Welcome to San Diego
We love being a conference with a seaview in the UK so picked a waterfront venue in the US, the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in downtown San Diego.
The address is 1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101.
Stay at the venue hotel
Make the most of your time at brightonSEO by staying onsite at the beautiful waterfront Manchester Grand Hyatt where we have a great value room rate. Located in downtown San Diego, less than 10 minutes drive from San Diego International Airport.
Book directly at the Manchester Grand Hyatt for the 2025 event
Get exclusive attendees perks when you book 3 nights
Book to stay from Monday, September 22 - Thursday, September 25 with the Hyatt booking link and become part of our Hyatt Circle, with exclusive benefits:
- Invitation to networking reception on Monday night
- Priority seating at talks across all theatres
- Early access to speaker slides (one week before everyone else)
- One lucky circle member will receive a room upgrade with our random room raffle. Announced prior to event.
Guest room rates include:
- 10.50% State Sales Tax and City Occupancy Tax
- 2% San Diego Tourism Marketing District Assessment
- $0.65 State of California Tourism Assessment
- Applicable service fees, and/or hotel-specific fees in effect at the time of the event.
By plane
San Diego International Airport is located three miles northwest of downtown San Diego. Every day it's served by more than 500 non-stop flights to upwards of 70 domestic and international destinations.
Southwest Airlines is pleased to offer brightonSEO & Hero Conf San Diego attendees discounted fares. To utilize the discount, book via SWABIZ using this link. Discount valid for travel 19/09/2025 to 27/09/2025.
By car
San Diego is a driving city. Freeway 5 is the one that goes north and south from San Ysidro to Blaine, Washington, and runs parallel to the Pacific Ocean.
If you're flying in, rental cars are available at the Consolidated Rental Car Center at the airport.
If you're driving, there is parking at the hotel, use the ACE parking garage at the side of the hotel.
brightonSEO attendees coming for the day get a discounted rate of $11 per day (self-parking) or $16 per day (valet), just pick up a voucher at the conference registration point and, when you leave the garage, insert this after the voucher you were given when entering.
brightonSEO attendees staying at the hotel can get overnight parking from $45 for self-parking which includes unlimited in and out privileges.
By train
It's easier to get to San Diego by train than you might think - as long as you're coming from somewhere else in California. The Pacific Surfliner serves stations in San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties. There are daily round trips between San Diego and Los Angeles.
Getting around San Diego is easy too
Yes, San Diego is a car town but it's perfectly possible to get around the city in an eco-friendly fashion, and we positively encourage you to do so.
As an alternative to Uber, Fred San Diego offers affordable rides in their all-electric shared vehicles.
Iconic and easily spotted, the Red Trolley will take you almost anywhere in the city via it's three different lines.
Not in a rush and looking to sight-see? What could be more romantic than an Old Town Trolley Tour which stops at 11 places and allows you to hop on and off at your leisure.
Fancy travelling further afield? The North County Transit District's COASTER trains connect downtown San Diego and Old Town with coastal communities north of the city, including Solana Beach, Encinitas, Carlsbad and Oceanside.
Take to the water on the Coronado Ferry, which runs between the Broadway Pier, the Convention Center, and the Coronado Ferry Landing providing gorgeous views of the downtown skyline and the Coronado Bridge.
The low rainfall makes San Diego ideal for biking, so why not use your legs to take you to the best sights in the county? Although the city is still waiting on a bike share, there are plenty of places to rent and bikabout San Diego will show you the way.