So everyone who knows me personally knows I had the unique opportunity to head down to Nashville, TN for two weekends of insane fun with my beautiful best friends and brides to be, Kelsey and Danielle within 6 weeks! As this is a top spot right now, I thought some may benefit from our planning 🙂
Each group had about 10-15 girls with us, so airbnb or vrbo was the best option we thought to secure a house we could all fit in, while being only a 5-10 min uber ride from downtown Nashville. These sites are both really easy to search out a good spot depending on price and location. I would personally stay more towards downtown and away from Opryland if the bar scene is what you are after. One of our houses had a pool- and it was an amazing way to spend hot mornings and afternoons as we rested up to take on the nights. Feel free to message me personally if you want our booze/grocery list breakdowns, but about $30/person gets you a very solid selection of group alcohol, breakfasts, and snacks.
The bikes. Loved doing a pedal tour of Broadway for each one of these bachelorettes. We did a day trip on the Sprocket Rocket for one, and a night option on the Pedal Tavern for the other. I personally loved the Sprocket Rocket because we had our own personal bartender on board who danced and kept the drinks flowing. We didn’t stop except for one potty break on this one. The pedal tavern was good for groups who want to stop/get off and check out a low key bar or two. In our case, we skipped the bars and drank the booze we brought, still a ton of fun, but this bike’s mission is not as strong as the sprocket rocket.
Food. M Street is a Group of Restaurants in Nashville that I absolutely died over. With the first Nashlorette we had a private dining room at Virago– an asian inspired sushi restaurant that was amazing, and the second trip we tried out their Mexican restaurant next door, Saint Anejo. Both perfect locations that take reservations, are young and hip, moderately priced, and in good location. Saint Anejo was really nice out on the patio. Would definitely try more from this group.
Another good recommendation for groups who need reservations is City Fire in the Gulch, home of the $14 bottomless mimosa. Great brunch and overall lunch menu. There is an adorable clothing boutique next door that also makes for a cute stop, and an instagram photo op of the Nashville angel wings is also right here! Nice little escape from Broadway. Was not anything to write home about deliciousness, but fit the bill for the Maid of Honor resting easy knowing we had the reservation set.
A food stop that was delicious but definitely a wait was Biscuit Love in the Gulch. This is a bright, spacious offshoot of a food truck known for locally sourced Southern breakfast & lunch fare. It was jam packed, and you placed your order at a counter to then sit and wait a bit, but one bite of their fried chicken and gravy and it was all worth it.
Bars and Booze. Before I name my Broadway favorites, I have to give a shout out to Demonbreun St. This little street has a couple of super low key bars that have fun games such as outdoor massive jenga, cornhole, etc. A small group of us had so much fun on this little street waiting for others to arrive in on their flights. I am always up for activity drinking, so on any of my posts please feel free to share favorites that you can do that.
On Broadway, the bars rated for me are: (mind you, i’m not at all a smokey, dingy, tiny bar kind of gal)
- CrazyTown
- The Valentine
- Rippy’s Rooftop
- Honky Tonk Central
- Tootsie’s upstairs/outside
- Acme Feed & Seed
In my opinion, none of the others bars are really worth spending a ton of time at if you’re looking to get a group into a place and dancing/singing. Eliminate the constant moving, pick one or two of the above per night and get wild.
Since I am on the topic of Nashville, I might as well include a few favorites from my now husband and I’s mini trip there the previous October…
We are golfers, so we absolutely LOVED golfing at the Gaylord Springs Golf Links. The course is pretty difficult, but very fancy with GPS controlled golf carts. We spent right about $100 for the two of us to play 18 holes. We took an uber/lyft down and it is about 18-20 minutes each way.
Our favorite meal we had there was definitely at Merchant’s right on Broadway. The deviled eggs and southern comfort staples had us drooling just looking at the menu.
We stayed right downtown at the Hilton Nashville Downtown and even with all my travels, our king suite was one of the top rooms I have been in. They have a massive lobby with an evening pianist, and the location can not be beat, it just comes with a hefty price tag and no free breakfast.
One of our little lists we like to tick off is Stadiums, so we took the opportunity while there to visit LP field, home of the Titans. This field is amazing because it is just a quick walk over the bridge from downtown, and from the completely outdoor field you have an amazing river/city view.
We also took a day to tour the Vanderbilt/Parthenon which was cute couple’s trip as something to do outside of drinking on Broadway, but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you are really looking to kill some time. However, that journey did lead us to The Slider House restaurant in Midtown, which we both loved for their outdoor patio, drinks, and of course, delicious sliders.
Last but not least, one of our little favorite things we did was the Music City Rolling Jamboree bus. My husband groaned when he first heard we were doing this, but after cracking a few beers and settling in for the comedy/singing, he was belting out “Wagon Wheel” louder than most on the bus. It was a great way to make the most of a mini trip by learning about music city, some of the ghosts, neighborhoods, and of course relaxing with a beer while taking it all in. It took about 2 hours in total, but we were sad when it ended.
WOW, I did not realize I had lived so much life in that city until writing this post, and I am sure I will make it back as well, so please feel free to comment any MUSTS or opinions on any of my travels. 🙂
-Sarah
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