sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message gaylord hotels industry hospitality headquarters nashville tennessee u.s. number of locations 4 services hotels revenue us 669 743 000 2007 parent marriott international website gaylord hotels gaylord hotels is the large convention hotel brand of marriott international . it consists of four large hotels with attached convention centers and one overflow support hotel property . the properties are owned by ryman hospitality properties inc. before changing its name and handing over the management of the hotels to marriott ryman hospitality was named gaylord entertainment company . the brand was formed with the opening of the 600 room opryland hotel now named gaylord opryland resort and convention center in november 1977 . until the nashville hotel s 1996 expansion to almost 3 000 rooms and subsequent announcement of a future opryland hotel florida the hospitality group was a modest division of the opryland usa properties of gaylord entertainment . gaylord opryland in nashville tennessee along with the inn at opryland a gaylord hotel . gaylord palms in kissimmee florida gaylord texan in grapevine texas gaylord national in national harbor maryland near washington d.c. gaylord rockies in aurora colorado under construction in 2010 gaylord struck a deal with dreamworks animation to create character breakfasts and other activities with shrek kung fu panda and other dreamworks characters . on may 31 2012 marriott international agreed to buy the rights to manage gaylord s four hotels for 210 million in cash . from 2002 to 2009 gaylord hotels was the primary sponsor of the music city bowl a postseason college football game held each year in nashville . as of 2011 the company continues to be a secondary sponsor . references edit external links edit official site v t e marriott 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