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Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is an American hotel and convention center, opened in Grapevine, Texas 30 minutes from Dallas - Fort Worth, on April 2, 2004. It has 486,000 sq ft (45,200 m2) of meeting space and 1,814 guest rooms.
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| Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center | |
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 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 | 32.9539°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 | |
| Architect(s) | 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 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, 2018, 2023, and 2024 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 and 2022 National TSA Competition.[4]
The Glass Cactus nightclub located at the hotel was named one of Billboard magazine's 25 Hottest Clubs in North America in 2012.[5]
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.[6]
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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.
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