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    Abigail S.

    Do not stay here if you value your safety! Our first night, my friend (another young female) and I were woken up at 2:45am to a loud, alarming domestic dispute in the room next to us. I was very concerned since it sounded like items were being thrown and dragged across the floor. Then, the woman locked the guy out of the room and he began furiously banging on their door. After she wouldn't open it, he started to bang on our door even louder and it sounded like he was trying to kick our door in. The window and walls were vibrating with the noise. After this continued for several minutes, I reached out to the property manager concerned about our safety. Her response was far too nonchalant for the situation- I have attached copies of the text messages to show. After this continued for over an hour, she finally called me and said she would give the neighbors a warning and have local police "patrol the area." Note that the police did not approach us or the neighbors and did not contact us. The company's rental terms and conditions state that this kind of behavior will not be tolerated and would result in immediate eviction. Despite the "warning," the yelling continued until after 6:30am. My friend and I only got about 1.5 hours of restless sleep. As two females traveling out of state, we did not feel safe and the situation could have quickly escalated to more violent and dangerous conditions. There wasn't another room on the other side of the people next to us since they were at the end of the row. By informing the guest next door that someone complained about the noise, they knew it was us. Because of this, we didn't feel safe leaving our room. I felt that the property manager handled the situation poorly and without concern for her guests' safety. At one point during the phone call she said she didn't want to escalate the stay to her team because "they were all sleeping so it [would] have to wait until the morning." Because of her lack of concern and failure to intervene, the property manager and her team had no idea what the man was capable of doing and seemed unconcerned with the safety of any guest staying in the hotel. We ultimately ended up leaving the next day and cutting our stay short by two days. I think that it is unfair that our violent and destructive neighbors were allowed to stay in the property but we were forced to leave due to fear of our safety. This situation does not follow their rental terms. Due to the last minute change, we had to pay more to stay in a hotel that would have typical cost on par with the Iris. Also note that the photos are not reflective of the true condition of the property. This is an old super 8 style motel that has had a coat of paint slapped on. In fact, most of the furniture in our room was plywood and looked only half completed. The bed was totally unsupported without a box spring. Additionally, the walls and windows are paper thin and you can hear everything. However, if you are looking for a space to have a loud domestic dispute with your partner with no repercussions, you will enjoy your stay at the "boutique" hotel.

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    Angela S.

    We are having a weekend in Nashville. Celebrating family. Wanted an out of the way place with good walk-ability to restaurants and shops. See photos for some of the fun. Don't forget juice from Vui's. Also the sunflower cafe is right next door

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    Jessica P.

    This motel is refreshingly simple. No tenants, just show up and you have access to your room. This is a great way of doing business. Walked into the room, wonderfully clean and comfy. I have a king size room, the location is within walking distance to some great restaurants and a mall. The Uber or Lyft ride is about 10$ to the honky tonk stuff. I would recommend this place for travelers without children. It's kind of loud off street noise which I love as white noise, I can see this being a little bit of a problem for kids. I feel happy and comfy in this cute simple motel. It is so clean and affordable. You can't miss out on this gem.

    This was a very nice motel. Very modern looking and great for the price. 10/10 budget friendly ESPECIALLY for Nashville. Check in process was easy. There was a slight hiccup but no ones fault. Nice to with plenty of options, internet doesn't really work the best sadly but you can easily connect your phone to it. Would 100% stay here again and would recommend. Also close to almost every possible restaurant in the world. Can walk to most

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    It's kind of loud off street noise which I love as white noise, I can see this being a little bit of a problem for kids.

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    My wife and son stayed there 2 years ago and talked how great the hotel was. I stayed with my wife…read moreand it was a big letdown. They cheapened the breakfast and the nightly snacks/bar drinks. We stayed 3 nights and given the cost was 293+ tax the first night 393+ tax and 493+ tax for the Friday night, they are really taken advantage of people coming to Nashville. I am a Platinum Marriott Member and Gold Hilton Member and usually stay there. The first room we were given was on the lowest floor overlooking their rooftop with air conditioners. I was able to change it for a 19th floor room with a city view. Back to breakfast....All 3 days was scrambled eggs, sausage patties, square potatoes, biscuits and gravy. They had a large grill but were not doing omelets. They did them in the past. You could make a waffle using the same units at all hotels like Hampton and Holiday Inn Express. Higher end hotels will make them for you. They had apples, bananas and oranges. The bowl of fruit (matched the hampton's) but there's was wilted and soggy (cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple and grapes). Last day they had non. Milk was out of a machine and yogurt was 1 flavor along with hardboiled eggs. They did have pancakes off to the side by the grill and cheese you could add to your eggs. The "fantastic" sitback and enjoy spread was a joke. 1 night pseudo chicken alfredo. Another night horrible pork bbq and tacos the last. All nights had baked potatoes and chips with salsa. My wife was shocked at how downhill it went. You were given 3 bar tickets per person. They now limited you to 5 specialty drinks (1 being Margarita, 1 cherry flavoring with vodka and sprite with sour mix ) or regular water downed drinks The only positive was you could get fountain pop all day. From 4 to 8pm they popped popcorn in the lobby. I had to remind them 1 day. The fitness center was nice but the pool didn't open until 9AM. I wanted to do at 830 before heading out. I am on eastern time while they are on central time. There is no restaurants in the hotel. I don't count the bar with limited options for food. See my pictures for the menu. The rooms are very basic. They were clean. I had to chase the cleaning staff each day for more towels and even toilet paper! The hotel has no concierge. Parking is $42 a night for self-park. The location is very convenient but so are several other hotels.

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