Hotel and Transportation
Hotel Reservations
Participants are responsible for arranging their hotel accommodations. Some hotel suggestions are provided below.
NOTE: We encourage you to make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. Due to tourist travel in Nashville, hotel rooms near Vanderbilt may be difficult to find.
Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt (10 minute walk)
2613 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
(877) 327-4707 (toll free, U.S. and Canada) or (615) 327-4707
Website: http://www.holidayinn-nashville.com
- Free internet, fitness center, microwave and refrigerator in rooms.
- Please notice that parking is not included in the standard hotel rate. Consult their website for more information.
Hyatt House Nashville at Vanderbilt (10 minute walk to the department)
2100 Hayes Street, Nashville, TN 37203
1 (615) 320 9000
Website: https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/hotel/tennessee/hyatt-house-nashville-at-vanderbilt/bnaxw
Breakfast and shuttle service is provided.
Scarritt Bennett Retreat & Conference Center (10 minute walk)
1008 19th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
(866) 420-5486 (toll free) or (615) 340-7500
Website: http://www.scarrittbennett.org/accomodations/rooms-rates/
The Scarritt Bennett Center is a non-profit center, formerly a college campus, with dorm-style housing. Most rooms are double occupancy with a shared bath. The limited number of private rooms share a bath with an adjoining room. Rooms are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
RESERVE EARLY. Smoking and alcohol are not permitted anywhere on the Scarritt Bennett campus.
Extended Stay America – Nashville Vanderbilt (20-25 minute walk or use Purple shuttle. See link to shuttle schedule below.)
3311 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37203
(800) 804 3724 (toll free, U.S. and Canada) or (615) 383 7490
Website: http://www.extendedstayamerica.com/hotels/tn/nashville/vanderbilt
- Fully equipped kitchen, free wireless internet, and free parking.
- The Vanderbilt Medical Center shuttle service (purple route) runs from the Crystal Terrace building (located next door and to the west of Extended Stay America) to Medical Center North (round wing) near Stevenson Center and the Department of Mathematics. Here is the shuttle map and schedule.
- If making a reservation, expect to incur charges immediately after the reservation is made, not upon arrival.
Other hotels/accommodations near Vanderbilt:
Comfort Inn and Suites
1501 Demonbreun Street
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615) 255-9977
Website: http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-nashville-tennessee-TN404
Homewood Suites Nashville Vanderbilt
2400 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)340-8000
Website: http://homewoodsuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/tennessee/homewood-suites-by-hilton-nashville-vanderbilt-tn-BNAVBHW/index.html
Hampton Inn Vanderbilt
1919 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)329-1144
Toll Free: (888)880-5394 (U.S. and Canada)
Website: http://hamptoninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/tennessee/hampton-inn-nashville-vanderbilt-BNAVNHX/index.html
Courtyard by Marriott
1901 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)327-9900
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnawe-courtyard-nashville-vanderbilt-west-end/
Embassy Suites Hotel Nashville at Vanderbilt
1811 Broadway Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
3311 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)320-8899
Toll Free: (800)EMBASSY (U.S. and Canada)
Website: http://embassysuites1.hilton.com/en_US/es/hotel/BNAESES-Embassy-Suites-Nashville-at-Vanderbilt-Tennessee/index.do
Hampton Inn & Suites
2330 Elliston Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)320-6060
Toll Free: (800)426-7866
Website: http://www.hamptoninn.com/en/hp/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=BNAUVHX
Hotel Indigo
1719 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Toll Free: (877)270-1389
Website: http://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/us/en/nashville/bnaus/hoteldetail
Marriott Nashville
2555 West End Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Telephone: (615)321-1300
Toll Free: (888)236-2427
Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bnaav-nashville-marriott-at-vanderbilt-university/
Transportation
Driving
To get to Vanderbilt from the airport or out of town see the driving directions.
Airport Transportation
Jarmon Transportation
(615) 275-0146
$14 one way and $25 round trip to most hotels in the Vanderbilt area from the airport. Reservations can be made online or at the kiosk at the airport.
In Shuttle
(615) 255-3519
$14 one way and $20 round trip.
Reservations are required (there is no airport desk). The services are roughly 4 a.m. to midnight (but they will wait longer than that if your flight is delayed coming in).
Taxi
Taxi fare to the Vanderbilt area is approximately $25-$30 one way. There is a taxi area at the airport. However, it is not easy to hail a taxi on the street in Nashville, so make a reservation to return to the airport.
Nashville Taxis:
Allied Cab (615) 333-3333
Checker Cab (615) 256-7000
City buses of the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
(615) 862-5950
$1.70 per bus route.
City bus (MTA) Route 18 (Elm Hill Pike/Airport) goes from the airport to Music City Central downtown and runs roughly once per hour. Routes 3, 5, and 7 service the Vanderbilt area. Schedules are available at the Airport Welcome Center on the baggage claim level and on the MTA website.