It’s not a showplace or a set, not a copy of something old.
It’s simply a Tennessee house that’s been around long enough to know itself.
Back in the late ’80s, Brenda Lee’s childhood home was moved here to Goodlettsville. Builders didn’t wipe the slate clean — they worked around what already stood. Some of that same wood still carries the story. Brenda never returned to live here, but a bit of her history did.
You can tell. Maybe it’s that one board that shifts under your step, or how the morning light drifts across the trim. It feels honest — warmth that doesn’t come from a switch.
There’s room to breathe, yet it somehow keeps that cozy, close feel.
Four bedrooms, three baths, and a back deck opening toward the quiet yard.
When the evening settles in, a faint curl of steam drifts from the hot tub.
If you like calm mornings, you can even book the pool all to yourself.
Inside, not everything lines up just right — and somehow, that’s what gives it life.
A couple of chairs that don’t match, a low lamp’s hum, a floor mark you’ll catch once before it blends in.
Drop your keys, take a breath, and somehow the place already feels like yours.
You might spot a record sleeve resting beside the old speaker cabinet.
No one remembers who left it first — it just quietly became a tradition.
Brenda’s picture still hangs in the same spot — steady as ever.
The floor dips just a bit near the hallway — a small sign of the years that shaped this place.
Every December, without fail, someone hums Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree before realizing they’ve even started.
The house remembers things in its own way — maybe better than we do.
Need groceries waiting when you arrive or a surprise ready for a birthday?
Our StayInBnB concierge can take care of it ahead of time.
Before heading home, stop by the StayInBnB Shop.
You’ll find local gifts and music-inspired keepsakes — the kind that travel light but carry memories home with you.
It isn’t perfect — that’s what makes it special.
Folks describe it their own way, but they all seem to land on the same feeling: it feels like home.
A: No. The villa incorporates a house believed to be Brenda Lee’s childhood home, relocated here in the late 1980s. Brenda Lee did not live at this specific Goodlettsville address.
Q: Can we hear Brenda Lee’s music during our stay?
A: When you arrive our TV Welcome Screen should have Brenda Lee’s iconic “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” song playing. You will also find décor and memorabilia celebrating her legacy throughout the villa.