The Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center at National Harbor is oh so close to landing a top 10 ranking in Cvent’s annual list of top U.S. hotels for meetings.
Instead, the resort on the banks of the Potomac River ranked 11th. The Gaylord, owned by Nashville-based Ryman Hospitality Properties (NYSE: RHP), features 95 meeting rooms totaling more than 530,000 square feet, plus a snazzy new 24,000-square-foot stand-alone venue for weddings and other events.
The Gaylord National’s sister resort, the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, was the top meeting hotel property nationwide, according to Cvent. The Venetian and Palazzo resorts in Las Vegas, Aria Resort & Casino in Vegas, JW Marriott Austin, and the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center round out the top five.
Cvent, a cloud-based event management company based in Tysons but now owned by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, compiled the list by analyzing 2016 meeting and event booking activity through its…
