Construction Begins on Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in Chula Vista, California

(29 July 2022, 11:54 +07)  Construction of the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in Chula Vista, California has commenced.

Scheduled to open in the summer of 2025, 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.

Ira Mitzner, CEO of RIDA Development Corp, said, “The closing of the Gaylord construction loan and the commencement of construction will bring over 10,000 construction jobs and over 4,000 direct and indirect permanent jobs to the state of California. This $1.275 billion project represents the finest of public-private partnership and will create a strong and unique economic engine for the City of Chula Vista, Port of San Diego and State of California for many decades to come.”

Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center in Chula Vista, California

The Gaylord Pacific, to be managed by Marriott, is expected to have 1,600 hotel rooms, including 89 suites with 12 Presidential suites.

Facilities at the property will include nine dining options with more than 418,746 square feet of indoor and outdoor convention center space, inclusive of a flexible 143,553-square-feet, carpeted exhibit hall, up to 62 technologically advanced breakout and conference rooms, five outdoor event lawns and terraces.

Plans for the hotel include an expansive, glass lobby atrium with views of the San Diego Bay along with nine restaurants and bars, full-service Relâche signature spa and salon, as well as a fitness center.

The resort is also slated to feature a premium outdoor waterpark complex with water slides, a full wave pool, adult and kid’s pools, and a lazy river as well as pool seating and cabanas.

“Chula Vista deserves the best economic opportunities, and we have always believed our city is worthy of a world-class bayfront. Many years of effort have brought us to this point and I am overjoyed this day has finally come,” said Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas. “The economic impacts of this investment will reverberate throughout our city and region with the temporary construction jobs but also the 4,000 direct and indirect permanent jobs that will be created.”

Marriott International currently operates five Gaylord Hotels across Nashville, Tennessee; Kissimmee, Florida; Grapevine, Texas; National Harbor, Maryland; and Aurora, Colorado.

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