World-Renowned Destination

Because of the size and quality of the Gaylord Hotel and Convention Center destination, Mesa has called it a "statement project" that will not only have a significant impact on the city and the state, but the entire Southwest.  Gaylord provides its customers with an "everything-in-one-place" model with exceptional customer service, flexible and state-of-the-art meeting space, and world-class restaurants and entertainment.  Many of Gaylord’s conventions are too large to accommodate all of the visitors, thus other hotels in the area will directly benefit from the overflow.  Gaylord's network of hotels and convention centers allows them to book customers into multi-year, multi-location, rotational contracts. Gaylord Entertainment has a proven track record of booking thousands of rooms up to four years in advance. 

"As Mesa continues to grow and our economy suffers through this recession, we must look for ways to support economic growth and boost the tax base. We need to find ways to pay for essential city services such as fire, emergency medical and police that are suffering under the current budget cuts."

Bryan Jeffries, United Mesa Fire Fighters