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 of meeting space and 1,814 guest rooms. Gaylord Texan is owned by Ryman Hospitality Properties , 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 and 2017 it was the location of QuakeCon, a gaming convention based in Texas.The resort hosted the National Conference of the Technology Student Association from June 28, 2015 through July 2, 2015.The resort is the official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.The hotel was expanded with a new vineyard tower in 2018. The tower has 303 guest rooms, an outdoor terrace with views of Lake Grapevine, and 86,000 square feet of meeting space including a 30,000-square-foot ballroom, 30,000 square feet of breakout space and 26,000 square feet of pre-function space.The Glass Cactus nightclub located at the hotel was named one of Billboard magazine's 25 Hottest Clubs in North America in 2012.
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