What Is the Best Hotel in The Gulch?

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It depends on what you want around you when you walk out the door. For a historic building, The Union Station Nashville Yards at 1001 Broadway is a Gulch landmark: Nashville’s former central train terminal, now a hotel, at the neighborhood’s Broadway edge. For a rooftop scene in the middle of the restaurants, the Thompson Nashville has L.A. Jackson on top, and the W Nashville has José Andrés’s rooftop lounge, Butterfly. For a newer hotel with its own rooftop, the Canopy by Hilton Nashville Gulch has COA Rooftop. Rates swing with dates and events, so compare the same nights before you choose.

Gulch Hotels Compared

Hotel What sets it apart Source
The Union Station Nashville Yards 1001 Broadway; the former central train terminal; signature king rooms with 18-foot ceilings Union Station
Thompson Nashville L.A. Jackson, the rooftop bar on top, with skyline views and Southern-inspired dishes Nashville Guru
W Nashville Butterfly, José Andrés's Mexican-inspired rooftop cocktail lounge, and Bar Mar, his seafood-heavy restaurant in the hotel Nashville Guru; The Infatuation
Canopy by Hilton Nashville Gulch COA Rooftop, serving modern Mexican cuisine Nashville Guru

Sources: The Union Station Nashville Yards, Nashville Guru’s rooftop bar guide, and The Infatuation’s Gulch guide.

How to Choose

  1. Decide how far you want to walk to the honky-tonks. The Gulch borders Broadway at its west end, and the honky-tonk blocks are farther east, between 1st and 5th Avenue; a hotel at the Broadway edge, such as Union Station, starts you closer.
  2. Ask about the rooftop bar. Ask whether it is open to the public and until what time, and if you want a quiet stay, ask which rooms are away from it and from the street.
  3. Check what is in walking distance. The Station Inn is at 402 12th Avenue South, and the neighborhood’s restaurants are in the best restaurants in the Gulch.

What the neighborhood is and where it ends is in what the Gulch is. If you would rather stay downtown near Broadway, see the best hotel in downtown Nashville.

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