Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center located at National Harbor, Prince George's County, in the U.S. state of Maryland. The hotel is situated along the shores of the Potomac, downriver from Washington, D.C., and across the river from Alexandria, Virginia. It is owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company), and operated by Marriott International. The hotel opened April 1, 2008, as part of a new mixed-use (office, residential, and retail) development in National Harbor. It is one of the largest non-gaming hotel and convention centers on the East Coast of the United States. It cost $870 million to build.
| Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center | |
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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland in October 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | National Harbor, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°46′54.5″N 77°0′59.5″W |
| Opening | April 1, 2008 |
| Owner | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| Management | Marriott International |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 19 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Gensler |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1996 |
| Number of suites | 110 |
| Number of restaurants | 3 |
| Website | |
| gaylordhotels | |
The center was originally named the Gaylord Potomac Resort & Convention Center; the name was changed in the planning stage. The hotel contains 2,000 guest rooms, 95 event rooms, 537,430 square feet (49,929 m2) of meeting space, seven restaurants, and a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) spa. It employs 2,000 people. It features a 19-story glass atrium with views of the Potomac River.
It had over 1.3 million room nights booked before its formal opening on April 1, 2008. Other adjacent hotels and facilities were under construction at the time.