| hot breakfast and parking are free. other amenities include a picnic area and bbq grills. relaxed rooms offer free wi-fi, desks with ergonomic chairs, flat-screen tvs and coffeemakers. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 12:00 pm. there's an indoor pool, a whirlpool tub and a fitness room, plus a business center, a meeting room and guest laundry facilities. a 4-minute walk from harrah's cherokee casino resort, this relaxed hotel is 2 miles from both the museum of the cherokee indian and the oconaluftee indian village. upgraded rooms have whirlpool tubs or minifridges. suites add separate living areas with pull-out sofas
McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 5
Mountain Farm Museum (10 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (5 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Newfound Gap (33 min)
Alpine road featuring the Rockefeller Memorial, honoring the Great Smoky Mountains park financer. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (4 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Mingus Mill (12 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Oconaluftee Indian Village (6 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Waterrock Knob (26 min)
Highest peak in the Plott Balsams, with a visitor center, picnic tables, an overlook & hiking trail. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (10 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. Soco Falls (15 min)
Two waterfalls merge in a picturesque setting with a primitive overlook, reachable by a short trail. Mingo Falls (17 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Andrews Bald (48 min)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (17 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. | 
