Review: Thompson Hotel Nashville

The inconsistencies in how the Work From Hyatt rate is offered from one property to another is pretty frustrating. I’ve had a few properties (mainly in Mexico) try to get me
To use their club lounge or the bar (!) area instead of giving a dedicated workspace.

Yeah it was a bit TMI on the food.
Delicious looking photos but I kept picturing the food 8-12 hrs after consumption. Nope.

Were you there during the Nashville bombing? It has been such a rough year for our city, and continues to be challenging, so hopefully you can come back when restaurants are safe and discover Nashville again. Your comment about Marriotts was funny but there are a ton of Marriott properties making up the skyline. One of the big buildings under construction is a new Four Seasons. You could try that one out soon.

Nice review of the Thompson.

We've done WFH at a few properties so far, and on the occasion we've been upgraded to a suite, we've still been giving an adjoining standard guest room as our "work space". Wonder why the Thompson is handling this differently?

Hope you tried some of that Natalie’s juice in the coffee shop. Best store-bought OJ, in my opinion.

I'm wondering--did the hotel have a suite bookable on points at the time of your stay? I've been wanting to use a suite upgrade at a Thompson but I can never find any Thompson hotels that have bookable suites using points and I thought that was a sign you could use a suite upgrade certificate.

Does work from ... (Insert hotel name) offer include loaner monitors? I would need one for my line of work.

I've always hated the psuedo "suite" crap where it's not a separate room. They made you burn a DSU for that?
Too bad you left the Thompson Dallas, Monarch just opened and it's pretty great.

Water bottle still there 3 days later? I’m not sure I’d be comfortable using a gym that’s basically not cleaned at all...

Also the whole thing about no extra room because you are in a suite makes no sense... pay for a better room and you get less benefits?

Curious about that "water battle" (sic) that was left in the gym for three days. Who won?

I didn’t love the Thompson Nashville. Stayed Petco if and would have to wait forever for an elevator because of the rooftop bar bit was mobbed and so were the elevators with people going there.

The decor looks amazing, I will admit. There's... just some sort of distinction, stylish yet functional. Although that quiche looks very burnt.

Was just in Nashville last year and I did consider staying here, but after walking around the area... the Gulch neighborhood was nice, but it was just a lot lot smaller than I expected it to be. Like "oh... is that it?"

Thanks for the review. No thanks, rather stay more central in a medium sized city like Nashville.

Nashville equals Austin in my view. Two second tier cities trying to be big time but not doing so. Eccchhh.

Since this was your first time to Nashville, I was curious about your impressions of the city. I am from Alabama & have a small travel blog. I think the downtown area is a lot more fun. My last stay was in the Vanderbilt area at the Marriott. I was interested in the Thompson, so thanks for the review.

The abysmal view from the room is a lovely contrast to those food prices. They're charging 8 dollars for a muffin and 13 for a cocktail (NYC prices) for what looks like a strip mall setting in any depressed suburb? That's pretty ballsy. And 200 a night with no guests AND they refused you the advertised perk? Do hotels not understand demand pricing?

Never been to Nashville and this review indicates that's probably for the best if that's how tourists are treated.

All the food looks so greasy

I loved the JW Nashville right across from the convention centre. They also have a coffee bar with an almost identical layout to your photo from the Thompson. Breakfast was also hearty at the JW

I'm guessing you are allergic to the particular preservatives the kitchen uses in their food. Also MSG is some cooks favorite, which can have a bad effect on some (me included).
As a fan of brussel sprouts, I was dismayed to see the plain limp dish pictured. Cook with some proscutto or spek, add a touch of fresh garlic; heaven!

You're probably getting to the age where constant travel and living out of a hotel does a number on your body, regardless of how hard you try (and, as noted in the review, fail) to eat healthy. Believe me, I'm 36 and wish I could eat how I used to, but it is not happening unless I want to deal with some sleepless nights.

GERD is real. Healthy hotel food is not.

Nice review, thanks! No other travel blogger or site even comes close. Keep up the good work, especially in these times when we need trip reports more than ever! 🙂

Lucky, you missed out on a TON of great dining in Nashville. Also the view from the other (opposite of where you were) corner suite is drastically better, as it has basically the same view as the rooftop if your high enough.

Great review as always.

One question about your desire to reach Lifetime Globalist. Why go out of your way to get it? I get there are real benefits to having it but if you already stay 60+ nights a year at Hyatt properties naturally why go for it? Just don’t get the benefit of going for it if you already will achieve regular globalist status every year anyway.

I get that when you’re older or if you decide later to have kids your travel patterns may slow down so it would be nice to have the lifetime globalist status, just don’t get why going for it *now* makes sense. Thanks!

What's in the $28 "Romance kit"?

Hi just curious. How do you handle all the laundry while living in Hotels? Some hotels are charging quite a lot for it. While others have self laundry options like Hilton Garden Inn´s

@James S: A few points...

If you think $13 for a cocktail is the average you'd pay at at an equivalent NYC lounge, I'm guessing you have been been to a lounge in NYC in a few years and are in for some sticker shock next time you visit. The average price in NYC is about 50% higher--typically around $18 to $20 per cocktail, not to mention a possible cover charge, drink minimum, strict dress code, etc. Having lived in 4 cities of similar size to Nashville in recent years, I can confirm that $13 is around average for a cocktail in most mid-sized cities in the Southeast, even in the (nicer) suburbs but especially near the downtown areas.

Admittedly, the one photo shown here doesn't present the best view, but that area of the Gulch is definitely not "strip mall setting" in a "depressed suburb." That's one of the fastest growing urban neighborhoods in the US right now. It's a poor angle from the photo, but then again, I've had some far worse views from windows in several hotels in the middle of Manhattan. Like anywhere, it often depends on the side of the building where you stay.

From my experience, Nashville bends over backwards to treat their guests and tourists with extreme hospitality. There will always be outliers in any city, but on average, you'll be treated as well here as anywhere if not better. Because of Covid, it's been almost 2 years since I've had a chance to visit Nashville, but it will be one of my first trips as soon as everything is clear. It's true this particular hotel's rep should have been better versed in how this WFH perk should have been applied, but to extrapolate one policy fail to the ethos an entire city is quite a generalization.

For the benefit of us, review the Grand Hyatt Nashville next time you're there. It's also new and would be interesting to see the comparison.

What is that coming out of the wall in the bathroom that looks like a horse's tail?

@lucky... Nashville is part of the real south where grease is one of the four food groups. That's why you got indigestion all the time... your body isn't used to all that fatty food. And before y'all hate on me, I spent my teens and early 20s in the south. I know what we ate!

Very nice review. You are one of only one of 5 bloggers I watch.... but I must say that you have THE worst job in the world +/- hyperbole.......... lack of a daily exercise routine, diet, germs, people contact/ service..... I guess it will keep your mind young as you are always! challenging new issues ...the normal world simply repeats daily.
Keep at it. We enjoy our 15 sec diversion with you.
thanks