Downtown Nashville, Tennessee
Opened
2020
Price
$$$$
Rated for
Design Luxe WellnessOutside the door
The house
MarriottArt-collector glass tower
The glass tower runs like an inhabited private museum, where original contemporary paintings and sculptures greet guests at every turn.
“It is clear this isn't a standard hotel. Details matter here, and no detail is overlooked.”
What it’s good at
Remarkable
Original contemporary artwork throughout, with leather desk paneling hand-tooled by Lucchese bootmakers.
Notable
A top-floor spa runs copper-basin foot rituals beside an Italian saltwater rooftop pool.
What they say
Forbes Four-Star
Forbes Travel Guide
2026
US Readers' Choice Awards
Condé Nast Traveler
2025
The 297 rooms exude sophistication and warmth with materials like copper, oak, marble and brown leather.
Right in the middle
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Broadway's neon honky-tonks and the Country Music Hall of Fame are both an easy walk from the front doors.
The rooms
Original works by Tennessee artists hang in every room, and floor-to-ceiling glass looks out over the downtown skyline.
The rooftop pool
Bring a swimsuit.
The rooftop saltwater pool is lined with private cabanas and living green walls overlooking the city skyline.
The spa
Six treatment rooms share an ice fountain, private steam rooms, and multisensory experience showers on the twenty-first floor.
The gym
Floor-to-ceiling windows look over downtown Nashville from a gym stocked with Peloton bikes and free weights.
Dogs stay too.
Bar
Denim
Panels of recycled denim line the rooftop bar, where drinks and small plates come with skyline views.
Restaurant
Yolan
Chef Tony Mantuano oversees regional Italian tasting menus, served beside a glass cave storing eighty-pound cheese wheels.
At the table
Morning brings pulled espresso and fresh Italian pastries served across the ground floor's patterned marble counters.
How it began
Developer Joel Pizzuti named the hotel for his grandfather Joseph, filling the tower with works from forty years of family collecting.
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How we rate hotels.
The medals
Gold
Extremely rare. Sets the global standard.
Silver
Brilliant execution. And we’re picky.
Bronze
They did this well. You’ll notice.
Listed
A defining trait. Makes the hotel what it is.
The eight vibes
Design
Built around a vision. Even the door handles have a designer.
Luxe
Cared for at every turn. The bath is drawn before you ask.
Local
It could only be here. You wake up knowing where you are.
Social
Where the city goes out. The bar is full and the night is young.
Heritage
A building with a story. Once a palace, a monastery, a station.
Wellness
You leave feeling new. Rest, sweat, soak and sleep like a stone.
Classic
The city grew up with it. Same rituals, same regulars, same bar.
Resort
A world of its own. Something to do from breakfast to nightcap.
The scene
Lively
Where things happen: restaurants, shops, people.
Central
Well-located: walkable to some things, a short ride to more.
Quiet
Away from the crowds. Getting around takes intention.
Secluded
A place apart: the property is the destination.