Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center facts for kids

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center
Hotel facts and statistics
Location	National Harbor, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates	38°46′54.5″N 77°0′59.5″W / 38.781806°N 77.016528°W / 38.781806; -77.016528
Opening date	April 1, 2008
Architect	Gensler
Management	Marriott International
Owner	Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
No. of restaurants	3
No. of rooms	1996
of which suites	110
No. of floors	19

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 the largest non-gaming hotel and convention center on the East Coast of the United States. It cost $870 million to build.

Pool lounging area with National Harbor buildings in the background

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.

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 has also hosted MAGFest, a yearly festival celebrating video games, their music, and culture, since 2012. 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. In 2016, the hotel also hosted the MLB 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.

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  Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor

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  Indoor Atrium Lobby

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  Gaylord National Convention Center hallway view toward the Potomac River

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  Gaylord Resort and Hotel, Prince George's County, Maryland

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  Looking into the Atrium of the Gaylord Resort and Hotel, Prince George's County, Maryland