Well-dressed corporate travelers and music industry types register at the front desk as porters whisk by with bags. Music from a vintage jukebox plays songs by celebrity guests of the hotel. Italian-marble tile floors, 12-foot bird of paradise plants, and white columns bordered by wheatgrass round out the décor. Neon signs for “Eat” and “Drink” beckon guests to the hotel’s restaurant and bar.

Guests enter an airy atrium lobby with a bank of four glass-walled elevators, richly patterned tile floors and carpeting, and colorful sofas and chairs in conversational clusters. Those on business, lobbyists, and state officials comprise most of the weekday guests, with vacationers and families visiting on weekends.

Country Music Television (CMT) plays continuously in the lobby via a 50-inch plasma TV. A mini-jukebox sits atop the front desk, and complimentary apples are served in an old snare drum. White-marble floors and fresh flowers help set the scene as conventioneers and vacation travelers ride the two main escalators.

With its gleaming ivory-and-black marble floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, glass chandeliers, grand piano, and birds-eye view of the lower level indoor pool, this sprawling hotel’s lobby is bright and elegant. The hotel’s clientele consists mainly of conventioneers and business travelers.

• This Georgian-style hotel and convention center is secluded on 23 landscaped acres, 3 miles from Nashville International Airport; 7 miles from local attractions.
• Guestrooms feature private balconies or patios and sleigh beds with pillowtop mattresses. Other amenities include high-speed Internet access and large workspaces.
• The hotel's recreation options include a jogging trail, indoor/outdoor pool, and health club with sauna and spa tub; massage services are also available.

The only sounds in this hotel’s quiet lobby are light country music and the occasional whirring of the phone at the front desk. Large ferns decorate sitting areas, and modern art prints adorn walls. In a back hallway, which leads to the two hotel restaurants, an exhibit of Maxwell House coffee memorabilia sits behind glass. Guests periodically check e-mail in the small business area.

During the week, this hotel caters to travelers seeking the convenience of an airport location coupled with business facilities and amenities. Vacationers and families often stay at the hotel on weekends.

This 40-acre complex of guestrooms, restaurants, and shopping is anchored by two large glass atriums, both with rolling streams and waterfalls, pedestrian bridges, diverse plant life from one of 12 on-site greenhouses and a variety of eating and drinking destinations.

Union Station was built in 1900 as a passenger railway station. Upon entering the huge lobby, guests are treated to a beautiful centerpiece fountain and a large fireplace surrounded by intricate wood carvings and historic murals. The hotel caters to vacationers seeking a romantic getaway and business travelers looking for a change of pace, yet still wanting to be close to the downtown business district.

• This hotel is connected to the Cool Springs Conference Center, in a business district 15 miles south of downtown Nashville.
• Guestrooms with an old-fashioned feel offer modern amenities such as PlayStations and complimentary wireless Internet access.
• The hotel also offers a fitness center, indoor pool, business center, and wireless Internet access throughout its public areas.