City: Nashville, TN

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (615) 255-8400, (800) 327-6618

Address: 611 Commerce St.

Description: Connected to the Nashville Convention Center, this 31-story hotel is a top pick for convention-goers. After a day of meetings and walking the trade-show floor, you can unwind at one of the many nearby restaurants and nightspots. The Renaissance boasts 673 deluxe rooms, including 24 suites. All rooms feature remote-control TV with in-room movies, computer dataports, coffeemakers, and direct-dial phones. Extra amenities include laundry and valet service, complimentary shoeshine, covered parking in the adjacent multilevel garage (there is a parking fee), a gift shop/newsstand, concierge service, and free newspapers. The 58 private Renaissance Club–level rooms offer a few extra perks, such as a complimentary continental breakfast and evening hors d’oeuvres in the Club Lounge, comfy bathrobes, express checkout, and a Renaissance Club concierge who is prepared to take care of any special requests. In-hotel dining options include the Commerce Street Grille, featuring sophisticated Southern cuisine. Spanning Commerce Street, a new high-energy Bridge Entertainment Bistro on the third floor features 8 massive 60-inch TVs and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You can also order room service 24 hours a day. Combined with the Nashville Convention Center, the Renaissance offers more than 200,000 square feet of space, including nearly 120,000 square feet of exhibit space. The hotel’s elegant 18,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom and 11,000-square-foot Convention Center ballroom are perfect for large gatherings, and the exhibit hall can accommodate 615 10-by-10-foot booths. In addition to a complete renovation of all their meeting rooms—which included everything from new carpet to improved furnishings—the Renaissance transformed the hotel’s lobby to create a more residential/great-room feel. The lobby also houses a new Starbucks coffee shop.