Booked at the MC Hotel for the convenience of the location; The Sunset Terrace rooms are a strip of motel rooms probably built in the 1950's and set away from the noise of the hotel lobby and the attached two-story brick 1960's Heritage Trail rooms.

The Sunset rooms are a retro delight; I am age 62 and when I first saw the buildings I thought "this is really nice." Reminded me of childhood travels..

Rooms are Large, Clean, Inviting, Lot's of Windows. Each evening there were deer grazing outside our window. Room had a 'fridge, wi-fi, cable TV with a good selection of channels.

As mentioned in other reviews, the hotel restaurant is excellant. There is also a minimart and post office in the vicinity.

Warning: The routing through the parking lot at the visitors center is confusing and the park security patrol will stop you if you are going the "wrong way".

If I were driving through this area of the mid-south again I would make a point of staying here, even if I've already seen the caves.

We stayed here the night before visiting the caves, which was great to be on location and not queue for tickets/parking. We were given the woodland cottages, since we needed 2 queen beds, and it was probably the best choice for us. The cottages are...a different experience to the usual hotel one and the kids LOVED it. The decor takes you back in pioneer times, like "little house on the prairie", but there were a LOT of insects! I enjoyed sleeping there for the one night but would not do anymore. The food however at the 2 hotel restaurants was very good and great value for money. The staff were overall very pleasant too.

So let's just be frank here, Mammoth Cave Hotel is old. It has that vintage look of an older brick building built in the 60s or 70s and the rooms and balconies reflect that. However, we expected this and found we rather enjoyed the quaintness of the building and the decor. Most importantly, it was clean, didn't smell, and was priced fairly, something that can't be said for even some newer establishments. I should add the bed mattresses were newer and very comfortable (I was 7 and 1/2 months pregnant at the time of our stay so trust me, that I found any sleep surface at all favorable is truly a compliment!)

The best thing about the hotel is the convenience to the park and cave tours (as in, it is inside the park, no further driving necessary). We were there to see the main attraction and wanted to get as much time in the park as possible for the short duration of our stay.

We stayed one night in the mammoth hotel cottages. Location is perfect and we loved our cottage. It was great. It is old but that just added to the character of the place. The cottage had a small fridge, coffee maker and tv. The shower has the best hot water ever. Lovely to wake up with nature right outside your door.