What it is like staying on the Grand Hyatt Nashville, a conference lodge with main model
No offense to conference, conferences and events-oriented motels around the globe, however they are not precisely identified for being the type of locations you’d e book by yourself for a weekend getaway.
“Sheraton ballroom hen” is a culinary insult in 2023. OK, effective. Possibly that is simply in my good friend group, however you get the purpose.
Alas, throughout a current convention in Nashville, I checked into the Grand Hyatt Nashville. Surprisingly, it was greater than the panel discussions happening within the second-floor ballrooms that stored me entertained and greater than glad throughout this two-night getaway in Music Metropolis.
Elevated meals and eating, an upscale visitor room and — shock, shock — the presence of a personal lounge made the Grand Hyatt Nashville greater than only a place to seize some shut-eye between networking occasions and group outings to close by Broadway honky-tonks.
What’s the Grand Hyatt Nashville
The 25-story, 591-room Grand Hyatt Nashville opened in late 2020 and is a glassy bookend to downtown Nashville’s southwestern edge. Whereas the lodge is not a part of the conglomerate of motels instantly adjoining to the close by Music Metropolis Middle conference corridor, it’s clearly meant to be a hub of conferences and occasions by itself. The lodge options 77,000 sq. ft of assembly occasion area, together with a 20,000-square-foot ballroom.
The lodge additionally incorporates a hefty mixture of bar and eating choices, together with a venue from famed chef Sean Brock and Lou/Na, a rooftop cocktail lounge.
The right way to e book a keep at Grand Hyatt Nashville
I booked a reduced $250 per night time keep through my convention’s group fee in the summertime, however charges for the Grand Hyatt begin at roughly $200, or 21,000 World of Hyatt factors, per night time at off-peak occasions.
American Specific Platinum Card members may even discover the Grand Hyatt Nashville accessible to e book through The Resort Assortment on American Specific Journey.
Grand Hyatt Nashville’s location
Grand Hyatt Nashville is on the western fringe of downtown Nashville’s famed Broadway thoroughfare of bars, eating places and honky-tonks. Anticipate to stroll about 10 minutes to get to the beginning of the motion with Bridgestone Enviornment or Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, arguably probably the most well-known dwell music venue on Decrease Broadway.
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With no site visitors, it is a roughly 15-minute drive (about $30 utilizing Uber) from Nashville Worldwide Airport (BNA).
One factor to bear in mind: The lodge is the primary a part of a broader growth referred to as Nashville Yards. Due to this, there was plenty of building happening across the lodge throughout my keep, and it seems like it will proceed for a while. There wasn’t extreme noise other than after I was on an outside terrace on the lodge, however it did imply various building exercise and rerouted taxi and Uber rides throughout my keep to maneuver round closed roads.
The vibe
As you may anticipate from a spacious lodge geared towards group conferences and occasions, Grand Hyatt Nashville attracts a various crowd. Whereas it skewed closely towards out-of-towners for the assembly or conference du jour, fashionable venues just like the rooftop bar at Lou/Na seemed to be locations that drew some native residents.
A fifth-floor pool with an outside bar and sundeck was a well-liked spot on the weekend, and began to get busy as early as noon on the Thursday of my departure. The lodge has quieter areas to duck into in case you’re searching for extra of a peaceable getaway or quiet time earlier than a gathering, however there are additionally ample alternatives to get rowdy in case you please.
Checking in
Whereas my keep was shortly after I earned World of Hyatt Globalist standing, it was additionally happening throughout a conference full of lodge trade insiders. The chances of getting any type of significant improve have been slim to none, given all of the lodge of us underneath one roof, and this was obvious given the prolonged line at check-in for the World of Hyatt Explorist and Globalist desk within the foyer.
That mentioned, I used to be initially booked in a visitor room with two queen-size beds however nonetheless acquired an improve to a King Mattress Excessive Flooring room. Due to my Globalist standing, I additionally acquired entry to the Grand Membership Lounge for each day breakfast, complimentary snacks and comfortable hour.
The room
My visitor room on the 23rd ground was spacious, fashionable and elevated so far as conference lodge requirements go. There was ample storage for stowing baggage and hanging garments, and there was a built-in shelf for the Nespresso machine and complimentary assortment of espresso pods (and the 2 free bottles of water that include World of Hyatt standing). However the largest draw was floor-to-ceiling home windows overlooking Nashville’s West Finish neighborhood towards Vanderbilt College.
Sadly, it wasn’t the very best view throughout my keep, as main building work was happening on the Broadway bridge. It did, nonetheless, permit me to soak in some fairly unimaginable sunsets throughout each nights of my keep. Nashville is a quickly rising metropolis, and it’s clear, even from all the development cranes, that this much less visually interesting aspect of the Grand Hyatt will get a modern view in due time. Till then, contemplate splurging for a downtown Nashville view class room.
The king-size mattress of my visitor room featured lots of the tech thrives that at the moment are commonplace with Hyatt and Grand Hyatt, like a grasp management over the nightstand to show lights on and off for numerous settings, together with a dimmer vibe for bedtime. There have been ample electrical chargers on each side of the mattress and a USB-C port. Studying lights have been constructed into both aspect of the headboard.
A seating space with a burnt orange sofa and marble-topped espresso desk was a great spot to get pleasure from a morning espresso or prepare for dinner amid one of many attractive late summer time sunsets. There was additionally a small workstation. My solely gripe was how the Wi-Fi was spotty in the course of my keep.
The employees downstairs appeared to acknowledge this was an ongoing drawback primarily based on their litany of quirky troubleshooting choices, however it was a bit of embarrassing — maybe to the elation of a Hyatt competitor I used to be chatting with — when a piece Zoom assembly stored dropping. I lastly needed to transfer that catch-up chat to a great, old school cellphone name.
The toilet was very spacious and featured a twin, marble-topped self-importance and a walk-in bathe. The modern grey and white of the area made it really feel very high-end — as did the Balmain tub merchandise. The self-importance additionally included little journey requirements like make-up remover sheets, cotton swabs and a bathe cap.
It is such a small factor, however I appreciated how the lodge had a small hook to hold a towel proper exterior the bathe. You would be shocked what number of lodge visitor room designers don’t embrace this sort of considerate element.
Whereas this wasn’t in my room, I did discover plenty of scuff marks and scratches alongside the hallways, as if somebody had dragged their baggage repeatedly in opposition to the partitions. Put on and tear goes with the territory of conferences and events-oriented motels, particularly in cities like Las Vegas and Nashville. Nevertheless it did stick out among the many in any other case pristine situations.
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A surprisingly strong eating scene
There are seven diversified eating and ingesting choices for these venturing into the Grand Hyatt Nashville, together with the Grand Membership Lounge, which is open solely to these with Globalist standing or who’re staying in a room with membership lounge entry.
As a result of I used to be on the town for a convention, I did not get to refill my eating itinerary completely on the Grand Hyatt Nashville. Nevertheless, there have been some standouts amongst those who I did strive.
On the time of my keep, Chef Sean Brock operated the Continental, a luxe restaurant going for old-school lodge eating vibes with eating carts the place servers would carve prime rib earlier than setting it in your plate. Crafting a martini right here was extra about paintings than making a drink.
Whereas I loved my time on the Continental, together with a delicious $42 prime rib with horseradish cream, it is evident it might have been a bit of an excessive amount of for a crowd coming in addition, scoot ‘n boogie on Decrease Broadway: Brock closed the Continental shortly after my keep and has since transformed the area to Bar Continental, a vinyl bar and tackle the Japanese “kissa” tea lounge idea.
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Lou/Na on the Grand Hyatt rooftop is a good spot for an expensive alfresco cocktail ($20 for a martini), however there did not look like as a lot of a scene occurring as close by rooftop bars and lounges as on the Westin Nashville or venues on Decrease Broadway. The patio space missed a lot of downtown and had loads of seating areas to accommodate bigger crowds or events of two. Inside, there have been cozy velvet couches round giant televisions enjoying numerous sports activities matches.
My different favourite spot on the lodge may need extra to do with its present shortage: an open lodge lounge. The Grand Membership Lounge was a enjoyable hideaway accessible solely to these with a membership lounge class room or Globalist standing.
It was by no means as remotely crowded because the Aurum foyer lounge simply exterior and featured a mixture of couches, cubicles, chairs and outside furnishings to relax with a complimentary glass of wine or snack.
Breakfast and a heavy appetizer and cocktail session within the early night have been the busiest occasions to go to, however it was by no means overwhelming. The employees was pleasant and welcoming, and it was my secret hideaway for assembly deadlines amid the convention frenzy happening simply exterior the Grand Membership Lounge’s heavy picket door.
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Lounge attendees weren’t the one ones getting free goodies, nonetheless. There was a tray with numerous cookies — gingersnaps someday and chocolate chip the subsequent — that was replenished all through the day. It was a pleasant homey contact you would not anticipate from an almost 600-room lodge.
Enjoyable within the solar (or within the fitness center)
The Grand Hyatt’s fifth ground is centered round well being and wellness, from the lodge’s expansive fitness center that features a mixture of cardio tools and energy coaching machines to the R+R Wellness Spa (I didn’t go for a therapy).
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The rooftop pool on the fifth ground is the primary occasion of this degree, nonetheless. There have been crowds right here even throughout mid-week afternoons, and it acquired even busier later within the week when Solstice, a poolside bar, opened up for cocktails. Whereas it was a bit of tough securing a solar lounger because the week wore on, this was one other enjoyable hideaway to go catch some rays between convention classes.
Judging by different venues within the space, a rooftop pool seems to be essential when opening a brand new lodge in downtown Nashville today.
Why Grand Hyatt Nashville may not be for you
There are many issues the Grand Hyatt Nashville has going for it, however there are some factors the place company could need to look elsewhere relying on their journey preferences.
- It is a very fashionable, glassy lodge, however followers of historic motels with a bit of extra native taste may not be glad. For that, The Hermitage, Nashville’s longtime luxurious lodge, is only some blocks away.
- Grand Hyatt Nashville’s location on the western fringe of downtown means it is a bit of faraway from Decrease Broadway. That may both be a promoting level or a detraction, relying in your journey style (and noise tolerance).
Accessibility
The Grand Hyatt Nashville options an accessible important entrance with accessible routes to public areas accessible from there. Accessible visitor rooms and suites characteristic roll-in showers, accessible tubs and seize bars.
The fifth-floor rooftop pool is accessible and incorporates a chair raise.
Options
- The Hermitage Nashville: The grande dame of historic Nashville luxurious motels acquired a current refurbishment and is wanting as shiny, crisp and decadent as ever. Charges begin at $350 per night time.
- Dream Nashville: Hyatt’s funky Dream model has a lodge on the opposite aspect of downtown simply north of Broadway close to Printers Alley, a well-liked nightlife thoroughfare barely much less scene-y than Decrease Broadway. Charges begin at $205, or 21,000 World of Hyatt factors, per night time.
- 4 Seasons Nashville: Nashville’s latest ultra-luxury lodge is steps from Decrease Broadway — not a nasty possibility for these prepared to pony as much as combine honky-tonk and excessive thread rely. Charges begin at $770 per night time.
- W Nashville: The Nashville outpost of W is seen as a rebirth and Southern flagship for the model. Charges begin at $258 per night time, or 74,500 Marriott Bonvoy factors, per night time.
- Thompson Nashville: World of Hyatt devotees searching for extra of a way of life lodge are in luck, as Thompson Nashville is within the Gulch — a downtown-adjacent neighborhood a few 10-minute stroll from the Grand Hyatt with stylish buying and eateries. Charges begin at $510, or 29,000 World of Hyatt factors, per night time.
Trying out
Conference motels do not are inclined to have the very best repute. They’re sometimes standardized locations to sleep and bathe between classes. Nevertheless, the Grand Hyatt Nashville excels in a quest to be the elevated providing among the many metropolis’s more and more giant variety of greater motels concentrating on the conference crowd.
World of Hyatt members actually have an excellent possibility in Music Metropolis, and I would enterprise a keep right here may woo not less than a number of company to alter their loyalty from rival properties within the surrounding blocks.
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