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-3) and related Prospectus of Gaylord
Entertainment Company for the registration of $500,000,000 of securities and to
the incorporation by reference therein of our reports (a) dated September 15,
2003 (except for Notes 21 and 23, as to which the date is November 20, 2003),
with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Gaylord Entertainment
Company included in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 9, 2004 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, and (b) dated February 5, 2003, with
respect to certain financial statement schedules included in Gaylord
Entertainment Company's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December
31, 2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
January 7, 2004