San Jose McEnry Convention Center
San Jose McEnry Convention Center
4
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
About
Framed by a 125-foot abstract tile mural, the San Jose McEnery Convention Center encompasses over 425,000 square feet of function space.
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listingTours & experiences
Explore different ways to experience this place.
Full view
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience San Jose McEnry Convention Center and nearby attractions
The area
Address
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
997 within 3 miles
Attractions
306 within 6 miles
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
4.0
101 reviews
Excellent
43
Very good
37
Average
18
Poor
1
Terrible
2
TerryfromToledo
Laguna Beach, CA391 contributions
Feb 2020
Attended a small convention here. It is nicely designed with ball rooms, exhibit halls, and meeting rooms all fairly close together. It is also adjacent to two major hotels, and close to the downtown San Jose restaurants
The event I attended has about a thousand participants. This venue was perfect for it.
The event I attended has about a thousand participants. This venue was perfect for it.
Written 8 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Joe G. Bear
Redondo Beach, CA2,448 contributions
Feb 2020 • Friends
I have attended “FurCon” for three years now, and I believe this venue is ideal to host a convention like Further Confusion. Located in-between two hotels (SJ Marriott and SJ Hilton) with easy accessibility is perfect, especially when fursuiting. FIVE CLAWS UP!!!!! Joe G. Bear
Written 4 February 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mike Y
16 contributions
May 2017
I have attended many conferences at the S.J. convention center and access is great if staying downtown, or taking the VTRA light rails, which stops in front. I look forward to events knowing there is easy access, and a well organization event in store.
Written 9 November 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Estelle K
San Jose, CA60 contributions
Oct 2015
This convention center is fairly new and has nice ambience. Close to hotels and the light rail station and buses so it is easy to get around. They also have a great caterer if one is having food as well as a program. The staff is friendly and helpful.
Written 11 November 2015
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
carolbrowne1
New York City, NY20 contributions
Oct 2018 • Business
Spacious rooms with modern seating arrangements. Very pleasant atmosphere. I wondered why there were no seating arrangements for lunch. otherewise it is a great venue.
Written 29 October 2018
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
kelceyryder
San Jose, CA61 contributions
Nov 2017
We usually go to the Harvest Festival every year Thanksgiving Weekend. It is crowded, but well organized. The tickets are easy to obtain. Parking can sometimes be a problem but there is an attached garage. And once you are downtown there are so many great restaurants to try.
Written 9 November 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
WA509
Lehi, UT177 contributions
Sept 2017 • Business
I have been to two conferences here, and they were both flawlessly executed. It is a great venue for a large conference in a great location.
Written 21 September 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Stephen B
Louisville, KY48 contributions
Jan 2016 • Business
Yep. Kinda nice. Has escalators and elevators and stairs. Three levels of rooms and a parking garage. Artwork that looks like a mushroom sits outside.
It's great because the area is very walkable with plenty of bars and restaurants.
However, it is basically a big room. So, I wasn't super impressed.
It's great because the area is very walkable with plenty of bars and restaurants.
However, it is basically a big room. So, I wasn't super impressed.
Written 29 January 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Jennifer D
Quincy, Massachusetts9 contributions
Jul 2014 • Solo
I was at the convention center for Blogher 2014. I like how my hotel was connected to the convention center and it was located in what appeared to be the center of San Jose. It was large, spacious,and a good convention center. I thought that it could have more seating in more areas of the hotel and it was hard to find rooms. The markings on the smaller rooms were very hard to see. I am not sure I will have the opportunity to go back there but it was a regular convention center in my eyes.
Written 22 August 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
flahooley
New York City, NY42 contributions
Jun 2013 • Business
If you're thinking of planning a convention here, run away as fast as you can! I ran backstage of a show there this year and it was just dreadful. They were constantly trying to charge everything they could, sooner than the contract indicated, like no other center we've dealt with.
I also found the staff to be shockingly bad. They were condescending and rude. Maybe it is because I'm a woman and they aren't used to dealing with women? But this is the 8th big convention I've handled and I've never experienced anything like this! (There was one exception--Joe (I think that is who) was nice, helpful, competent and seemed capable of hearing a woman's voice. The rest of the guys wouldn't read a show flow to save their lives and also just had a lack of knowledge that was almost laughable. They make it really difficult to accommodate little requests that were easy, like a speaker wanting to use a lav instead of the podium, and kept demanding things far in advance. One of our videos was coming from a very prominent person and we've had videos from that person before and the tech guy was SO upset that I only got it to him an hour beforehand, because he claimed this person wouldn't be capable of delivering a good quality video.
For attendees it is fine, but if you're running a convention, talk to people who have run conventions there before. Or add $75,000 dollars to your budget because they will do their best to pad your bill by that amount and keep in mind they will want everyone paid before the convention can open.
I also found the staff to be shockingly bad. They were condescending and rude. Maybe it is because I'm a woman and they aren't used to dealing with women? But this is the 8th big convention I've handled and I've never experienced anything like this! (There was one exception--Joe (I think that is who) was nice, helpful, competent and seemed capable of hearing a woman's voice. The rest of the guys wouldn't read a show flow to save their lives and also just had a lack of knowledge that was almost laughable. They make it really difficult to accommodate little requests that were easy, like a speaker wanting to use a lav instead of the podium, and kept demanding things far in advance. One of our videos was coming from a very prominent person and we've had videos from that person before and the tech guy was SO upset that I only got it to him an hour beforehand, because he claimed this person wouldn't be capable of delivering a good quality video.
For attendees it is fine, but if you're running a convention, talk to people who have run conventions there before. Or add $75,000 dollars to your budget because they will do their best to pad your bill by that amount and keep in mind they will want everyone paid before the convention can open.
Written 26 August 2013
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing