Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center in Chula Vista is the largest hotel in California, a 1,600-room, 22-story Marriott-managed property that debuted on May 15, 2025, as the sixth Gaylord Hotels location nationwide. The $1.3 billion development occupies 36 acres on the Chula Vista Bayfront at 1000 H Street, placing convention attendees within a short drive of the 20,000-seat concert calendar at North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre. Developed by RIDA Development Corporation and designed by HKS, Inc., the resort replaced the former South Bay Power Plant site that was demolished in 2013 as part of the Bayfront Master Plan unanimously approved in 2012. Twelve food-and-beverage concepts operate on-site, anchored by the Old Hickory Steakhouse and a 1920s-themed Cask & Crown speakeasy, while leisure guests access a 4.25-acre water park featuring a surf simulator, wave pool, and lazy river. Families booking weekend stays combine the resort's water park with day trips to Sesame Place San Diego, the theme park located minutes away along the same South Bay corridor. The convention center wing contains 477,000 square feet of meeting and event space — including a 140,049-square-foot carpeted Flex Hall, four ballrooms, and 135,000 square feet of outdoor event lawn — serviced by a 500,000-square-foot parking structure with 16 EV charging stations.