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Gatlinburg River Inn

Gatlinburg River Inn
Gatlinburg River Inn – Gatlinburg, TN
Gatlinburg River Inn – Gatlinburg, TN
Check in 4:00 PM
Check out 11:00 AM

About Gatlinburg River Inn

This Gatlinburg, Tennessee motel is 10 minutes' drive from Dollywood theme park. An outdoor seasonal pool is available, and the spacious rooms include free WiFi and a balcony. A microwave, small refrigerator, and coffee-making facilities are offered in all rooms at the Gatlinburg River Inn. A cable TV is included. An outdoor hot tub is available to all guests throughout their stay at the Gatlinburg River Inn. A business center with fax and photocopying services is on site. Ripley’s Aquarium-Smokies is 1 mi from the Gatlinburg River Inn. The Gatlinburg Convention Center is 1.2 mi away.

Amenities

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Meeting space
  • Café / coffee shop
  • Express check-in / check-out
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Multilingual staff
  • In-room microwave
  • Pool
  • Spa / sauna
  • Pet friendly
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Smoke-free property
  • Air conditioning
  • Elevator

Reviews

4.0 / 5
Great 2119 reviews
  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    The staff always helpful and kind.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Gode

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Staff was welcoming and helpful, breakfast was good, and the process was easy.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Family of 3, booked a king suite with pull out sofa for son. The room had decent space but balcony had not been cleaned in some time, spiders were everywhere! We were missing bed linens, arrived to a defrosted wet refrigerator, and only 3 satellite channels on the tv. The electric fire place and the view of the river was nice. Being 10-15 min walking distance to the main strip and having easy access to the trolley stop in front of hotel was nice. The staff was l rude when asked for pool towels and missing room linens. And the room phone did not work to call the front the desk. The pool was absolutely disgusting clumps of slime and hair balls floating around with lots of bugs, filter was either broken or turned off. At the bottom of the pool were sharp cement/plaster chunks that cut our toes and made us bleed. The continental breakfast was average and the same everyday.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Door stopped working mid trip, it was fixed quickly nothing super nice, tv channels were poor if you got them to work it was just okay

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Old . Run down in areas.

  • Engine customer Jul 2026

    Employees were very helpful and accommodating.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Need to replace beds, to small, food was ok not enough shampoo. Staff was ok

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Great room to pull right up to and be riverside! Love the fireplace and balcony and easy walk into town (yet felt like a great distance, tucked away) will be back! Thank you

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    This is a great hotel. While it’s a little older you can tell the owner is working to freshen the place up. The staff was amazing, the location was great, and you can’t ask for much more.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Room was clean. Beds comfortable. AC in the room was noisy. Breakfast was good in the mornings. Love the location and being able to walk right from the hotel to downtown Gatlinburg.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Breakfast was good.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The hotel itself was in a good place to be able to walk or use the trolley to get to and from Gatlinburg. The free breakfast was fantastic and the staff was very nice overall. The hotel itself is very dated and not as clean as it could have been, but for the price it was worth it overall.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The room was clean .Everyday they brought us towels and rags and made our bed and cleaned.The staff was very friendly.loves our view from the balcony.We will go back again.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    All pretty good

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The staff was very helpful and the room was very clean.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The room was clean, it wasn't handicap accessible, the refrigerator was just barely cool. Still enjoyed the stay. Loved the balcony!!!

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    The room was very clean, and they gave it to me an hour and a half early—since I had driven for eleven and a half hours to get there and arrived ahead of schedule. Breakfast was ready nice and early in the morning, and it was delicious.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    We have stayed at this hotel everytime we have visited Gatlinburg over the last 13 years. Ot was always clean, good breakfast. Hot tub has been down a few times. Pool is as cd as jumping in a cooler of ice water. They have changed owners several times and it is about 1 mile downtown. We never cared because of the great service, comfy beds and it had everything we were looking for. We'll this week we planned our trip and stayed there even though they are more expensive than most. We needed to relax and enjoy some alone time. We get there to check in, of course the room isnt ready, I see a sign saying Hot tub is done which they say nothing about. When I asked about it, she stated it would be up and working in a day. Which was fine. They next day the pool is empty and the hot tub is not fixed. Still nothing was said to anyone. They fill the pool with ice cold water and didnt fix the hot tub. They replaced their firepits with metal containers and said go get wood out of the shed. They didnt give anything to start a fire, so that didn't work. The beds were the most uncomfortable and to top it all of the rooms they just redid now have paper thin walls. You can hear everything in the next room and above you. We were talking about extending our stay but we couldn't get out of there quick enough. Won't be back to Gatlinburg on the river! A waste of a vacation.

  • Engine customer Jun 2026

    Great location. Easy to walk to activities. Room was clean. A little noisy but got quiet later

Frequently asked questions about Gatlinburg River Inn

Does Gatlinburg River Inn have free Wi-Fi?
Yes, Gatlinburg River Inn offers free Wi-Fi for all guests.
Does Gatlinburg River Inn offer parking?
Yes, Gatlinburg River Inn offers free parking on-site.
Does Gatlinburg River Inn have meeting spaces, conference centers, or conference rooms?
Yes. Gatlinburg River Inn offers meeting spaces for business and group use.
Does Gatlinburg River Inn have a fitness center?
Gatlinburg River Inn does not list an on-site fitness center. Some properties partner with nearby gyms — check directly with the hotel.
Where is Gatlinburg River Inn located, and how walkable is the area?
Gatlinburg River Inn is located at 324 Hemlock Street, St. Rt 441/321, Gatlinburg, TN 37738. With a Walk Score of 49, the area is rated Car-Dependent. A car or rideshare is recommended for most trips in this area.

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