<p>Ya’ll don’t need to fret about where to eat…options are very long in the West End and Elliston side…or over nearer to Hillsboro Village//or down another two miles to Green Hills. Your hotel people and everyone at Vandy will point you in the right direction…you can eat anything you want from Jewish deli to Indian to upscale cuisine.</p>
<p>If you are flying in…you really don’t have to rent a car to get a good sense of things on campus. You can opt to get a van to your hotel and back…but it is nice to drive around the downtown loop to see the Waterfront, Broadway, up Second Avenue…where you children will have tons of fun in festivals…or the Parthenon…your Vandy card is used in taxis for the hop to downtown Nashville. IMHO the access to a state capitol and internships from a research college is superior at Vandy…as Nashville is somehow big but won’t dwarf you–…Vandy is truly on the “edge” of downtown near neighborhoods that have some real heart. Vandy is NOT in a distant suburb. Obviously it is an urban location but reasonably safe and homey. video is called Explore Nashville Neighborhoods on youtube.
[YouTube</a> - Explore Nashville’s Neighborhoods](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9IFB2UHh-k&feature=channel]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9IFB2UHh-k&feature=channel)</p>
<p>Yeah. Still excited at our house. I watch this about twice a day with a smile on my face.</p>
<p>If you don’t want to pay for parking…try the Hampton Inn Elliston Place…we walked everywhere on Vandy campus from there…and they have a computer in the lobby and free internet. I have also stayed at the Embassy Suites nearer to the 21st Ave side…which is also an easy “don’t move your car” stroll to campus…but they charge a daily parking fee and internet is not free either. The Courtyard 2VU0609 mentions is great and Hampton Suites on West End has roomier suites.</p>