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About This Spot
Scarritt Bennett Center is Nashville's premiere urban conference and retreat center. Located on ten peaceful acres, Scarritt Bennett offers unparalleled conference and retreat services, catering services, wedding services, and affordable overnight accommodations. Scarritt Bennett is located in historic midtown, off Music Row and next to Vanderbilt University. Listed on the National Historic Registry, the campus is within walking distance to dozens of restaurants, music venues, and famous Nashville attractions. Campus is also a 5-minute walk to a bus stop, easily accessible via a cab/Lyft/Uber, a 5-minute drive from downtown Nashville, and a 15-minute drive from the airport. Built in 1924 as Scarritt College, a missionary training school for women, today Scarritt Bennett is committed to empowerment through cross-cultural understanding, education, creativity, and spiritual enrichment.
Accessibility
Scarritt Bennett Center's campus is on the National Historic Registry. Thus, while we work to ensure that our campus is accessible as possible via wheelchair ramps, elevators, ADA-accessible bathrooms, etc., some amenities may not be available in all venues.

Wireless Internet
Smoke Free
Private Dining Room
No Alcohol
Group Rates
Food Served
Business Center
Hours
7am–9pm Mon.–Thu., 8am–5pm, Fri.–Sun.
Pets allowed
Service Animals Only
Reservations
Reservations recommended
Number of Rooms
120
Number of King Beds
106
Number of Double Beds
13
Name | Banquet Capacity | Ceiling Height | Classroom Capacity | Group Capacity | Level | Maximum Capacity | Meeting Capacity | Number of Sub-rooms | Private Dining Capacity | Reception Capacity | Room Dimensions | Square Footage | Theatre Capacity | Venue Capacity |
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Clyde & Mary Hall Conference Room | 32 | 15ft | 24 | 50 | 2nd | - | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | 693 | 50 | - |
Fondren Classrooms | N/S | 10ft | 54 | 100 | 2nd | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | 1231 | 100 | - |
Harambee Auditorium | N/A | - | 145 | 145 | 1st | - | 145 | - | - | N/A | - | 2380 | 145 | - |
International Room | 48 | 12ft | 40 | 50 | 2nd | - | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | 1961 | 50 | - |
Kreitner Room | 24 | 9.5ft | 20 | 30 | 2nd | - | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | 562 | 30 | - |
Laskey A | 48 | 9ft | 40 | 50 | 2nd | - | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | 1185 | 50 | - |
Laskey B | 48 | 9ft | 40 | 50 | 2nd | - | 50 | - | - | 50 | - | 1461 | 50 | - |
Laskey C | 48 | 9ft | 56 | 80 | 2nd | - | 80 | - | - | 80 | - | 1559 | 80 | - |
Laskey Great Hall | 200 | 12ft | 152 | 250 | 1st | - | 250 | - | - | 250 | - | 3876 | 250 | - |
Owen Rare Book Room | N/A | 9.5ft | N/A | 6 | 2nd | - | 6 | - | - | N/A | - | 80 | N/A | - |
Raintree Room | 80 | 12ft | 88 | 100 | 2nd | - | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | 1961 | 100 | - |
Skinner Chapel | N/A | - | N/A | 20 | 1st | - | N/A | - | - | N/A | - | - | 20 | - |
Social Rooms | N/A | - | 30 | 150 | 1st | - | 30 | - | - | 150 | - | - | 30 | - |
Susie Gray Dining Hall | 150 | 20ft | N/A | 175 | 1st | - | N/A | - | - | 175 | - | 2530 | N/A | - |
Wightman Chapel | N/A | Cathedral | N/A | 300 | 1st | - | 300 | - | - | N/A | - | - | 300 | - |