City: Nashville, TN

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (615) 321-1300, (800) 285-0190

Address: 2555 West End Ave.

Description: As you can probably guess from its contemporary brick-and-glass exterior, this is one of the area’s newest upscale hotels. Located between Centennial Park and Vanderbilt University, it’s convenient to some of Nashville’s best restaurants and most popular attractions. The 11-story hotel has more than 300 rooms and 5 suites, which have a view of either the Parthenon or Vanderbilt University’s stadium. Room amenities include a work desk, voice mail, phones with dataports, cable and satellite TV with in-room movies, complimentary in-room coffee, a newspaper delivered on weekdays, iron, and ironing board. Rooms on the concierge level have a few extra amenities. The hotel also has a health club and indoor pool. Parking in the adjacent garage is $19 per day; valet parking is $22. The hotel’s upscale restaurant, Latitude, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. For more casual meals or snacks, the hotel has a Grab N’ Go fast-food restaurant that’s open for breakfast and lunch. There is also the Lobby Lounge.