EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Gaylord
Entertainment Company for the registration of 5,887,943 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
September 15, 2003, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of
Gaylord Entertainment Company included in its Current Report on Form 8-K
expected to be filed on or about September 18, 2003, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
September 15, 2003