The opening of Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center, among the largest hotel meeting venues to break ground in the recent years, is just over two months away. The 1,501-room property is in Aurora, Colo., east of Denver near the Denver International Airport, will have 486,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 175,000-square-foot exhibit hall, the 34,463-square-foot Colorado Ballroom, and the 20,000-square-foot Aurora Patio for outdoor events.
The centerpiece of the Gaylord’s Grand Lodge lobby will be an eight-story-high atrium window looking west toward the Denver skyline and the front range of the Rocky Mountains. A rustic theme is carried through the property with boulders, evergreens, elevators that look like old mine shafts, and 26 fireplaces. In the convention center, Colorado details are found in elements that represent ski tracks, snow drifts, and snowflakes.
Another local touch will be two exclusive Gaylord Rockies beers crafted by Dry Dock Brewing Co. in Aurora. And if attendees are sipping on those in the hotel’s Mountain Pass Sports Bar, they can watch their teams on a 75-foot screen.
Also on property will be a 17-room Relache Spa and Salon; a 22,000-square-foot indoor-outdoor pool, complete with a lazy river and winding waterways; and eight food & beverage outlets.
The Gaylord Rockies, opening in December, will have water features and an eight-story-high atrium window.
