Comments on: Tourism: National Harbor and The Gaylord

By: Ice Ice Baby » We Love DC

Ice Ice Baby » We Love DC — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:01:18 +0000

[...] a recent snowy Saturday, I was lured over to Maryland’s National Harbor—that relatively new complex of colossal convention centers and hotels, shops, eateries and a man-made “beach,” site [...]

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By: We Love DC » Blog Archive » South Moon Under, National Harbor Style

We Love DC » Blog Archive » South Moon Under, National Harbor Style — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:30:34 +0000

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:34:18 +0000

If you haven’t been to a Gaylord property before, it’s easy to believe this is a huge monster. But actually, it’s the smallest of the Gaylords I’ve been to over the past few years.

They started with the “original” one in Nashville, TN. The first expansion was down in Orlando. It’s about 1.5X the size of the one here, although it isn’t perfect. The one in Texas is even better. And they are opening one up in San Diego, CA – I can’t wait to see that one.

The thing about Gaylord is that the conventions LOVE them. I know that my company keeps looking at them for it’s annual conference – and would have gone to this one if it weren’t booked solid TWO years out already. Consider the perfect conference. Everything is walking distance. Huge convention space, with hotel under one roof. Restaurants in the huge atrium. Other places to eat nearby. And a tourist spot nearby for the family to visit while you are in meetings.

If only the DC convention center had figured this out before they spent all that money on it.

By: Gianna

Gianna — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 06:50:44 +0000

I have a cousin in Fairfax and said that DC is pretty. I can attest to this post. :)

By: Geb

Geb — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:10:21 +0000

You were correct about the ‘creepy feeling’. Let me fill you in. I’ve lived in PG County up until I was 19 years old. When we first heard of this project the first words that were in the back of everybody’s mind was “they are going to build what? Where?”
PG County is now DC twenty years ago. Fort Washington/Oxon Hill is one of the worst places you can live. Crime is rampant and the neighborhoods are in complete disrepair with foreclosures, don’t even get me started on the school system. The Gaylord is an oasis in the middle of a swamp. Some people said SE Navy Yard would never take off and look at it now, but this area has a river and a border to cross; the Gaylord does not. There is a reason the Gaylord resort has its own police station with state of art equipment and cameras everywhere; they have to. It will be a matter of time until the hood comes to hang out in this resort. And with condo prices similar to DC; I don’t think so.

By: Will H.

Will H. — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:45:16 +0000

Oh yeah, nothing compares, at least to me to the way Vegas hotels are in terms of the awe inspiring, a place I lived for a year after moving away from Reno, NV (my hometown).

By: Will H.

Will H. — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:43:44 +0000

Correct me if I am wrong, but were you in a hurry to get out of Ben and Jerry’s and Potbelly’s? Whenever I am in a situation like that, especially when I don’t have to get back to work or something, I just let it flow and don’t worry about the speed with which I am being served. Does it really matter in the long run.

Oh yeah, by the way I work on the same building as Potbelly’s on 17th. It truly is fast, but that is because people usually go on their lunch breaks and they need to get back to something.

Did you have something to get back to that day at the Gaylord and proximity sites?

Great post. I am interested in seeing what they have down there.

By: KatieT

KatieT — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:18:40 +0000

Yay, transit-savvy SAA to the rescue. But I think to really be considered smart growth you need some SERIOUS public transit infrastructure (ie: metro, other connecting neighborhood buses, bike lanes, bike stands, etc.) that National Harbor is lacking.

But good heads-up on the correct bus route!

By: SAA

SAA — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:15:20 +0000

Just an FYI on public transit…you can take the Metrobus (NH-1) straight to National Harbor. : -) they have the complete bus schedule on their website under the ‘directions’ tab at the bottom.

By: ajw_93

ajw_93 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:01:21 +0000

I haven’t been either, but can see it from the rooftop of my building on the north end of Del Ray. I can tell even from there (about 6 crow-flying miles) that it’s megalithic in size! A neighbor from the building took his wife for an excursion in the spring, and they raved.