Howard Johnson Murfreesboro

Families, couples, groups and other leisure travelers coming to Music City USA can stay at the Howard Johnson Express Inn in suburban Murfreesboro, Tenn., and skip having to sell all their George Jones CDs just to pay big-city prices for accommodations. Still, guests are only 25 minutes from downtown Nashville and the attractions that draw thousands of country-music fans a year, including Opry Mills, the mammoth shopping center within spitting distance of the Grand Ole Opry House. But boot-scootin’ and listening to crying-in-your-beer country music aren’t the only things going on here. Guests at this Howard Johnson are close to the International Walking Horse Show, Middle Tennessee State University, and a slew of major NASCAR and IndyCar races.
The two-story, 80-room hotel doesn’t let the guests get away without noshing complimentary continental breakfasts or lolling beside the outdoor pool. The Howard Johnson features 70 cable channels, data ports, microwave ovens, refrigerators, coffee pots and other standard amenities in all guestrooms. Families and business guests will discover the hotel’s meeting and banquet facilities ideal for get-togethers and conferences. The Howard Johnson also features king-size rooms for business travelers or families needing a little extra room, and suites with jetted tubs. What’s more, the hotel offers weekly and group rates.

Nashville is a hopping city, with a little bit of something for everybody and an ambience that goes far beyond chewing tobacco, banjos, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge and the Opry. This Howard Johnson Express Inn at Interstate 24 and U.S. 231 will put families, couples, groups and other travelers close to the action but not at prices that will require second mortgages.