The Venue: Four Halls, A Vendor Area, An Atrium
The AI Conference 2026 occupies Pier 48, Shed A and B, at 48 Pier 48, San Francisco, CA 94158. The organiser places the building in Mission Rock, steps from Oracle Park.
The FAQ names the venue's main areas. Four presentation halls, a vendor and sponsor presentation area, and an atrium where networking mixers and food and beverages are served. Multiple indoor and outdoor networking areas with tables complete the set.
All lodging for the event sits on the organiser's own property list.
The Organiser's Eight
The FAQ lists eight nearby properties in order of availability. Each entry carries an address, a distance and a booking link. Seven of the eight carry a direct phone line.
Luma Hotel San Francisco at 100 Channel St sits 0.3 mile and a six-minute walk out on 415-266-9999. Hotel VIA at 138 King St sits 0.6 mile and a nine-minute walk out on 415-200-4977.
Hyatt Regency San Francisco at 50 3rd St covers 1.6 miles in nine minutes by car on 415-974-6400. W San Francisco at 181 3rd St covers 1.8 miles in fifteen minutes by car.
SoMa House at 121 7th St and Hotel Fiona at 140 7th St both sit 1.9 miles out at eleven minutes by car, on 415-626-0200 and 415-552-8600. Cartwright Hotel Union Square at 524 Sutter St covers 2.3 miles in twelve minutes on 415-421-2865. Hotel Julian at 940 Sutter St covers 2.4 miles in thirteen minutes on 415-885-6800.
Two of the eight sit inside a walk. Six publish as car rides of nine to fifteen minutes.
Seven Deadline Dates From 28 August To 6 September
Seven of the eight entries carry a cut-off date. The run opens 28 August 2026 at Luma Hotel San Francisco and closes 6 September 2026 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.
Cartwright Hotel Union Square, Hotel Fiona and Hotel Julian close on 29 August 2026. W San Francisco closes 1 September 2026. Hotel VIA closes 2 September 2026.
SoMa House publishes no cut-off date. Every published deadline sits before the Tuesday 29 September opener.
Three Marked Still Available
Three entries carry a STILL AVAILABLE marker on their toggle title. They are SoMa House, W San Francisco and Cartwright Hotel Union Square.
Luma Hotel San Francisco carries the nearest address of the eight. It also carries the earliest cut-off date.
What Each Booking Link Publishes
Every entry links out to a reservation page of its own. Six of the eight name a group code or ID in the URL itself. SoMa House carries 5128792, Hotel VIA 4564318, Luma Hotel San Francisco 9153766, Hyatt Regency San Francisco G-AICO, Hotel Fiona 5128921 and Hotel Julian 5128785.
W San Francisco's link is a Marriott reservation link. Cartwright Hotel Union Square's link is a shortened address. No entry publishes a room rate.
The Luma link arrives 27 September and departs 2 October. That is a five-night window. The Hotel VIA link arrives 27 September for a single night.
The Rate Basis Beside The Roster
Engine puts San Francisco at $165 a night across 3.1 million public rate observations from May 2024 to April 2026. September reads $192, 16 percent above the city average. March reads $197 and December reads $129.
Engine reports a 35 percent gap between the cheapest month and the priciest month. It ranks the city 18th of 50 markets, 11 percent above the $148 median. Engine defines a par rate as the cheapest publicly available price at the time of each search.
The organiser's list runs from the nearest address at Luma to the farthest at Hotel Julian. Seven of the eight close a booking window before the conference opens.