It treated me well on my own, but it hasn't earned the mark. The Hermitage Hotel in Nashville didn't meet the WTD Standard for a woman traveling alone because it didn't answer my first questions, including whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping, and I asked twice. I stayed one night on my own in February 2025, booked the same day, and at half past nine at night it fed me from the full menu.
The access score is for how it answered, not for how easy it is to get around.
Read for: Solo. Not read for Partnered or Friends.
How this read was booked. Booked at a preferred rate and paid for by me. I earn a booking commission on stays I book, and I earned one on this stay. No property paid to be read, and no payment has ever changed a verdict. I stayed as a paying guest. When I wrote to the property in August I identified myself as a travel advisor; my line saying I share what I learn publicly reached it on 5 October 2026, with my access questions. I did not tell any property it was being scored against a standard. The properties that haven't earned the mark yet are published too, with the reason stated.
Stayed and read: February 2025
Scored: October 2026
Property knew I was an advisor: yes, at check-in. The concierge saw my Fora email address and asked whether I worked in travel.
Mode: Solo
This is a hospitality read, not a safety rating. I score how a hotel treats a woman on her own. I do not certify that anywhere is safe, because nobody can. How the WTD Standard works →
My night alone at The Hermitage Hotel
I was selling my house in Nashville, the furniture was gone, and after a day of packing and cleaning there was nowhere left to sleep in it. The plan was to drive an hour to my parents, but it was Valentine's, so I decided to gift myself a night at The Hermitage instead, a hotel I'd been wanting to stay at for a while. I booked it an hour before I got there, at the same rate I'd book for a client.
I walked up to the desk a little after nine at night, on my own. My booking still said two guests, because I'd forgotten to change it, so the concierge asked if I was waiting for someone. Once I'd explained it was just me, she asked what had brought me to the hotel, and nobody mentioned a second person again. She gave me a briefing on the hotel, its restaurants and what it offers, though not on the streets around it, and she didn't say my room number out loud.
I slept in the King room I booked, with no upgrade, so it's the room you'd book too. The door had a peephole and a second lock, and the stairwell wasn't beside my room. The robe fit, and there was a large mirror with outlets in the bathroom and a full-length mirror in the wardrobe area. Nothing was waiting in the room when I got there.
At half past nine I ordered room service from the full menu, not a short late-night list: the ahi tuna tartare, two glasses of cabernet and the chocolate cake. After a day of packing, that night gave me rest without the stress and made me feel celebrated.
For brunch I went down to Drusie & Darr, the hotel's restaurant, and asked for a table for one. The hostess walked me to a table and asked whether it suited me and, without my asking, whether I'd like a different one. The service was prompt and attentive, but not too much, and nobody rushed me, so I stayed a little longer for a second cup of coffee after my omelet and chocolate croissant.
My rate came with a daily breakfast credit and a $100 food and beverage credit. That was February 2025, and perks change, so ask what's included when you book.
What The Hermitage Hotel told me when I asked
In August I wrote to the hotel as a travel advisor with ten questions about how it looks after a woman on her own: who she goes to if she feels uncomfortable, whether it can arrange an airport car at any hour, whether a concierge will call ahead to a restaurant for a table for one, whether a room for one costs more, and whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping, among others.
I never heard back. In October I asked again, with the same questions underneath, and the hotel had fourteen days each time, the same two chances every hotel gets from me before I count a silence. That's the only reason The Hermitage didn't meet the Standard.
The Hermitage Hotel accessibility: the six facts
I publish the same six facts for every hotel, and I don't rate them. I didn't take a tape measure on this stay, so every fact below comes from the hotel's own website, and I've marked what it doesn't say. I sent my access questions in October 2026, and the hotel hasn't answered them.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: "Do you have elevators?" "Yes." Which floors it reaches isn't stated.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: Nothing.
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What The Hermitage Hotel told me: Asked, no answer.
What its website says: Valet only: "While we do not offer self-parking services, there are other self-parking lots nearby." Nothing on accessible parking or drop-off.
Its website also lists two accessible room types: "We offer an Accessible Queen room with two queen sized beds, and an Accessible King room with one king sized bed." If the hotel answers my questions, I'll finish the read and update this card, with the date. A re-read is available to any property at no charge, and payment plays no part in it.
What The Hermitage Hotel does well
It fed me properly at half past nine at night, from the full menu, on a night I'd booked that same day.
It offered me a different table at brunch without my asking, when I'd asked for a table for one, and nobody rushed me.
The desk took the correction in its stride. My booking said two, I said it was just me, and nobody raised it again.
The room I booked had what a woman getting ready on her own needs: a robe that fit, a large mirror with outlets beside it, a full-length mirror, and a peephole and second lock on the door.
What didn't happen
My first questions went unanswered, twice, including the one about women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping.
There was no welcome amenity in the room, and the briefing at the desk covered the hotel but not the neighborhood.
Who The Hermitage Hotel is for
It suits a woman on her own in downtown Nashville who might arrive late and wants a proper dinner when she does, and a brunch table where she's asked what she'd like. Before you book, ask the hotel yourself about women on staff and anything you need for access, because when I asked about staffing, I didn't get an answer.
Questions about The Hermitage Hotel for a woman traveling alone
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It treated me well on my one-night solo stay in February 2025, and it didn't meet the WTD Standard because it didn't answer my first questions, including whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping. I asked twice. I'd stay again for a night like that one.
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I ordered from the full menu at half past nine at night, on a night I'd booked that same day. The hotel's website says room service is available but doesn't give the hours.
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Yes. I asked for a table for one at brunch, and the hostess walked me to a table and asked whether I'd like a different one. Nobody rushed me.
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Its website lists an Accessible Queen room with two queen beds and an Accessible King room with one king bed. I sent my own access questions in October 2026, and the hotel hasn't answered them. If it does, I'll update this card with the date.
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The hotel didn't say. I asked in writing, twice, whether it has women on every shift at the front desk and in housekeeping, and I didn't get an answer.
I've also scored Grecotel Corfu Imperial, which passed, and The William Vale in Brooklyn, which didn't answer my first questions either. I've written about how I choose a hotel when I'm traveling alone too. Every card is scored the same way, and the full method is here.
Details change. Every fact on this card was true on the date of the read. Confirm anything you are relying on with the property when you book. If something here is now wrong, tell me and I will update the card and date the change.
I'm Kayla Mason, founder of World Traveling Daughter.
