Travel Dispatch: How Do You Open a Dolly Parton Hotel Without Dolly Parton?
The SongTeller celebrated its grand opening this week in Nashville.
Travel Dispatch
October 7, 2026

It’s been a little more than a month since Dolly Parton, the global music icon, died in Nashville. Her SongTeller Hotel soft-opened its doors there on Sept. 14, just a few weeks later — but will Dolly being there in spirit be enough to draw guests?

People are seen crossing a street in front of a building with pink awnings and an abstracted guitar neck over the front door, which has SongTeller written above it.

A Dolly Parton Hotel Opens This Week — Without Dolly Parton. →

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