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The best hotels near Gaylord Opryland

Rosa Iglesias

Rosa Iglesias The American south

Updated 1 September 2026 · 17 Nashville hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Nashville, out of the 17 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.

All five are inside 1.1 km of Gaylord Opryland, so you can walk it.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland by IHG

Highest rated of the five

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland by IHG

★★★★★4.5 from 855 reviews

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland by IHG comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 855 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property and found under poi.

17 hotels in Nashville qualified for this list and five made it. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Nashville, TN is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road

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All five, ranked

  1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland by IHG1

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville-Opryland by IHG

    ★★★★★4.5 from 855 reviews

    800 m from Gaylord Opryland, about a 10 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Nashville, TN2

    Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Nashville, TN

    ★★★★★4.2 from 657 reviews

    900 m from Gaylord Opryland, about a 11 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville @ Opryland3

    Hampton Inn & Suites Nashville @ Opryland

    ★★★★★4.3 from 933 reviews

    1.0 km from Gaylord Opryland, about a 12 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  4. Comfort Inn Nashville - Opryland Area4

    Comfort Inn Nashville - Opryland Area

    ★★★★★4.2 from 501 reviews

    1.1 km from Gaylord Opryland, about a 14 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning
    • Accessible

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  5. Quality Inn Nashville - Opryland Area5

    Quality Inn Nashville - Opryland Area

    ★★★★★4 from 185 reviews

    600 m from Gaylord Opryland, about a 8 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

17 Nashville hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Gaylord Opryland second, then took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Rosa Iglesias

Rosa Iglesias The American south

Teaches in term time and plays weddings in summer, which pays for the travel. Goes where the music is, usually festivals in small unrecommended towns. Owns three unnecessary accordions.

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