We stayed here for a weekend while visiting Nashville. Our room was beautiful - extrememly high ceilings. The lobby has kept all the charm of the original train station. If we have one complaint it is the over zealous valets. If you would like to park your own car, bypass the entrance and continue past the Flying Saucer Pub/Restaurant and turn right and self park. However, if you are going in and out each day it is cheaper to deal with the valets...depending on your tipping. Valet parks your car in the same parking lot as self-park.
If you don't want the noise of the trains request that when you make a reservation. We enjoyed watching the trains and didn't mind the noise...even at night.
The hotel is right on Broadway and you can walk to the Honkey Tonks. We felt safe doing this.

Stayed over the Christmas weekend, rooms were unique and extremely clean. Beautiful lobby and historic architecture. Staff is more friendly than they are knowledgeable of the area, so feel free to chit chat but do your research. In house restaurant and bar are cozy and enjoyable.

Several times, I've stayed at the Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville, because it's walking distance from many great places, including Virago (one of my favorite restaurants), and because of the architecture and design that the building offers. It truly is a majestic place. Over the years, I've had friends get married in the enormous lobby, and I was even in a bridal fashion show there, once. The hotel was remodeled several years ago, and now offers the combination of historic character and modern fixtures in the rooms.

The most recent stay was a bit disappointing, because I didn't realize that the bottom floor (where we were accomodated), didn't have high ceilings, like other floors... and had a view of a backhoe that was being stored on the side of the building... along with what seemed like a smaller room, and a rattling air conditioner that was locked in a closet, so that I couldn't get to it in order to secure the noisy metal plate. The combination of these things was almost comical... but that's not the whole story...

When Wyndham emailed me a chance to review my stay, I was honest with them. Within 24 hours, both the Administrative Assistant and the Manager had emailed me to apologize, and they refunded half of my money, unexpectedly. The moral of this story is that sometimes, when a company handles a problem, it provides them an opportunity to show a customer what they're made of. In this case, I was impressed with their response, and since they are only providing hotel accomodations... not saving lives... I'll definitely stay there again. Relationship saved!

Tips...

Ask for a room that's not on the bottom floor.

They will record your preferences in their computer, if you let them be known. This way, your future stays will eliminate previous issues.

Visit the cozy bar and enjoy the portrait of Jack Nicholson. The bar has nice ambience, and is cozy and perfect for quiet conversations. The drinks are a bit expensive, but hey... live a little! (And tip well!)

All of my other stays deserve a rating of 5. And, I will probably amend this review after I've stayed there again... expecting that future stays will be as wonderful as the first few.

I stayed at Union Station for two nights and had a wonderful stay. The rooms are spacious with 20 ft ceilings, we stayed on the 5th floor. My room had a view of the lobby which was beautiful and relaxing. The bathroom was great too and had a deep soaking tub. My daughter forgot to bring her charger for her Ipod. When she inquired where the nearest store was to purchase one, the guys at the front desk loaned her one! Everyone makes you feel welcome and there is much to do within walking distance. I would love to have the opportunity to stay at Union Station again!