The Opryland resort itself is designed beautifully. However, all the little extras you pay for wind up bilking you out of every last penny, even though you pay a fair amount just to stay here. Parking is $32/day--even if you're a guest at the hotel, which significantly increases the cost of your stay. The restaurants on site are okay but they provide small portions and charge upscale prices. There was no housekeeping during our stay which meant no fresh towels, fresh beds, or replaced items that we used. The toilet in our room had a bad handle and constantly ran and the stopper in the tub continually malfunctioned and caused water to begin filling the tub during our showers. To top our visit off, when we got to our car on the morning we checked out someone had broken into our car by bashing in the passenger side window. As we looked around we could see numerous other vehicles were hit, too (I counted three others and someone I met in the lot said they counted 10 other cars that were broken into). I was astonished that they charge so much for parking in their lot and yet their security was unable to adequately monitor the vehicles. They have numerous signs throughout the lot saying they are not responsible for damage to vehicles...yeah right. I would have given this stay a 1-star, however, the hotel manager did quite a bit to make up for the whole ordeal with our car. I felt that his earnest desire to try to compensate us was worth an additional star. All in all we would not stay here again. Our kids had a great time but it was a nightmare for us.

I'm a native of Nashville so doing a staycation at Gaylord Opryland is always a treat.

The arrival bell staff was very friendly. The wait at check-in was a tad long, even for an elite Bonvoy Member.

If you aren't familiar with the property, ask for directions - it's large and you don't want to get lost. Once you get the hang of the layout, it's actually pretty easy to navigate.

The room itself it pretty average for the higher end Marriott products. Nothing over the top for sure. The bathroom was small but did offer double sinks and a walk-in shower. The balcony with the view of Cascades was very nice and worth the extra price.

Several of the sit-down restaurants are still closed due to pandemic, but there were enough eating options both on the property and a short distance away.

The spa is only open weekends for now, so I didn't plan ahead on that one.

The water park is nice if you're traveling with young people, but if you're by yourself or in a group of older travelers, the standard pools will likely be fine for you - and they are much more quiet. Standard pool offering is one indoor, one outdoor and a hot tub.