Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown

Cambria Hotel Nashville Downtown is a polished, music-forward hotel at 118 8th Avenue South in the SoBro entertainment district. It has 255 rooms across 19 floors and was fully renovated in February 2026. The hotel's draws are its rooftop and its music: a heated saltwater rooftop pool with skyline views, a poolside bar, NashHouse Southern Spoon and Saloon with live music and a whiskey wall, True Music Room and Bar for lunch and dinner, and a fifth-floor lounge with local artists nightly. A 24-hour fitness center with Precor equipment and a grab-and-go market round out the facilities. Guests rate the hotel around 9.4 out of 10 across more than 2,700 reviews, with top marks for cleanliness and service.

The location is among the best in the district: Bridgestone Arena and Broadway are about three minutes on foot, the Ryman five, and Music City Center and the Country Music Hall of Fame six, with the Frist Art Museum around five minutes away. Restaurants such as 1 Kitchen, Hattie B's Hot Chicken, Aurum and Eddie V's Prime Seafood are within one to five minutes. The Riverfront station is about twelve minutes on foot and the airport is a sixteen-minute drive. Reviewers say the rooms stay quiet despite the nearby nightlife, which is the chief reason to choose it over party-first options.

Rooms start at about 300 square feet with a king or two queens, with corner rooms with city views and one-bedroom suites reaching 577 square feet with a sofa bed for up to four. Accessible rooms with roll-in showers and accessible tubs are available. Guests love the cleanliness, the friendly staff, the walkability, the comfortable beds, the live music in the lobby and lounge, the cocktails and the NashHouse food, and say corner rooms have big windows. The few complaints are that parking is pricey and that the pool is on the small side. The pool listing is inconsistent about hours: one line gives access from 6 am to 11 pm while another says noon to sunset, so check the current schedule on arrival. One reviewer says NashHouse is a separate business from the hotel.

Costs and policies. Valet parking is charged per night and is the only option, breakfast is a paid, cooked-to-order service served from 7 am to 1 pm, and early check-in and late check-out carry fees if available. No resort fee is listed. Pets are not allowed, though service animals are welcome. Check-in begins at 3 pm and runs until 2 am, checkout is by 11 am and the minimum age is 21. This is the hotel to choose for couples, friends and groups who want a rooftop pool, live music in the building and a short walk to Broadway without the noise. If you travel with a dog, look at Holston House or the Drury Plaza; if you want a larger suite, the Westin has more options.