June 2010

GAYLORD OPRYLAND WILL REOPEN FOR BUSINESS ON NOVEMBER 15

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center has been closed since May 2 when a series of storms caused historic flooding throughout Middle Tennessee. This week Gaylord announced that the hotel will reopen for business on November 15, 2010. Although there is still months of work ahead of, they have already made significant progress in their remediation and restoration efforts.  In addition to the extensive rehabilitation of the high-tech infrastructure, they have identified the following key elements of the restoration plan:
 
* Wholesale replacement of the Cascades Lobby, Cascades Atrium, Cascades Restaurant, Sushi Bar, and Lobby Bar
* Volare's Restaurant and Jack Daniel's Restaurant will be redesigned
* Extensive cleaning and installation of new technology systems for ground floor exhibition hall
* Full restoration of Ryman breakout rooms, laundry area, sales offices and 117 guest rooms

A veritable army of contractors are now on site to work alongside management team to keep on schedule for a November reopening. In addition to the repair and restoration work going on at the hotel, they are also performing approximately $24 million in capital improvements that were already planned for the facility in the coming months and years. They have chosen to move forward with these improvements now while the facility is closed so that they will not need to further interrupt business at a later date. Several of Gaylord's other attractions in the city of Nashville — including the Grand Ole Opry House, the Gaylord Springs Golf Course, the Wildhorse Saloon, and the General Jackson Showboat — are also under reconstruction at this time. All of these facilities will be completely restored and open for business in the months leading up to hotel's grand reopening.