We arrived to find John and his beautiful Siberian Husky Max waiting for us. John gave us a quick tour of the apartment (which included drinks in the fridge, some fruit for breakfast and a deluxe array of teas and coffee) and a brief overview of the surrounding bars, restaurants and coffee shops. He gave us his number and encouraged us to contact him whenever we wanted for further local information.

The listing description was quite accurate and I encourage potential AirBnB renters to read all about the apartment and area before heading down. Not all restaurants/shops/tours are offered/open every day/all day.

The apartment sits in East Nashville on a quiet corner, 1 block away from both a hipster coffee shop and a local chocolate factory. It is around a 15 min walk to the various shops in East End, a 20 min walk to the Five Points area and a 20 min walk to the Lockeland Springs area (ie - perfectly situated for those who enjoy walking). We felt comfortable walking to all these places both during the day and night. If you prefer to be driven, Lyft and Uber are both active in the area and John offered us a code for Lyft that gave us a large credit to our account. Rides to the above areas would be around $7 and to downtown Nashville would be around $12-20, depending on where you were going. The apartment was was a 15 min ride from the airport and 15-20 min from Opryland and the Hermitage and closer to 30 from Belle Meade.

Throughout our stay, John gave us access to his water jug for tea/coffee refills and took care of washing our used mugs/utensils. There were probably 10 clean, plush towels waiting for us in the apartment's bathroom and there was shampoo, conditioner and various other toiletries available as well (including hair dryer).

The best compliment I can give is that this felt like we were staying with a super helpful, non-intrusive friend! I highly recommend staying here and taking in all that East Nashville has to offer. 5 stars for sure!