We truly enjoyed our stay at Shelby Hills. We were in town for the inaugural Music City GP and this location was the perfect distance for a quick uber to the track and while also be closing enough to downtown to enjoy it but not be gobbled up in all the partying.
We had brought our bikes to get around but the combination of grossly underestimating the intensity of the hills along with 3 days of 90-degree weather, we didn't get much use out of them. We were pleasantly surprised to find a bike shop across the street, however - and even more surprised to find out the guy working there was from Indianapolis (like us)!
The only things I'd note for future travelers - it is an older home so you should set your expectations accordingly. That said, it was charming and we had no issues at all. It was very clean and had everything you might need. And finally, we are avid recyclers and the bulk of our waste was plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard. We didn't realize there was a recycling bin in the alley until we were bringing all of our trash out on that last day so that was a bummer. All that to say - if that was our biggest issue of the weekend, I think we were doing pretty good!
The owners make everything very easy for you (check-in/out) and we really appreciated their willingness to let us bring our 3 dogs. We live in the city and were quickly spoiled by having a fenced-in backyard for the weekend. We hope to come back next year for the race and would absolutely hope to be able to stay here again!