Gaylord Opryland Hotel

..it was taken over by little Irish dancers for a dancing competition. Seeing hundreds of girls with identical wigs and outfits was rather bizzare, but I highly recommend this place to anyone and everyone from couples and newlyweds to big families! I’ve been there 6 times and have lots of great childhood memories.

even if you don’t want can’t afford to live there.

I went to Nashville, TN for the North American Irish Dance Championships in 2005, which was held at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. Best time ever! I have so many amazing stories and memories from that trip, to eating at Cracker Barrel twice to the weird conductor/drum major walking down the street wearing a hip pack to the waitress who were my age that called me “ma’am”. Opryland is a beautiful hotel, even though I didn’t have much time to explore it because I was wrapped up in dancing most of the time.

Even if you are like me and don’t have the $$$ to stay here, still visit. Any hotel that has a full gondola ride along a river, is worth the visit. The staff was very friendly, even when the knew we were not guests of the hotel.
Plus, it’s not really my thing, but Nashville Star the t.v. show is filmed here.

I came here with the Vanderbilt University Concert Choir one night. We played Sardines in the hotel, which was amazing. This place is beautiful. I don’t know what it’s like to stay here (I’m sure it could get old), but it’s at least worth a look inside.

I’ll be revisiting Gaylord Opryland for a weeklong conference once again this year. They have a fantastic set up if you’re looking for conference space for a very, very large group. The rooms are large and well kept and there are direct flights with not stoppovers available to Nashville. Very key.

Pseudo verandas overlook fulminating arbors that make up the interior. All the foliage is kind of cool in small amounts. After a week there, it got to be a little strange. I got a kick out of the automated monkeys that swing through and the “river” inside the hotel where you can have a “boat” ride.

Hotel served very wonderbread with mayo Mall tupe food. For the largest hotel in a city so important to the music scene, I’d have thought there would be more cosmopolitan choices. The rotating bar in the main area was a little disconcerting after one cocktail. Cute idea but the sensation that everything is spinning around is not something I’d want to experience again.

Again, my primary reason for visiting the first time and revisiting is for business so being at the Gaylord is what it is. Attending that annual conference is a big deal so I’m glad my presentation was accepted. After this year, I’m hoping they choose another venue.

The best benefit of GO is its proximity to the Grand Old Opry!

The hotel is extravagent, but maybe in a more modern way. What it lacks in stateliness it makes up for in uniqueness. The massive hotel seemingly spans time and place from its New Orleans-themed pod to one mildly resembling Italy. It’s interesting to see the archetectural arrangement, which is horizontal rather than vertical. It’s not really an extraordinary example of one style of archetecture; it’s almost like they just threw it up and let Opryland Hotel grandeur do what it may.

Definitely the best time to visit is the holiday season, for its grandiose decor. However, don’t make a special trip; if you’re shopping at Opry Mills, just pop by next door.

Last time I was there it was five dollars to park (if you weren’t staying at the hotel.)

The atriums are a wonderful way to spend an afternoon! You’ll forget you are inside. There are ‘boat’ rides and hidden fountain shows to explore.

my bf and i come here all the time…if you want, i’ll tell you the good places to be alone lol. it’s free (park at OpryMills and walk over) and absolutely beautiful.

~aimee

When I stayed here, I had a very expensive room. You can tell how much rooms are when you look at the place a block down. I was here a few years ago before I stayed here and did stuff around the hotel. This was worth visiting. BUT, my family had to walk about a mile from where the parking spot was to our hotel room. It’s a huge place! My mother smokes, and you could not smoke inside the hotel and she would have to walk a mile every two or three hours. My family loaded the car and went to the Residence Inn by Mariott. It was really something. It had a small kitchen, two bathrooms, a living room with a fire place, one bedroom and a dining room that had another bed to pull out! It even had stairs! This was cheaper than the Opryland Hotel and it was better.