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2024 Hotel Information

CEC is pleased to be working with Orchid.Events as the official housing bureau for the 2024 Convention. Use the button below to book your reservation at one of our official convention hotels with special attendee pricing.

Make a reservation

If you are experiencing difficulty making your reservation, call 1-888-585-7422 to speak with a Orchid.Events customer care representative. If your desired dates are unavailable or you would like to stay before or after the official meeting dates, please also contact Orchid.Events at the above number. Orchid.Events is open Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MT, excluding Federal Holidays. 

Need a large group of rooms? Use this Room Block Request Tool to reserve 3 or more rooms.

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Be Alert: Unauthorized housing companies have been approaching CEC attendees and exhibitors offering hotel reservations via unauthorized or even sham websites, e-mail communications and phone calls. These companies are in no way affiliated with CEC, the 2024 Convention & Expo, or Orchid.Events. Neither CEC nor Orchid.Events can verify the authenticity of these companies or the reservations. Orchid.Events is the only official housing provider for the meeting.

Area Map of Hotel Locations

1. San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk

889 E Market St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $223 +Taxes & Fees

Adjacent

2. Grand Hyatt San Antonio

600 E Market St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $249 +Taxes & Fees

Adjacent

3. San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter

101 Bowie St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $228-248 +Taxes & Fees

1 Block

4. La Qunita Inn & Suites San Antonio Riverwalk

303 Blum

San Antonio, Texas 78205

Rate:

2 Blocks

5. Menger Hotel

204 Alamo Plz

San Antonio, Texas 78205

Rate:

4 Blocks

6. Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel

200 S Alamo St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $209 +Taxes & Fees

4 Blocks

7. SpringHill Suites San Antonio Downtown/Alamo Plaza

411 Bowie St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $229 +Taxes & Fees

5 Blocks

8. Hampton Inn San Antonio Downtown (Riverwalk)

414 Bowie St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate:

5 Blocks

9. The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio

420 W Market St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $229 +Taxes & Fees

5 Blocks

10. Hyatt Place San Antonio Riverwalk

601 S St. Mary's St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate: $239 +Taxes & Fees

7 Blocks

 

11. Sheraton Gunter Hotel

205 E Houston St

San Antonio, TX 78205

Rate:

7 Blocks

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

As you can imagine, hosting an Annual Convention for 4,000 attendees in any city comes with its challenges both logistically and financially. In order for a host city to even consider giving us the space we need in a large hotel or convention center, we must agree to provide them with a proportionate amount of hotel room night revenue. Basically, in order to reserve enough space for the convention, we have to commit to use thousands of hotel room nights at contracted hotels. If we fail to use those rooms, CEC is fined. Those fines can reach upwards of $30k each year.

When you stay in the official hotel block you are staying at a hotel property that has been personally inspected and vetted by CEC staff for appropriate and adequate levels of quality of accessibility, accommodations, level of service, and safety and security. Additionally, for each night our guests stay in official contracted CEC Hotels, the hotels agree to pay CEC a small rebate. These rebates add up to thousands of dollars and are used to pay for meeting space rental fees. Removing this rebate means an increased price to hold the convention, which translates into steep registration price increases for attendees.

If convention attendees book outside the Official CEC Hotel Block, they are hindering our ability to meet the minimums required by our contracts, putting us in jeopardy of strict fines and also depriving CEC of the hotel rebates needed to offset convention expenses to keep registration costs low.

While we can understand the immediate attractiveness of an online deal for accommodations outside of the block, CEC would like attendees to understand the long term repercussions to the future of the Annual Convention caused by choosing to not to stay within the block. Failing to meet room block commitments will mean increased registration prices for attendees in the future, and could mean cities will be unwilling to work with us to host our convention in years to come. 

The headquarters hotel for CEC 2024 is the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, which is directly next to the convention center. Currently, all sessions, meetings, and other events are planned to be held in the convention center.

There is no transportation or transportation assistance provided between the hotels and the convention center. All hotels in the official CEC block are within walking distance of the convention center.

Looking to save on your room? Consider room sharing!

CEC has set up an online portal for attendees to share information with anyone wishing to share a hotel room within the housing block. Take advantage of the opportunity to cut costs even more by using the links below to join the list of people searching for roommates or view the current list. 

Disclaimer: Please note that CEC will not be matching you up or assigning roommates. This space is designated as a meeting place for you to get in contact with potential roommates; however, it is your responsibility to set up arrangements. CEC is not responsible for any liability or financial obligation that may arise from voluntary matching made via this space.

Last Updated:  25 May, 2023

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