A Gaylord spokesman declined to comment on how many employees will be brought back, but issued this statement regarding COVID-19 reopening plans and capacity limits: The hotel laid off more than 2,000 employees last year. The hotel is the largest nongaming resort and convention center on the East Coast. With business travel still a long way from returning to normal, there has been little demand for Gaylord’s more than 600,000 square feet of meeting and exhibit space. Reed, chairman and CEO of Ryman Hospitality. After accelerating a previously planned rooms’ renovation and repositioning our food and beverage offerings over the last year, we are ready to welcome guests back to the most spectacular resort on the East Coast,” said Colin V. “Gaylord National’s reopening represents a significant milestone for our company as we get closer to a much-anticipated return to group travel. Ryman is completing a $64 million guest room renovation, including the resort’s 110 suites.
Hotel owner Ryman Hospitality Properties lost more than a year of convention and conference business but used the time to give the nearly 2,000-room hotel a reboot.
area’s largest hotel, the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor, will reopen July 1, 16 months after the COVID-19 pandemic closed it in March 2020. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.
