A Midtown hotel near Music Row with valet and self-parking in its own garage. Its FAQ puts it 5 minutes from downtown and Broadway, where Bridgestone Arena is.
From Midtown on WeGo Route 3Midtown, West End and the Gulchtransit
Getting there
Ride WeGo Route 3 West End to WeGo Central, which the arena calls conveniently located downtown, and walk on to 501 Broadway.
Getting back
Walk back to WeGo Central for a Route 3 bus to West End.
The arena’s page mentions no Predators game-day bus service. WeGo doesn’t publish a walking time from WeGo Central to the arena. Check the Route 3 schedule for the stop nearest your hotel and the last bus on your date.
Drive in and park free at Nissan StadiumBNA airport and Donelsondrive
Getting there
For Predators games, drive to Nissan Stadium’s Lot R, where parking is free, and ride the two-way shuttle (5–7 minutes) or walk the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge (10–12 minutes) to the arena.
Getting back
Ride the shuttle or walk the bridge back to Lot R and drive back.
The free lot is only offered when Nissan Stadium has no conflicting event. The lot and shuttle open two hours before the game, the shuttle runs every 15–20 minutes until two hours after, and the lot is locked once it closes.
Downtown and Lower BroadwayWalking to the game and a night on Broadway
Stay among the honky-tonks and museums and walk to the arena’s own address on Broadway, with no river to cross.
To the arena
Walk down Broadway, or along 5th or 6th Avenue, to the arena at 501 Broadway.
After the game
Walk back the same way with the crowd, or stop at a honky-tonk on the way.
The tradeoff
Downtown hotels here publish valet parking only, at a nightly charge, and two of the three add a nightly destination fee. Broadway is loud and crowded on weekend nights.
A downtown restaurant and grocery with Southern comfort food and live music, open late enough for dinner before puck drop and from 7 a.m. daily for breakfast.
A hot-chicken and fried-fish shop on Main Street in East Nashville, across the river from downtown, for hot chicken or fried fish before the game.
Hours & notes
Sun–Thu 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; Fri–Sat 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m. It closes at 8 p.m. on most nights, so plan it before the game. It’s a drive or rideshare from Broadway.