San Diego Marriott Del Mar, at 11966 El Camino Real, has 24,332 sq ft of event space, led by the 7,290 sq ft Grand Ballroom. Above the Line provides audio, video, lighting and LED for conferences, galas and meetings.
The hotel pairs two divisible ballrooms with more than half a dozen meeting rooms and a boardroom. We size sound, video and lighting to each room from the hotel's own chart.
Room names, sizes and capacities come from the hotel's Events page at marriott.com. Photos are the hotel's own. Production notes describe a typical Above the Line setup for each space.
The hotel's largest room, for up to 986 theater style and banquets of up to 500.
Theater 986 · Banquet 500 · Schoolroom 414
For a 986-seat general session in the Grand Ballroom, we use the 16 ft ceilings for a center LED wall with IMAG screens and a flown line array on each side.
Salons A to H and their combinations, for 75 to 486 theater style.
Salon A-D or E-H: Theater 486 · Salon D & E (each): Theater 228 · Salon A (each): Theater 75
When the Grand Ballroom splits for breakouts, we give each salon its own projector and audio and confirm the airwall layout with the hotel.
A second ballroom for receptions of up to 366 and theater seating for 336.
Reception 366 · Theater 336 · Banquet 190 · Schoolroom 140
With 11 ft ceilings in the Rancho Santa Fe Ballroom, we set the screen on the long wall and add delay speakers for the far ends of the 80 ft room.
A meeting room for receptions of up to 95 and theater seating for 72.
Reception 95 · Theater 72 · Banquet 50 · Conference 32
For a hollow-square meeting in the Coronado Room, we place a display on each end wall and gooseneck mics around the table.
Small meeting rooms for up to 50 theater style.
Dana Point: Theater 50 · La Jolla: Theater 36 · Solana: Theater 24
For breakouts in Dana Point, La Jolla and Solana, we set a display and speakerphone in each room for presenters and remote attendees.
A boardroom for meetings of up to 12.
Conference 12
For a hybrid board meeting in the Cordero Executive Boardroom, we supply a display, a conference camera and table mics.
A room for banquets of up to 100 and receptions of up to 50.
Banquet 100 · Reception 50 · Conference 32 · U-shape 16
For a mixer in the Pacific Room, we run background music with a wireless mic and color uplighting around the room.
Small spaces for receptions of 40 to 80.
Aqua: Reception 80 · The Owner's Box: Reception 40
For a small reception in Aqua or The Owner's Box, we provide a compact speaker and a display for a looping slideshow.
All figures come from the capacity chart on the hotel's Events page.
| Room | Dimensions (ft) | Ceiling | Sq ft | Theater | Schoolroom | Conference | U-shape | Reception | Banquet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Ballroom | |||||||||
| Grand Ballroom | 108 x 67.5 | 16' | 7,290 | 986 | 414 | 500 | |||
| Salon D & E (each) | 67.5 x 28 | 16' | 1,890 | 228 | 120 | 64 | 58 | 270 | 120 |
| Salon A, B, C, F, G & H (each) | 26 x 22.5 | 16' | 585 | 75 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 84 | 40 |
| Salon A-C or F-H | 67.5 x 26 | 16' | 1,755 | 228 | 100 | 64 | 58 | 250 | 120 |
| Salon A-D or E-H | 67.5 x 54 | 16' | 3,645 | 486 | 242 | 520 | 250 | ||
| Rancho Santa Fe Ballroom | |||||||||
| Rancho Santa Fe Ballroom | 80 x 32 | 11' | 2,560 | 336 | 140 | 366 | 190 | ||
| Salon 1 & 2 | 27 x 16 | 11' | 432 | 53 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 60 | 24 |
| Salon 1 & 2 (combined), 3 or 4 (each) | 32 x 27 | 11' | 864 | 90 | 48 | 28 | 28 | 122 | 60 |
| Salon 3 & 4 (combined), 1-3 | 54 x 32 | 11' | 1,728 | 206 | 90 | 50 | 46 | 244 | 120 |
| Meeting rooms | |||||||||
| Coronado Room | 37 x 18 | 11' | 666 | 72 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 95 | 50 |
| Dana Point Room | 24.5 x 19.5 | 11' | 477.8 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 68 | 32 |
| La Jolla Room | 24.5 x 16.5 | 11' | 404.3 | 36 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 58 | 24 |
| Cordero Executive Boardroom | 21.5 x 16.5 | 11' | 354.8 | 12 | |||||
| Solana Room | 19.5 x 16.5 | 11' | 321.8 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 24 | 20 |
| Pacific Room | 25.1 x 27.6 | 11.6' | 692.76 | 32 | 16 | 50 | 100 | ||
| Aqua | 17 x 26 | 11.6' | 442 | 20 | 12 | 80 | 40 | ||
| The Owner's Box | 12.6 x 17.7 | 11.6' | 223.02 | 10 | 40 | ||||
Sources: Events at marriott.com; Encore locations. Retrieved October 25, 2026. A blank cell means the figure is not published.
The hotel's chart lists a reception capacity of 7,290 for the Grand Ballroom, the same as its square footage; that cell is left blank. Combined salon rows are shown as the chart labels them.
Not an official Marriott website. Confirm every capacity with the hotel before contracting.
Photos: the Grand Ballroom, Rancho Santa Fe Ballroom and Cordero Executive Boardroom photos are the venue's own, from its Cvent venue listing.
Floor plans: from documents the hotel posted on its Cvent venue listing, cropped to the plan. Retrieved October 25, 2026.
Plans posted by the hotel on its Cvent venue listing. Confirm current layouts with the hotel before planning.
Wireless and podium mics with a PA tuned for the Rancho Santa Fe Ballroom.
Projection and bright LED displays sized to each room and its daylight.
Warm lighting and uplighting for dinners, receptions and award nights.
LED walls for general sessions, launches and award moments.
Cameras, switching and streaming for hybrid meetings and boardrooms.
We draw layouts from Marriott Del Mar's own room specs and a site walk.
Weather-rated audio and lighting for terraces and outdoor spaces.
Itemized budgets for Marriott Del Mar, with every line explained.
Our technicians work alongside the hotel's event team from load-in to strike.
Gear ships from our own Southern California warehouses.
We maintain our inventory from VUE, Shure, Barco, Avid, Yamaha and Sony.
We work across North County San Diego every week, from Del Mar and Carmel Valley to La Jolla, Torrey Pines and Carlsbad.
We build walk-in loops, sponsor slides and award graphics sized to your screens.
Our itemized budgets match what is actually in the room.
We keep you updated clearly and consistently from proposal to strike.
Our proposals are drawn from the hotel's own room specs.
In 16 years and 2,113 events, including 85 concerts, our team has handled everything from early design to show day.
Learn More →We support conferences, galas and meetings, from the Grand Ballroom to the boardroom.
Learn More →In-house AV: Encore. Outside AV vendors like Above the Line can work alongside or instead, subject to hotel policy.
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