Step back in time at this luxurious 4-diamond hotel
Here’s your Friday getaway:
Carnegie Hotel & Spa
Drive time from Nashville: 4 hours 20 min
This trip is perfect for travelers:
who want to do nothing BUT relax.
Carnegie Hotel and Spa, Johnson City, TN, Source: Google
About 4 hours and 20 min away from Nashville, TN, in Johnson City, is a 4-diamond luxury hotel decked out in Baroque-styled decor. Carnegie Hotel and Spa was originally built in the late 1890’s, but was lost in a devastating fire just a decade later.
Carnegie Hotel & Spa,Source: Kayak image
Now, rebuilt and operating just across the street from the East Tennessee State University, it offers a spa and a restaurant and bar with over 400+ whiskey options. If you go on Thursday, you’ll have to make time for the Thursday night Jazz Jam with local jazz musicians.
Carnegie Hotel and Spa, Johnson City
Saltwater pool, Carnegie Hotel and Spa
What to do in Johnson City or nearby?
In Johnson City proper, there’s not much to do. There is a main street and a few local breweries. But there are some major destinations nearby.
Asheville, NC - 1 hour away
Knoxville, TN - 1.5 hours away
Bristol, TN - 36 minutes
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