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Vol. I · Venues · San Antonio, TX

Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk

On the River Walk, adjacent to the convention center, the room TEXPERS opened up to 290 trustees in 2021.

Grand Hyatt convention hotel on San Antonio's River Walk, adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. 1,003 guest rooms, 115,000 sq ft of meeting space across 31 rooms, anchored by a 31,000 sq ft Texas Ballroom and a 21,000 sq ft pillar-free Lone Star Ballroom. Host of the TEXPERS 2021 Summer Educational Forum.

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Maximum capacity: 3,500 attendees in the largest configuration.

At a glance

Max capacity
3,500
Bookable spaces
2
Total event square feet
52,000
Last renovation
2018
Nearest airport
SAT · Domestic hub
Hotel brand affiliation
World of Hyatt (Grand Hyatt)

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Capacities by configuration

Texas Ballroom31,000 sq ft

ConfigurationMaximum
Reception standing3,500
Theater3,000
Banquet rounds2,200

Lone Star Ballroom21,000 sq ft

ConfigurationMaximum
Reception standing2,300
Theater2,300
Banquet rounds1,500

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Technology

Built-in AV
Grand Hyatt convention-property AV inferred; specific projector lumens, screens, mic counts, streaming, and recording not published.

Confidence: Specifications gated; request a proposal

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Facilities and amenities

Catering
In-house catering; On-property full-service catering; Grand Hyatt convention-property standard.
Kitchen tier
Full prep kitchen
Bar service
Available; Bar Rojo plus Ruth's Chris Steak House bar.
Accessibility
Grand Hyatt ADA standard; specific room counts to confirm.
Sustainability
Hyatt corporate sustainability program (World of Care); specific certifications at this property to confirm.

/ staff

Staff and service

Dedicated event manager
Yes
AV staff on call
Yes
Notes
Grand Hyatt convention-property staffing standard; per-event ratios to confirm.

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Where to stay

Marriott Bonvoy

  • Marriott Rivercenter
    Convention district; ~5-minute walk.
    5 min walk · 1,001 rms
  • Marriott Riverwalk
    Convention district; ~5-minute walk.
    5 min walk · 512 rms

World of Hyatt

  • Grand Hyatt San Antonio (on-property)
    On-property primary lodging.
    0 min walk · 1,003 rms
  • Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk
    Adjacent on River Walk; ~5-minute walk.
    5 min walk · 629 rms

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Where to eat

  • Bar Rojo
    Latin / Tex-Mex · Roberto Santibanez signature concept; on-property. Private dining capacity to confirm.
    0 min
  • Ruth's Chris Steak House
    Steakhouse · On-property steakhouse; private dining capacity to confirm.
    0 min
  • Q Kitchen
    Casual cafe · Lobby cafe.
    0 min

/ getting there

Getting there

Nearest airport
SAT · Domestic hub · 18 min by car

Grand Hyatt San Antonio sits on the River Walk at 600 East Market Street, adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. SAT (San Antonio International), a domestic hub, is roughly 15 to 20 minutes by car. The VIA Metropolitan Transit network and abundant rideshare cover downtown San Antonio. The hotel is walkable to the Alamo and the rest of the convention-district hotel cluster.

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Setting and surroundings

The Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk opened in 2008 as the Convention Center Hotel and Alteza Condominiums development, designed by Arquitectonica. The hotel sits on the San Antonio River Walk at 600 East Market Street, directly adjacent to the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, putting attendees inside the city''s convention-district hotel cluster (Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk, Marriott Rivercenter, and Marriott Riverwalk all sit within a five-minute walk). The meeting program runs to 115,000 square feet across 31 named rooms. The largest is the Texas Ballroom at 31,000 square feet; the second-largest, the Lone Star Ballroom, holds 21,000 square feet of pillar-free floor and a 2,300-guest reception capacity. A 6,500 square foot outdoor program adds open-air programming options. The property holds an AAA Four Diamond Award and earned the Cvent Top Meeting Hotels 2024-2025 designation. Guest-room inventory is 1,003 rooms (453 single-bed, 502 double-bed, 48 suites), large enough to be the entire host-block for a TEXPERS-scale program. Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk (629 rooms), Marriott Rivercenter (~1,001 rooms), and Marriott Riverwalk (~512 rooms) provide convention-district overflow. The TEXPERS (Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems) 2021 Summer Educational Forum ran here August 29 to 31, 2021, with nearly 290 attendees, the association''s second in-person gathering of 2021 following pandemic reopening. TEXPERS''s post-event coverage credited the hotel''s wellness program (frequent sanitizing, temperature checks, hand-hygiene stations) for a successful return to in-person programming. The closest commercial airport is San Antonio International (SAT), 15 to 20 minutes by car, a domestic hub. The VIA Metropolitan Transit network and abundant rideshare cover downtown San Antonio; the property is walkable to the Alamo and the rest of the convention-district hotel cluster.

/ contracts

Contracts and pricing

Rate sheet
RFP-driven (not published)
F&B minimums
Published rate sheet not exposed publicly; RFP-driven pricing.

/ operations

Operations and logistics

Operations specifics being sourced.

/ safety

Safety and risk

Emergency plan
On file

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Reputation and notable events

Notable events hosted

  • TEXPERS 2021 Summer Educational Forum · 2021 · August 29-31, 2021; second TEXPERS in-person gathering of 2021 following pandemic reopening

Awards

  • AAA Four Diamond Award · AAA Diamond Ratings
  • Cvent Top Meeting Hotels · Cvent 2024-2025 designation

/ map

Map

Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk
600 East Market Street · San Antonio, TX · 78205

29.42270, -98.48770

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