HOTEL OVERVIEW

Whether you come for business or for pleasure, the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville is sure to provide a lasting impression. The destination property offers everything under its nine acres of atrium covered gardens, waterfalls and walkways. If you fly into Nashville Airport, the property has a shuttle bus that will bring you directly to the resort. Once you arrive, you'll be glad you decided not to rent a car. There's so much to see and do here that you won't want to step foot off the property.

From live shows, resort events and activities, to steakhouses, sushi bars and its own Delta River, the amazing property boasts 50,000 tropical plants, rare international blooms and southern species.

If you want to be treated like a real VIP, check in at the Celebrity Services desk where you will be treated as a first rate guest. From booking treatments and making dinner reservations, every need is met by this group, whose goal is to cater to your every whim.

The resort currently has 2,881 rooms, and with an expected completion date of 2011 for a fourth expansion, the resort will offer more than 3,200 guestrooms and one million square feet of meeting and convention space. When the property was originally constructed, the hotel, which was designed to resemble a grand southern mansion, had 580 rooms and one ballroom and was built to support the nearby Grand Ole Opry.

Today, the property is now divided into four atriums -- Delta, Magnolia, Garden and Cascades. The Magnolia Lobby has been transformed into the resort's entertainment district, featuring Fuse nightclub, shopping, and restaurants. The Garden Conservatory was designed to resemble a Victorian garden complete with one-acre skylight and a constant 71-degree temperature, housing more than 10,000 different plants. More than 8,200 different tropical plants are a part of the Cascades, and close to a three-and-a-half story waterfall, bananas, oranges and coconuts are sometimes found. The Delta Atrium was the resort's most recent expansion, rising an amazing 15 stories.