| amenities include free continental breakfast and parking, as well as a business center and a coin-operated laundry. suites add minifridges, microwaves and coffeemakers, and some add pull-out sofas. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. kids 17 and under stay free with an adult. off us highway 74, this informal hotel is 2 miles from great smoky mountain railroad and 8 miles from indian creek falls. straightforward rooms have free wi-fi, desks and flat-screen tvs
McGhee Tyson Airport 2 hr 11
Oconaluftee Indian Village (17 min)
Re-creation of a traditional Cherokee community with live performers, tours, crafts & a gift shop. Museum of the Cherokee Indian (17 min)
Cherokee art, history & culture presented via exhibits, digital films, photographs & holographs. Nantahala Outdoor Center (17 min)
Rafting outfitter providing whitewater adventure trips of varying lengths & intensities. Santa's Land Fun Park & Zoo (19 min)
Year-round Santa Claus-themed park with rides, a gift shop, a zoo & paddle boating in a lake. Clingmans Dome (57 min)
Mountain with a seasonal road, paved trail & observation tower, plus an information center & store. Mingus Mill (24 min)
1886 grist mill with demonstrations of its still-functional sluice, turbine & other machinery. Andrews Bald (1 hr)
Grassy double peak in the Smoky Mountains, with hiking trails through forest & meadows. Mingo Falls (29 min)
120-ft. waterfall on the Cherokee Indian Reservation reached by a 0.4-mi. access trail. Mountain Farm Museum (22 min)
Group of historic log farm buildings, moved here in the 1950s, with living history exhibits. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (5 min)
Vintage steam trains with dining cars travel from a historic depot through scenic countryside. Oconaluftee Visitor Center (23 min)
Center with history exhibits on mountain life & a farm musuem with log structures, plus a gift shop. | 
