| parking and breakfast are available. accessed by exterior corridors, the laid-back rooms feature wi-fi, flat-screen tvs and minifridges, plus sitting areas, and tea and coffeemakers. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. guests have access to a nearby fitness center. additional amenities include a seasonal outdoor pool and a homey lounge with a stone fireplace. set on the cherokee indian reservation in the great smoky mountains, this relaxed hotel with native american decor is 2 miles from harrah's cherokee casino resort and 1 mile from museum of the cherokee indian. an area shuttle is free, and there's also a country-style restaurant
McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 4
Mountain Farm Museum (8 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Charlies Bunion (35 min)
Bare-rock protrusion named for a bygone climber's food wound, now popular for hiking & views. Oconaluftee Indian Village (3 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (3 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (16 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Waterrock Knob (31 min)
Highest peak in the Plott Balsams, with a visitor center, picnic tables, an overlook & hiking trail. Clingmans Dome (44 min)
Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Mingo Falls (16 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (9 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Newfound Gap (32 min)
Alpine road featuring the Rockefeller Memorial, honoring the Great Smoky Mountains park financer. Andrews Bald (47 min)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Mingus Mill (10 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (9 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. | 
