My husband and I took our two wonderful young grandsons on vacation, as we do every year, (its their special vacation for being in school) and we stayed at the DAYS INN, just off the strip. This hotel had a Very, Very RUDE and defiant front desk man... The Inn was not only disgustingly filthy, but was also in such poor maintenance that I took pictures and sent them on to the Corporate office along with my complaint of the office staff, (of course, I have yet to receive any feed back from said corporation as of yet), But any way, their continental breakfast included THREE DAY OLD doughnuts from crispy creme, some very STALE corn flakes and some type of one inch muffins that you could not even get to as they were locked in a see through box and the O.J. was out and the apple juice was soured somehow, and when asked if they could change it, I was rudely given the answer of, (in a min.) while she just stood there for the duration of my trying to get at the muffins, (holding up the counter) if you get my jest... THIS ROOM WAS AT A COST OF $138.00 per night and it was a reservation at that... While driving through Pigeon Forge On the strip, (taking the grandsons to ride all the rides etc.) I noticed these BEAUTIFUL HOTELS and MOTELS for a mere $39.00-$50.00 a night rooms. UNBELIEVABLE!!! PEOPLE, please do not waste your time or money and or peace of mind in Gatlinburg's many disgusting Hotels, Motels... Just go to Pigeon Forge as it has everything you will need for your kids as well as yourselves to insure that you have a wonderful and carefree vacation... If you want to go to Gatlinburg its only 20min. away... Thank you so much for listening, and next year have a wonderful VACATION MRS. NORTON