The Horton Grand Hotel hosts conferences for up to 500 people theater style, banquets for up to 250 and receptions in a courtyard, an alley and a 200-seat theater, in the Gaslamp Quarter of downtown San Diego. The hotel is a Victorian property where weddings have taken place since 1887, a short walk from the San Diego Convention Center.
Seminars and company events
The Regal Ballroom is the largest indoor room: 500 theater style, 200 classroom and 250 at a banquet. It takes a general session, an awards dinner or a full-day conference. The Regency Ballroom opens through French doors onto the Courtyard and seats 100 classroom, 120 at a banquet and 150 theater style, which suits a breakout session or a smaller meeting.
The Horton Grand Theater seats 200 for a keynote, a presentation or a performance. Event coordinators work on site, and audio-visual equipment can be rented. For a company, the location matters: delegates attending a convention can walk from the Convention Center to a private dinner or a hospitality suite.
Weddings and receptions
The hotel sells custom wedding packages with indoor ceremony and reception spaces, and an event coordinator follows each wedding. The Courtyard, styled after New Orleans, takes a reception of up to 250, and Copley Alley gives an urban outdoor setting for up to 200 at a reception. A rehearsal dinner fits the private dining room of Salt & Whiskey.
Rooms and capacities
Six spaces are listed. The Regal Ballroom holds 500 theater, 250 banquet and 200 classroom. The Regency Ballroom holds 150 theater, 120 banquet and 100 classroom. The Courtyard holds 250 at a reception; the banquet figure on the site is unclear and should be confirmed. Salt & Whiskey Private Dining holds 48 seated and 75 standing. Copley Alley holds 120 seated and 200 standing. The Horton Grand Theater seats 200.
Accommodation
Guests stay in Victorian-style rooms and suites, including King Suites, Premier Suites with balcony and rooms with two queen beds. The hotel is dog friendly. The site does not state the total number of rooms, so the size of a room block is best discussed with the sales team.
Catering
Salt & Whiskey, the hotel restaurant and bar, serves dinner on weekdays and lunch and dinner on weekends. Its private dining room is part of the event offer. The site does not detail banquet menus, which are set with the event team.
History and setting
The site dates weddings at the hotel to 1887. The building has a Renaissance Revival facade and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It sits in the Gaslamp Quarter, the historic downtown district of restaurants, bars and 19th-century buildings, which gives an evening event a neighborhood to walk out into afterward.
Getting there
San Diego International Airport is 4.6 miles away, about 15 minutes by car. The San Diego Trolley stops in front of the hotel, and the Convention Center is a short walk away. Valet parking is available for guests and for event attendees.
