Overall, I would say that the condo we stayed in at Johnson's Inn was pretty nice but not excellent. The location can not be beaten. You can walk all over town from these condo's. The condo was large enough to sleep four easily but if all four want to sit at the same time someone is going to be in a dining chair. Living room seating is a love seat and one easy chair. The love seat looked to have seated many, many people in it's life time. Judging from the arms, not all of those folks had clean hands.
The other comments I have are more personal preferences than actual complaints. It said the condo was professionally decorated and I have to wonder if the decorator's day job was sprucing up funeral homes. This place is so dark and depressing that I don't think I would have stayed another night if it had been free. The lamps had extremely low wattage bulbs and some had dark shades. It was impossible to read in there, day or night. I had asked for a condo near the elevator and it turned out we were in the one furtherest away. The doorway was in such a secluded area that when I was there alone I would never venture outside at night. I had also asked for one of the places with the mountain theme such as the deer, bears or whatever. Didn't get that either.
We seldom saw anyone but the young lady cleaning rooms was pleasant when we passed her on our way in or out. I really would like to have seen some other rooms there but never felt comfortable asking. If we ever go back there I will ask for (may not get it considering past experience) one of the places that open on to the pool area. They looked to be a lot brighter. All in all, the place was pretty nice and I'm not saying I would never stay again, I would just want it understood where I preferred to stay and maybe have that in writing.
Finally, let me say that I never mentioned any of this to the desk clerk because we had already hauled all our stuff to the place we were assigned and I sure didn't want to change then. They probably would have changed if I had asked. Just be warned that the second floor end condo is not the most desirable one in the place, I'm sure.
- Johnsons Hotel Gatlinburg
- Johnsons Motel Gatlinburg
