NASHVILLE, TN (March 27, 2025) – IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,600 global properties across 19 brands, today honors Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch and its team with a 2024 Performance Award for their outstanding achievements and commitment to upholding IHG’s mission to deliver “True Hospitality for Good” every day. Considered the most prestigious IHG internal honor among the Americas region, the annual Performance Awards recognize hotels for leadership and metrics attainment among several key criteria, including guest service and satisfaction, cleanliness and amplification of the IHG One Rewards loyalty program.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch is one of 144 Torchbearer Awards honorees selected among the organization’s nearly 4,500 regional hotels spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and South America. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch received the Torchbearer Award for achieving the highest levels of excellence in quality, customer satisfaction, cleanliness, and loyalty.
Jolyon Bulley, Chief Executive Officer, Americas, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “Through their hard work and dedication to maintaining high standards and delivering the superior experiences our guests have come to expect, Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville Southeast Antioch and its team exemplify excellence among our nearly 4,500 Americas hotels. I’m honored to reward their efforts with a 2024 Performance Award and look forward to their continued successes this year and beyond.”
Katie Schultz, President of Triumph Hospitality, said: “We are incredibly honored to receive the Torchbearer award for a second consecutive year. This award speaks volumes about our team at Holiday Inn Express Nashville Southeast Antioch. Our General Manager, Michelle Marina, leads the team with confidence, integrity, and passion. Michelle demonstrates hands-on leadership and trains our team members to exceed guest expectations. We have many loyal team members who have been with us for 10+ years which is unheard of in the hospitality industry. Our hotel is in the final stages of a full renovation, all guest rooms have been completed and the public spaces will be completed in the coming month. We can’t wait to see what this amazing team will achieve with a newly renovated hotel in 2025!”
NASHVILLE (February 3, 2025) – Songwriters Trey Calloway and Dan Lowe were selected from 11 songwriters who performed Saturday during the Feb. 1 qualifying round for Tennessee Songwriters Week held at Motif on Music Row and will advance to the showcase round Saturday, March 1 at the Franklin Theatre.
“American Idol” season 20 winner Noah Thompson hosted and performed. Singer-songwriter Makky Kaylor opened performances with his self-penned “Tennessee, In My Dreams” – which is Tennessee’s 13th official state song.
Songwriters were rated by a judging panel of industry veterans including renowned author, songwriter and historian Don Cusic; Robert K. Oermann, dubbed “the dean of Nashville’s entertainment journalists,” and multi-platinum and gold record award-winning songwriter Alan Rhody.
Sound was provided by Shiloh Music and food was courtesy of Music Row Bar & Grill.
Winners of qualifying rounds progress to showcase events across Tennessee and ultimately perform at the renowned Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Out of nearly 50 participating venues across Tennessee, Motif on Music Row hosted the only qualifying round in Metro Nashville.
Nashville, Tenn. (December 6, 2024) — Motif on Music Row (50 Music Square West) wrapped its first music-related event this week with great success. The inaugural Songwriters’ Week featured a book signing from author and hit songwriter, Bernie Nelson (“Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind,” “House on Old Lonesome Road,” “Betty’s Got A Bass Boat”) with commentary by NSAI’s Executive Director Bart Herbison and a songwriters’ round featuring Nelson, Doug Johnson (“Three Wooden Crosses”), and Black River Recording Artists Pryor Baird (“Beauty In The Broken”) and Scotty Hasting (“How Do You Choose”). The event concluded yesterday with the unveiling of Lyric Lane, a permanent and ever-growing display of hit songs on various mediums by the songwriters who wrote them. The initial collection contains approximately 40 hit songs from some of Nashville’s biggest songwriters including “Ships The Don’t Come In,” “Murder on Music Row,” “The Letter,” “Riding with Private Malone,” “Check Yes Or No,” “Some Fools Never Learn,” “I Don’t Mind The Thorns (If You’re The Rose),” “Two Pina Coladas,” “Don’t Rock The Jukebox,” “Strawberry Wine,” “What’s Forever For,” “Baby, I Lied,” “We’re In This Love Together,” and more.
Notable attendees of Songwriters’ Week included Roger Murrah, Bart Herbison, Jerry Salley, Trey Bruce, Wood Newton, Alan Rhody, Benita Hill, Becky Hobbs, Rafe Van Hoy, Rick Huckaby, Bernie Nelson, Deborah Allen, Makky Kaylor, Brenda Lynn Allen, Garth Shaw, Jan Buckingham, Shannon McCombs, Nathalie Cox, Dave Mahanes, Joe Kelly, John Koski, Doug Johnson, Pryor Baird, Scotty Hasting, and Dillon Weldon, just to name a few.
Songwriters’ Week was another significant step taken by Sila Developments and Triumph Hospitality to reconnect the property’s history with the music industry that surrounds it. “Lyric Lane is our small way of giving back and celebrating the creativity and uniqueness of Music Row, while honoring the incredible work of songwriters whose music has touched all our lives,” said Andy Bhakta, Principle Partner of Sila Developments. “People often forget that the everyday music we listen to would not be possible without songwriters. Music holds immense therapeutic power, shaping our emotions and everyday experiences. We feel truly blessed to have received these heartfelt lyrics from so many talented songwriters, as well as the support of the PLA team, in bringing ‘Lyric Lane’ to life here at The Motif on Music Row.” “Motif on Music Row is honored to display handwritten song lyrics, album covers, signed head shots, and other cherished pieces of music history,” stated President of Triumph Hospitality, Katie Schultz. “We look forward to showing off these items and educating our guests on Music Row’s incredible contribution to Nashville and to the world. We hope all of our neighbors will come visit and take a stroll down Lyric Lane.” In addition to the installation of Lyric Lane and Songwriters’ Week, in honor of its history, Motif on Music Row’s presidential suite was named the “United Artists Suite,” and more music-related initiatives will be announced in the near future.
NASHVILLE, TN (October 6, 2023) – Sila Developments and Triumph Hospitality celebrated the groundbreaking of the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville West End – University Area on September 14, 2023. The ceremony was hosted by Katie Schultz, President of Sales for Triumph Hospitality Management. The company started in Antioch, TN in 2012 and currently works with seven hotels in the Middle Tennessee area. Later this fall they will be opening the Motif on Music Row, an all-suite boutique hotel on the historic Music Row. Triumph Hospitality looks forward to adding the Holiday Inn Express Nashville West End – University Area to their portfolio of Nashville properties.
Construction started in early September and doors to this 184 room hotel are expected to open in the spring of 2025. This will be the third Holiday Inn Express that Triumph Hospitality manages, and they are honored to grow the partnership with one of the largest and most well-known hotel chains in the world. Intercontinental Hotel Group operates over 6,000 hotels globally and this hotel is one of the additional 2,000 in their development pipeline.
Sila Developments, based in Nashville, has been working on plans for this site since 2018. Anan “Andy” Bhakta and Jay Patel spoke during the ceremony about their history in the hospitality industry and development, and their plans for this new hotel. “Elliston Place, fondly known as The Rock Block, has a rich history that stretches back over one hundred years. It was a bustling hub of commerce in the late 1800s, a place where people came together to enjoy live music, delectable cuisine, and the company of friends. This street has witnessed the rise of iconic music venues like the Exit/Inn, where legends such as Jimmy Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Johnny Cash graced the stage. It’s a place where history and innovation have always coexisted. Today, as we break ground for this new Holiday Inn Express, we honor Elliston Place’s past while embracing the promise of its future.” Andy Bhakta, Principle, Sila Developments.
Others who spoke during the groundbreaking ceremony included Odie Caduff with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and Jindy Strader, Franchise Performance Support Manager for IHG. DF Chase has been appointed General Contract for the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nashville West End – University Area. Architecture and design were completed by Southeast Ventures and Pinnacle South.
NASHVILLE, TN (August 1, 2023) – Motif on Music Row is an all-suite hotel offering spacious suites with kitchens, giving guests enough room to call Nashville home for a few nights or an extended stay. Each of the 133 suites has a full kitchen and plenty of space for guests to relax, eat, sleep, and spend time with those who matter most – family, friends, and even their dog. One-bedroom suites are perfect for corporate travelers and two or three-bedroom suites are ideal for larger groups. Connecting suites are also available to accommodate families or groups of friends looking to stay together, perfect for the bachelor or bachelorette weekends that Nashville has become known for. The hotel will offer travelers a second story rooftop pool, poolside lounge and cabanas, state of the art fitness center and yoga studio, valet parking, a pet washing station, and all the modern hotel technology options. 3,800 sq ft retail space is available for lease on the ground floor, restaurant and bar concepts are currently being entertained.
Motif on Music Row is currently under construction at 50 Music Square West, on the corner of Chet Atkins Place and Music Square West. The boutique hotel has been developed by Sila Developments, a Nashville based development company focusing on growth in the hospitality sector. The site was previously home to the iconic nine-story octagon-shaped United Artists Tower. After considering several possible directions for the property, the Sila Developments team demolished the building in 2019 and begin construction on the new 7 story hotel in 2021. The property is scheduled to open around November 2023.
Motif on Music Row will be managed by Triumph Hospitality, a Nashville based hotel management group. Triumph Hospitality operates and manages several hotels in middle Tennessee, and their team has played a key role in bringing the Motif on Music Row to life. “Motif will be an amazing addition to Nashville’s thriving hospitality industry. We are excited to introduce a product that falls between a traditional hotel room and a short-term rental. The apartment style suites give travelers the space they would enjoy in an Airbnb with the cleanliness and service guarantees that they enjoy in a hotel”, said Katie Schultz, President of Sales for Triumph Hospitality.