The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tenn.

     
     The Hermitage Hotel, celebrating 100 years now, remains the cornerstone of social activity in Nashville. Walk through the lobby and you can almost hear a young Dinah Shore singing “Near You,” which she did on the NBC shows broadcast nationally before Hermitage diners and dancers. The Hermitage, which has the luxury of storybook fine hotels, is uncompromisingly Southern with good coffee, handcrafted cocktails and smiles galore. The lobby is strikingly beautiful, a masterpiece of design and elevated taste.

The hotel guest book reads like a Who’s Who in American history: Six presidents including Woodrow Wilson, FDR, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon along with countless celebrities like Bette Davis and Greta Garbo, plus gangster Al Capone. An autographed photo of Gene Autry hangs proudly on a wall, and for eight years the hotel was home to pool legend Minnesota Fats. To find out more about this amazing hotel and many more attractions that is hosted by Nashville, Tennessee, visit Wines Down South.

Black Bear Lodge & Cabins, Helen, Ga

  
     Looking for somewhere to take the kids this fall break? How about a place back in the woods to celebrate a special occasion with that special someone? Look no further than Black Bear Lodge & Cabins located just outside Beautiful Helen in the North Georgia mountains!
     Providing many different types of accommodations, Black Bear Lodge & Cabins hosts a variety of different styles of cabins to choose from depending on the size of your party and the intentions of your visit. The site also is home to a wedding chapel as well as other amenities such as a pool and grills on site. For more information, details and pictures, be sure to visit Wines Down South.