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New Gaylord largest combined hotel/convention center on Eastern coast
The $870 million Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, DC opening next week is being described as the largest non-casino hotel and convention center on the Eastern seaboard.
The new facility has 470,000 square feet of flexible convention, meeting, exhibition and pre-function space.
Features include an 18-story atrium wrapped in glass and steel overlooking the Potomac River.
The resort is the cornerstone of National Harbor, one of the most anticipated commercial and residential projects in the Washington region, according to the Washington Post.
The resort has 2,000 rooms, 110 suites and 300 VIP rooms. It is bigger than the largest hotel in the District, the Marriott Wardman Park.
Guests checking into Gaylord National will find dozens of live trees and upscale shops built to reflect regional architecture. The seven eateries include one that has floors made with wood from old barns in the region.
“Still, it remains to be seen how Prince George’s residents will respond to the $4 billion National Harbor complex and how the development will affect the county,†says the Post.
Gaylord is one of six hotels that will eventually sit at National Harbor and the first to open. Other phases of National Harbor will open over the next several months.
Report by David Wilkening
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