Park Vista Resort Hotel

Pros: Unique architecture, beautiful scenery, nice rooms, great pool
Cons: Quite a trek down the mountain

The "in" thing to do when visiting Gatlinburg is to rent a mountain-side cabin with a lovely scenic view, however when traveling earlier this year with our 2-year old we decided that we would prefer to stay in a hotel. With a toddler in-tow, we figured ...

Pros: Private balconies afford spectacular scenery from all rooms. Great pool. Unusual architecture. Nicely priced.
Cons: It's located about a mile up the mountain from crowded Gatlinburg's attractions.

Back in 1983, a bunch of us poor Ohio State students embarked on a 5-day spring break backpacking trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Our biggest expense was our the gas for the round trip. We had a tremendous experience in the back ...

Pros: Every Room Hosts a Spectacular View, Hotel Features Swimming Pool and Arcade For The Kids!
Cons: Gets Crowded During Peak Season, Can Be Pricey Without Planning Ahead!

The Park View Vista Resort and Convention Center is a 15 story towering cylindrical hotel perched at ...

Pros: quiet and central location
Cons: room service ended too early.

I really enjoyed this hotel. I usually stay in a cabin in Pigeon Forge but this time it was such short notice and with just me and my daughter going we opted on a hotel with a pool. And what a pool it was. It was a two tiered pool. The upper pool ...

Pros: Secluded getaway with good prices. Great looking lobby with nice indoor glass elevators.
Cons: OLD hotel that is in need of maintenance. Charge for low signal WIFI.

I booked a room which only ran me $52.00, which is a great price, but it came at a cost for me. Seems to be a pretty old hotel, but it had a nice lobby and classy indoor glass elevators. The room was a whole other story. The night of my arrival, the ...

Pros: So bad I can't think of any; the view
Cons: feces on sheets, dirty rooms, no guarantee even with a credit card reservation

This was probably the worst hotel experience I have ever had. The day we were supposed to arrive I called and informed them that we wouldn't be there until 10pm and wanted to make sure it wasn't a problem. They said it was no problem, we had our four ...

Pros: Nice lobby and pool area.
Cons: Dirty, unfriendly, not all rooms have a good view like they want you to believe.

We will never stay at this hotel again! We chose to stay at this hotel partly because of all the wonderful views it has, at least according to their web site it does. We booked through hotels.com and when we checked in, I asked if we could have a room ...

Pros: value price overall nice
Cons: big hill if you have to walk back

I have stayed at the Park Vista as well. If you call in advance, you can tell them that you have a coupon for $49.00 during the week and $69.00 on the weekend. The coupons come out in March in the Coupon books that you can find in just about every store in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. I agree with the author that this is a great place to stay. Nice pool in case it rains.
Excellent choice.