Nashville · United States
Where to stay in Nashville: 15 neighbourhoods compared
30 places to stay in this guide fall in one of the 15 neighbourhoods of Nashville. The most are in Downtown Nashville (21), The Gulch (7), Hillsboro Village (1). The area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Downtown Nashville, 0.5 km away. Nothing here is ranked: each area is described by the same facts, so you can choose by what matters for your stay.
- Neighbourhoods compared
- 15
- Places to stay counted
- 30in the 15 neighbourhoods
- Most places to stay
- Downtown Nashville21 places
- Nearest the centre
- Downtown Nashville0.5 km
Compare
The neighbourhoods of Nashville, side by side
Sorted by the number of places to stay. Distances are straight-line from each area's centre point.
| Area | Places to stay | From the centre | Nearest main sight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Nashville | 21 | 0.5 km | Johnny Cash Museum 0.3 km |
| The Gulch | 7 | 1.2 km | Frist Art Museum 0.6 km |
| Hillsboro Village | 1 | 4.5 km | Fort Negley 2.8 km |
| Pasquo | 1 | 23 km | Fort Negley 22 km |
| Lockeland Springs | 0 | 3.6 km | Shelby Park 1.2 km |
| East Nashville | 0 | 4.7 km | Shelby Park 2.2 km |
| Whitland Area Neighborhood | 0 | 6.1 km | Frist Art Museum 5.1 km |
| Green Hills | 0 | 7.2 km | Fort Negley 5.6 km |
| Inglewood | 0 | 7.7 km | Shelby Park 5.0 km |
| Donelson | 0 | 9.7 km | Shelby Park 5.7 km |
| West Meade, Nashville, Tennessee | 0 | 11 km | Frist Art Museum 10 km |
| Lakewood | 0 | 15 km | Shelby Park 12 km |
| Old Hickory | 0 | 16 km | Shelby Park 12 km |
| Bellevue | 0 | 17 km | Fort Negley 16 km |
| Bakers | 0 | 23 km | Bicentennial Mall State Park 22 km |
Areas: the 15 neighbourhoods of Nashville that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 30 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 9 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Restaurants, cafes and bars: as mapped in OpenStreetMap, counted in the area whose centre is nearest, the same way as the places to stay. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Main sights
Nashville's main sights and the area each is counted in
The 9 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions, a measure of how widely documented they are.
| Sight | Area | From the centre |
|---|---|---|
| Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | Downtown Nashville | 0.5 km |
| Fort Negley | The Gulch | 1.9 km |
| Frist Art Museum | Downtown Nashville | 1.0 km |
| Schermerhorn Symphony Center | Downtown Nashville | 0.3 km |
| Bicentennial Mall State Park | Downtown Nashville | 1.6 km |
| Johnny Cash Museum | Downtown Nashville | 0.2 km |
| Shelby Park | Lockeland Springs | 4.1 km |
| Fort Nashborough | Downtown Nashville | 0.2 km |
| Tennessee Performing Arts Center | Downtown Nashville | 0.7 km |
Hotels by area
Hotels in each area of Nashville
Questions
Where to stay in Nashville: questions travellers ask
What is the best area to stay in Nashville?
That depends on what the stay is for, so this guide does not rank them. The facts: the most places to stay in this guide are in Downtown Nashville (21), The Gulch (7), Hillsboro Village (1); the area whose centre is nearest the city centre is Downtown Nashville (0.5 km); the most sights recorded in Wikidata are in Downtown Nashville (7); the area centre closest to a station is Donelson (Donelson station, 0.0 km).
Which area of Nashville has the most hotels?
Downtown Nashville, with 21 places to stay in this guide, of 30 counted across 15 neighbourhoods.
Which area of Nashville has the most restaurants?
Downtown Nashville: 59 restaurants mapped in OpenStreetMap counted there by the nearest-centre rule (each restaurant goes to the area whose centre is nearest), the most of the 15 neighbourhoods; then The Gulch (51), Hillsboro Village (19).
Which area of Nashville is Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in?
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum is counted in Downtown Nashville: its nearest area centre, 0.3 km away. Downtown Nashville has 21 places to stay in this guide.
Which area of Nashville is Fort Negley in?
Fort Negley is counted in The Gulch: its nearest area centre, 1.1 km away. The Gulch has 7 places to stay in this guide.
Sources: areas, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. Nashville travel guide · How this guide is made.