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Where to stay in Tennessee
This guide covers 15 destinations in Tennessee, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 76 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Nashville, Memphis and Knoxville. Across its destinations, October is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Nashville International Airport (BNA).
- Destinations in this guide
- 15
- Places to stay
- 76
- Comfortable in the most places
- October
- Main airport
- BNANashville International Airport
- Currency
- USDUnited States dollar
- Time zone
- America/New York
Destinations
Destinations in Tennessee
Every destination in this guide in Tennessee, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 689,447 | 39 | BNA · 10 km |
| Memphis | 633,104 | 11 | MEM · 13 km |
| Chattanooga | 181,099 | 7 | CHA · 6 km |
| Knoxville | 190,740 | 6 | TYS · 18 km |
| Franklin | 83,454 | 4 | BNA · 27 km |
| Jackson | 68,205 | 2 | MKL · 9 km |
| Bartlett | 57,786 | 2 | MEM · 23 km |
| Kingsport | 55,442 | 2 | TRI · 16 km |
| Johnson City | 71,046 | 1 | TRI · 19 km |
| Smyrna | 53,070 | 1 | BNA · 21 km |
| Spring Hill | 50,005 | 1 | BNA · 47 km |
| Clarksville | 166,722 | BNA · 76 km | |
| Murfreesboro | 152,769 | BNA · 40 km | |
| Hendersonville | 61,753 | BNA · 21 km | |
| Collierville | 51,324 | MEM · 27 km |
Where to stay
Hotels in Tennessee
76 hotels in Tennessee recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| National Civil Rights Museum | Memphis | 1920 |
| Hermitage Hotel | Nashville | 1910 |
| Nashville Union Station | Nashville | |
| Peabody Hotel | Memphis | 1925 |
| Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center | Nashville | 1977 |
| Andrew Johnson Building | Knoxville | 1930 |
| Hilton Memphis | Bartlett | 1975 |
| Loveless Cafe | Franklin | 1951 |
| Madison Hotel | Memphis | |
| Renaissance Nashville Hotel | Nashville | 1987 |
| Terminal Station | Chattanooga | 1909 |
| Hotel Claridge | Memphis | |
| James Robertson Hotel | Nashville | |
| Lookout Mountain Hotel | Chattanooga | |
| Memphis Riverline Hotel | Memphis | 1985 |
| Old Deery Inn | Kingsport | |
| Courtyard Nashville Downtown | Nashville | |
| Loews Vanderbilt Hotel | Nashville | |
| Netherland Inn | Kingsport | |
| New Southern Hotel | Jackson | |
| Noelle Nashville Hotel | Nashville | |
| Utopia Hotel | Nashville | |
| Arrive Memphis | Memphis | |
| BentoLiving Chestnut Hill | Nashville | |
| Big Cypress Lodge | Memphis | |
| Bobby Hotel | Nashville | |
| Booker T. Motel | Jackson | |
| Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown | Nashville | |
| Candlewood Suites Smyrna - Nashville | Smyrna | |
| Carnegie Hotel & Spa | Johnson City |
When to go
Best time to visit Tennessee
From the climate of 15 destinations in Tennessee with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: October.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 15 | 9 °C | 120 mm |
| February | 0 of 15 | 12 °C | 117 mm |
| March | 0 of 15 | 16 °C | 127 mm |
| April | 0 of 15 | 22 °C | 132 mm |
| May | 0 of 15 | 26 °C | 127 mm |
| June | 0 of 15 | 30 °C | 120 mm |
| July | 0 of 15 | 32 °C | 113 mm |
| August | 0 of 15 | 32 °C | 94 mm |
| September | 0 of 15 | 29 °C | 95 mm |
| October | 3 of 15 | 23 °C | 89 mm |
| November | 0 of 15 | 16 °C | 101 mm |
| December | 0 of 15 | 11 °C | 137 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Tennessee
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Tennessee name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
BNA · Nashville International Airport
MEM · Frederick W. Smith International Airport
TRI · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport
MKL · McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport
CHA · Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)
TYS · McGhee Tyson Airport
HSV · Huntsville International Airport
AVL · Asheville Regional Airport
MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport
JBR · Jonesboro Municipal Airport
TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport
OWB · Owensboro Daviess County Airport
PAH · Barkley Regional Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Tennessee, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in United States
Regional holidays observed in Tennessee
Nearby
Regions near Tennessee
Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.