Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown

The honest review

Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown sits at 300 Korean Veterans Boulevard, at the corner of Korean Veterans Boulevard and Third Avenue South — an easy walk to Broadway's honky-tonks, Bridgestone Arena, and the downtown riverfront. That location, combined with Drury's chain-wide value structure, makes this a genuinely different pick from Gaylord Opryland (destination resort, out by the convention corridor) or Omni Nashville (downtown but full-service pricing).

The two chain-standard perks that matter most for a family budget: free hot breakfast every morning, and the free 5:30 Kickback each evening — a rotating spread of hot food plus beer, wine, mixed drinks, and soft drinks included at no charge. Between the two, a family can realistically cover breakfast and a light dinner most days without a restaurant bill, which is a meaningful offset in a downtown Nashville trip where Broadway-adjacent restaurant prices run high.

The rooftop pool is the property's standout physical amenity: a swim-through design that spans both an interior and exterior section, paired with a large outdoor hot tub with skyline views — a genuinely more interesting pool setup than the standard downtown-hotel indoor lap pool.

What this property doesn't have: any dedicated kids' programming or club — this is a Drury Hotels business/leisure property, not a resort, so family amenities are the pool, the free-food perks, and the walkable location rather than structured kid activities. Rooms are comfortable but standard hotel-format, not suite or kitchen-equipped, which is the honest reason roomFit and kidAmenities sit below the location and pricing scores.

Note for anyone comparing Drury properties across this catalog: this is the Nashville Downtown location specifically — a different, separate hotel from other Drury properties in the wider portfolio (including ones in St. Louis and Orlando). Confirm the Nashville Downtown address (300 Korean Veterans Blvd) when booking.

For families doing a Broadway/downtown Nashville trip who want real cost savings on food and a genuinely fun pool, without needing resort-scale kids programming, Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown is one of the better value plays in the city. Families wanting a full resort experience with organized kids activities should look at Gaylord Opryland instead.