Destination file 48 · Tennessee
Corporate retreats in Nashville.
A music city with a working farm 30 minutes south. The Renewal Office designs company retreats and executive offsites in Nashville, built around what your team needs to leave with.
At a glance
- From AtlantaAbout 1 hr flight or 4 hr drive
- From New YorkAbout 2.5 hr nonstop flight
- Nearest airportNashville (BNA), about 15 min to downtown
- Best monthsApril to June and September to November
- Places to stay5 we’d book
- NearbyFranklin, about 30 min south
Why Nashville
A city that knows how to gather.
Nashville is easy to reach. BNA has nonstops from most major US cities, and downtown is about 15 minutes from the gate.
The city gives you two settings in one trip. Work downtown near Broadway and the Ryman, then head south to Southall, a working farm in Franklin with orchards, a lake and a spa.
Music does a lot of the work here. A private writers' round, where songwriters tell the story behind each song, opens a team up faster than any icebreaker.
We bring teams to Nashville when they need a strategy reset and a real celebration in the same few days.
Where we’d stay
Hotels and buyouts we’d actually book.
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Details from each property, checked October 2026. We confirm rates, space and dates for every file.
Sample retreat · 4 days
Nashville and Franklin, built on the TRO Six Pillars.
- Day 1Arrive
- Land at BNA and check in at Southall in FranklinThe Offsite
- Sound bath by the lake at sunsetRenewal
- Farm-to-table welcome dinnerThe World
- Day 2Align
- Device-free morning walk on the farm trailsRenewal
- Strategy and vision session in the Orchard Event CenterGuiding Star
- Zip line and ropes course challenge at SouthallTranscend
- Day 3Connect
- Seed-to-fork cooking workshop with the Southall farm teamThe World
- Team archetypes and one-on-one coachingKnowing
- Private writers' round with Nashville songwritersTranscend
- Day 4Commit
- Breathwork in the orchardRenewal
- Commitments and 90-day planGuiding Star
- Farewell lunch and transfer to BNAThe Offsite
The outcomeA plan the whole team signed up for, and a night of music they will still talk about.
From the office
Why we bring teams here.
We bring sales teams, client groups and leadership teams to Nashville because flights are easy and the city makes celebrating feel natural. Southall gives the same trip a quiet place to think.
See the retreats we plan →“Somewhere between the orchard and the writers' round, we started to listen to each other again.”
The Renewal Office
What it might cost
Starting points, not quotes.
- Boutique buyout$16,000per night, Southall's 16 cottages as a private block
- Full-service resort$1,900per person, per day
- Luxury and reward$2,800per person, per day
Estimates for Nashville, October 2026, before flights. Based on 2026 mid-season rates at Southall (Franklin, about 30 min), The Hermitage Hotel and 1 Hotel Nashville, plus taxes, meals, programming, production and local transport. Real rates move with season and group size, and every TRO budget is built line by line for your group.
Questions
Planning a retreat in Nashville.
How far is Nashville from Atlanta and New York?
Nashville is about a 1 hr flight or 4 hr drive from Atlanta, and about 2.5 hr nonstop from New York. BNA is roughly 15 minutes from downtown and about 35 minutes from Southall in Franklin.
When is the best time for a retreat in Nashville?
April to June and September to November bring mild weather for farm days and evenings outside. Summer is hot and humid, and winter is quieter with better hotel rates.
What size groups fit in Nashville?
Almost any. Southall suits 20 to about 150, downtown hotels like The Hermitage and Noelle work well for 20 to 250, and Gaylord Opryland handles the largest groups.
What can a team do in Nashville?
Private writers' rounds, farm tours and seed-to-fork cooking at Southall, the zip line and ropes course, spa time, and dinners across a city known for its food and music.
Who plans and runs the retreat?
The Renewal Office designs it around your goals using the TRO Six Pillars, then handles venue, programming, facilitators and production from the first call to the week after.
