The Catio Cat Lounge

calm atmosphere and lovely staff who are clearly passionate about their jobs! highly recommend visiting

Great place to visit n hamg with the cats

The employees made my family feel very uncomfortable and not welcomed. My newly 5 year old son is autistic and loves animals. Our family had never been the Catio before. My husband and I decided to take our son for his birthday. Our son was so excited to see the kittens. The time we were there, he did not scream or chase the kittens. He did not try to grab any of the kittens. He was just excited at the sight of them. We kept getting comments about how he needed to quiet down because he was disturbing cats. This was frustrating because there cats just getting annoyed with other cats even as we were walking in. Cats can just be like that. They all have different personalities. There were kittens that seemed to like my son. Yes, my son tends to talk louder when he is excited. He is a gestalt processor. He was not shouting. He didn't chase any cats. He did not grab any cats. We kept getting stares from the employees. My husband is a person who grew up with different cats. Together, we have a cat who will turn 7 soon. Our cat is an extremely introverted cat and he is also the sweetest to our son. I so wanted to support a place like the Catio Lodge. I had heard about how they've taken in cats with disabilities. My son has a disability that is not a physical one. Not all autistic people are the same. My husband and I both have bachelor degrees that both have to do with helping people and have a lot to do with advocating for people. Advocating for all people. As pet owners, we've spent a lot of time instilling a sense of respect for animals in our son. Our cat doesn't really like other people or animals. Our cat does feel comfortable being around our son. We felt immediate judgment from the employees. They didn't ask my family to leave. They made it uncomfortable to stay. They kept staring at our son. It was the way they were coming to us. I did ask for a refund. We did not stay for the whole amount of time. They said they would give that. As for my family we just won't be returning. We strive to have healthy environments for our son. I would strong encourage for the Catio Lodge to invest in training when it comes to people with disabilities. Yes, its a place for cats but it does aim to have people to visit. People with disabilities are people too.

Thank you for all you do for these kitties! It was a joy to pet them.

Love the kitty kitties. Everyone there seems to love their job too. Great atmosphere. The cats are very well taken care of.

Fantastic place! Kind and helpful staff and wonderful cats of all types!

If you’re in Nashville please come here and pet some cats! You can also adopt them!!

Clean facility and tons of cats! Most of them come up to you, with a couple of grouchy ones. We really enjoyed it.

Went with my friend, it was really fun!

My toddler was literally obsessed!! Such sweet kitties and you can tell how well they are taken care of and loved. We can’t wait to be back!

Omg I got the best cat ever from here his name is Berry

This is such a lovely place full of the sweetest kitties around. Can’t reccomend it enough

I try to go to a cat cafe in every city/town I visit and this is by far the best one yet. So many beautiful kitties. Had so much fun.

It's a great place to sip a coffee and hang out with your potential fur baby and get to know them. I love this idea. Love this place! Love these people and what they stand for and the animals they care for.

It was not a pleasant experience just walking in. It smelled very strongly of used litter box. I very much understand that happens, but it felt grimy and it was not busy at all. Nobody was there.
There's an $8 fee to just enter, and it only covers 30 minutes. We're from out of town, and were hoping to provide the cats with some socialization and perhaps grab some merchandise to help support. I'd rather do that than spend 8$ to sit for a limited time trying to hold my breath.
The idea is a good one. The implementation is rough.