Marriott International, Inc. has begun construction on the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center. The ground-breaking ceremony was held on the 500-plus acre Chula Vista Bayfront, site of the anticipated 1.8 million-square-foot Gaylord Pacific. The event was attended by the Gaylord Pacific’s developers RIDA Development Corporation and Ares Management, finance partners, and city and state officials.
Marriott International will manage the resort and convention center under a long-term management agreement. Russ Mitchell, most recently director of sales and marketing at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, will serve as the director of sales and marketing for the Gaylord Pacific and will lead a team with the goal of pre-booking more than 1.5 million room nights prior to opening.
The Gaylord Pacific is anticipated to have 1,600 hotel rooms, including 89 suites with 12 Presidential suites. The project is expected to welcome guests in summer 2025 and to serve as a key component of the Chula Vista Bayfront, located in Chula Vista and within close proximity to San Diego. The resort will offer 360-degree views with San Diego Bay to the west and Chula Vista Marina to the south providing unobstructed views across the bay and on to the Pacific Ocean.
Gaylord Pacific is expected to offer nine signature dining options with over 418,746 square feet of indoor and outdoor convention center space, inclusive of a flexible 143,553-square-foot carpeted exhibit hall, up to 62 technologically advanced breakout and conference rooms, five outdoor event lawns and terraces. Plans for the hotel include a glass lobby atrium with views of the San Diego Bay along with nine restaurants and bars, full-service Relâche signature spa and salon, and a fitness center. The resort is also slated to feature an outdoor waterpark complex with water slides, a full wave pool, adults’ and children’s pools, and a lazy river, as well as ample pool seating and cabanas.
Marriott International currently operates five Gaylord Hotels across Nashville, Tennessee; Kissimmee, Florida; Grapevine, Texas; National Harbor, Maryland; and Aurora, Colorado.
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