Quick Trip to Nashville - Ideas? Where to Stay?

[mandy200587]

I recommend checking out Fifth and Broad while you're here, it's a new area with some new amazing places to eat.

 

[mikehn]

I was there this spring. We could not get any rideshares to come down to lower broadway at night to pick us up. We had to walk a few blocks to get one. Maybe there were a few good reasons for that. If I was a driver, I know I wouldn't want to pick up a bunch of drunks late at night.

 

[mandy200587]

I was there this spring. We could not get any rideshares to come down to lower broadway at night to pick us up. We had to walk a few blocks to get one. Maybe there were a few good reasons for that. If I was a driver, I know I wouldn't want to pick up a bunch of drunks late at night.

I know sometimes they will shut off Broadway to cars so that might be it. Plus Broadway is a pain to drive around that area.

 

[Erica Ladd]

Thanks for the heads up. I might test out my Uber app some Saturday nights to see how available they are

 

[mandy200587]

Thanks for the heads up. I might test out my Uber app some Saturday nights to see how available they are

Just a heads up I know there were reports of Uber/Lyft being sky high at night. I’d prepare for that Saturday to be high in pricing with a football game going on that night

 

[NashvilleMama]

Just a heads up I know there were reports of Uber/Lyft being sky high at night. I’d prepare for that Saturday to be high in pricing with a football game going on that night

Yep. We live here and getting a rideshare on a weekend night is super pricey and sometimes impossible. It's better to plan to walk a bit away from Lower Broad for best luck but still pricey. Second the recommendation above about Fifth & Broadway, it's an amazing complex and they've done a brilliant job with it.

If you want to bust out of the tourist zones, here are some local restaurant favorites: City House (favorite!!), Husk, Adele's, Chauhan, Emmy Squared, Lockeland Table.

 

[sk!mom]

I was there this spring. We could not get any rideshares to come down to lower broadway at night to pick us up. We had to walk a few blocks to get one. Maybe there were a few good reasons for that. If I was a driver, I know I wouldn't want to pick up a bunch of drunks late at night.

Another reason that we chose to stay just off lower Broadway. We waited a long time to get a Lyft back from the Opry at night and back from Belle Meade in the afternoon. Just like other job sectors there is a shortage of ride shares.

As a general rule, we choose to stay near where our night time plans are (NYC- near Broadway/Times Square, Nashville- lower Broadway, San Antonio- Riverwalk) If I’m going to have to walk extra or wait, I prefer to do it in the day time. At the end of the night, I want a quick safe walk to my hotel.

 

[Erica Ladd]

I looked at Vanderbilts football schedule but it looks like the first game is Labor Day weekend. Do you think there’s a preseason game that last weekend in August? I couldn’t find it online Or maybe a different school?

 

[mandy200587]

I looked at Vanderbilts football schedule but it looks like the first game is Labor Day weekend. Do you think there’s a preseason game that last weekend in August? I couldn’t find it online Or maybe a different school?

It’s the nfl team that weekend, it’s our only home preseason game against the bears

 

[Erica Ladd]

Haha! I somehow totally forgot about the NFL!!!!

 

[longboard55]

You can only drink so much so we did the city tour on the golf cart. Not real expensive and got a lot of cool info

 

[sk!mom]

You can only drink so much so we did the city tour on the golf cart. Not real expensive and got a lot of cool info

Can you provide a link? I’m interested for our next time. We’ll need some different day time activities.

 

[Erica Ladd]

Yes I'd like to know about the golf cart too! And I saw something about a 2 hour BYOB river cruise but didn't bookmark it - anyone know anything about it?

 

[Erica Ladd]

It’s the nfl team that weekend, it’s our only home preseason game against the bears

After looking at the schedule and the perfect/cheap airfare looks like the only other weekend that would work would be December 4-5. But the hotels available then seem just as expensive. So if you had a choice would you do August or December? I see the game on the 28th starts at 7pm and as much as DH and I like to hang out we are getting older and slower and can't really see ourselves out much past midnight. If we planned accordingly do you think we could manage football traffic? (foot traffic, etc.) FWIW I think we would try to do more distant attractions during the early afternoon and spend early eve into the night close by a downtown hotel. Haven't thought much about Sunday yet but most likely close by SoBro as well. Thanks!

 

[longboard55]

I think it was this one. The brought you by all the recording studios, including T Swifts.

joyrideus.com/nashville/cart-tours

 

[mandy200587]

After looking at the schedule and the perfect/cheap airfare looks like the only other weekend that would work would be December 4-5. But the hotels available then seem just as expensive. So if you had a choice would you do August or December? I see the game on the 28th starts at 7pm and as much as DH and I like to hang out we are getting older and slower and can't really see ourselves out much past midnight. If we planned accordingly do you think we could manage football traffic? (foot traffic, etc.) FWIW I think we would try to do more distant attractions during the early afternoon and spend early eve into the night close by a downtown hotel. Haven't thought much about Sunday yet but most likely close by SoBro as well. Thanks!

I think you’d be okay, most will pregame during the day then head over the bridge to the game. There’s plenty to do on Saturday without even hitting most of that crowd. We did just open chicken guy on 2nd and I know that will draw much needed business to that street. Do you have music preferences that you like? There’s usually some decent cover bands playing around the area too

 

[Erica Ladd]

The golf cart tour looks like fun!

 

[Erica Ladd]

I think you’d be okay, most will pregame during the day then head over the bridge to the game. There’s plenty to do on Saturday without even hitting most of that crowd. We did just open chicken guy on 2nd and I know that will draw much needed business to that street. Do you have music preferences that you like? There’s usually some decent cover bands playing around the area too

We like a wide variety of music genres (me less country than dh lol). Where will the cover bands likely to be playing? Around 2nd and Broadway? (if that's an area!)

 

[Erica Ladd]

I think it was this one. The brought you by all the recording studios, including T Swifts.

joyrideus.com/nashville/cart-tours

Which tour did you go on? Would you mind sharing where you stayed? (sorry if you mentioned it and I missed it!)

 

[mandy200587]

We like a wide variety of music genres (me less country than dh lol). Where will the cover bands likely to be playing? Around 2nd and Broadway? (if that's an area!)

there are greats bands everywhere, you have broadway, printer's alley, listening room, bluebird, 3rd and lindsley...if you can get tickets for a show at bluebird, it's worth ubering to