The Joseph, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Nashville

Character and identity

A 21-story new-build that opened in August 2020 on the edge of SoBro, The Joseph reads more like a contemporary art museum than a chain hotel, with nearly 1,000 works (Hank Willis Thomas, Marcel Wanders, Karen Seapker, Brie Ruais) layered through the porte cochère, corridors and public rooms. The 297 rooms and 33 suites lean on copper, oak, marble and brown leather, with Tennessee-made art and customisable minibars stocked with local products. Yolan is the celebrity-chef Italian fine-diner (complete with see-through cheese cave); Café Yolan handles daytime; Denim runs the rooftop pool and skyline views; and Four Walls is the street-level cocktail room. The 5,500-square-foot Rose spa sits up top.

Who's it for

Bottom line

What sets this place apart is the art programme and the food: both are genuinely specific to the property, not interchangeable luxury-hotel filler. Rates run high, so spend where it counts: book a north-facing room or a suite for skyline and Korean Veterans Bridge views, plan at least one dinner at Yolan, and treat the rooftop as part of the package.