NASHVILLE, TN – Carousel Club, a new private members club designed for the entire family, today announced plans to open its flagship in Nashville’s Berry Hill neighborhood in early 2028. Across two floors, the club will bring together an expansive mix of family experiences, children’s programming, fitness, wellness, dining and social spaces in one thoughtfully designed destination.
Carousel Club grew out of a simple idea: families should be able to enjoy exceptional hospitality, enriching experiences for their children and time for themselves without having to move between separate destinations.
“We kept finding that the places our kids loved going weren’t places we wanted to spend time, and the places my wife, Molly and I loved weren’t really designed for our kids,” said local entrepreneur and founder Andrew Sohr. “We started asking ourselves why those two things had to be separate. Why couldn’t there be one amazing place that kids were begging to go and parents genuinely wanted to stay? That question really became the idea behind Carousel Club. We’re building the place we wished existed for our own family.”
“Nashville has incredible restaurants, fitness concepts, hospitality and entertainment, but there still isn’t one place that brings those things together around the daily life of the modern family,” Sohr added.
By bringing these experiences together in one thoughtfully designed setting, Carousel Club aims to create a place where children can explore, play and learn; parents can recharge, connect and pursue their own interests; and families can enjoy time together.
The Team Behind Carousel Club
To bring Carousel Club to life, Sohr has assembled an exceptional team of hospitality leaders, designers, and advisors, bringing together expertise in everything from architecture and dining to family life, wellness, and children’s programming.
Strategic Hospitality, the acclaimed Nashville hospitality group, will develop and operate the club’s food and beverage offerings. Pfeffer Torode Architecture is leading the architectural design, Nashville-based interior designer Stephanie Sabbe is overseeing the interiors, and London-based TigerPlay is designing the club’s signature children’s play environments.
“Food and drink bring people together, and we want to create more opportunities for families to enjoy that time with one another. We’re creating dining experiences that give the whole family something to look forward to, from quick, healthy bites to a great dinner together,” said Carousel Club co-founder, Max Goldberg of Strategic Hospitality.
Beyond its creative and operating partners, Carousel Club has brought together a group of strategic advisors to help shape the overall member experience. The advisory team includes Will Guidara, former co-owner of Eleven Madison Park and bestselling author of Unreasonable Hospitality; Brian Canlis, former co-owner of Seattle’s renowned Canlis restaurant; and Shawn Johnson East and Andrew East, Nashville-based entrepreneurs, and former professional athletes.
While their professional backgrounds span world-class hospitality, thoughtful service, wellness, and entrepreneurship, the advisors also share something equally important: they are all parents. Each brings firsthand experience navigating the demands of family life and an understanding of what both parents and children need from a space designed for them. Together, they’re helping shape a club that combines exceptional hospitality with a genuine understanding of how families live, play, connect, and spend time together.
“As a mom of three, I know how much families are juggling every day. You want your kids to have a place where they can play, learn, and feel safe, but you also want somewhere you genuinely enjoy spending time yourself. That’s what makes Carousel Club so exciting to me. It’s the kind of place I’ve always wished existed for my family,” said Shawn Johnson East.
Designed for the Whole Family
Carousel Club’s two-floor layout will give children and adults dedicated spaces of their own, alongside opportunities to spend meaningful time together.
The main level will center on children and family experiences, with a large indoor play space, arts and crafts and STEM spaces, a music room, sensory room, arcade, indoor turf field, indoor basketball and pickleball courts, cooking classes, a family movie theater, and supervised nursery and toddler care. Family dining, private event space and an on-site kids barbershop will complement a year-round calendar of classes, camps and events.
Designed primarily for adults, the upper level will include coworking and meeting spaces, a mom’s-only lounge, a state-of-the-art fitness center.
“As a mom of four, I know how rare it is to find a place that’s just as exciting to a teenager as it is to a five-year-old. Carousel Club is designed to be exactly that, although I have a feeling the parents, at least the two in my house, might end up having the most fun of all,” said Stephanie Sabbe, Carousel Club’s interior designer.
Founding Membership and Waitlist
Carousel Club began sending invitations to a limited group of friends and family this fall, taking the first step toward building its community well ahead of opening.
Additional membership invitations will be extended gradually to families on the club’s waitlist as the project progresses toward its planned early 2028 opening.
Families interested in learning more or joining the waitlist can visit aroundthecarousel.com.
About Carousel Club
Carousel Club is a private members club designed to bring together family life, hospitality and community in one thoughtfully designed destination. Its flagship location in Berry Hill is planned to open in early 2028. For more information, visit aroundthecarousel.com.
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