Gatlinburg, Tennessee, was first settled in the early 1800s as a remote homestead. The city is now a bustling resort town just outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park in eastern Tennessee. Gatlinburg is home to attractions such as Ripley's Believe It or Not, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, Hollywood Star Cars Museum, Hollywood Wax Museum, Gatlinburg Space Needle and shops and restaurants.
Bearskin Lodge in Gatlinburg is in central Gatlinburg and ¼ mile from the Hollywood Wax Museum, Hollywood Star Cars Museum and Ripley's Believe It or Not. This non-smoking lodge, next to the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, features a heated outdoor swimming pool, interior corridors, a parking garage, elevators and some handicap-accessible guestrooms with queen-sized beds. The handicap accessible Gatlinburg Trolley stops just outside Bearskin Lodge. For off-site dining, the Peddler Steakhouse, Smoky Mountain Brewery and Park Grill in Gatlinburg are all minutes from Bearskin Lodge.
Greystone Lodge at the Aquarium is a handicap-accessible lodge adjacent to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies, which features more than 10,000 species of sea life, including sharks, penguins and starfish. This centrally located lodge is along the Gatlinburg Trolley route. Greystone Lodge offers wireless Internet access in the lobby, a complimentary continental breakfast, a heated outdoor pool, elevator room access and handicap-accessible rooms. Greystone Lodge is within walking distance of the Hard Rock Cafe.
Sidney James Mountain Lodge is just down the street from Ripley's Believe It Or Not and near the Cherokee Orchard Road entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. This lodge features two handicap-accessible guestrooms with queen-sized beds, elevators and both indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Guest amenities include wireless Internet access, a fitness center, a poolside cafe and laundry services. Sidney James Mountain Lodge has its own Gatlinburg Trolley stop. Restaurants and shops are within a short drive of the lodge.
Glenstone Lodge is less than a ½ mile from the Gatlinburg Space Needle and Hollywood Wax Museum. Glenstone Lodge features handicap-accessible guestrooms, an elevator, indoor corridors and both indoor and outdoor swimming pools. The Patio, Glenstone Lodge's onsite restaurant, serves made-to-order breakfast and lunch. The Gatlinburg Trolley stops at Glenstone Lodge. The lodge is minutes from the Cherokee Orchard Road entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park and a scenic loop drive.
