The Hilton Nashville Downtown will again serve as the Official 2010 Race Headquarter Hotel for the Country Music Marathon & ½ Marathon. The Hilton Nashville Downtown will host the event’s Media, VIP and International Elite Athletes hospitality suites and house the international elite athletes, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Charity group as well as race participants and running groups.

Located at the Country Music Hall of Fame in the heart of downtown Nashville, the Hilton is a new, upscale, full-service suites hotel. The hotel is situated across the street from The Gaylord Entertainment Center, The Nashville Convention Center and The Country Music Hall of Fame.

Guests will know on entering our beautiful atrium lobby that their stay will be an exceptional one. Our Parkview Lounge is now serving dinner and a relaxing atmosphere with a saxophone player with a jazzy sound. Our exemplary customer service is matched by top-notch dining options, ranging from our casual Market Street restaurant to the World – Renown Steak House *The Palm.*

The business center provides our business guests with an office away from home. The fitness center and indoor pool are certain to provide guests with plenty of work-out opportunities or just a chance to relax.

Distances: Start: 2.3 Miles · Finish: 0.5 Mile · Expo:  2 Blocks

When it comes to the music of travel, the click-clack of train wheels may have been the original rhythm track. So, it’s not surprising that the quintessential Nashville hotel is a former railroad station.

Located in the heart of Music City USA, Union Station – A Wyndham Historic Hotel captures the elegance and excitement of America at the turn of the century. Opened in 1900, this Richardsonian Romanesque masterpiece was beautifully restored in 1998. The lobby features a 65 – foot vaulted ceiling of Tiffany stained glass, glittering gold-leaf mirrors and bas-relief sculptures. Our spacious guestrooms are just as spectacular. With no two alike and many oversized, they combine historic charm with the best of today’s modern amenities, like high-speed Internet access and ergonomic work chairs.

When you’re ready to explore, there’s so much to enjoy in Nashville – and we’re close to it all. Visit historic Second Avenue with the famous Wildhorse Saloon, and the Hard Rock Café. Don’t forget Music Row, Ryman Auditorium, Grand Ole Opry, Sommet Center, the Nashville Convention Center and Vanderbilt University. And when it’s time to Travel, we’re only eight miles from Nashville International Airport and we are accessible to three major interstates, I-40, I-65 & I-24. At Union Station, we’ll make sure your visit to Nashville is at the top of the charts.

Distances: Start: 1.7 Miles · Finish: 1.5 Miles · Expo:  1 Block