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2011 IT BOOK
Top Aquatic Resorts
1. Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center
Grapevine, Texas
Chosen By Dan Martin | August 2011

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Owner: Gaylord Entertainment Co.
Year opened: 2004
Size: 1,511 rooms
Staff: 150, peak season

The 1,500 room-plus Gaylord Texan hotel in Grapevine, Texas, is a one-of-a-kind, highly themed hotel with 400,000 square feet of meeting, convention and exhibit space. Located on Lake Grapevine in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, it recently amped up its family friendly aquatic amenity. Officially opened Memorial Day weekend, the 10-acre Paradise Springs pool complex includes a 600-foot-long lazy river; a 6,000-square-foot, beach-entry family lagoon; a 27-foot water slide; two horseshoe-shaped hot pools; a toddler pool; private cabanas; a pool bar and grill; and an outdoor game pavilion.

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Dan Martin is a Chicago-based consultant, managing principal of Market & Feasibility Advisors. He has approximately 25 years of experience with waterparks and leisure-focused aquatics and has been named to Aquatics International’s annual Power 25 list.