EXHIBIT 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to 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 February 9,
2004, except for the ninth paragraph of Note 16, as to which the date is March
10, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Gaylord
Entertainment Company, and (b) dated February 9, 2004, with respect to certain
financial statement schedules included in Gaylord Entertainment Company's Annual
Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                          /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
April 5, 2004