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In the News
Since opening in late 2022, we’ve made headlines for its unique blend of hospitality, luxury, and environmental stewardship. Read on to discover what leading editors and journalists have to say about Southall – and thank you for visiting our press room. If you’re working on a Southall story idea, we’d love to hear from you. Please reach out to us at southall@jpublicrelations.com.
Awards & Accolades
Modern Luxury
A Growing Trend
Resorts are taking the Farm-to-Table Movement back to where it all began: The Farm.
Global Traveler
Hospitality Heats Up with New Upscale Properties for 2022
Travelers looking for an upscale way to enjoy nature, meanwhile, might consider Southall in Franklin, Tennessee, a 325-acre farm being reborn as a luxurious country getaway.
Press Release
Introducing Southall
A destination for agricultural innovation, culinary excellence and wellness set to debut in 2021.
Travel & Leisure
The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022
Even more brand-new to the scene is Southall, a 325-acre farm and inn with 62 rooms and suites and 16 cottages opening this June.
Matador Network
11 of the Most Luxurious New Hotels in the US
Come spring 2022, Franklin will see the evolution of traditional Southern hospitality with Southall -— a luxury farm & inn that salutes the agricultural heritage of the area while advancing innovative practices for a sustainable future.
Fodors.com
25 New Hotels We Can’t Wait to Visit in 2022
There will be more than 325 acres of working farmland for guests to roam once Southall opens in the rolling hills just outside of Franklin.
Robb Report
45 Best New Luxury Hotels to Visit in 2022
Famous for its impossible-to-book outdoor dinner events, this 325-acre working farm just outside of Nashville is taking things to the next level with an idyllic country hideaway.
Indagare
22 Best New Hotels of 2022
Set on a working farm amid 325 acres of rolling Tennessee hills, Southall offers 62 guest rooms and suites, along with 16 separate cottages, and a robust program of farm, wellness, and adventure activities.
Williamson Herald
Southall Honey Wins Award for Taste
The Good Food Foundation, known for its dedication to foods that bring people together and build healthy communities, named Southall’s Wildflower Honey a winner of the 2022 Good Food Awards in the “Best Honey – Southeast” category.
Nashville Business Journal
This Chicago stockbroker’s latest investment? A luxury resort in Franklin
The mastermind behind Southall, Franklin’s new 325-acre-plus luxury resort and working farm, is not who you’d expect.
Travel and Leisure
6 Hotel Brands Changing Travel for the Better
The Travel + Leisure Global Vision Awards aim to identify and honor companies, individuals, destinations, and organizations that are taking strides to develop more sustainable and responsible travel products, practices, and experiences.
Garden & Gun
The Flower Power of Historic Gardens
The activities list at Southall, a sustainable luxury resort and farm that opens this summer in the rolling hills of Franklin, reads like a modern-day Appalachian Foxfire book.
The Wall Street Journal
Where to Vacation This Year? 7 Buzzy Destinations
For the no-longer-travel-hesitant, we’ve zeroes in on a short list of places on the rise, from an Indian Ocean island to a Tennessee farm town.
Hotel Online
Southall Set for July Opening in Franklin, Tennessee
Located less than 20 miles south of Nashville in historic Franklin, Tenn., Southall is now accepting reservations ahead of its opening this July.
Hotel Online
Southall Now Accepting Reservations
Farm-Focused Resort Set on Idyllic Working Farm in Historic Franklin, Tennessee to Fuse Traditional Southern Hospitality with Preservation and Innovation.
Tennessean
Franklin luxury retreat Southall now taking reservations
After years of preparation, Southall, Middle Tennessee’s new luxury, “farm-centric” getaway is now accepting reservations with a scheduled opening this summer.
Williamson Source
Ahead of its Summer Opening, Southall is Taking Reservations
Located less than 20 miles south of Nashville in historic Franklin, Tenn., Southall is now accepting reservations ahead of its opening this July.
Thrillist
The Best Day Trips for Getting Out of Nashville
When the sustainable luxury resort, Southall, opens nearby later this summer with a spa, cozy inn and farm-to-table restaurant, you’ll have many more reasons to visit the Fork.
Luxury Travel Magazine
Hotels Boasting Bees are all The Buzz for World Bee Day
Southall’s Pollination Program Manager, Jay Williams, oversees the millions of bees that populate Southall’s grounds, and is responsible for creating and implementing a property-wide, technology-driven pollination plan.
Williamson Source
Looking for a Unique Job? The Luxury Resort & Farm Southall Will Host a Recruiting Festival
Southall, 1994 Carter’s Creek Pike in Franklin, will be hosting a recruiting festival on Tuesday, June 28 from 2pm -7 pm. Potential team members will have the opportunity to fully immerse themselves into the farm-centric property through various activities including a wellness class, mixologist lessons, cuisine from local food trucks, live music and more.
Biz Journals
Be His Guest
Every day for 40 years, Paul Mishkin made hundreds of risky decisions while working as a trader in Chicago. He’s comfortable with financial risk and the fact that bad calls happen — it’s one reason he was able to develop and self-finance Southall, a 325+-acre farm-centric resort that is set to bring an unprecedented type of luxury to Franklin.
Biz Journals
Be His Guest
Every day for 40 years, Paul Mishkin made hundreds of risky decisions while working as a trader in Chicago. He’s comfortable with financial risk and the fact that bad calls happen — it’s one reason he was able to develop and self-finance Southall, a 325+-acre farm-centric resort that is set to bring an unprecedented type of luxury to Franklin.
Nashville News Channel 5
Luxury resort Southall to open in September
The Southall luxury resort is preparing to open in September as tourism runs rampant in the mid-state. In the 1800s, there was a train stop in the Southall community. Now, it’s home to Southall Farm and Inn, where construction is full steam ahead.
Bloomberg
Blooming Nashville Is Being Transformed by Luxury Tourism
Stand atop any of Nashville’s rooftop bars at sunset and you’ll find a gleaming new skyline composed largely of … hotels.
Meetings Today
South Summer Openings and a Natural Tennessee Getaway
For more of a countryside escape and true Southern hospitality, Franklin’s new Southall offers versatile and unique venues for mindful meetings and events needs. Situated on more than 325 acres of Tennessee’s rolling hills, the inn and working farm encourages gathering and connection through nature.
WKRN
Farm meets luxury in new Franklin resort
“There’s nothing in Middle Tennessee like it:” that’s the idea behind a new farm-based luxury resort in Franklin. The massive 325 acre resort is called Southall, and it’s set to open this winter.
Afar
Little Cities That Think Big: 8 Forward-Thinking Destinations Across the U.S.
Major metropolises are often known for their innovation and creativity, but these smaller towns and cities punch above their weight.
Meetings Today
Nashville’s Facility and F&B Scene Is Hotter Than Its Signature Hot Chicken
About 30 miles south of Nashville, in the rolling foothills outside of Franklin, Southhall Farm & Inn sits on 325 acres and is anticipating a fall 2022 opening. The “farm-centric” venue will be well-suited for retreats and small meetings where a lack of outside distractions is key.
The Local Palate
Root to Plate
It’s taken seven years for the team at Southall to move from a kernal of an idea to a luxury oasis in the heart of Tennessee’s rolling hills.
Style Blueprint
The South’s Newest Luxury Farm Resort: Southall Farm & Inn
There’s a new luxury farm resort opening soon in Tennessee! We got an in-depth tour and the inside scoop on the utterly magical Southall Farm & Inn. Take a look!
Southern Living
Falling for Franklin
Whether you’re dreaming of a quiet cabin in the woods, antiquing in a quaint town, leaf-peeping on a hike, or finding fresh apple cider doughnuts at a farm stand, it doesn’t get much better than a weekend trip to Franklin in Middle Tennessee.
Williamson Source
Williamson Weekend: 5 Happenings This Weekend
This multi-course feast, cooked over an open fire and using ingredients grown just steps away, honors the land and the people who tend it. Communal tables are set for a memorable meal at The Conservatory Terrace beside the gardens and greenhouses filled with edible herbs and plants.
Travel + Leisure
Pulling Out All The Stops
The Zoe Report
The Most Buzz-Worthy Hotel Openings For 2023
Southall in Franklin, Tennessee is another exciting debut — just 20 minutes outside Nashville and set on a working farm, the property has standalone cottages and a spa and signature restaurant.
NFOCUS
Tyler Brown, Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Culinary
As Senior Vice President of Agriculture and Culinary, I oversee the curation of over 325 acres of green space including our orchard with approximately 1300 trees, our kitchen garden and the greenhouses as well as the future livestock program.
Conde Nast Traveler
Fresh Perspectives
In the picturesque town of Franklin, just south of Nashville, sits Southall, a 325-acre oasis with an inn, a spa, biking and biking trails, and a restaurant helmed by chef Tyler Brown.
Forbes
What’s New in Nashville
Nashville is on pace for a record-breaking tourism year, and, looking ahead to 2023, Music City isn’t skipping a beat.
Veranda
The 24 Most Anticipated Luxury Hotel Openings of 2023
Southall Farm & Inn, an experiential destination just outside of Nashville, recently opened its doors to guests. The 62 guest rooms and suites and 16 standalone cottages are situated on 325 lush acres of rolling farmland.
Travel and Leisure
This Small Town in Tennessee Just Got a Luxury Farm Resort
Just outside the charming small town of Franklin, in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, Southall has officially opened, and we got a first look at the new farm-focused luxury resort.
The Zoe Report
13 Relaxing NYE Getaways That’ll Help You Kick Off 2023
Opening in December just in time for a New Year’s Eve getaway, Southall in Franklin, Tennessee is a 325-acre working farm that’s been transformed into a pastoral resort.
Tinybeans
New Hotels & All-Inclusive Resorts We Can’t Wait to Visit in 2023
Southall Farm & Inn offers traditional southern hospitality and creates a place to reconnect with nature through agricultural experiences, outdoor excursions, and culinary exploration.
Global Traveler USA
Farm-Based Luxury at Southall in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee, officially welcomed Southall, a luxury property emphasizing the natural landscape, earlier this month. The property transforms the region by bringing in new, immersive experiences and amenities.
Town & Country
Play farmer the easy way near Nashville.
Forest bathing, apple-picking, falconry, gardening classes, honey tastings… These and other outdoor activities are the draw at this 325-acre working farm a half hour south of Nashville.
Robb Report
This Luxury Resort Outside Nashville is Drawing Well-Heeled City Slickers to a Working Farm
In December, Southall Farm & Inn changed that. A 325-acre resort in Franklin, a wealthy suburb just over 30 minutes southwest of the state’s capital building.
Southern Living
11 Incredible Farm Resorts For Your Next Country Escape
Self-styled as a “farm-based resort project,” Southall Farm & Inn can be found on 325 acres of farmland between Franklin and Leiper’s Fork.
Town and Country
The T&C Hotel Awards 2023
Southall Farm and Inn, Tennessee Forest bathing, apple-picking, falconry, gardening classes, honey tastings… These and other outdoor activities are the draw at this 325-acre working farm a half hour south of Nashville.
Visit Franklin
The 6 Best Ways to Soak Up Summer at Southall
Southall Farm & Inn has drawn visitors in droves since doors opened in late 2022 thanks to its breathtaking scenery of rolling hills and lush gardens, luxury accommodations, and noteworthy amenities.
Garden and Gun
Seven Southern Summer Camps for Adults
Whether you’re nibbling on heirloom produce during a kitchen garden tour, helping the beekeeper harvest honey, or swinging through the aerial ropes course for a bird’s-eye view of the property’s orchards, fields, and greenhouses, every experience encourages a deeper dig into middle Tennessee’s agricultural heritage.
Southern Living
15 Best Weekend Getaways in Tennessee
If you’re looking for a memorable place to rest your head, try Southall Farm & Inn, a 325-acre luxury spa resort, wellness retreat, and working farm with 62 guest rooms and 16 cottages.
Men’s Health
The 2023 Men’s Health Travel Awards
This 325-acre working Tennessee farm has greenhouses, an orchard, gardens, and apiaries to behold. But you’ll also find canoeing, farm classes, and seasonal outdoor dinners with live music from Nashville musicians.
Wine Spectator
6 Nashville-area restaurants just made Wine Spectator’s list of top spots
Wine Spectator Awards are given to restaurants whose wine lists provide interesting selections that coincide with the cuisines being served and appeal to a wide range of wine drinkers.
The Agency
Five Weekend Excursions to Help You Get Out of Town
Just outside the charming city of Franklin, in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, Southall opened this past winter and represents the evolution of traditional Southern hospitality.
Nashville Business Journal
Southall named one of the best new hotels
Franklin’s farm-centric resort Southall Farm & Inn was named to Travel + Leisure’s 2023 It List of best new hotels.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6 New Hotels Roll Out the Welcome Mat Across the Southeast
Located an hour south of Nashville, Southall Farm & Inn is surrounded by rolling hills and a pastoral setting occupying 325 acres of farmland.
Southern Living
A New Farmstead Resort in Franklin, Tennessee
Although it’s only 25 miles from the bright lights and past-midnight music of the honky-tonks on Nashville’s Broadway, Southall Farm & Inn is a world unto itself.
Town and Country
The T&C Hotel Awards 2023
Southall Farm and Inn, Tennessee Forest bathing, apple-picking, falconry, gardening classes, honey tastings… These and other outdoor activities are the draw at this 325-acre working farm a half hour south of Nashville.
Esquire
The Best New Hotels in North America and Europe 2023
Forty-five minutes outside Music City, Southall Farm & Inn, from first-time hotelier Paul Mishkin, sits on 325 beautiful, rolling acres.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
6 New Hotels Roll Out the Welcome Mat Across the Southeast
Located an hour south of Nashville, Southall Farm & Inn is surrounded by rolling hills and a pastoral setting occupying 325 acres of farmland.
The New York Post
A new resort in Nashville is bringing big spenders down south
Southall, a new luxury farm resort just outside Nashville, Tenn., is as all-American as a Norman Rockwell painting.
USA Today
Does your hotel pair you with a falcon to hunt?
“What really set the one we stayed in apart from the rest was the other things that came with it,” she said. “It had falconry and an on-site spa.” Those things helped capture the specialness of the trip.
The Tennessean
Adventure Programs Woo Travelers
Falconry is just one element of the adventure program at Southall, which also includes archery, mountain biking, an aerial adventure course, and more.
Fortune
Hitting Pay Dirt
Feed the pigs, then luxuriate at the spa at these agritourism resorts where guests can take a hands-on approach to farm-to-table eating.
Vie Magazine
Stewardship Sustains
The connection between the land and becoming our best selves depends greatly on stewardship. This perfect union is no better seen or experienced than at Southall. This expansive farmland estate takes guests on a mindful journey blending innovation and tradition when they stay in its charming sixty-two-room inn or one of sixteen separate cottages.
Garden and Gun
Where to Get Away in the South This Winter
The newly built Southall invites travelers to a 325-acre working farm and rural retreat. Enjoy its first season this winter, and book either a guest room or a standalone cottage, which offer sweeping views of Middle Tennessee’s rolling hills.
Conde Nast Traveler
Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Franklin
Visitors can even bypass Nashville entirely, spending their time in the area thanks to the new Southall Farm & Inn
Luxe Interiors + Design
Cocoon Away at Three Cozy Winter Stays Across the South
Twenty miles outside Nashville, seated on 325 bucolic acres overlooking Lake Mishkin, Southall resort revolves around agricultural heritage, farm-to-table fare and sustainable practices.
Outside Magazine
A New Year’s Resolution You Can Get Behind: Take a Wellness Trip
Southall, a 325-acre agrarian adventure haven 20 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee, feels more like your own private park than a working biodynamic farm.
Dujour Magazine
Music City Moments
One of the festive season’s most anticipated openings is Southall, a 62-room and 16-cottage property that’s likely to compete with the perpetually booked Blackberry Farm.