"If there is a see-and-be-seen hotel among Nashville’s hotel scene, it’s at the W. Its large lobby is designed for hanging out—in contrast to a trend toward lobby-less hotels—and as a result it feels like the central people-watching perch in the Gulch neighborhood. The hotel welcomes people in, not just hotel guests, for live music and yoga and to the large L-shaped pool (reservations required). Locals also flock here to eat at one of Chef Andrew Carmellini’s two restaurants and to grab a coffee hometown favorite Barista Parlor in the lobby. The central location is a prime homebase for shopping, eating, and drinking, close to the Station Inn, the Frist Art Museum, and 15 minutes from Lower Broadway and the Ryman Auditorium." - Margaret Littman
