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Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

Hotel and convention center in National Harbor, MD

Summary

Hotel and convention center in National Harbor, MD

Field	Value
hotel_name	Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
image	GaylordNationalResortFromRiver.jpg
caption	Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland in October 2007
location	201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
coordinates
opening_date	April 1, 2008
architect	Gensler
operator	Marriott International
owner	Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
number_of_restaurants	3
number_of_rooms	1996
number_of_suites	110
floors	19
website
footnotes

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.

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 sqft of meeting space, seven restaurants, and a 20000 sqft 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.

Events

The convention center hosted the 2011 Republican National Committee Winter Meeting, at which the 2011 Republican National Committee chairmanship election took place. It also hosts Katsucon, a celebration of anime. The Gaylord also has hosted MAGFest, a yearly festival celebrating video games, video game music, and culture, since 2012. The annual Scripps National Spelling Bee was at the Gaylord from 2011 to 2025.

In 2014, the Gaylord hosted the 36th annual Technology Student Association National Conference.

In 2016, the hotel also hosted Major League Baseball's Winter Meetings. In 2019, the hotel hosted the 41st annual Technology Student Association National Conference.

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

In 2024, the annual Conservative Political Action Conference was held at The Gaylord. Also in 2024, the Restaurant Facility Management Association (RFMA) held its annual conference there.

In December 2024, the Gaylord hosted the National Grade Chess Championships.

Image gallery

File:GaylordNationalResort.jpg|Gaylord National Resort File:Gaylord Twilight.jpg|Gaylord Resort and Hotel File:Looking into atrium-Gaylord.jpg|The atrium of the Gaylord Resort and Hotel Image:gaylordconfer.JPG|Gaylord National Convention Center hallway view toward the Potomac River Image:Nationalhbrvw.jpg|Pool lounging area with National Harbor buildings (in background)

References

[http://www.gaylordentertainment.com/Misc/FactSheet.pdf Gaylord Entertainment FactSheet] {{webarchive. link. (July 11, 2011 PDF)
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[http://www.petersoncos.com/mixeduse.htm Mixed use communities: National Harbor, Prince George's County, MD] {{webarchive. link. (2007-06-24 (2006). The Peterson Companies. Retrieved on July 22, 2007.)
[http://www.nationalharbor.com/uploadedfiles/News_and_Press/FactSheet.pdf Facts Sheet] {{webarchive. link. (2008-09-20 PDF Retrieved on March 14, 2008)
[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/25/ST2008042503506.html High Hopes at Hotel's Grand Opening]
[http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0308/503887.html Gaylord National Resort Set to Open] {{webarchive. link. (2008-04-15 WJLA. Retrieved on March 14, 2008)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110115143902/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/01/14/rnc-bounces-steele-taps-wisconsin-gop-leader-as-new-chairman/ RNC bounces Steele, taps Wisconsin GOP leader as new chairman]
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