Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center

Just minutes from downtown Washington DC, Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center offers a new brand of meetings expertise near the nation's capital. With 2,000 guest rooms (including 110 suites) and a staggering 470,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space, the region's only waterfront event destination perfectly accommodates groups of all sizes – from 10 to 10,000.

The new 18-story glass-and-steel building opened in 2008 with views of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, across the Potomac. Just 15 minutes south of the White House, it anchors National Harbor, Maryland, a new 300-acre waterfront community offering world-class dining, retail, and entertainment, and events.

Incentives at the 42-acre destination start with elegant dining at the Old Hickory Steakhouse, fresh seafood (starring Maryland crab cakes) at Moon Bay Coastal Cuisine, and family-friendly menus at Pienza Italian Market and National Pastime Sports Bar & Grill—the official restaurant of the Washington Nationals baseball team. They go on to include a gourmet coffee shop, lobby and poolside bars, and a penthouse ultralounge. Guests also enjoy the 20,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, indoor-outdoor pool and sundeck, continuous shuttles to Washington, and water taxis to Alexandria, Mount Vernon, and Georgetown.