Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Nashville (2026)

Tennessee's only Forbes Five-Star hotel, opened in 1910, with a Beaux-Arts lobby of breathtaking grandeur — green marble columns, barrel-vaulted ceiling, and the original Art Deco mahogany check-in desk. The Capitol Grille restaurant and the Oak Bar are Nashville institutions, and the ladies' lounge (open to all) is one of the most celebrated Art Deco interiors in the South.

• Downtown
• Historic
• Luxury

★ 9.2 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A 13-room luxury inn on the 130-acre estate of late country legend Barbara Mandrell, surrounded by rolling Tennessee hills and forest trails. The nature-immersed setting, fire pits, and genuinely warm Southern hospitality offer an antidote to Nashville's increasingly urban downtown hotel scene.

• Whites Creek
• Nature
• Couples

★ 9.1 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A sleek Gulch tower with the best hotel pool in Nashville on its eighth floor, a partnership with culinary icon Sean Brock's Audrey and June restaurants, and rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows capturing the downtown skyline. The food programme alone — one of America's most anticipated restaurant openings — makes it worth the premium.

• The Gulch
• Food
• Design

★ 9.1 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

The tallest building in Nashville (43 stories) anchors the Convention Center complex with panoramic views from its upper floors and three restaurant concepts including the acclaimed Etch restaurant by Deb Paquette. The location above the pedestrian bridge over Broadway makes it the most conveniently placed luxury hotel in the city.

• Downtown
• Business
• Views

★ 9.0 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A 1930 Noel Hotel converted into a stylish boutique with Tennessee whiskey-barrel–staved headboards, local artist installations, and the destination Makeready cocktail programme in its lower-level bar. The rooftop Denim bar is casual and genuinely fun, with some of the best Broadway-adjacent views in the city.

• Downtown
• Boutique
• Rooftop

★ 8.8 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation

A cheerful, affordable Marriott lifestyle brand targeting younger travellers, with a ground-floor bar and social spaces designed for mingling, compact but smartly designed rooms, and rates that are among the best value for a well-located Nashville stay. A short walk from Music Row, Centennial Park, and Vanderbilt's campus.

• Midtown
• Budget
• Solo

★ 8.4 Hotelier's Choice score, 40+ criteria · Many rooms include free cancellation