EDIT: Apparently hotels are very expensive at the time of the conference. Book early. If you tell me where you are going, I can write it on this page so that people are in the same hotel.
It is important to understand first what is where:
- Vanderbilt (conference location) is West of Downtown Nashville
- Night life is on Broadway/1st to 5th if you like Country music, on 1st abd 2nd for bars. This is what I will call downtown
Walking distance is less than 25 minutes. For more choices, I recommend looking at WikiVoyage
Near Vanderbilt
Homewood Suites by Hilton Nashville Vanderbilt (probably the closest one)
Holiday Inn Nashville-Vanderbilt (Dwtn)
Scarritt-Bennett Center (very close, cheaper than the rest)
Also, a map of all hotels close to Vanderbilt and potentially discounted prices if you go through here (disclaimer: I have not checked).
Walking distance from both Vanderbilt and Downtown
Comfort Inn Downtown Nashville-Vanderbilt
Best Western Plus Music Row
Music City Hostel (they have private rooms, more affordable than other places)
Downtown
Holiday Inn Express - Downtown
Cheaper hotels where you might need a car
Although the bus system seems efficient in Nashville, but:
Comfort Inn Hotel (already 4 people from the workshop registered there), bus number 3 is direct (~25minutes)