Show Weekend Guide

Nashville, TN

Hotels near Grand Ole Opry

5 places to stay, with the neighborhood and the trip to the show explained.

Full weekend guide

Music Valley (Opryland)

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center

Stay next door to the Opry House. The free shuttle stops at Opry Mills and the Inn at Opryland; no Opry House stop is listed.

  • Walk route
  • Event shuttle
  • Rideshare
  • Drive
Check rooms for Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center (opens in a new tab)on Expedia

The resort has nine acres of indoor atriums, so allow time to get from your room to an exit. No room rate, self-parking price or shuttle stop at the Opry House itself is published on the pages checked.

Venue travel & hotel details
Getting to the show
No official drive time from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Music Valley is published. It’s about 9.7 km from BNA in a straight line; plan on a drive or a rideshare.
Getting back
The same drive or rideshare in reverse; no official time is published.
Address
2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214
Hotel website

Music Valley (Opryland)

The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel

Stay down the road from the Opry House, with a stop on the Gaylord Opryland Complex Shuttle.

  • Walk route
  • Event shuttle
  • Rideshare
  • Drive
Check rooms for The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel (opens in a new tab)on Expedia

The hotel’s own site couldn’t be opened to confirm parking, shuttle or breakfast terms, so none are listed here.

Venue travel & hotel details
Getting to the show
No official drive time from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Music Valley is published. It’s about 9.7 km from BNA in a straight line; plan on a drive or a rideshare.
Getting back
The same drive or rideshare in reverse; no official time is published.
Address
2401 Music Valley Drive, Nashville, TN 37214
Hotel website

BNA airport and Donelson

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Nashville Airport/Opryland

An airport-area hotel off I-40 and Highway 155, with a free BNA shuttle, free on-site parking and free breakfast.

  • Drive
Check rooms for La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Nashville Airport/Opryland (opens in a new tab)on Expedia

The shuttle serves the airport, not the Opry House. A rideshare or drive to Music Valley is about 5.8 km in a straight line.

Venue travel & hotel details
Getting to the show
Both La Quinta hotels run free BNA shuttles: daily 4:30 a.m.–10 p.m. from the Airport/Opryland hotel, and 4:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. from the Nashville Airport hotel. To the Opry House, drive or take a rideshare; no official drive time is published.
Getting back
Drive or take a rideshare back; the hotels’ shuttles don’t run to Music Valley.
Address
2345 Atrium Way, Nashville, TN 37214
Hotel website

BNA airport and Donelson

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Nashville Airport

An airport hotel off I-40, two miles from BNA and seven miles from downtown, with a free airport shuttle, free parking and free breakfast.

  • Drive
Check rooms for La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Nashville Airport (opens in a new tab)on Expedia

The shuttle serves the airport, not Music Valley. A rideshare or drive to the Opry House is about 7.1 km in a straight line.

Venue travel & hotel details
Getting to the show
Both La Quinta hotels run free BNA shuttles: daily 4:30 a.m.–10 p.m. from the Airport/Opryland hotel, and 4:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. from the Nashville Airport hotel. To the Opry House, drive or take a rideshare; no official drive time is published.
Getting back
Drive or take a rideshare back; the hotels’ shuttles don’t run to Music Valley.
Address
531 Donelson Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
Hotel website

Downtown and Lower Broadway

Noelle

A downtown base near Broadway and the Ryman, with Lona restaurant inside the hotel.

  • Rail / transit
  • Drive
Check rooms for Noelle (opens in a new tab)on Expedia

Valet is the only parking listed, and a daily destination amenity fee applies. The Opry House is about 9.1 km away in a straight line, a drive or rideshare.

Venue travel & hotel details
Getting to the show
For an Opry House show, drive or take a rideshare from downtown; no official time is published. WeGo Route 34 runs from downtown to Opry Mills, not to the Opry House. For an Opry at the Ryman date, the Ryman is downtown.
Getting back
The same drive, rideshare or bus in reverse. The last Route 34 bus toward downtown leaves Opry Mills Entry 4 at 10:42 p.m. on weekdays, Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday, arriving at WeGo Central about 11:03 p.m. On Sundays the last bus leaves an hour earlier, at 9:42 p.m., arriving about 10:03 p.m.; the first and last trips of the weekend and holiday schedule run only on Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday. The schedule is dated October 3, 2021; check WeGo’s current timetable.
Address
200 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219
Hotel website

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Music Valley (Opryland)

A short walk or rideshare to the show

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Hotels & travel notes

Stay around the Opry House itself, among Opry Mills, the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Music Valley Drive, rather than commuting in from elsewhere.

Opry Mills shops and restaurants, the Gaylord Opryland Resort’s indoor gardens and SoundWaves water park, and Music Valley Drive’s honky-tonks, apart from downtown Nashville’s Broadway.

To the venue
No official drive time from Nashville International Airport (BNA) to Music Valley is published. It’s about 9.7 km from BNA in a straight line; plan on a drive or a rideshare.
After the show
The same drive or rideshare in reverse; no official time is published.
The tradeoff
Music Valley sits off Briley Parkway with little public transit: the resort’s own shuttle loop, and one WeGo bus route that stops at Opry Mills rather than the Opry House.

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BNA airport and Donelson

Early flights and a car

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Hotels & travel notes

Stay near the airport with a free airport shuttle and free parking, and drive or take a rideshare to Music Valley for a show.

An airport hotel corridor off I-40, where both La Quinta hotels list free parking and free breakfast.

To the venue
Both La Quinta hotels run free BNA shuttles: daily 4:30 a.m.–10 p.m. from the Airport/Opryland hotel, and 4:30 a.m.–9:30 p.m. from the Nashville Airport hotel. To the Opry House, drive or take a rideshare; no official drive time is published.
After the show
Drive or take a rideshare back; the hotels’ shuttles don’t run to Music Valley.
The tradeoff
These hotels’ shuttles serve the airport only, so you make your own way to the Opry House, about 5.8 to 7.1 km away in a straight line.

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Downtown and Lower Broadway

A night on Broadway, and any Opry date at the Ryman

1 hotel · 1 food stopin this guide

Hotels & travel notes

Stay among Broadway’s honky-tonks and museums. Downtown is also where the Ryman Auditorium is, so it’s the natural base when your date is “Opry at the Ryman”, not for an Opry House night.

Lower Broadway and the Ryman Auditorium, the Opry’s home before 1974 and where it often returns for “Opry at the Ryman”.

To the venue
For an Opry House show, drive or take a rideshare from downtown; no official time is published. WeGo Route 34 runs from downtown to Opry Mills, not to the Opry House. For an Opry at the Ryman date, the Ryman is downtown.
After the show
The same drive, rideshare or bus in reverse. The last Route 34 bus toward downtown leaves Opry Mills Entry 4 at 10:42 p.m. on weekdays, Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday, arriving at WeGo Central about 11:03 p.m. On Sundays the last bus leaves an hour earlier, at 9:42 p.m., arriving about 10:03 p.m.; the first and last trips of the weekend and holiday schedule run only on Saturdays and the MLK Jr. holiday. The schedule is dated October 3, 2021; check WeGo’s current timetable.
The tradeoff
Noelle, this guide’s downtown hotel, is about 9.1 km from the Opry House in a straight line, and Nashville’s tourism site puts Music Valley ten miles east of downtown, so an Opry House show means a drive or rideshare. Noelle lists valet-only parking and a nightly destination amenity fee.

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