Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center
Coordinates: 32°57′14″N 97°03′53″W / 32.9539°N 97.0646°W
| Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center | |
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Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center hotel main entrance | |
| General information | |
| Location | Grapevine, Texas |
| Owner | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| Management | Marriott International |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1,511 |
| Number of suites | 127 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Website | |
| Gaylord Texan | |
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Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center, opened in Grapevine, Texas minutes from Dallas - Fort Worth, on April 4, 2004. It has 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) of meeting space and 1,511 guest rooms.
Gaylord Texan is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company), and operated by Marriott International. It is a sister hotel to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, and Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
In 2004, 2005 and 2009, it was the location of QuakeCon, a major gaming convention based in Texas.[3]
The resort hosted the National Conference of the Technology Student Association from June 28, 2015 through July 2, 2015.[4]
The resort is the official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.[5]
Annual Event
The resort features an annual event with different themes each year. The event is called ICE! and Lone Star Christmas and is sponsored by different corporations every year. Each annual exhibit is a different holiday theme such as Charlie Brown, Nutcracker, Shrek, and Frosty the Snowman.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=233517
- ↑ http://www.thegeekpub.com/1179/quakecon-2009/
- ↑ http://www.tsaweb.org/National-Conference
- ↑ Crow, Melinda (1 December 2016). “Why the Gaylord Texan May Be the Capitol of #CowboyNation", First Read--Travel.
External links
- Gaylord Texan Official Website