Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is an American hotel and convention center, opened in Grapevine, Texas 30 minutes from Dallas - Fort Worth, on April 4, 2004. It has 486,000 sq ft (45,200 m2) of meeting space and 1,814 guest rooms.
| Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center | |
|---|---|
 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center hotel main entrance | |
  Location within Texas | |
| General information | |
| Location | Grapevine, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32.9539°N 97.0646°W |
| Opening | April 4, 2004 |
| Owner | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| Management | Marriott International |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Floor area | (atrium: 4.5 acres, covered) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc. |
| Main contractor | Balfour Beatty Construction (formerly Centex Construction) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 2,011 |
| Number of suites | 127 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Website | |
| Gaylord Texan | |
| [1][2] | |
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, 2009, 2017 and 2018 it was the location of QuakeCon, a 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]
The Glass Cactus nightclub located at the hotel was named one of Billboard magazine's 25 Hottest Clubs in North America in 2012.[6]
Annual events
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.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- GmbH, Emporis. "Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine - 233517 - EMPORIS". www.emporis.com.
- "Quakecon 2009 - The Geek Pub". 10 March 2012.
- "Recent National TSA Conferences". www.tsaweb.org.
- Crow, Melinda (1 December 2016). “Why the Gaylord Texan May Be the Capitol of #CowboyNation", First Read--Travel.
- Janda, Greg (2012-08-03). "Glass Cactus Named a Top Nightclub by Billboard". NBC Dallas–Fort Worth. Retrieved 2018-10-23.