The little cottage, on a private alley, is a dream. We loved waking up in their well kept space and enjoyed listening to the birds while we had breakfast on the porch (as New Yorkers, we really savored the tranquility). Shelby Bottoms park is very close and we were able to get morning runs in before we ate our way happily through Nashville. While there isnt much in terms of bars/restaurants nearby the cottage, Uber in Nashville is super cheap ($6 to downtown or Five Points) and rides take about 7 minutes to call (and about a 7 minutes ride to Downtown). We did the touristy thing and waited for an hour in line at Hattie B's--which was really good and they let you drink beer while in line--but the standout meal for us was at Butcher & Bee on Main St. The hosts were there if we needed them and were quick to text back throughout our stay... but everything was so easy to navigate on our own, so we didn't have the pleasure of meeting them.