What was once The Stadium Inn, a transient hotel in the space between downtown and East Nashville — one generally regarded as unsafe for its residents and its staff — was completely gutted, reimagined and renovated to become a midcentury-modern hotel with a vibey pool scene and bar scene with tasty tacos. Unlike some other gentrification projects that wipe the slate clean, the Drift Hotel is honoring some of what took place at The Stadium Inn (good, bad and ugly) while trying to build a place where locals and visitors feel comfortable hanging together.Â
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The Drift Hotel
The Sun Room at Drift Nashville
