Photo: AI-generated imageUrban Nashville Vacation Rentals
A locally owned property management company, not a national platform, running fully furnished condos and homes across the Gulch, 12 South, East Nashville, Germantown, and a half-dozen other walkable neighborhoods. A decade in, it's built its business on doing the boring parts — cleaning, maintenance, guest relations — well.
Urban Nashville Vacation Rentals runs out of an actual office on 21st Ave S rather than existing only as a listings feed, and that local footprint shows in how the company talks about itself: about ten years in the business, built around the unglamorous mechanics of turnover cleaning, home maintenance, and guest relationships rather than a tech platform. It was named one of the Best Property Managers in Nashville by Expertise.com in 2024, which is a modest honor but a real one — a sign this is a working local business, not a shell brand slapped on a spreadsheet of Airbnb listings.
The portfolio spans the neighborhoods visitors actually want: the Gulch, 12 South, Belmont, Berry Hill, Broadway-adjacent, East Nashville, Germantown, Hillsboro Village, Marathon Village, Music Row, the Nations, and Wedgewood-Houston, plus a lake property out in Monteagle. Units range from budget-friendly guest suites to full luxury homes and condos, and the company also handles corporate housing for longer stays — useful for anyone relocating to Nashville or working a multi-week gig in town before committing to an apartment lease.
It's a sensible pick for visitors who want a real neighborhood address — walking distance to a specific strip of restaurants or bars — without gambling on an anonymous individual host's listing, and for property owners who'd rather hand a condo to a local company with an actual office than manage it themselves from out of state.
Highlights
- —Manages furnished rentals across 12 South, the Gulch, East Nashville, Germantown, and more
- —Locally owned and operated for roughly a decade, based on 21st Ave S
- —Named a Best Property Manager in Nashville by Expertise.com in 2024
- —Also handles corporate/extended-stay housing, not just short getaways
Insider tip
If you want walkable-to-everything without Broadway's noise, ask specifically for a 12 South or Berry Hill unit — the Gulch listings book up fastest and cost more for less space.