Review: Holston House Nashville – insane upgrade to the Presidential Suite

I’m a sucker for art deco, and have long wanted to stay at the Holston House in Nashville, and for whatever reason, every time I pass through the city ( which I do often ) I end up staying at another property. Well, finally, the time came where the price was right, and I pulled the trigger. Hot diggity was it the right time, because my wife and I received an absolutely insane upgrade – to basically the best suite in the hotel. Let’s take a look!

The bar entrance and lobby

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Stay Details

• December 2023
• Status: Hyatt Globalist
• Rate: 17k Points ( category 5 )
• Benefits:
  • 4pm late checkout
  • upgrade
  • free breakfast
  • free parking on an award rate
• Pet Friendly

Booking

I booked this hotel the day before for 17k World of Hyatt points that I transferred from Chase ( you could also transfer from Bilt Rewards )

Other Nashville hotel reviews

• The Thompson Nashville ( Hyatt )
• The Joseph Nashville ( Marriott Luxury Collection )
• The Hotel Indigo – countrypolitan ( IHG )
• The Hermitage ( Amex FHR )
• Grand Hyatt Nashville
• Hyatt Centric Nashville
• Kimpton Nashville
• The Harpeth Hotel in Franklin, TN

Location

Smack dab off Broadway. It’s a great spot if you’re looking to hit this part of town

Check-In

Wow, wow, wow did they bury the lead. They checked me in, said they’d upgraded me to a suite, but they DID NOT tell me which suite they upgraded me to. Holy Smokes.

Room – 1201/ Presidential King Suite!

When we talk about incredible upgrades…this is it. The room features a guest bath, wrap around balcony, massive bar area, large living room, tons of light, access to the pool which is down the hall…it’s an incredible room. This would be a great spot to have a bachelor party.

Living Room

Bar

Some welcome amenities + the half bath

Bedroom

Bathroom

Terrace

Dining

• Tenn
• Bar Tenn
• Heirlom Rooftop

I had dinner off the lobby at Bar Tenn, a quick Nashville Hot Chicken and and an Old Fashioned. In the morning we had breakfast at Tenn which was just fine, nothing to write home about honestly.

Breakfast

Pool

It was closed while I was there, but as you can see, it would be a pretty cool pool in great weather.

Gym

Conclusion

If I didn’t get the best upgrade that you could possible book, on a points booking to boot, I wouldn’t choose this hotel over other Nashville properties, unless you’re looking for a party hotel with a pool scene.  This hotel has a vibe that it will get down and dirty, so just keep that in mind. Personally, I like the Grand Hyatt as a Hyatt property, the Jospeh if you’re looking for super lux with modern amenities, The Hermitage is you’re looking for old school lux, The Thompson if you want to be a bit away from the mayhem of Broadway, and the Conrad if you’re looking for a great use of Amex FHR credits.

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