Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center
| Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center | |
|---|---|
 Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center hotel main entrance | |
  Location within Texas  Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center (the United States) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Grapevine, Texas |
| Coordinates | 32°57′14″N 97°03′53″W / 32.9539°N 97.0646°W |
| Opening | April 2, 2004 |
| Owner | Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. |
| Management | Marriott International |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 9 |
| Floor area | (atrium: 4.5 acres, covered) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Hnedak Bobo Group, Inc. |
| Main contractor | Balfour Beatty Construction (formerly Centex Construction) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 1,814 |
| Number of suites | 127 |
| Number of restaurants | 4 |
| Website | |
| Gaylord Texan | |
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Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is an American hotel and convention center in Grapevine, Texas, 30 minutes from Dallas–Fort Worth. It opened on April 2, 2004. It has 486,000 sq ft (45,200 m2) of meeting space and 1,814 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.
The Glass Cactus nightclub located at the hotel was named one of Billboard magazine's 25 Hottest Clubs in North America in 2012.[3]
Annual events
The resort features an annual event with different themes each year.[citation needed] 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.
Every year, starting with the second half of the NCAA Division I Football season, the College Football Playoff committee convenes at the hotel on a weekly basis to rank the top 25 teams in its weekly rankings, with their final meeting determining which four teams will advance to play for the National Championship.[4]
History
In 2004, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2023, and 2024 it was the location of QuakeCon, a gaming convention based in Texas.[5]
The resort hosted the National Conference of the Technology Student Association (TSA) from June 28 through July 2, 2015, as well as the 2022 National TSA Competition.[6]
In June 2025, the Turning Point USA Young Women's Leadership Summit was held at the resort.[7]
The 2026 Conservative Political Action Conference is scheduled to take place at the resort in late March 2026.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Gaylord Hotels Overview Fact Sheet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
- ^ GmbH, Emporis. "Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center, Grapevine - 233517 - EMPORIS". Emporis.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Janda, Greg (August 3, 2012). "Glass Cactus Named a Top Nightclub by Billboard". NBC Dallas–Fort Worth. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Inside the room where College Football Playoff teams are chosen: 13 things they don't tell you about the committee". The Athletic. November 1, 2021.
- ^ "Quakecon 2009". March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Recent National TSA Conferences". www.tsaweb.org.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Voght, Kara (June 18, 2025). "MAGA and the single girl". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ^ Hazard, Charlotte (March 10, 2026). "CPAC announces 2026 speakers including Nick Shirley, Ken Paxton, Ted Cruz". KTUL. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
External links
- Official website Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Official Website
- Event space