.6 4 3,120 24x130 14 N/A N/A N/A 300 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Celebrate 176 8.2 x 21 4 1,898 27x69 15 104 155 120 180 62 76 84 N/A
Elevation 53 6.7 x 7.9 3 572 22x26 9 30 40 30 40 12 18 18 N/A
Elevation + outdoor terrace 151 N/A N/A 1,620 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Property News
SAN DIEGOS HARD ROCK HOTEL EARNS COVETED AAA FOUR-DIAMOND AWARD
Posted November 19, 2008
(SAN DIEGO, CA) October 20, 2008 " Less than a year after its public grand opening, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego located in downtown San Diegos historic Gaslamp Quarter has been awarded a prestigious Four-Diamond Award from the Automobile Club of Southern California (AAA). The AAA rating is consistently regarded as the industrys most trusted evaluation for North American travelers and recognizes the countrys most superior hotels and restaurants in areas including product quality, service and attention to detail. Only four percent of properties evaluated receive the distinction.

We are so pleased to have joined a very elite group of hotels which have earned the AAA Four-Diamond rating, said Matt Greene, general manager of Hard Rock Hotel San Diego. We strive to consistently deliver a quality hotel experience with the exciting amenities and exceptional service that is uniquely Hard Rock. Often times it can take several years to perfect this formula enough to catch the discerning eye of AAA evaluators so having earned this rating in our first year of opening is especially rewarding. Hard Rock Hotel San Diego celebrated its grand opening in downtown San Diego in November 2007. In addition to featuring 420 stylish guest rooms including nearly fifty percent luxury suites, the property introduced several world-class brands to San Diegos emerging nightlife and culinary scenes, including the acclaimed Nobu sushi restaurant, Moonstone Lounge and Sweetwater Saloon operated by nightlife
gurus Rande and Scott Gerber and a Pinkberry yogurt store. In addition, Hard Rock Hotel San Diego features in own retro-chic diner concept, the award-winning Maryjanes Coffee Shop and the full-service Rock Spa.

To become AAA approved and diamond rated, hotels and restaurants undergo a thorough inspection by one of AAAs 65 full time, professional evaluators. To win a AAA Four Diamond award, properties much pass two unannounced inspections " one that assesses the facilities and another specifically to evaluate service levels. Some 60,000 hotels and restaurants nationally will be listed in the 2008 AAA TourBook guides, in print and online at www.aaa.com/diamonds. Properties earning a Four Diamond rating are defined as upscale in all areas with accommodations that are progressively more refined and stylish and feature an enhanced level of quality throughout.