1. Hampton Inn—Brentwood
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (615) 373-2212, (800) HAMPTON
Address: 5630 Franklin Pike Circle
Description: Corporate clients doing business in Brentwood’s nearby Maryland Farms office park keep the 112-room Hampton Inn—Brentwood busy on weekdays. Located right off I-65, this 4-story property features spacious and nicely decorated rooms plus just enough extras to make sure your stay here is comfortable. In-room amenities include free high-speed Internet access, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, and free movies. An exercise room and outdoor pool are available. A complimentary continental breakfast is served in the lobby each morning.
2. Hilton Suites—Brentwood
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Accommodations
Telephone: (615) 370-0111, (800) HILTONS
Address: 9000 Overlook Blvd.
Description: As its name and address suggest, this all-suites property sits atop a hill overlooking Brentwood and I-65. This 4-story hotel features 203 2-room suites. The rooms have more than 500 square feet of space and include a bedroom and a living-dining area with a microwave, coffeemaker, refrigerator, and table with 4 chairs. Each room also has a VCR. King Executive rooms have extra meeting space. High-speed Internet access is available in all suites.For recreation, there’s an indoor pool, whirlpool, and fitness center. After you work up an appetite, you can enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner in the full-service restaurant in the center atrium area. Other amenities include a billiard room, business center, library, gift shop with videos available for checkout, and 4 meeting rooms.
3. Brentwood Family Care Center
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (615) 370-8080
Address: 5046 Thoroughbred Lane
Description: Brentwood Family Care Center is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon through Fri and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat.
4. Nashville Medical News
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Media
Telephone: (615) 385-4421
Address: 5123 Virginia Way, Suite C-23
Description: Nashville Medical News, founded in 1989, is a monthly newspaper focusing on the health care industry. Published by Medical News Inc., based in Ridgeland, Mississippi, it is direct-mailed free to more than 10,000 health care professionals in Middle Tennessee. Averaging about 40 pages, the paper is published the first of each month. The company also publishes Mississippi Medical News and Memphis Medical News. A 1-year subscription is $48.
5. Skate Center
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (615) 373-1827 (information li
Address: 402 Wilson Pike Circle
Description: These centers, each with wooden floors, charge $5 to $8 admission (prices can vary for special events). Roller-skate rental is $3. In-line skates are also allowed. Skate Centers have a variety of special events, including after-school fun skates, family night, Christian night, and ladies’ night. The rinks are also available for parties. Other locations are at 119 Gleaves St., Rivergate area (615-868-7655; 615-868-3692 for information line), and 1505 Plaza Dr., Smyrna (615-459-7655).
6. The Bike Pedlar
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Shopping
Telephone: (615) 373-4700
Address: 144 Franklin Rd.
Description: This full-service bike shop specializes in high-end and custom bikes as well as family bikes and equipment, so whether you’re looking for a high-end professional frame, a beginner’s bike, or a bicycle built for 2 (or even for 4), you should be able to find it here. The knowledgeable staff is more than happy to help. Brands include Trek, Fuji, Waterford, and Seven. In business since 1990, they operate a cycling club and organizes biking tour trips and other events.
7. Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory
City: Brentwood, TN
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (615) 373-4897
Address: 1000 Oman Dr.
Description: Vanderbilt University’s observatory is located in the heart of an upscale residential neighborhood, just south of Radnor Lake. Free public observing sessions are held two Fridays per month. The last Fri of the month is usually devoted to kids. The observatory has an impressive 24-inch telescope for viewing the night sky, an extensive astronomy library, a computer center featuring astronomy software, and a mission control center where telescopes around the country are controlled robotically. Vanderbilt professors also lead Q&A sessions. Public observing sessions begin around 7:30 p.m. The observatory is open from Mar through Nov. Call for exact program information and times.