14 verified parking spots in West End, Nashville: 3 free, 4 validated and 7 paid. Nothing is listed until we've reviewed it, and locals help keep it current.
3 free
4 validated
7 paid
Free parking
2611 West End Building Lot
Free gated lot for patients at the 2611 West End clinics
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Vanderbilt Health says parking for the 2611 Building is free, but the lot behind it is gated. There are two ways in: the west-side entrance off West End Ave, which is entry only, and the 28th Ave entrance, which is also the only exit. Take a ticket at the gate, show it at the clinic check-in desk, and you'll get a validation card that opens the exit gate for free. Ten spaces on the west side of the building are also for the 2611 Building, and the first three have a 30-minute limit. The page is written for patients and doesn't say what the gate charges if you leave without a validation card. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building.
Where Gated lot behind 2611 West End Ave, enter from West End or 28th Ave
BrickTops has its own lot connected to the restaurant, free for customers. Worth knowing because West End Ave itself is metered and the private lots around here are not cheap. Some parking sites claim this location has no on-site parking, which is wrong. The restaurant told us this directly by phone on 8/5/26.
Where Lot connected to the restaurant, 3000 West End Ave
Centennial Park
Free park lots, walk to West End & Vandy
FreePark lot6 locals confirmed
The big free lots inside Centennial Park, right across West End from Vanderbilt. Free and mostly untimed (a few 3-hour spots near the gates), and there are no meters anywhere in the park. Easiest free parking on this whole side of town, but it fills during festivals, Musicians Corner, and sunny weekends, so come early or try the quieter Poston Ave side.
Where Park lots off West End Ave & Poston Ave, 2500 West End Ave
Free for Osher Center patients who validate their garage ticket
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The Vanderbilt Osher Center for Integrative Health is in Suite 380 at 3401 West End Ave. Its entrance sheet says the garage entrance is at the back of the building, off Orleans Dr and Acklen Ave. Press the button at the gate for a ticket, park in any space not marked reserved, and bring the ticket to the Osher front desk, where they validate it so parking is free. The center is on the same level as the garage entrance, the 3rd floor, through the glass door in front of it. The instructions are dated February 2024, so ask when you book if anything has changed. The sheet doesn't say what the garage charges without validation. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the building.
Where 3401 West End Ave garage, back entrance off Orleans Dr and Acklen Ave
Hotel parking validated for as long as you're at the Commodore
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The Commodore Grille is the bar and music room inside the Holiday Inn Vanderbilt on West End, known for writer rounds and live music most nights. Park at the hotel, and the Commodore validates for the whole time you're there. The restaurant told us by phone on 11/4/26 that you validate inside the Commodore, not at the hotel's front desk. It's for Commodore guests, so this isn't a free place to stash the car for a Vanderbilt game or a walk down West End. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel.
Where Holiday Inn Vanderbilt hotel parking, 2613 West End Ave
Source: Commodore Grille told us by phone 11/4/26
Kensington Garage (Vanderbilt Sleep Center)
Validated parking for Vanderbilt Sleep Center patients in the Kensington Garage
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Vanderbilt Health tells Sleep Disorders Center patients to park in the Kensington Garage behind the Marriott at 2555 West End Ave, across from Centennial Park. Turn onto Natchez Trace next to Wendy's, go straight, and turn left behind the hotel, not to the main hotel entrance. That puts you on Kensington Pl. At the end of the hotel building, turn right, then a quick left into the second garage entrance. The first entrance is for oversized vehicles. Park in any space marked VUMC Sleep Lab or Hotel Parking, take a photo of your license plate, and show it at check-in for validation. The page doesn't say what the validation covers or what the garage charges otherwise. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is Google's entry for the Kensington Garage.
Where Kensington Garage behind the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt, 2555 West End Ave
Legacy Embers is the cigar and bourbon lounge on the street level of the Homewood Suites at 2400 West End. Park in the hotel's self-park garage and you get 90 minutes free. The catch is a promo code that changes every month, so ask someone at the lounge for this month's code before you head out, then enter it at the kiosk before you exit. Past 90 minutes it's $5 an hour, which is cheap for this stretch of West End. Valet is $10 an hour. The lounge doesn't say where the garage entrance is. Read 11/4/26 on the lounge's own FAQ. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lounge.
Where Homewood Suites Vanderbilt self-park garage, 2400 West End Ave
Metropolis lists the garage at 3200 West End with drive-up rates of free up to 3 hours, $12 up to 4, $16 up to 5, $18 up to 10 and $20 for the day. Drive-up rates may differ from reservation rates, and there are no reservations here. The page doesn't say whether the free 3 hours need a tenant validation or list hours, so check the screen before you leave the car. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is Google's entry for the Metropolis garage at 3200 West End Ave.
Metropolis lot at 111 28th Ave N. Drive-up rates on Metropolis's page: $7 up to 2 hours, $12 up to 4, $15 up to 12. Cameras read your plate at the gate and the receipt is texted when you leave. Drive-up rates may differ from reservation rates, there are no reservations here, and the page doesn't list hours. Read 11/3/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the entrance address.
SP+ lists one drive-up rate for the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel garage at 2100 West End Ave: $50.99 daily max, which it says includes state and local taxes if applicable. It doesn't list any shorter rate. Height limit 6 feet 9 inches. SP+ says it's open 24/7 and that overnight parking isn't allowed, which is odd for a hotel garage, so if you're staying the night, ask the hotel. SP+ page read 11/3/26. Two restaurants here change the math. Ruth's Chris says you can self-park in this garage and it will validate your ticket, and it runs a complimentary valet right out front. It doesn't say whether the validation makes parking free or how long it covers, and its page still carries 2024 promotions, so confirm with your server. The Loews FAQ says Masons at West End offers complimentary valet, without saying for how long. Both pages read 11/9/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the hotel.
PMC parking at 2304 West End Ave, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online or give a separate driveway address, so look for the PMC sign. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the street address.
A PMC lot PMC calls 2900 & 2908 West End Ave, open 24 hours. Pay by scanning the QR code on the PMC signs or by text, with a card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. PMC doesn't post the price online, so check the sign before you walk away. Read 10/14/26. We haven't been there in person. The pin is the lot.
Where 2900 West End Ave (PMC lists it as 2900 & 2908)
Vanderbilt's marked visitor lots and garages run $4 an hour through ParkMobile and are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with a small transaction fee on mobile payments. Worth knowing that several parking sites still quote the old $9 rate; Vanderbilt cut it. Stick to the signed visitor spaces, because the rest of campus is permit-only and they tow.
Where Marked visitor lots and garages across campus (front on West End Ave)
West End Ave and the Vanderbilt-area streets are metered, and the private lots by the restaurants aren't cheap. Honestly, your smarter move is the free Centennial Park lots right across the street. If you do feed a West End meter, read the pay station for both the time limit and the enforcement window, since neither is published anywhere official.
Where Metered street, West End Ave / Vanderbilt area