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Ballroom of the Americas at Hilton Americas-Houston

Published dimensions

Ballroom of the Americas is 47.5 x 50.3 m (156 x 165 ft), 2,389 m² (25,718 sq ft), with a 7 m (23 ft) ceiling.

Plan view

LED wall that fits

Under a 7 m ceiling with 1.5 m trim and 0.3 m clearance you get 10 rows of 500 mm tile flown. Along the 50.3 m wall a Absen PL2.5 Plus V2 wall runs 80 x 10 (16000 x 2000 px, 6,240 kg, 128 kW).

Panel	Pitch	Wall (cols x rows)	Size	Resolution	Weight	Power (max)
Absen KLCOB 0.78	0.78 mm	67 x 15 = 1005	40.2 x 5.1 m	51456 x 6480	4,523 kg / 9,970 lb	88.9 kW, 428 A @ 208 V
Absen PL2.5 Plus V2	2.5 mm	80 x 10 = 800	40 x 5 m	16000 x 2000	6,240 kg / 13,757 lb	128 kW, 615 A @ 208 V
Absen PL3.9 Plus V2	3.9 mm	80 x 10 = 800	40 x 5 m	10240 x 1280	6,240 kg / 13,757 lb	112 kW, 538 A @ 208 V

Wall sizing assumes 1.5 m trim to the bottom edge, 0.3 m clearance under the ceiling, and a wall no wider than 80% of the longest wall. Weight and power are tile totals from the panel spec sheet; add processing, rigging, and cable.

Seating estimate

After a 12 x 7 m stage, Ballroom of the Americas holds about 5,122 theater seats, 2,095 banquet seats at rounds of 10, or 1,440 classroom seats. Back row in theater is roughly 43.3 m from the downstage edge; the previz checks whether the bottom of the wall clears the heads in front.

Other rooms at Hilton Americas-Houston

Grand Ballroom75.9 x 47.9 m (249 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom A-I56.4 x 47.9 m (185 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom D-L56.4 x 47.9 m (185 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom D-I37.2 x 47.9 m (122 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom A-F36 x 47.9 m (118 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom G-L36 x 47.9 m (118 x 157 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom, Pre-function area88.1 x 14 m (289 x 46 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom BCEF32.9 x 35.7 m (108 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom HIKL32.9 x 35.7 m (108 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom ABDE32 x 35.7 m (105 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Grand Ballroom GHJK32 x 35.7 m (105 x 117 ft) · 8.5 m ceiling
Ballroom of the Americas ABC47.5 x 23.2 m (156 x 76 ft) · 7 m ceiling

Published dimensions (source), fetched 2026-09-04. All rooms at Hilton Americas-Houston · Venues in Houston