Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is a popular family destination, home to Dollywood and located only five miles from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the national park, travelers can see bears in the wild and hike miles of forest trails. Many of the area hotels offer views of the Smoky Mountains. Dollywood includes both an amusement park and a water park and present live shows and music.
RiverStone Resort has condominium accommodations offering from one to four bedrooms. The lodgings come with a flat-screen television, a stone fireplace, a whirlpool tub and balcony. The resort also has a two-bedroom, luxury log cabin with a wrap around porch and an open loft. Guests can cool off in the indoor/outdoor pool complex. The complex includes a swimming pool and hot tub housed in a glass atrium. The lazy river pool includes a waterfall. The facilities feature a large playground and game room for the children and a spa and fitness room for the adults. The property is adjacent to the Gatlinburg Golf and Country Club, and the grounds have a walkway on the Pigeon River. Two-day Family Getaway packages include tickets to Dollywood.
RiverStone Resort
212 Dollywood Lane
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
866-908-0990
riverstoneresort.com
The Clarion Inn opened in 2010, and guests can experience the best of this brand new facility. The guest room options include a jacuzzi and fireplace. All rooms above the first floor come with a private balcony. Each room is equipped with a refrigerator, microwave, coffeemaker and room safe. For greater comfort, the accommodations offer easy-entry tubs and pillow-top mattresses. Wi-Fi service and wired Internet access are free, and the flat-panel televisions supply free HBO. Guests receive a full hot breakfast buffet with their stay. The front desk is open 24 hours a day. The building houses a fitness center, indoor pool and hot tub. Outside, the inn's water park provides an outdoor water slide, spray fountain, lazy river, sun deck, outdoor hot tub and fire pit. The hotel provides towels and tubes for the lazy river.
Clarion Inn Pigeon Forge
124 Waldens Main St.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
865-868-5300
pigeonforgeclarion.com
Music Road Hotel provides a variety of suites, sized to fit couples or families. Guests may opt for a fireplace or jacuzzi accommodation and a balcony overlooking the Little Pigeon River or the water park. The rooms include a microwave, refrigerator and coffeemaker. Your stay comes with free Internet service and a complimentary deluxe hot breakfast. The hotel offers an exercise room, a patio with rocking chairs and a 24-hour game room. The hotel's water park features a water slide and raft rides down the lazy river. The indoor pool is always open; a poolside cabana and snack bar are available.
Music Road Hotel
303 Henderson Chapel Road
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
800-429-7700
musicroadhotel.com