The Hermitage Hotel
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The Hermitage Hotel

Nashville, Tennessee

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Nashville's only Beaux-Arts hotel, open since 1910 and still the most elegant room in the city. The lobby ceiling alone is worth a visit — barrel-vaulted stained glass that makes you stand a little straighter. The rooms have been updated without losing the gravitas. The men's restroom downstairs won an award. No, really.

Insider tip

Drinks at the Oak Bar on a weeknight. The bourbon list is a textbook, and the room feels like old Nashville money at its most civilized.

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