Neha Net, Santa Clara, CA Reviews

It's a big open space convention center. Parking is free but the attached garage is small. If there is a big event, you will end up at the auxiliary parking garage.

Nice place for events. Large enough to host more than one event here at same time. Closed parking lot gives you little more safety. But still suggest you carry your bags with you.

Very fancy conference center. Great rooms and facilities. Our external catering was horrid, but not fault of the building. Free parking was wonderful surprise.

Great location for Industry events. Superb setup. The cafeteria in the adjoining Hyatt is great.

The layout of the building is TERRIBLE. It's all built in a circle, and you can't pass from Hall A to Hall D without walking around the entire space, which is huge. As a vendor, I was also massively inconvenienced when management told us no outside food or drinks for our personal use! I understand that we can't sell food/drinks or give them away as promos (this was not in the contract, BTW, and a fellow vendor had to pack up and leave because she sells cookies). I have blood sugar issues, and must eat something every 2 hours. While the food sold by the concessions was pretty good, and fairly reasonably priced for a Center, the fact that they opened very late and closed very early was terrible for me because that meant I was there on Sunday 9am to 6pm with food only at 11-3!

Now, the good points: Very clean space, plenty of room for large events. Very nice loading dock with additional loading zone for small cars. The staff was all very helpful and knowledgeable. Aside from how rudely the person who told me I couldn't have my food and water spoke to me, they were all very nice.

Went for a women's' convention. Huge place so many other things were taking place at the same time! had a blast!!!!

Lots of area to walk around in bathrooms are clean people are nice it's across the street from Levi's Stadium parking structure right down the street convenient

Graduation was held here in Halls B, C, and D for San Jose City College

Clean facilities, parking was free for the event we came for.
Easy access and lots of surrounding businesses. Close to Levis stadium

Small convention center... Manageable and free parking.

Event halls are kind of outdated and dilapidated and there's definitely an 80s feel to the building. it was an okay experience going to different conventions here as nothing was particularly falling apart but like I said it just felt old and had a strange feeling to it.

Close to Levi Stadium, good for conference meeting. No worry for parking.

Chairs are a little uncomfortable but the sound quality from speakers is great

Was there for AnDevCon - the layout is not great for conferences of that size with rooms very far apart at times

nice place for a conference and convention, free parking for the most part

Large facility easy to reach (by tram or Uber or your car). It looks a bit outdated, it would require some re-development of infrastructures (eg lighting, displays, electric sockets, restrooms,...) to become again the appealing center it was 10+ years ago.

I came to the ToyExpo and parking was free. It wasn't too far of a walk to the hall where my show was. It was very clean and the people that worked there were very helpful. Loved that the bathrooms were clean, which isn't usual when there is lots of guests.

Huge convention centre with all features and amenities.

Very nice conversation center and great spaces ,,,,good security as well ,,,,I would recommend a Starbucks or coffee shop to be added ,,,thank you!!

The fodd setup was terrible and the rooms were cramped

We visited for South Indain movie promo ....Good place

Useful when needed but generally outdated and needs renovating!

Parking is tough when events are on. Confusing layout with not many maps and directions

Nice cozy convention center in the heart of silicon valley. Parking is limited

Excellent security, and the place is gigantic!! Very impressive!

It's a convention center no different than most convention centers. What can I say? Parking was free.

Huge convention. A lot of walking to get to where you want to get to.

In this crazy area of Santa Clara this is the real place to have a meeting.

Desperately in need of remodeling, this Silicon Valley convention center looks like it was built in the 1980's and hasn't changed since then.

Every event I've attended in this center has been underwhelming.

the food, even by overpriced convention center standards, is extremely mediocre. This makes the limited dining options nearby the convention center even more painful.

We come annually for Bricks By The Bay and it's a nice facility. Could use a little more parking though.

Would be nicer if the bathrooms had working hot water.

Want to put on a convention and don t want to embrace the modern dystopia that is San Francisco? This is your place! Great parking, good nearby restaurants, nicely gentrifying surrounding neighborhoods, and nobody I know has ever been mugged attending a show here!

When I was there for a private event, the parking was free. Not sure if you have to pay for parking.

Here for PQIF ... Pacific Quilt International Festival

Charges are exorbitant for sponsors and attendees alike.

Want an extra table at your exhibit booth or an Ethernet connection? You'll be paying hundreds of dollars per day for both. And trust me, you'll need that Ethernet connection, because the main hall is like a giant metal box that reflects all wifi signals, ensuring that no wifi connection actually works.

Food is poor, both in selection and pricing. Best lunch you can hope for is a 85% bread sandwich, making for a diabetic nightmare.

The one upside of this convention center is parking and location. It's fairly easy to get here, given the intersection of major highways near it.

The central aisle is having sudden steps. Should be just sloping from top to bottom. Can result in tripping as we walk down.

Events always work well here, easy access, parking etc

I've been to this place for conferences a few times. Pretty good venue for it and they provide catering. They have a parking garage if you come early enough.

I visited the convention center for a technical conference. The convention center is well maintained with different halls, and is ideal for big events.

lack of sign leading to the venue. 2 bathrooms (for capacity approx 1000) at Elizabeth.... theater :-(

Nice facility. Eventhough SF Masconey center is larger, but dealing with traffic and parking are real headaches. You don't have these issues at Santa Clara Convention center.

Saw a play in the theatre here. The sound was nice and it was easy to see the stage. Only down side was the blast of cold air that was blown on us through much of the show.

Great place for seminars and conventions. Right at the heart of silicon valley, accessible by public transport, and parking is free

One of the two big conference centers in Silicon Valley. Parking has become a problem since Levi's Stadium went up.

I have only come here for the annual California Extreme Convention (classic arcade and pinball games).

I've been with several companies that have used the Santa Convention Center for large company events and find it to be a really good experience overall. They know how to cater to huge outings with thousands of people, which is no easy feat. The main rooms are massive, seating is as comfortable as it can be with the type of chair required to hold that many people and sound/acoustics/visuals for all the presenters/stage participants is excellent.

The only negative is the number of bathrooms for such large crowds. But I've stayed in the adjoining Hyatt Regency hotel each time, so didn't have much of an issue.