Inside Pigeon Forge TN

We stayed at The Inn at Christmas Place in March and I can understand why it is rated #1. It is wonderful. We had a good time with the grandchildren swimming in the indoor pool.

Bonnie Miller

The encolodge riverside is a great place to stay

We haven’t stayed at any of these hotels, but we have stayed at many hotels in Pigeon Forge. Our personal favorite is the Park Grove Inn on Community Center Drive. It has a great location, reasonable rates, is 100% smoke free and is very nice. The staff make you feel like you are at home and it’s just off the beaten path enough to be quiet, but close enough to the action.

Each year at Christmas time, we have a family tradition of coming to Pigeon Forge and spending a few days together. Each year I am responsible for making reservations. I always reserve at Comfort Inn, Apple Valley. It is a wonderful place to stay. It is immaculately clean, good location, resonably priced, and the staff makes you feel as if your were at your own “family home.” The hotel is beautiful and the staff is so helpful. I love it and will return again and again.

We have stayed at various motels and hotels when we visit Pigeon Forge. We liked The Grand Hotel with the inside pool. We like to stay where they have inside pools especially when we bring our granddaughter. We just love Pigeon Forge. If I could, I will live there.

My family stayed at the James Manor last weekend and we had a fantasic stay! The rooms were clean, the beds were comfortable, and the front desk staff was a dream. I absolutly enjoyed talking with Tana, she is a sweetheart. I would encourage anyone visiting the Pigeon Forge area to stay at the James Manor.

My Husband and I have been staying in the Park Tower Inn on vacations for the past 5 years. It is our only choice for a motel! The only time we didn’t get to stay was when they were at capacity. We always are greeted by a warm and friendly staff, clean rooms and though many families have children, you never hear them. It is always very quite. We always reccommend to new visitors and they in turn always return to Park Tower. Stay! Enjoy! You will come back! Laura Dulin Charlotte NC

There are many great hotels in Pigeon Forge. Which one you choose will depend on what matters most to you. Do you want the cheapest, closest to Dollywood, most amenitites, on the water? Shop around and find what exactly what you want.

family inns arent very nice or clean. we stayed there during the april rod run,the staff in the office isnt very friendlyor nice we will never stay there again.first and last time. i would not recomend these motels as they may be all alike.wilma cole

Thank you for informing us of the change of ownership of James Manor… WE have always stayed there because of the staff and being family owned. It was always so clean. It is sad to see that Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are selling hotels to Patel’s. When i travel, i am not prejudice , but i have had too many nightmares staying just one time at an india owned hotel… sheets had not been changed, and floors were filthy, and you could tell the bathtubs had not been cleaned and not from just from overnight, over a period of time and there was actually urine still on the commode…..Some of them are getting American staff to work the front desk, so we won’t know they are not American owned, so when you call ask if it is,,, that is what i always do now…… why does the health inspectors in the US not take more notice of their hotels……besides they come here tax free for five yrs. and then they can pass it on to another family member, and so on,,, and let a US citizen try that, and we get imprisoned for it!!!!!!!!!!! Oh yes we are a free country….if your born in another country and come here to live…..first thing they should be given when they come here is military uniform, send them to fight for us in Iraq and if they come back alive, then they can become us citizen…..

WE ALWAYS STAY AT THE RIVER LODGE SOUTH ON THE RIVER. IT’S NOT FANCY, BUT IT’S ALWAYS REASONABLY PRICED AND CLEAN. WE LOVE STAYING THERE, BECAUSE THERE ARE ALWAYS ALOT OF DUCKS AND GEESE TO FEED AND BEING BY THE RIVER IS VERY RELAXING!! I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS MOTEL TO ANYONE!!

I am appauled that you would post such a racist letter as the one from “Katharine-Jul.22,2008 1:55am. I have stayed at quite a few hotels owned by the Patel’s in 2 states and have NEVER had a bad experience. In fact, my family comes to Pigeon Forge at least 3-4 times a year and we always stay at the La Quinta because of the management. I feel this posting was in very poor taste and shame on you for printing it on this site.

looking for hotel with 24hr indoor pool

We stayed at Hotel Pigeon Forge just recently and it is under new ownership. We had a very nice experience and could see that it is well underway to being a top hotel. They have really done a nice improvement and the staff is all new and were very accomodating to our needs (it was like we were special guests) I will stay here again.

My family visits the Smokies quite often, and one place we keep returning to time and again is the Norma Dan. It is family owned, clean, afforadable with indoor and outdoor pools. We have never had a bad experience there and I always encourage my friends and family when traveling to Pigeon Forge to always call Norma Dan first. They are located right on the Parkway across from Dixie Stampede. Try it out sometime you will not be disappointed.

Wilderness Resort was the worst hotel we have ever stayed. The service was horrible, the workers (according to them) are overstressed and not paid enough to do anything. We stayed the last few days in December to help supervise our church group at a “Strength to Stand” conference held there. Check in time was 2:oo but by 5:30 most of the kids hadn’t even been checked in and the first conference started at 6:00. The next morning, we had NO hot water for everyone who needed baths and apparently that has been an ongoing problem. That night my teen came to my room (I paid full price for my room) to take a bath and blow dry her hair. I decided to use the attached dryer that was on the wall. The dryer blew up in my hand, burned me and shocked the devil out of me. We called room service and they finally sent a utility man who promptly acted like I was lying (until an older man showed up and smelled the smoke and saw my hand) They didn’t ask if I was okay nor did they care. I had to ask to have an accident report filled out. It has taken 8 weeks for the feeling to return to parts of my hand. My husband went and found ice for me to help stop the burning. My husband is a contractor and he told them that something was wrong with the breaker because it didn’t throw when it shocked me. What did they do? They simple unpluged the burned out blowdryer and replaced it with another one! How stupid….No one from the hotel even asked if I was okay or anything else. When we checked out they tried to over charge us! I could go on and on but I think you probably get the picture…..

We have been going to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg area for YEARS!! We have stayed at several hotels as well as chalets. The one we tend to keep going back to is the Park Tower Inn, it has a great location, wonderful staff, clean and nice pools for the kids. I have also stayed at the Edgewater in Gatlinburg also great place, I would stay there again as well as The Inn of the South in Sevierville, beautiful places to stay, very memoriable.
Multiple other hotels visited 99.9% good experiences.

I have taken my daughter and 3 year old grand-daughter to Pigeon Forge 2 times in the last 4 months. We can not say enough good things about THE INN AT CHRISTMAS PLACE. PERFECT in every way. Service, rooms, clean, breakfast, pool, staff… need I say more?
Robin Woods

We stayed at the Resort at the Governor’s Crossing and absolutely loved it. It has an indoor water park. It is close to the Tanger Outlet Mall, Nascar Speed Park, Fuddruckers, Applebee’s, and Wal-mart. This place is definitely southern hospitality. These condos were fantastic and the staff were very polite. We couldn’t have found a much better place to stay. We loved it there and plan to go back soon. The prices were very reasonable too.

Shular Inn is by far the best place to stay. Great rooms, great breakfast, two nice pools (indoor & outside). I use to stay at a different place each time I visited but I now stay here pretty much 90% of the time. If not here the Super 8 on Emert st. is good.

grand hotel was anything but!rooms look rundown.basic cleaning on premises has been neglected such as windows,mirrors in elevators,glass from elevators to front desk,carpets. outdated mobile home ugly bathroom fixtures,peeling wall borders. this facility is way too overpriced for the shabby,old rooms. definitely in a time warp and needs renovation so the price will reflect the rooms value afterward.

We’ve stayed at the Econolodge Riverside the last 4 times we were in Pigeon Forge. The kids enjoyed the ducks out back on the river and the indoor pool. Rooms were very clean and everyone has always been so nice.

We have been staying at the Best Western Plaza for at least 8 times ..You cant beat the prices the rates on Sunday thur Friday are great!! Going again soon for Fall !! Love It!!Great Breakfast Free very nice Kitchen and service!!!

Have to say I’m very disappointed - not 1 of your top 10 is pet friendly. As someone who is planning their 1st trip to your area, I don’t find this welcoming or encouraging.