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[christiejay]

We're going back to Gatlinburg this summer! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

We already have a resort for the week in Gatlinburg, but we need a hotel for the first night on the road. We are doing the same thing we did last time, driving up the Natchez Trace Parkway, stopping at historic sites and short trails. Then, we'll get a hotel in Nashville and drive into Gatlinburg the next morning.

Because we'll be coming into Nashville from the southeast, we're looking for a hotel in that area of town. Last time we stayed in Antioch, but I didn't like that area because it was so busy and loud from the interstate. So I was thinking of getting a hotel in Franklin - we'll just exit the Trace on Highway 96 instead of going on to the end.

We were originally thinking of getting another cheap hotel since it's just for one night we really just need a bed and bathroom, something in the $40-$50 range. But that didn't work out too well last time.

So because we're in a vacation club and won't be paying cash for our week in the resort, this night is the only lodging expense of the whole trip, so I'm thinking it won't be a big deal to go into the $50-$75 range.

I just don't want to pay too much for too many amenities since we will be there only one night, and our Gatlinburg resort is like a condo and will have everything we need. In other words, we'll be pampered the rest of the week, this first night isn't that big of a deal.

Anybody stayed in a hotel in this area before that was nice but not too pricey?

Thanks for any ideas you may have.

[Courtney]

Christie -

I used to live and work in the Franklin area (lived in Brentwood, worked in Cool Springs). [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I would suggest staying in the Cool Springs area right off of I-65, and not going into the main business part of Franklin.

Maureen and I stayed in a Country Inn and Suites when she came to visit Nashville, and they are a chain that I like a lot. Depending on the exact date you are going, you may be able to get a room at the Country Inn in Cool Springs for about the price you are working with. (We also LOVED the belgian waffles in the morning!) There's also a Hampton Inn over there that I did some promotions with when I worked in that area, that I have stayed in and is/was very nice.

Have fun!

[christiejay]

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I would suggest staying in the Cool Springs area right off of I-65, and not going into the main business part of Franklin.

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I saw a few listed during my research the other day that specifically said Cool Springs. When I feel like sitting down and searching the hotel sites again, I'll check that location. Thanks!

[christiejay]

So I got back onto the hotel web sites and searched under Franklin, TN. And what did I come up with?

We'll be staying at the Studio PLUS in Brentwood. I checked them out on the trip advisor web site, and they only had 3 reviews, but they were all good, and two reviews were recent.

For only $60, we'll get a full kitchen, queen bed and sleeper sofa, in a spacious room. For the same price we could have had a regular double-bed room at the Best Western!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] So I feel like this will be a pretty good choice. And if we don't like it? We'll go to bed, get up the next morning and leave to go to Gatlinburg (as planned), and not stay there again. No big deal.

Anybody stayed here before, or at another Studio PLUS elsewhere?

[lauren-roxy]

Sounds like a really great deal Christie!!!