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.[2] 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.[3] It is the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast of the United States.[4] It cost $870 million to build.[5]

Pool lounging area with National Harbor buildings in the background
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
General information
LocationNational Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°46′54.5″N 77°0′59.5″W
OpeningApril 1, 2008
OwnerRyman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
ManagementMarriott International
Technical details
Floor count19
Design and construction
ArchitectGensler
Other information
Number of rooms1996
Number of suites110
Number of restaurants3
Website
Gaylord National
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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.[5]

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.[6]

The convention center hosted the 2011 Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, at which the 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election took place.[7] It also hosts Katsucon, a celebration of anime. The Gaylord has also hosted MAGFest, a yearly festival celebrating video games, their music, and culture, since 2012.[8] The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee has been held at the Gaylord since 2011. In 2014, the Gaylord hosted the 36th annual Technology Student Association National Conference.[9] In 2016, the hotel also hosted the MLB Winter Meetings. In 2019, the hotel hosted the 41st annual Technology Student Association National Conference.[10]

Some departments within the property are represented by different trade unions, the largest being Local 25 of the Unite Here! trade organization.

  • Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor
  • Indoor Atrium Lobby
  • Gaylord National Convention Center hallway view toward the Potomac River

References
  1. Gaylord Entertainment FactSheet Archived July 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine PDF
  2. Site and building plans (2006). National Harbor. Retrieved on July 22, 2007. Archived October 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Mixed use communities: National Harbor, Prince George's County, MD Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (2006). The Peterson Companies. Retrieved on July 22, 2007.
  4. Facts Sheet Archived 2008-09-20 at the Wayback Machine PDF Retrieved on March 14, 2008
  5. High Hopes at Hotel's Grand Opening
  6. Gaylord National Resort Set to Open Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine WJLA. Retrieved on March 14, 2008
  7. RNC bounces Steele, taps Wisconsin GOP leader as new chairman
  8. MAGFest X Roundup, Part One Archived 2013-09-06 at Archive.today</r A Fond Look Back at MAGFest 11
  9. http://www.tsaweb.org/2014-national-conference
  10. https://tsaweb.org/events-conferences/2019-national-tsa-conference
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