[NU Sports] VANDERBILT

[Labbe John]

I've never been to Vanderbilt, but we're going to the game, so I'll  
quickly share my research.

There are two hotels immediately adjacent to the stadium: a Holiday  
Inn and a Marriott.  There are also a bunch of other hotels within a  
few blocks of the stadium in Nashville's "West End" including a Loews  
(which appears to be the nicest hotel in the neighborhood), two  
Hampton Inns, a Courtyard, and a little further up West End Ave., an  
Embassy Suites and a Hilton Garden Inn.  The "West End" appears to be  
a fairly hip part of town, and given that you can walk to the game,  
that's where we're staying.  According to one guidebook, "[T]he  
moneymakers and musicians of the Nashville scene gather in the West  
End, referred to by locals as the intellectual side of town. . . .  
[T]his upscale neighborhood is home to many small shops, lots of  
excellent (and often expensive) restaurants, and several hotels."  The  
guide goes on to say that a bunch of country music stars live in  
mansions nearby.  The neighborhood is also adjacent to Nashville's  
Centennial Park, which features a full-size replica of the Parthenon.

If anyone else has any more info to share, we'd appreciate it, as well.

By the way, I learned today that NU sold its entire allotment of  
tickets for the Vanderbilt game, so there should be a few Cats fans in  
attendance.  I'll be buying our tickets from StubHub or directly from  
Vanderbilt.





On Aug 23, 2010, at 8:23 PM, JLrs751 at aol.com wrote:

> Any suggestions as to where to stay if attending the Vandy game in  
> Nashville?
>
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