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Reviews of Brookside Lodge

3 out of 5
Brookside Lodge
463 E Parkway, Gatlinburg, TN

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 775 out of 1621 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 448 out of 1621 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 211 out of 1621 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 113 out of 1621 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 74 out of 1621 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very great location and very clean facility
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meranda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the creek behind the hotel
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 22 May 2024
Thank you for staying with us and we hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Freddie

Great stay
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 22 May 2024
Thank you for staying with us and we hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Floyd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is right by a trolley drop off / pickup spot. Room was right over the stream very nice. Has nice walkway by the stream swings and new chairs to sit by the fire pit. Would definitely recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 22 May 2024
Thank you for staying with us and we do hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Merri

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Overall, we liked the property, but it was very dated. There were dirty towels in my room when I arrived, but we really didn’t make any kind of fuss about that. I do have a complaint about is the breakfast they advertise comes with bacon and eggs and sausage, etc. but The mornings we went and it was nothing but a biscuit and some gravy and some cereal. One gentleman asked for eggs and the woman looked at him and just sneered “no” The key card even advertise the nice breakfast at you’re supposed to be getting, but it did not exist. There’s a wonderful broook that runs behind the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 22 May 2024
We have been changing the breakfast from a Paid breakfast to a free continental Breakfast. We have been changing the menu and should be all set soon. Thank you for staying with us and we we do hope you come back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved this property! Affordable and nice. Staff was super nice. Love the back balcony area by the river!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 20 May 2024
Thank you for such an amazing review! We do appreciate you choosing our establishment as your vacation spot. We sure hope you continue to come stay with us in the future!

8/10 Good

Crystal

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
location was good
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 20 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give a review! Location is amazing close enough to all the hustle and bustle, but far enough away to relax. Hope you and your family visit again soon!

6/10 Okay

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 21 May 2024
Thank you for giving us a rating! We sure hope that you and your family enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

raegan

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our second year in a row staying here and we love it! We will continue to stay here for our future trips. I’ve never had any issues with this hotel. It’s always quiet and clean, and I love how it haves a rustic cabin vibe, especially with the fireplace and the sound of the creek. If you’re looking for a good hotel that’s not expensive this is it. I’m honestly so thankful that we have this hotel as an option to stay at because it’s affordable and enjoyable. Thank you for your service and giving us a peaceful and enjoyable stay
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from General Manager on 20 May 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review. I am so glad you enjoyed your time here with us. Hope to see you again soon

8/10 Good

Chris

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in sent us to the wrong building for our room but once we found the room it was comfortable and had a great view of the river. Log cabin furnishings and a nice fireplace. It was a little noisy due to the river flowing so fast but it was very relaxing. Breakfast was ok. Biscuits and gravy. No pancake mix in the machine and did not have any kind of egg to break up all the bread options.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are so sorry you got sent to the wrong area for your room. We have new employees so we will look into making sure they know the whereabouts of the rooms. As far as breakfast you should have made the server aware so they could have refilled the machine. We will pass the suggestion of eggs along to upper management.

8/10 Good

Hector

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
N/A
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give a rating. Come back in the winter and enjoy the Christmas Parade that lines up in front of the hotel!

8/10 Good

Brent, Lake Orion

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Staff was very friendly, nice big rooms with balconies, we saw 5 bear on the property,hot tub was nice,pool to colx to swim Breakfast was not very good, all carbs,no protein and elevator kept going out.Very nice for the money would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay. The pool will be opening around Memorial Day. We are sorry there was no protein for the breakfast, we will pass that suggestion along. We do apologize about the elevator, once we are aware we have the elevator company come out.

2/10 Terrible

Medina

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The unit we stayed in was so dirty and old the carpet was filthy the walls had dead bugs all over it. Never again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are sorry that your room was not cleaned properly. If known we would had sent housekeeping back to re-clean, or switched your room. Now that we are aware of the carpet we will pass that to the maintenance department.

10/10 Excellent

Josean

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I’ll stay here again for sure
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 21 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear that you would stay again. Come in the summer and enjoy our pool with slides and waterfall!

8/10 Good

kimberly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for giving us a rating! Come back in the summer and enjoy one of our two pools! One has slides, waterfall and a hot tub near by!

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall great experience, we will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 20 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are glad your experience was up to expectations. Come back in the summer and enjoy 1 of our 2 pools!

6/10 Okay

Diana

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 18 May 2024
Thank you for staying with us and for the review. We do hope to see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Heather

Travelled with family
It is an interesting property! The pool and hot tub areas are pretty good! One of the pools was closed the whole time we were there however- breakfast was not worth mentioning, the rooms were just okay, been in both better and worse rooms, there were some bugs that we had to deal with, but the rooms are butted up against a creek with gaps under the doors- the firepits were never lit while we were there either which would of been great! We checked out and left early due to the rainy weather, the tv went out (caked on it- nothing they could do) and after a couple days doing things in the rain with no where to go for a good repreve from it like our room to watch some tv we had enough- we were told we'd get a call from management because we had some problems, we still have not heard from anyone.. its been over 24 hrs! A notable thing to comment is they have you sign a paper stating you'll not get a refund at check in when you have not even seen your room yet! We will go back to the area, but not to this hotel!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 17 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are sorry your stay was not up to par. Pools are seasonal, the pools will not even open until around Memorial day. We are sorry the tv did not work. We would have been happy to repair, swap, or even moved your rooms if needed. The firepits are for the guest to use and light, that is why the were not going when you was here if no one was using them. Breakfast is your basics as at other hotels. You are more than welcome to call the property any time Monday- Friday 9a-3p and speak to a manager about what happened within the stay. They do get busy as they are running an entire property.

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Liked: Staff & service
I loved the flowing creek behind the property. The staff was great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 20 May 2024
Thank you for the review! The staff takes pride in being as friendly and accommodating as possible to make your stay more pleasurable.

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I love this little place and my room on the creek was really nice. Make sure you get parking passes at check in if possible because I was given a VERY hard time trying to get mine after my sister checked in first and even though my name and credit card was on file they treated me as if I was trying to get over on them.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 16 May 2024
Thank you for your review and we are very sorry about the way you were treated and we will check into it.We do hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed here in September of 2023 and couldn’t wait to go back. It is country but close to the city. Would stay here again
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 16 May 2024
Thank you for staying with us again and we look forward to your next visit.

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 17 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give us a rating! We sure hope you come back during the summer and enjoy one of our two pools. One includes slides and waterfall.

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Beautiful brook out the back door, seen bear up close, friendly staff!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 14 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are glad you got to see one of the many bears in Gatlinburg while you was here. Come stay again in the summer and enjoy one of our two pools!

10/10 Excellent

Irmela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love being right next to the creek, my fourth ti.e here
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 14 May 2024
Thank you for writing a review! We are so glad we are your go to property. We hope you keep coming back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Staff & service
You can’t beat being literally four feet from a brook that you can watch from your balcony. The staff are very efficient and kind.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 13 May 2024
Thank you for the great review! Come see us in the summer and enjoy one of our pools!

10/10 Excellent

Okey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very rustic and quaint. I especially enjoyed the back door in the room that led to a private balcony overlooking the stream and wooded area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 13 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear your stay was amazing! We hope to see you back again real soon!

10/10 Excellent

lisa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the room very spacious. Quiet area. Love the river out the backdoor. Enjoyed the full breakfast. But dont count on breakfast they are not serving it anymore. Wish the refrigerator was up off yhe floor. Hard for older people to get into on your knees. But willdefinitely back. Some office staff could smile more to make customers feel welcome . You do have to watch for Bears, seen one on uor first night there. But thats to be expected in the mountains.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 13 May 2024
Thank you for the review! I am sorry you was misinformed about breakfast. We will still have breakfast just in a different location of the hotel. We will pass along your suggestion to maintenance about the fridges. We are so happy to hear you got to see one of our many black bears we have in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice clean rooms next to the river. Could not have asked for a nicer place to stay at. To hear the river at night made such a relaxing and very peaceful weekend....
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 13 May 2024
Thank you for the outstanding review! Hopefully you got to see a bear while relaxing looking at the river. If not, maybe your next trip. See you then!

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 13 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give us a rating! We do hope you enjoyed your stay! Come back in the summer and enjoy one of our two pools and hot tub!

8/10 Good

Debra, Pickerington

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean and spacious. The balcony overlooking the river was beautiful and calming. The breakfast was a bit underwhelming unfortunately.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 12 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are sorry to hear breakfast was not up to par. We sure hope you come back in the future and give us another try.

6/10 Okay

Cheryl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Each unit had its own rear balcony with table and chairs that looked over a beautiful creek. Setting was very rustic and perfect for the Smoky Mountains. Pool was not yet open but looked nice. It is an older property So don’t expect something brand new and modern. If you are a picky person do not come. If you like authentic and very clean and away from all the hustle and bustle, this is your place. 6/10 of a mile to downtown Gatlinburg. Very walkable. Our only complaint was that the elevator was not working properly most of the time. Hopefully this is not a normal occurrence.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 12 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are sorry the elevator was not working properly. Once we are aware of the issue we do get it fixed immediately. We sure hope you come again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent staff and great price for the location of this property
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 11 May 2024
Thank you for the wonderful review, we hope you come back to visit with us again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff are really sweet and kind and very efficient with the check in process.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 10 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear the staff was accommodating and efficient with your needs. We hope to see you again in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Staff was amazing
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 10 May 2024
Thank you for the great response. Our staff takes pride in trying to make your stay as enjoyable as possible.

8/10 Good

GAYANE

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, comfortable. The balcony offers a view of the river.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 9 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We are so pleased your stay was inviting. No matter what room type you book you will always have a balcony or patio view!

8/10 Good

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great time. Creekview and fireplace was nice. Would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 6 May 2024
Thank you for writing a review! We do hope you come back and enjoy one of our two pools in the summer!

10/10 Excellent

Chrisy

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 7 May 2024
Thank you for the 5 out of 5 rating! We appreciate you choosing to stay with us. We sure hope to see you again in the summer when the pools are operating!

6/10 Okay

Kacy

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Floors were extremely dirty no outlets worked in the room but one. Only 2 lamps for light and the outside balcony light didn’t work either.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 5 May 2024
Thank you for the review! If we known about your issues we would have addressed them immediately. Now that we are aware we will have the appropriate departments take care of the issues. We do hope you give us a chance in the future!

6/10 Okay

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were clean, just a little musty. At check in we found out we were locked in to our reservation for 4 nights. Had to pay the balance up front. Fairly old motel. Surprised Expedia rating was 8 out of 10 stars.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 5 May 2024
Thank you for the review! As per making the reservation whether through us or a third party it states payment upon arrival. We hope you come back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 5 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We do hope to see you again in the near future!

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rushing water was lovely to sleep too!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 4 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear that your stay was enjoyable. We sure hope you come back in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a nice quiet hotel. It has a lovely stream to watch and listen too.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 3 May 2024
Thank you for writing a review! I am glad to hear your stay was pleasurable. We do hope you come back in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 3 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give us a rating! We hope you come back in the future!

10/10 Excellent

Melanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly people and close to attractions. Very clean and welcoming room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 2 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear that your stay was enjoyable. We sure hope you come back in the future.

6/10 Okay

Amanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Room was cute and spacious, loved the stream running behind our room. Bed was super uncomfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 1 May 2024
Thank you for the review! We are so pleased to hear that your stay was enjoyable. Beds are a tough one to please everyone, but am very sorry that yours was uncomfortable. We sure hope you come back in the future.

4/10 Poor

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
When we walked in our room, it instantly smelled musty. My allergies started going nuts. The mattress on the bed was sunken in on both sides. We did not stay - we checked out within minutes.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 30 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking time to write a review! We would have been more than happy to switch the mattress out for you or switched your rooms. We do our best to keep the rooms smelling the best as possible, with the river out back it does seem to get hard to do that, so we apologize about the smell of the room.

10/10 Excellent

Mallory

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for taking time to give us a rating! Come back for the 4th of July midnight parade. It lines up in front of our hotel!

8/10 Good

Juanita

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge on 19 May 2024
Thank you for giving us a rating! Come back in the summer and enjoy one of our two pools! One has slides, waterfall and a hot tub near by!

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The brook on the backside was amazing, we loved having our window open to listen to the water. Staff was super friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 29 Apr 2024
Thank you for an amazing review! We take pride in our friendliness to make your stay more pleasant. We will see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Went for our anniversary and stayed in the honeymoon suite. It was very clean, spacious, and has a great view of the brook. Fireplace in the unit but kept very clean and usable. We knew ahead of time we could bring our own wood or get it from the front desk for 8 dollars. Breakfast buffet was only 5 dollars and very good. Front desk people were very friendly and when we asked for more towels and rags we got it in less than 5 minutes which is a plus. Property was very quiet and close to the town area where we had a ball. I would definitely recommend this property to anyone who wants to visit Gatlinburg. Matter of fact it will be our first and only option for our visits for now on.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Brookside Lodge Staff on 28 Apr 2024
Thank you for writing such a outstanding review! We are so pleased that your stay was amazing! We do hope you stay again in the future. Come enjoy one of our 2 pools.