It's not downtown but in a very nice neighborhood which is a nice escape from downtown. It's very close to downtown (I walked, 25 minutes to the heart of downtown), and just a 10 minute walk to restaurants and shops near Vanderbilt University but also near the Gulch (15 minute walk). It's clean and basic, all I needed to be comfortable and get a good night's sleep. The historic buildings of this little campus are beautiful.