Nashville's Convention Capacity Set to Grow With 817-Room Signia by Hilton
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Nashville's downtown stands to get its largest hotel — and with it the ability to chase meetings and events it currently can't accommodate.
A Signia by Hilton is proposed for Nashville Yards, a mixed-use development in the heart of downtown. The property would become the largest hotel in downtown, surpassing the 800-room Omni Nashville Hotel.
The hotel is planned for the intersection of Ninth Avenue North and Church Street. An application is currently under review by the city’s planning department, submitted by HKS Architects on behalf of developer Southwest Value Partners.
Southwest Value Partners already has a significant presence in Nashville Yards, with the 125-room Union Station Hotel and the 591-room Grand Hyatt amongst its holdings. Together, those properties offer more than 700 rooms and approximately 70,000 square feet of meeting space.
“With a planned 817 rooms, this would become downtown Nashville’s largest hotel, complementing the Omni Nashville Hotel’s 800 rooms and giving us the ability to accommodate larger conventions and trade shows,” said Deana Ivey, president and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. (NCVC)
Located just west of the urban core near the Music City Center, Nashville Yards is a 19-acre development transforming a former rail yard into a walkable district with hotels, entertainment venues, green space, and dining.
Beyond room count, adding a Signia would further position Nashville Yards as a convention district. The development also includes The Pinnacle, a new indoor live music and event venue.
“The proposed addition of the Signia by Hilton also reinforces Nashville Yards as a premier, walkable destination with green space, dining, and entertainment, while improving downtown connectivity and making the city more appealing to meeting planners and attendees,” said Ivey.
According to NCVC, Nashville received an estimated 17.4 million visitors last year who spent $11.64 billion in the city. It was ranked fourth in Cvent's 2025 list of top North American meeting destinations, and has consistently been in the top 10 since 2014.
If approved, the hotel would join a small but growing portfolio of Signia by Hilton properties, a brand focused on large hotels purposely built to host meetings and events. Current U.S. locations include Atlanta, Orlando, San Antonio, and San Jose, with additional developments underway in Indianapolis and Savannah.
