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Nashville , Tennessee
37214
Tel: 888 999 6779
Tel: 615 889 1000
Concierge.com's insider take:
Situated on 172 acres about 20 minutes from downtown, this something-for-everything behemoth has a whopping 2,881 rooms under one (very large) roof. The Gaylord Opryland claims that bellhops walk between 9 and 12 miles a day on the job, so it's no surprise that the main complaint here is that it's easy to get lost. But if you're going to have to wander, why not do it along landscaped sidewalks that wind along indoor streams under a soaring glass roof? The Alice-in-Wonderland–style complex spreads over nine indoor acres housing 25 shops, a 20,000-square-foot spa and fitness center, and 15 restaurants. Kids love to take boat rides on the indoor river, and adults can get rowdy at the new Fuse bar and nightclub, where Kid Rock and his posse have partied. The hotel is split into four distinct sections—Cascade, Garden Conservatory, Delta, and Magnolia—each marking a past expansion. The best guest rooms are those in the Cascade area near the main entrance, with balcony views of the plant-filled atriums; if you leave the doors to the small porch cracked at night, you can fall asleep to the sound of waterfalls. Rooms have clean-lined dark-wood furniture and sleek modern fabrics that belie the sometimes hokey surroundings of the common areas. The hotel is booked to capacity 85 percent of the time, so plan your stay well in advance, especially if you visit in November and December, when tour groups descend to take in the hotel's all-encompassing seasonal decorations and holiday stage shows.
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The Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center has excellent room rates, but their food is ungodly expensive. The steaks are overpriced, the breakfast buffet is... more
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