Music City Hostel

This was a cheap and easy answer to accommodation in Nashville for a solo traveler. I really just needed a bed to crash as I was staying for just one night, and spent almost my entire time seeing music. I never even met my dorm mates, as they were all asleep when I came home and gone when I woke up.
The rooms are pretty tiny. I haven’t stayed in a hostel since I lived in NZ 6 years ago, so I don’t know the standard. I’m probably older than most guests here at 31. It seemed like a lot of Aussie travelers. There’s only one bathroom for 3 or 4 dorm rooms, so you may have to wait, but they have another bathroom in the office/​kitchen area as well.
The staff was soooooo friendly! Jamie, the host, is an adorable bubbly Ray of Sunshine. I really enjoyed chatting with a few of the ladies that work here. They are super accommodating. There’s a full kitchen to use with lots of freebies from previous travelers and coffee!

This is a fantastic hostel!
Great dorms, great location, great owners, great hostess and of course great travelers!
I will always stay here when I am in Nashville. Rates are affordable with lots of amenities. Not to mention walking distance from Café Coco/​Coco Green, The End, Hot Yoga Plus, and lots of good food. And a cheap Über or bike ride from every thing else…2 blocks from a bike rental station.
You won’t regret booking this place for your stay in Nashville.

I’m just going to TL;DR this for you off the bat — if you can stay at Nashville Downtown Hostel instead, do it. It’s run by the same people and it’s a much better experience.
I booked my stay at Music City Hostel via AirBnB with no problems at all. Sara was great at responding to questions. I checked in on a Saturday night straight from the airport. The guy at the front desk was super helpful. Just filled out a minute’s worth of paper work and I was on my way.
If you’ve looked at the photos, MCH is basically like a small college dorm. There are multiple buildings, and in each there are different rooms.
I stayed in the Moon building.
My room was a 4-​person co-​ed. Quarters were a bit tight, but there was a private half-​bathroom. The hallway bathroom was close by, and was reasonably clean. The room had limited electrical outlets though, and I had to charge my phone in the bathroom. The doors use a keypad system, which is both convenient and annoying. Take a photo with your phone is the best advice I can give. Nothing like getting home drunk and trying to remember the keypad combos.
My major knock against MCH is that it’s far away from everything, except for Hattie B. You walk out and there’s not really anything around for a few blocks, which is a bit underwhelming for Nashville. There weren’t really other hostel guests hanging around either.
Like I said, Nashville Downtown Hostel is newer, has better amenities, has a ²⁴⁄₇ front desk, is located in a much better location, and is similarly priced.
MCH has a parking lot though.

Great hostel — clean rooms, good vibe (it is Nashville, after all). Common area can get a little frantic at times, but that should be all but expected for any frequent hostel-​goers. Beers on the lawn at dusk quickly alleviate any stress one might have, allowing you to really get settled, Southern-​style.

Very nice hostel. We only stayed here one night, but wished we could’ve stayed longer. The price was reasonable, rooms were very nice and clean, the staff was friendly and it is very close to downtown. The other people staying here hung out in the front, chatting, drinking, playing music. The overall atmosphere was great. We were exhausted from our travels and went to bed early, but had no problems with noise or anything of that matter. Highly recommended if you need a cheap place to crash.

The hostel staff was quite nice but really didn’t seem to know what they were doing. I reserved two private rooms for an evening as I was in town with some friends to see a band. The rooms weren’t very clean. When I got there the room I stayed in was dusty and the trash hadn’t been emptied. There were old orange and banana peels in it which made the room smell like… well old orange and banana peels. I was glad the fruit flies managed to not breed yet. Also the common room was littered with a variety of junk. Light bulbs, blank DVD’s, pens, random boxes of paper, etc. It looked like the common room doubled as an office for the people that ran the place. If that’s the case then they need to put in a storage locker or trunk because the room was a mess. The common bathroom was also dirty with pubic hairs littering the tub and sink. Now I expect a different level of cleanliness from a hostel than say The W or The Peabody but this hostel was pretty gross. And at one point in my life I helped run a hostel. I would not recommend this to anyone with the means to stay elsewhere.

This trip to Nashville has enlightened me in the power of kindness and good service and how that goes such a long, long way when you are traveling.
Music City Hostel is the friendliest, most helpful stay I have ever had ANYWHERE (fancy hotels included).
We arrived on Christmas night. I accidentally locked myself out of our private room, which has a keypad lock and an old-​fashioned lock. I didn’t know I was only supposed to lock the room with the keypad. When we notified Gary (one of the staff members), he went through a series of phone calls and attempts to find the key, all the while being super gracious and unperturbed by us disturbing his Christmas night. Eventually, the owner of the hostel drove over, and still couldn’t find the said key. He climbed in through our window and let us in, also, being ever-​so-​charming and friendly.
Caitlin, another staff member, always greets us with a genuine smile and has pointed out a number of awesome, non-​touristy places to go while we were here.
Our private room is almost apartment-​like. We share the restroom with the other private room, and we also share a television and living room space. But our room is clean and cozy.
This location couldn’t be better, too! It feels we’re a mere 5 — 15 min drive to wherever we want to go in the main part of Nashville. Parking is free and close. And the key pad lock has also turned out to be über convenient.

I always begin my hostel reviews with a caveat… I am only young at heart, no longer in body. And, I was traveling with my 12 year old daughter. This means I am not the typical hostel customer… so read on with that in mind.
Music City Hostel was not far from downtown Nashville and said the magic words…“Yes, we have a private room.” When we entered the yard, I stifled a giggle. A four-​man welcoming committee was soaking in the bright blue blow-​up pool on the front lawn. (At this point, my pre-​teen daughter turned to me with an expression I had come to know quite well on this 50-​day road trip…“Really, Mom???”)
Karma was definitely working in my favor today. I was able to transport myself from the hot to the warm seat by empowering said disgruntled daughter… she would get to choose either our pre-​reserved standard private room (accessed through a dorm room with a shared bath) or the proffered upgrade (a private room in the condo out back with our own bath). It took her two seconds to choose the condo that we would share with only two other young women. (A little kink in the upgrade… we were instructed not to use the full kitchen or living room. The hostel kitchen, although I never stepped foot in there to cook, was just fine.)
After lugging our ten ton bags up two flights of stairs and down the never ending hallway, we walked into a 2– bedroom/​2-​bath condo. Very barren, but decent. Kind of a bummer not to be able to use the entire place, but we were happy just to have a private room and our own bath.
We met our English roommates about 1 a.m. the first «night»…and, were reintroduced the next «night» at 4 a.m. So sleep was a tad challenged, but everyone was very friendly so it was okay in the end.

A fabulous place to stay with exceptionally friendly staff. Very clean and comfortable rooms.
Even when soldout when I was there for the CMA Music Festival, there was no bathroom contention. Fast, free WiFi along with $ 1 sodas. $ 1 towel charge I didn’t know about in advance.
Late night jam sessions with travelling musicians around a camp fire. Definitely bring earplugs if you get assigned one of the front buildings and want to get to bed early. I had a very annoying coughing roommate where ear plugs were of limited help.
Kitchens in common room and each building and some communal free food like pancake mix that I didn’t make use of. Parking also seemed available but I took the city bus and walked while I was there. 20 or 30 minute walk to downtown.