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The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin

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Dates

September 2025

October 2025

2 bedrooms, desk, iron/ironing board, travel crib

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location

Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 81500 sq ft

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Kitchen
Washer
Barbecue grill
Air conditioning

Explore the area

Franklin, TN

Franklin Theatre
‪5 min walk‬
The Factory
‪20 min walk‬
CoolSprings Galleria
‪9 min drive‬
Nashville, TN (BNA-Nashville Intl.)
‪35 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

Franklin

Located in Historic Downtown Franklin, this vacation home is within a 10-minute stroll of sights such as Franklin Theatre and Lotz House Museum. The vacation home includes a kitchen, a patio, and a fenced private yard.

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What's nearby

Lotz House Museum - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
Franklin Theatre - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
The Factory - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
Carnton Plantation - 5 min drive - 2.0 miles
CoolSprings Galleria - 9 min drive - 6.2 miles

Getting around

Nashville Riverfront Station - 28 min drive
Nashville International Airport (BNA) - 34 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
‪Waldo's Chicken & Beer - ‬8 min walk
‪Mellow Mushroom - ‬7 min walk
‪Hop House Tennessee Taps - ‬6 min walk
‪Puckett's Restaurant - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin

RESERVATIONS UPON REQUEST.*Charming 1930's cottage in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin, TN. The Dahl House is comfy, cozy and romantic and just a block off famous 5 points. Walk to Main Street, The Franklin Theatre, Civil War Mueseums, the Antique District, coffee shops, ice cream parlors & all the boutique shops & restaurants. The home offers a gourmet kitchen, dining room, office space, laundry, DirectTV/wifi/netflix and porch living complete with porch swing, chess table & adirondacks. You are less than 20 minutes to downtown Nashville and 10 minutes to Leipers Fork Village.

The vacation home is air-conditioned and features a kitchen, 1.5 bathrooms, and a patio, and there's space to spread out with 2 bedrooms. Guests can expect to find a Smart TV with a DVD player. Other standard amenities include a washing machine, a fenced private yard, and a coffee maker.

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Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Free WiFi

Property amenities

Internet

Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

Parking on site

Kitchen

Coffee/tea maker
Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Dishwasher
Kitchen island
Microwave
Oven
Refrigerator
Stovetop
Toaster

Dining

Dining table

Bedrooms

2 bedrooms
Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

1.5 bathrooms
Bathtub
Hair dryer
Towels provided

Living spaces

Dining table
Living room

Entertainment

Books
DVD player
Games
Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
Stereo
Video library

Outdoor areas

Barbecue grill
Fenced yard
Garden
Patio

Laundry

Laundry facilities
Washing machine

Work spaces

Desk
Desk chair
Printer

Comfort

Air conditioning
Heating

Pets

No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

Iron/ironing board
Meal delivery service

Location highlights

In the city center

Safety features

Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher

General

Garden
Unit size: 1,500 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

PARKING: Park in driveway, don’t pull up past the main house (stop well before the black flower boxes, before white picket fence starts)

House was built in 1935 and so were the pipes :) please don’t flush anything but toilet paper down the toilet. Anything else will clog & cause back up

Please call to request check in times after 9pm. Please do NOT use fireplace. Please do not use towels to take make up off.

Pets

This property doesn't allow pets
Note from host: May make exceptions for certain sizes and breeds.

Children and extra beds

Children allowed: ages 0-17

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM

We should mention

Details about charges, deposits, or other important information:

This property is managed by a private host, not a professional engaged in trade or business.
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary depending on the property's policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges, as well as a government-issued photo ID, may be required at check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in and can't be guaranteed. Certain requests may come with additional charges.
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited.
Onsite safety features include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit.

Property is also known as

Dahl House Heart Historic Downtown Franklin

Dahl House Heart

Dahl Heart Historic Downtown Franklin

Dahl House Heart Historic Fra

Frequently asked questions

What's there to see around this vacation home?

This vacation home is situated in Historic Downtown Franklin within a 10-minute walk of Franklin Theatre, Lotz House Museum, and Carter House. You'll also find McLemore House and Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County less than a mile away.

Will I be able to park at this vacation home?

No, there isn't parking available at the vacation home.

Is this vacation home associated with a casino?

No, this vacation home is not connected to a casino.

Is there an indoor pool at this vacation home?

No, there is no indoor pool at this vacation home.

Is The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin good for couples?

Amenities that appeal to couples at this historic vacation home include a kitchen, a meal delivery service, and a smart TV.

Are there hot tubs at The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin?

No, this vacation home doesn't have a spa tub.

Does this vacation home include breakfast service?

No, this vacation home doesn't offer breakfast.

Does this vacation home allow pets to stay free of charge?

No, pets aren't allowed at this vacation home.

Does this vacation home have connecting rooms?

No, this vacation home doesn't feature connecting guestrooms.

How close is the airport from this vacation home?

The closest major airport to this vacation home is Nashville International Airport (BNA), which is 24.8 mi away (34 minutes by car). Another top airport is Smyrna, TN (MQY), which is around 20.1 mi away.

Are there rooms with balconies that I can book at The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin?

Yes, every accommodation at The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin comes with a deck.

The Dahl House in the heart of Historic Downtown Franklin Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Rachel V.

Jul 20, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra C.

May 31, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful Visit!! Highly Recommend!

Such a cute cottage near downtown. Close to everything in downtown Franklin. House was very clean and so charming. We had a great stay and can’t wait to be back!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Craig & Tammy G., prior lake

May 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Very nice place - great location

A very nicely decorated place in a great location in Historic downtown Franklin. Timely communication from the Host was appreciated. We had a great stay and will return.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret A.

Feb 25, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful and convenient

This charming home is so convenient. We loved walking into town and then coming back to relax. It was well setup for a quick girls trip where our goals were to relax and catch up with one another. Can’t wait to return!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda-Jane C., chattanooga

Feb 23, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

A lovely House!

First, I have to say that this house is even better than the pictures. It was a 7-minute walk to downtown and all of the restaurants. It was absolutely lovely. I will be back!

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bruce L.

Feb 9, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

A Gem!

The Dahl House is truly charming and special. Beautifully decorated and well appointed with anything and everything we needed. The location is fantastic. Waking distance to Main Street. Communication with Nanci was stellar throughout the process. We highly recommend the Dahl House to all future guests and will plan to stay again next time we are in town.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bridget P.

Jan 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness

Christmas in Franklin

The decorations were so festive including holiday music playing on arrival and a beautiful Christmas tree making the holiday special for me and my kids thank you.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

victoria h.

Dec 19, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect cottage

We had an amazing stay at this little gem! Decorated for Christmas , it was the perfect weekend to see the tree lighting !

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul H.

Jul 5, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Wedding in Leipers Fork, TN

Stayed two nights in June 2024 while in town for a wedding in nearby Leipers Fork. Had great communication with the owner. Beds were very comfortable. Kitchen very functional. The only issue we ran into was that there wasn't DirecTV or any cable TV. WiFi didn't work very well either. Neither was a big issue for us though.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard S.

Feb 26, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Cozy, Comfortable, and Great Location!

Love this historic and charming downtown Franklin bungalow! Easy walking distance to downtown Franklin with all the shops and restaurants!

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Dec 29, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Christmas at The Dahl House

The house & yard we’re all decorated for Christmas, which made our stay magical!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Staci H.

Oct 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Location and Adorable House

My daughter was getting married in Franklin and this house was perfect for family and friends

Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lisa C.

Jul 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful Home!!!

We LOVED our stay at the Dahl House! The home itself is charming, lots of character, and perfectly clean. The front porch swings and Adirondack chairs were a big hit and we hung out there a lot. The kitchen is new, but classic and staying with the look of the home. The location just can’t be beat. We walked a lot while staying there. The Franklin square is one block over. Can’t say enough about this place! I left some of our clothes hanging on the back of the bedroom door and Nanci was great about helping me get them back. Highly recommend the Dahl House!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Rachel R., Charlotte,NC

Jun 23, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

CHARMING HOME with a couple of small tweaks needed

This is a lovely home, well decorated, and in a perfect location. The living room and primary are quite comfortable. We immediately showed off the home via facetime to our family back at home! We felt safe. Our main issues were lack of window coverings and the Alexa. The neighbor had on a floodlight and there was no way to block it shining into the primary. We asked Alexa nicely, but could not turnoff the party lights on the back porch shining into the guest room. Alexa also didn't respond to turn lights on in the primary. We had to continually reference the correct Alexa instructions as we wanted to turn things off and on which was a little bit of a pain. There are threats of being charged if a switch is touched instead. The twin beds were not very comfortable for an adult as they were unstable and there were no mattress pads. It is a an older home, but there is nowhere to plug in my laptop and work at the same time. I was here for a work trip; so, it was a surprising issue. We did have to run out to buy toilet paper the first day. There isn't a picture of the shower in the pictures. It was little tight with hair on the shower wall, mildew on the shower curtain, mold stains on the caulking, and slippery floor. Shower pressure was great, though. All these little things added up after a long day of work. I hesitated to contact the owner after seeing her reactions to others. Overall, it was very charming and positive memory for us. A couple of little improvements would help!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Debra C., Annapolis MD

Jun 3, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Extremely comfortable home

Used house as a base for visiting son and family at Brownland Farm during hunter/jumper horse show. Felt very safe coming home alone at night. And house very convenient to downtown Franklin and Cool Springs. Will definitely stay again for other horse shows.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Larry K.

Apr 1, 2023

Convenient But Some Issues

Great location, and you can walk everywhere. Lots of things to do downtown. The house itself is supposed to sleep 8, but even after renting the Queen Suite separately, one of our guests had to sleep on the couch (our group was 7 total). There was a King, Queen and 2 Twins. The windows are painted shut, and there are no screens so you can’t open a window. No functional window coverings in the King bedroom. Bathroom doors can’t be locked. Strange. Every closet in each bedroom was locked so you couldn’t hang anything up. But, we had a good time overall and it’s quite charming.

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris M.

Mar 25, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Franklin, TN

The Dahl house was beautiful and a perfect location to downtown Franklin. The host Nanci was very friendly and hospitable. We truly enjoyed our 4 day stay in Franklin and great location to visit other towns, Leiper’s fork, Nolensville, and Nashville.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

tara b.

Mar 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Family weekend

We absolutely loved this house. Perfect location for my daughter and grandson to meet me at our halfway point between Georgia/Memphis. Only wish we had access to the fire pit. But we really enjoyed our stay and will definitely be coming back soon. Thank you!!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

april a.

Jan 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Adorable house

Adorable house in a great location

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy M.

Jan 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness

Late Christmas

Had a late Christmas with our adult daughter. Christmas decorations were still up so it was great!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Travis

Traveled with family

Dec 27, 2022

Liked: Amenities

Disliked: Cleanliness

Great location, cute home and beautifully decorated for Christmas. Cleanliness was lacking in several areas. We found only two wash cloths the first day. Later found wet wash clothes in bathroom drawer and others in a basket under TV in bedroom. Main thing, we found molded sausage left in oven from previous occupant. Just seemed like cleaning was done very quickly.

10/10 Excellent

Caryn M.

Nov 29, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Great location

We stayed here with our two adult daughters. This was a super cute home. It was very well decorated, clean, very cozy and warm. The property manager was very responsive and helpful. The location was also fabulous.

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mailee W.

Mar 11, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful place!!!

My parents absolutely loved the place. It was in a great location and had so much charm.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brooke D.

Feb 14, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful weekend getaway

This cottage is charming and perfectly situated near downtown Franklin. Once we parked the car we did not need to use it all weekend! We will definitely return to this lovely location.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

2/10 Terrible

Jessica E.

Dec 23, 2021

Worst experience EVER

The property is fine however the owner leaves a lot to be desired. She called the next day after check-in and asked to speak to my wife. We were in downtown Franklin and my wife was in another store. I wasn’t expecting a call from anyone with a Beverly Hills, CA number so I didn’t know who was calling me at first. She asked if anyone was at the house as she wanted to stop by and drop off some items (weird) and I explained to her that we had just left and were down the street shopping however the door was unlocked as we couldn’t figure out how to lock it (Completely our fault; We should have called immediately). I didn’t think it would be a big deal as the area seemed like “Mayberry” from the 1960’s where everyone left their doors unlocked however Mrs. Dahl began to scream at me saying that she had valuables in the home and I shouldn’t have left it unlocked. I explained that I tried for quite sometime to get the automatic door to lock (There was a procedure that wasn’t outlined in check-in instructions) and was unsuccessful. She screamed at me that I was lying. At this point I hung up because I didn’t want to be screamed at by someone calling my a liar. She immediately called back. I answered thinking that maybe she had collected herself and was planning to apologize and work the problem out. I was met by her screaming, “Get the F*&$ out of my house! Get the F*&$ out of my house now!” She then continued to rant saying that I was lying about my wife being unavailable and that if my wife was smart she’d run from my crazy a$$ (I can’t argue that point, I did better than I deserve) and that I was to vacate her property. I calmly said that we were five minutes away and would leave immediately. She waited about ten minutes and texted, then called. She wanted to start over and said she had a bad day. She apologized and asked that we consider staying and to not leave. I told her that I accepted her apology and I apologized for anything I did to offend her and for leaving her door unlocked. However I explained that we no longer felt welcome and would go check into a hotel. We then packed my father (who was diagnosed with congestive heart failure last week) and the rest of my family into the car. Prior to leaving, I called and asked her to talk me through how to lock the door so I didn’t make the same mistake. She told me how. I explained my dad’s health condition and that I was a combat veteran and that we wished her a Merry Christmas.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021