Gaylord Texan Hotel @ Christmas

I have died and gone to HEAVEN! Not really, just to the Gaylord Texan Resort & Hotel, in Grapevine Texas. http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylord-texan/ I have never stayed at a 5 star hotel before (this place could easily be an 10 star rated in my opinion). I did not know a place like this existed in my back yard. My Awesome Sister-in-law & Brother-in-Law gave is a gift card to this hotel nearly 3 years ago, and we wanted to use it at Christmas, and this year, since I am ahead of the game (in holiday preparations), we got to come and use it. Even though it is 45 minutes from home, it is like being in another country, so elegant and beautiful. (This is what I have been striving for when trying to kick butt on my holiday preparations, and staying up late for - the time for us to be able to finally come here at Christmas).

Click on any of the pictures below and enjoy the beauty of this place. I can't believe we wer lucky enough to come here!

THE HOTEL

Inside the Atrium From

The Lobby of the Hotel

Before Dinner on Our

First Night There

In The Hotel

The View From Our Balcony

Along One Of The

GorgeousWaterways

Another . . .

Beautiful View

THE ICE SHOW

We went to the ICE Show. It was awesome! I brought all our warm clothes, long underwear, coats & gloves, well amost all our winter wear.

See The Steam in the Air

The ice show was simply beautiful, but I forgot Vernons hat & gloves. Since they keep it at a crisp 9 degrees, we had to modify his attire, and since it was the season . . .

My Santa

All Made of Ice

Can You Believe This is

All ICE?

Mary, Joseph & Baby Jesus

Heavenly Angel

THE HOTEL - WHAT SPLENDOR

The stone, marble, & granite, and use of many rich light & dark woods is just out of this world in the decor. The whole hotel as well as the rooms are absolutely gorgeous and the Atrium area is breath-taking. It is like nothing I have ever seen before. There are beautiful plants, trees, flowers & grass inside this massive atrium. To even try to give you an overview of the grandeur of this hotel would not be possible to do it justice, and I am sure that with the pictures I have taken, couldn't do it justice either.

In the Lobby

Fireplace In The Lobby

Heading Toward the Atrium

One of the Beautiful

Wreaths in the Hall

In the Hallway

It Wouldn't be Texas

Without a . . .

LONGHORN!

OUR BEAUTIFUL ROOM

We never get to get away to do anything like this, and our 10th anniversary was this past May, we weren't able to do anything. We decided to stay another night on this weekend and have a good time alone with each other and call it our 10th anniversary.

We had an Atrium View,

Simply Beautiful!

Part of the Bathroom

Thank you David & Renee' for such a gorgeous, breathtaking, and wonderfully memorable time. I'm sorry it took so long for us to use it, but we can't thank you enough! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Vernon & Shari