I booked a double room for my brother and sister-in-law when they came to town for a visit. They reported that their room, although dated, was clean and comfortable. There were plenty of blankets and towels and a small refrigerator and microwave were in the room. Coffee and doughnuts were available each morning.

The best part was the view. They enjoyed their coffee while sitting out on the balcony overlooking the Fall leaves and the Tennessee River each morning and saw Downtown Chattanooga beautifully illuminated each evening.

They will be back in Chattanooga and would like to stay here once again.

In my search for a place to stay this summer, I kept coming back to the Inn. I was drawn back to the reviews and the pictures so reserved the room. Loved the idea of a private balcony to enjoy the sunrise with my coffee, the sunset, or the gorgeous view of the river - night or day. Driving up the road and looking up at this beautifully tucked away place, I knew this was the right decision. Walking in to the room, I was met with the smell of cleanliness, a nice little note from Ms Betty (the housekeeper), beautiful wood floors, a nice little table, and lots of towels. The room was quite cozy and nicely decorated. A little frig sat in the corner, with an ice bucket and individually wrapped cups. In the dresser, there were extra blankets and extra pillows (which I took advantage of when sitting out on the balcony). I loved sitting out on the balcony in the mornings with my coffee and at night with a drink watching the barges and boats traveling the river. The view was amazing. One morning there were deer (I think) out in the field across the river. As I sat on the balcony that first night listening to the sounds of the night, my decision was once again confirmed...this was the perfect place. I was transported back to a time of childhood when things were more relaxed and moved more slowly.

The beds were very comfortable; the bathroom was small, but there was plenty of room to take care of business; the water was always hot and never a shortage of towels or wash cloths. The notes from Ms Betty were sweet...a nice touch making you fell welcome. If I hadn't seen the cats myself, I wouldn't have known they were there. The Inn is centrally located. I couldn't believe how close things were, but still felt like I was away from everything. The road below the hotel was traveled, but I never heard any noise once inside the room. This is a lovely little gem of a place. The owners have done a wonderful job with the place.

Should I make it back to Chattanooga, this will be where I stay. It's not the fanciest place, but it is truly a lovely little get-a-way. I would recommend here for my friends and for any one wanting a nice romantic place to stay as well.

If your looking for the Hilton or a chain motel, this is not the place for you. If you like quiet, relaxing, and old fashion, then you should like this place. It is a small motel and no one bothers you. But the people who owned and worked there were friendly and were very nice to talk to. This place is nestled along the mountain side over looking the river and Chattanooga and centrally located among the different sight seeing places. Just past the motel there is an old roadway you can take a nice walk along. There is no eating place on the property, but she does have coffee and pastries out every morning to help you start your day. There are restaurants within a mile or two of the motel. The room I had was always clean smelling when i came back from sight seeing, with clean towels and extra towels for the pool. As far as the cats go, yes i did see three of them on the property and they would walk away from you if you tried to approach them. But i didn't smell any cat smell and my sense of smell is pretty good. People say the bathroom was small. To me there was plent of room to move around in it. After all, i am not staying in the bathroom except for certain things, so how much room do you need ? Someone said they had to pay for the ice. There was no sign you had to pay for it and i did ask about that and i was told the ice was free. Just do not fill up big ice chests and take all the ice. The balcony was private and relaxing. In the morning it was nice sitting out there drinking a cup of coffee, during the day could watch the boats going along the river, and at night see the city lights. Nice sunset at night but do not know what the sunrise looked like. I did not go in the pool, but it looked very clean to me. There is a road below the motel that was traveled alot but could not hear the noise from it in the room. The road to the motel is a dead end. So except for the people coming to or from the motel, there is no extra traffic. One thing i thought was funny, there were no bugs (mosquitoes, flies etc.) Maybe because it was the middle of July and it was hot this summer. I stayed for three nights and wished it was longer. If in the area, I would stay here again and no where else.

I am so glad I booked this stay and ignored the reviews. My husband and I were on a cross country trip in August 2011 and I would go on my phone and look for places to stay while we were driving. I came across this place and was iffy because of the reviews here on trip advisor but booked it anyway. What can I say,we are adventurous! The room was so cute and couldn't have been cleaner. Yea it is not modern day brand new hotel style but it's clean, cute, and cozy with a beautiful view. It is a hideaway, so quiet and relaxing after a long drive. We took a nice dip in our private jacuzzi (who cares that it is in the room and not in the bathroom by the way, I don't get the complaints on here. Having it in the room near the big window and screen door allowed us to enjoy the view while soaking and relaxing.) I didn't smell any weird cat smells either by the way. Yes I saw a couple of cats roaming the property, that was part of the charm. The owners were friendly, accomodating, and didn't bother us. Ms Betty, the housekeeper is a doll and does a beautiful job on keeping everything looking perfect. She is so cute with the little notes she leaves, what a sweet woman. We only wished we could have stayed more than one night and enjoyed some wine on the balcony at night. It was breathtaking and peaceful.