We stayed here a lot over the Years, My wife Sandra , and Her Sister, And Richard Johnson, We love this Hotel, and all the Wonderful people that worked here, Gary Bailey, Glenda. Miss Bunny, Eddie, Bart, all the kitchen Staff, The Best People you will ever meet!! Clean, My Wife Sandra loved this Hotel and all the Folks that made our stay the Best!! God Bless You All!! Big Thank You Mike and Karen!! You made my Day, doing this review!! My Wife Sandra Passed Away in June 2022, She would have loved this review!!! Thank You Guys So Much!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️😊
Home of the Tennessee Volunteers anthem! A historic landmark in the middle of Gatlinburg. Bookings stay at the Gatlinburg Inn is like stepping back into time. After a nice evening sleep , get up and take short walk up to the Old Log Cabin Pancake restaurant for some black walnut pancakes and country sausage with some JFG coffee. One of the best breakfasts in the Smoky Mountains. Then spend the day walking up and down the strip and hitting all of attractions and shops. Finish the day off with a nice meal at the Peddler Steakhouse. Thanks for sharing your visit. God bless and enjoy everyday. - Tennessee Smoky
What a great review. Miss Bunny was so informative and super sweet. I have Rocky Top as my phone ring tone 😁 Karen always looks so cute. If she hasn't been to the Oh La La Boutique she would enjoy it.
We've stayed there many times. We would vist every year & bring our folks too. Loved staying in downtown Gatlinburg. That was a nice interview with Ms.Bunny. We've visited with her too. She a sweet person.
We stayed there over President's Day weekend and absolutely loved it! Great inside look at the history the Gatlinburg Inn. The history of the place was awesome to learn about. So nice to just walk out the door and you are in the Gatlinburg Madness! We will be down on May 28th for a week. Hope we run into you guys!
Really enjoyed learning the history about the Inn.Such a cute place. We have walked by it,but have never stayed there. Enjoyed listening to Ms.Bunny's stories. May have to stay here for sure.Thank you for sharing this quiant Inn.
Very cute ! I like this place because it has character. Mike , you can carry a good tune. 🎶 Thanks for an informative review. It’s always nice to have an interview of someone in the business. A very sweet lady.
I love that y’all introduced me to this quaint little Gatlinburg Inn. We’ve visited Gatlinburg twice. Once in 2010 & again in 2012, & I never saw or heard of this place. I just adore historical places like this. I’m so sad we missed it because we would’ve loved to get reservations to stay there. Unfortunately our days of returning to Gatlinburg have ended. My health no longer allows me to travel. It’s always been my favorite thing to do & I miss it so much. Thank both of y’all for letting me follow along on your adventures. I sometimes miss some of your UA-cam’s because I have been having some rough days lately. But when I’m able I’m right there with y’all. God bless each of you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️
Hi Lynette! We are so sorry to hear of your struggles and please know we will be praying for you. We are also glad to know you follow along with our adventures. God bless!
I'm an Okie and I love the song "Rocky Top" and it's my favorite! Beautiful hotel and scenery! Really enjoyed your video and thank you for taking me along with you!
Really enjoyed the Gatlinburg Inn video. Yep, I’ve heard all the negative comments, but you must understand, I’m 64 and have been going to the Gatlinburg Inn since I was five. For me it’s a very special place. I have many stories, way too many for a comment. I will say last fall I met one of the current owner family members. While he had much to say he seemed more interested in hearing my stories. My daughter was probably one of the last, if not the last, person to hit a tennis ball on the old courts that are now the back parking lot.
We , my husband and I, stayed there in the late 80s and early 90s. Wonderful place, quiet and right in the middle of Gatlinburg. I love history and learning about the Inn proved to be another learning experience about peoples lives and involvement in the Inn through the years. Thank you once again for bringing us along. Take care and may God continue to shower you with blessings from above.
Love that place. Always enjoy a good look at the hotel as we are ascending and descending on the chairlift. Wish we were there now. But will be back soon. Thanks for a great interview, again, y'all.
It's always nice to walk in and see Miss Bunny at the front desk. Just further adds to the uniqueness of the hotel. Also most times the ladies handling breakfast are a trip to talk to. Anytime I stay there I always wish I had booked more nights.
How sweet that you got to interview Mrs. Bunny! We met her when we stayed there in 2020. June Carter Cash had stayed in the room we were in at the time. We love the Historic Gatlinburg Inn. Even in 2020, they had the best breakfast!! Great video!
As a child we always stayed here. Later in life my brother and his wife spent their honeymoon there, and several anniversaries. The rules was very strict, as I recall you could not bring food items back to your room. Of course if you bought fudge or something small it was easy to slip in. The rocks was cemented on the wall as I was a high schooler. During parades and events the owners didn’t like people sitting on their wall. The picked pointed rocks to cement to the wall. The breaking point for Mom and Dad was one Summer we was staying there and my cousin and friend came down to walk around with me. The owners or staff would not let my cousin pull in the lot to pick me up. There use to be a gate or a guard that sit at the road. So they never went back, after being such great customers for so many years was hurt by the decisions the hotel had made. Many memories, many memories of staying there.
My favorite place to stay in Gatlinburg when I can get a good rate! Best hotel breakfast and the parking make this a great value even if it is a little more expensive. I sat on a balcony there and watched them set the towers for the new sky lift after the fire.
Awesome video on the Gatlinburg Inn. You guys know I’m from Gainesville Florida a Giant Gators fan. With that being said my favorite song is Rocky Top. I just returned from a week in Gatlinburg and listen to Rocky top 100 times I’m proud of it. I took some of your advice and I went to the Greenbrier picnic area as well as had a picnic at Metcaf Bottom with my Blackstone griddle. We made smash burgers
Hey John, thanks so much! Glad to hear you love Rocky Top even in Florida haha. Hope the smash burgers turned out well and we know the scenery was awesome.
I couldn't make it down this spring so I have been living through video, thank for the get away. However it was very interesting to hear the history of the hotel.
I believe this is this best review I've seen on this hotel. I'm like y'all, I love places with history, I like walking into old buildings and wonder what the walls would say if they could talk. We haven't spent a night there yet but I want to!
Hey there Mike and Karen I love old hotels it's just the character of them you just can't replace it yeah you can go pay a lot of money and get a nice one if you want to but I'm old school I like old stuff with character the next video guys God bless
We used to stay in a place that was a lot like that. Family owned and operated since the 1930s but unfortunately they lost about half their business to the 2016 fires. They tried to get back on their feet with the business but then COVID hit and they really never could get it back to what it was, disagreements happened and they wound up selling that long standing family business on 321. Gatlinburg Inn reminds us so much of our old favorite place we used to stay. Like you two stated, not outdated but lots of character, comfortable and staff treated us like family. Hard to beat those kind of places in our opinion.
@@FridaysForever It is sad but I'm sure there have been others with similar problems. Hopefully, we all come out better when all this craziness subsides.
I always wanted to stay there but I sure don't have the patience to get in all that traffic every time I want to leave and every time I try to get back to the motel .Maybe it would be nice if you were going to stay there for a week and not drive any where . Then you only have to drive in all that mess 1 time coming and 1 time going . That traffic is horribly busy all the time .
Lovely. I assume Mike Maples was related, may he rest in peace. Noone knew these mountains like Mike. His channels are tnmagicmanmm/ Mike Maples Check it out. ❤🇮🇪🍀
I absolutely love y'all's content along with JB and the hills and the Smoky mountain family but I have to know where in God's green earth did you get the address the black and white is absolutely beautiful and I want one! I love all your videos You are the sweetest couple and you kind of match the same energy as my husband and I were just low back till people and we taking a sceneries of things I love your content and our prayers are with y'all
We stayed there about 12 years ago when then older woman was still alive. The place was musty and they would not let you bring any food into your room, We did anyway. The sign out front said NO Motor Cycles, meaning Discrimination to anybody riding a MC.We tried to swim but people would shout crap from the sky ride at my wife so we finally left and found another place to stay. the place was very musty smelling but we were glad to leave. I really don't recommend this place. It's on the strip but not very Comfortable as far as being able to relax.
We stayed here a lot over the Years, My wife Sandra , and Her Sister, And Richard Johnson, We love this Hotel, and all the Wonderful people that worked here, Gary Bailey, Glenda. Miss Bunny, Eddie, Bart, all the kitchen Staff, The Best People you will ever meet!! Clean, My Wife Sandra loved this Hotel and all the Folks that made our stay the Best!! God Bless You All!!
Big Thank You Mike and Karen!! You made my Day, doing this review!! My Wife Sandra Passed Away in June 2022, She would have loved this review!!! Thank You Guys So Much!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️😊
Home of the Tennessee Volunteers anthem! A historic landmark in the middle of Gatlinburg. Bookings stay at the Gatlinburg Inn is like stepping back into time. After a nice evening sleep , get up and take short walk up to the Old Log Cabin Pancake restaurant for some black walnut pancakes and country sausage with some JFG coffee. One of the best breakfasts in the Smoky Mountains. Then spend the day walking up and down the strip and hitting all of attractions and shops. Finish the day off with a nice meal at the Peddler Steakhouse. Thanks for sharing your visit. God bless and enjoy everyday. - Tennessee Smoky
What a great comment! Go Vols!! Our pleasure and God bless.
What a great review. Miss Bunny was so informative and super sweet. I have Rocky Top as my phone ring tone 😁 Karen always looks so cute. If she hasn't been to the Oh La La Boutique she would enjoy it.
So glad you enjoyed it!
Ms Bunny was so wonderful to listen too. It's so nice to see this historic building still exists and looks in great condition. Thanks for sharing ❤😊
She was wonderful Pamela. Our pleasure and thanks for the comment.
We are here now and because of you we are staying in the Rocky Top room. We love it here
Have a great time! Super location.
I have stayed there before...Dec 2019 after I had my first round of chemo and radiation...I remember this lady so well.... wonderful place
Thank you for sharing Amanda. Hope and pray you are doing well.
We've stayed there many times. We would vist every year & bring our folks too. Loved staying in downtown Gatlinburg. That was a nice interview with Ms.Bunny. We've visited with her too. She a sweet person.
Thank you for taking time to comment Sandra.
My first time in Gatlinburg...was 1982.... During the Knoxville Tennessee world's fair.....
Thank you for sharing with us.
We stayed there over President's Day weekend and absolutely loved it! Great inside look at the history the Gatlinburg Inn. The history of the place was awesome to learn about. So nice to just walk out the door and you are in the Gatlinburg Madness! We will be down on May 28th for a week. Hope we run into you guys!
Hi Keith! We remember you sharing about staying here. We also enjoyed it. Stay in touch and hopefully we can meet up!
Awesome review!! I loved hearing Bunny talk about the history behind the Inn…very interesting! Rocky Top is a great song, too!
Thanks Courtney! Go Vols...haha!!!
@@FridaysForever You’re welcome! And yes, Go Vols! 🧡
I’m here today tomorrow we go home. Came for our 41st anniversary.I love this place I don’t want to leave 😢
Happy Anniversary!!
Really enjoyed learning the history about the Inn.Such a cute place. We have walked by it,but have never stayed there. Enjoyed listening to Ms.Bunny's stories. May have to stay here for sure.Thank you for sharing this quiant Inn.
So glad you enjoyed it Paulette! Our pleasure.
Rocky Top. Nuff said. Five stars.
YES!
Miss seeing Big T.....😊💜
He will be back this summer!
Precious lady.
Miss Bunny is the best!
Hello guys North Carolina folks love the song Rocky Top and so enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains
Thanks so much for sharing with us Loretta that's awesome!
Love it would love to stay there
We hope you have the chance one day Elizabeth.
Very cute ! I like this place because it has character. Mike , you can carry a good tune. 🎶 Thanks for an informative review. It’s always nice to have an interview of someone in the business. A very sweet lady.
Hi Julie! Don't everybody sound good singing Rocky Top? Miss Bunny was awesome and we appreciate you taking time to comment.
I love that y’all introduced me to this quaint little Gatlinburg Inn. We’ve visited Gatlinburg twice. Once in 2010 & again in 2012, & I never saw or heard of this place. I just adore historical places like this. I’m so sad we missed it because we would’ve loved to get reservations to stay there. Unfortunately our days of returning to Gatlinburg have ended. My health no longer allows me to travel. It’s always been my favorite thing to do & I miss it so much. Thank both of y’all for letting me follow along on your adventures. I sometimes miss some of your UA-cam’s because I have been having some rough days lately. But when I’m able I’m right there with y’all. God bless each of you. 🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️
Back then when you went did you see the abandond yellow chairlift on the main entrance it is right next to that parking building
Hi Lynette! We are so sorry to hear of your struggles and please know we will be praying for you. We are also glad to know you follow along with our adventures. God bless!
We are from Switzerland, when we visited Gatlinburg , we always stayed at the Gatinburg Inn, close to everything , Just beautiful Hotel, ..
Hello Beatrice! Thank you for sharing with us and yes it is beautiful and so full of history.
Wow.. makes me want to stay there while we're in town.. even though we always take the camper.
It really is a unique place in the Smokies with lots of history. Hard to beat camping though. Thank you for watching!
Hi guys!! Can't wait to do a vt with you guys...Yt The Gatlinburg Hussey
Hi Shawn!
I'm an Okie and I love the song "Rocky Top" and it's my favorite! Beautiful hotel and scenery! Really enjoyed your video and thank you for taking me along with you!
Yeah! So glad you enjoyed it and it's our pleasure.
Really enjoyed the Gatlinburg Inn video. Yep, I’ve heard all the negative comments, but you must understand, I’m 64 and have been going to the Gatlinburg Inn since I was five. For me it’s a very special place. I have many stories, way too many for a comment. I will say last fall I met one of the current owner family members. While he had much to say he seemed more interested in hearing my stories. My daughter was probably one of the last, if not the last, person to hit a tennis ball on the old courts that are now the back parking lot.
Glad you enjoyed it Richard. Thank you for sharing all the great memories with us.
This is my fav place to stay .
I love history , great vlog !!!
Thank you so much for watching and supporting us.
We , my husband and I, stayed there in the late 80s and early 90s. Wonderful place, quiet and right in the middle of Gatlinburg. I love history and learning about the Inn proved to be another learning experience about peoples lives and involvement in the Inn through the years. Thank you once again for bringing us along. Take care and may God continue to shower you with blessings from above.
Thank you so much for sharing with us! Our pleasure and God bless.
I like seeing the Hotels. Helps so much
Glad it helps Pam and thanks for watching.
That's an awesome old place. Thanks for sharing. M
Our pleasure.
Everybody loves Bunny!
Yes!
Miss Bunny was so sweet! Thanks Mike for the Rocky Top vocals. Very good!
Yes she is a sweet heart! My pleasure haha.
We stayed there several years ago and loved it.
That's awesome Wanda!
Love This Review. We Love staying there, because we Love the the character and history of this home away from home. Thanks for Sharing
Thank you Deborah! So nice to hear you enjoy it also. Our pleasure.
What a neat motel! Thanks for bringing us along
Our pleasure Kristen!
blessings Friday’s forever 🙏🙏😇😇
Thank you! God bless.
This was a very cool place thanks to Mrs. Bunny and to you guys for the tour and your review
Our pleasure Jennifer.
Looks like a great place to stay. The location is perfect. Thanks for the tour and glad y'all enjoyed your stay there.
It really is Gary. Our pleasure!
Love that place. Always enjoy a good look at the hotel as we are ascending and descending on the chairlift. Wish we were there now. But will be back soon. Thanks for a great interview, again, y'all.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment Robert. Our pleasure.
Gr8 vibe guyz😉
Thanks so much Mark!
Never stayed here thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
It's always nice to walk in and see Miss Bunny at the front desk. Just further adds to the uniqueness of the hotel. Also most times the ladies handling breakfast are a trip to talk to. Anytime I stay there I always wish I had booked more nights.
She is a sweet heart to see behind the counter. Thanks for sharing with us and for taking time to leave us a comment.
Great review and adventure to the Rocky Top. Would love to stay there. Ms Bunny was absolutely a doll. What pleasant sweet lady.
Thank you so much Alan. She really is a Gem.
How sweet that you got to interview Mrs. Bunny! We met her when we stayed there in 2020. June Carter Cash had stayed in the room we were in at the time. We love the Historic Gatlinburg Inn. Even in 2020, they had the best breakfast!! Great video!
We really enjoyed our time with her. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
@@FridaysForever you are welcome 💖
Looks like a really wonderful place to stay. Beautiful view from your balcony. Thanks for sharing!
It is Dave! Thanks so much for watching. Our pleasure.
Very nice Mike &
Karen!
Thank you Tawna!
@@FridaysForever You are so very welcome! 🙂
Wonderful video.....as usual! My wife loved Rocky Top. I love Rocky Top.....and we are from Kentucky. Go VOLS!!! :)
Thanks so much! So great to hear that wildcats love the vols!!!
As a child we always stayed here. Later in life my brother and his wife spent their honeymoon there, and several anniversaries. The rules was very strict, as I recall you could not bring food items back to your room. Of course if you bought fudge or something small it was easy to slip in. The rocks was cemented on the wall as I was a high schooler. During parades and events the owners didn’t like people sitting on their wall. The picked pointed rocks to cement to the wall. The breaking point for Mom and Dad was one Summer we was staying there and my cousin and friend came down to walk around with me. The owners or staff would not let my cousin pull in the lot to pick me up. There use to be a gate or a guard that sit at the road. So they never went back, after being such great customers for so many years was hurt by the decisions the hotel had made. Many memories, many memories of staying there.
Thank you Jamie for sharing all the memories with us.
My favorite place to stay in Gatlinburg when I can get a good rate! Best hotel breakfast and the parking make this a great value even if it is a little more expensive. I sat on a balcony there and watched them set the towers for the new sky lift after the fire.
Thanks for sharing Tony. Bet that was nice to watch it being built back.
We almost stayed there in January. We ended up in Margaritaville. It was a hard choice. Thinking next time the Gatlinburg Inn.
We really enjoyed it.
Awesome video on the Gatlinburg Inn.
You guys know I’m from Gainesville Florida a Giant Gators fan. With that being said my favorite song is Rocky Top. I just returned from a week in Gatlinburg and listen to Rocky top 100 times I’m proud of it. I took some of your advice and I went to the Greenbrier picnic area as well as had a picnic at Metcaf Bottom with my Blackstone griddle. We made smash burgers
Hey John, thanks so much! Glad to hear you love Rocky Top even in Florida haha. Hope the smash burgers turned out well and we know the scenery was awesome.
I absolutely love the history of it thank y’all for sharing another great video:)
Our pleasure Mike. We appreciate you watching so much.
I have never stayed there but have walked by several times. I love this video and both of you.
Thank you so much for watching Shirley. Love ya back!!
I couldn't make it down this spring so I have been living through video, thank for the get away. However it was very interesting to hear the history of the hotel.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I believe this is this best review I've seen on this hotel. I'm like y'all, I love places with history, I like walking into old buildings and wonder what the walls would say if they could talk. We haven't spent a night there yet but I want to!
Thank you for the kind comment we appreciate you. We sure hope you can stay at the Inn sometime.
Oh I loved this review! Y’all keep up the awesome videos. Amazing history
So glad you enjoyed it Wanda.
Looks like two sweet people have discovered new gifts of interviewer. How about that. God continue to bless you both.
Aww you are very kind Robin. God bless!!
Loved the story! thanks for sharing
Great! Our pleasure as always.
Good video, looks like a nice hotel, with some nice foods.
Thanks so much Danny we appreciate the comment.
Oh I love places like that! Miss Bunny seems like a sweetheart. Thanks so much for taking us along. God bless y'all!
Thanks so much for watching and leaving the kind comment Kathy. God bless!
Hey there Mike and Karen I love old hotels it's just the character of them you just can't replace it yeah you can go pay a lot of money and get a nice one if you want to but I'm old school I like old stuff with character the next video guys God bless
Thank you for sharing Jeff! God bless.
We used to stay in a place that was a lot like that. Family owned and operated since the 1930s but unfortunately they lost about half their business to the 2016 fires. They tried to get back on their feet with the business but then COVID hit and they really never could get it back to what it was, disagreements happened and they wound up selling that long standing family business on 321. Gatlinburg Inn reminds us so much of our old favorite place we used to stay. Like you two stated, not outdated but lots of character, comfortable and staff treated us like family. Hard to beat those kind of places in our opinion.
That's sad to hear Keith. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
@@FridaysForever It is sad but I'm sure there have been others with similar problems. Hopefully, we all come out better when all this craziness subsides.
This was a great video with interesting facts! We have stayed there several years ago. Hope the family always keeps it to keep the history alive.
Thanks so much Elaine!
Give my regards to ms. Bunny.
We sure will!
Great video, looks like a very enjoyable place to stay but how accessible is it for someone in a wheelchair and a Sleep apnea machine?
Thank you! It's very accessible with a long ramp out front and elevators inside. AC plugs by the beds also.
Karen, where is your cute little hat?
I always wanted to stay there but I sure don't have the patience to get in all that traffic every time I want to leave and every time I try to get back to the motel .Maybe it would be nice if you were going to stay there for a week and not drive any where . Then you only have to drive in all that mess 1 time coming and 1 time going . That traffic is horribly busy all the time .
Good point Robert. You could always take the bypass if heading towards PF and it's not far to GSMNP. Thank you for leaving us a comment.
Does anybody know about the abandond fun mountain that closed in 2000. It is next to the clarion pointe hotel on the main entrance.
It's in one of our videos as we talked about it a little and showed around the area.
@@FridaysForever which video is it
Could ya'll let us know if the places you stay are pet friendly or not? Thank you.❤
We often forget to share....so sorry. Remember you can contact online for info also. Thanks for watching Renee!
We love stay there but not pet friendly. My husband has hard time walking this be so great for us
the Gatlinburg Inn is NOT pet friendly. We cannot bring our Honey, but we love staying at Gatlinburg Inn!! PERFECT location.
Lovely. I assume Mike Maples was related, may he rest in peace. Noone knew these mountains like Mike. His channels are tnmagicmanmm/ Mike Maples Check it out. ❤🇮🇪🍀
Thank you for sharing Pamela.
I absolutely love y'all's content along with JB and the hills and the Smoky mountain family but I have to know where in God's green earth did you get the address the black and white is absolutely beautiful and I want one! I love all your videos You are the sweetest couple and you kind of match the same energy as my husband and I were just low back till people and we taking a sceneries of things I love your content and our prayers are with y'all
Thank you so much Dana! I will ask Karen about the dress. God bless!
The dress is from an online store called Shein
@@FridaysForever Thank you, Its pretty
Is it dog friendly?
We don't think so Cliff. Please check the website for more information or you might give them a call.
We stayed there about 12 years ago when then older woman was still alive. The place was musty and they would not let you bring any food into your room, We did anyway. The sign out front said NO Motor Cycles, meaning Discrimination to anybody riding a MC.We tried to swim but people would shout crap from the sky ride at my wife so we finally left and found another place to stay. the place was very musty smelling but we were glad to leave. I really don't recommend this place. It's on the strip but not very Comfortable as far as being able to relax.
Thanks for sharing your experience.