RIVERCHASE LODGE Pigeon Forge Tennessee A 30 YEAR WAIT TO EXPERIENCE THE WATER SLIDE

[@bobelot6302]

Thanx for all y'alls vids! Literally the least any establishment can do is clean. This is just sad.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It really was. Thanks for watching Bob

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Great job!!!! Thank you so much

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

No thank you ;)

[@barrybrown3126]

Wow - thanks for saving the rest of us…

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Barry

[@kayalewine2831]

Elvis has left the building

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks so much for joining us!

[@emily.yeager]

Thanks for the honest review! Will steer clear of that one.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s probably a good decision lol thanks so much for watching Emily

[@mindphaserxy]

I just got back from Pigeon Forge and stayed at Country Cascades and it was phenomenal. Rooms were super clean (at the new tower) and the pool, slides and water activities were awesome. That phone looks like one of those phones Hasidic Jews and other very devout Jewish people would use on the Sabbath. They can't press buttons but they can use a specially made stick to bridge the connections on a phone to dial.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 ❤️ thanks for watching David! We will have to check out country cascades sometime soon

[@jeffandtootsiecamping7023]

today is the day lol ... welcome to our crib ... ohhh im in tears wooooow ...that stain it's J*** brittany lol ... woooooow ohhh im in tears on this vid ... microwave check lol ... wooow ... ohhh that slide looked fun!!! ... there is the music i like and miss lol ... yes Brittany is NOT a miss priss for all you karen's!!! ... 6 keegan being generous lol ... selfie lol ... dang a 0 ... outside is what they use to draw people in lol ... thanks for sharing!!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 ❤️

[@thetopcrusader]

I’m just here for the vintage nWo Wolfpac shirt.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Yessssss 🐺

[@TheNDTShow]

Oh wow I never been and never will now lol great review

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 good choice N D T

[@dennisjackson6693]

dollar store comment was cool the wow from Dustin almost made Teresa fall off the couch laughing we have stayed at places like that and that's why we bought the camper. no more nasty hotels great job

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 we think the Dustin wow is going to be a staple here

[@llowery1276]

Ugggh. I will stick with staying at Wilderness at the Smokies. That's our go to place. And they have everything, right there, waterpark and all.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s on our list!! Keegan wants to stay there so bad we seen they had specials on certain days if you stay they will give you a free pass to Soaky mountain

[@llowery1276]

We are headed there next weekend. This with be our sixth year staying there. We have started doing the deal when they include Soaky Mountain with your stay. They only do it at certain parts of the summer. My girls all love it, and my husband loves it, because everything is right there. It is worth the money. The rooms are nice too.

[@jimmyhilton9421]

What I like about you all you tell the truth about a place

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks so much Jimmy. Can’t have someone come here with our recommendation and arrive to that

[@gracewise4720]

It is true....as much as it is fun and beautiful in the Smokies, you have to be very careful where you stay.....watch the ratings, who owns the hotels, read the opinions, actually some of the nicest hotels I've stayed in are owned Independently, one I really like in Treasure Island Florida and of course Riverhouse....maid service needs updated in a lot of them....everywhere!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Yesss Riverhouse is king

[@chriskall23]

totally agree on this one it does look nice from outside. I checked on this one and after looking at photos and reading reviews i moved on. thanks for the video

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

You definitely made the right decision there. Thanks so much for watching Chrissy

[@chriscourson2824]

nice motel!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol thanks for watching Chris

[@tacotuesdayteacher6593]

I can remember being a kid and waiting in Belz Mall traffic and looking over at that pool wanting nothing more than to slide! You’ll love the Appy. It’s our Go-To anytime we’re in the area without the camper. They’re wonderful and the hotel is always top notch on cleanliness!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thank you we are excited to try the appy

[@wadedog4280]

Thanks for the heads up review. Great job on your editing skills , you just keep getting better 👍

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks so much he is loving editing right now glad it’s being noticed :)

[@wadedog4280]

@@SmokyMountainFamily speaking for myself I think he's doing great and blazing a new way to open videos also. Very professional !

[@mikeanderson7165]

As always y’all thank y’all for sharing definitely not staying here. Y’all guys Rock

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Mike :)

[@MRSCHEDDAR]

Thanks for Falling on the Sword!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol no problem Winston thanks for watching

[@RhondaA]

Glad you all posted this so I can cross it off my list. I don't need a fancy motel, but it absolutely has to be clean.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Same here Rhonda. Don’t need much to be happy but has to be clean

[@frankcarone3769]

oh my goodness i could not believe how bad that place is ,i thank you for the review ,it really needs to be bought and refabbed ,

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It really does. You can see the potential. Thanks for watching frank

[@Mustang5458]

OMG what a filthy room.Nope. Never will stay there. Thanks for showing me this hotel. I went thru about 50 of them and watched your reviews to make my decision of the end of May here. Most of them in PF and Gatlinburg are dirty and expensive .Many with horrible reviews..Thanks again you 2. Love watching your daughters growing up.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thanks Emily glad we could help

[@lisapaul1558]

thanks for the honest review on this place I totally agree with yall very disgusting owners need to let it go if they cant keep it up

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

They really do Lisa this place has potential I just don’t think it’s going to happen with these owners

[@marycaskey9211]

Thanks guys , you have chased any idea of us ever going there out of our minds.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Sadly Mary I’m glad we were able to do that. I would hate for anyone to show up for vacation to this place

[@tenaratliff9230]

Thanks for the review. I love that y’all give ur honest reviews. I know I’m not the only one that y’all have saved money for, U have shown some places, I didn’t even know about, now I gotta try them out. I feel like y’all are family. My aunt would have been back in that office demanding a refund. Idk why they would use those blankets, being so stained. By a spoon being there, I’m sure the fridge wasn’t even wiped out. That’s just wrong. I agree with Jaycee it’s looks good from the road

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thank you so much you are so kind

[@marilynhumphreys259]

WOW that's nasty. Thanks for the review.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It was so shocking that a place can still be operating and look that bad. Thanks so much for watching Marilyn

[@jeffcrafton798]

dang i was gona stay there next visit

[@TennesseeMatt]

No pun intended, but wow…. I’ve always looked at this place over the years and thought it looked good from a distance. But after looking at reviews it was always a no. It’s a prime location and has so much potential. Maybe one day…

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Hopefully one day there is definitely potential there. Thanks for watching Matt

[@ms.tep_]

Dollar Tree Crib! 🤣🤣 LOL Keegan! Love Dustin's "Wow" from a previous video. 😆I would not want to stay there. Don't you just love it when it says no smoking and there are burns in the bedding?? You would think if they couldn't bleach stains out of the blankets, they would replace them. Clearly the bathroom vanity had not been cleaned. I am with Brittany and Dustin...Wow.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 thanks for watching Tawna all we can say is….. WOW

[@ms.tep_]

@@SmokyMountainFamily 😂

[@danaherbie3208]

I love y'all's content I absolutely love the intros each one of them you change they're awesome I'm just wanted to say I love y'all as a family y'all are so awesome I watch A few other vloggers from the area JB and hills is one of them forever Fridays and on occasion once in a blue moon I'll watch Yankee from the south but I love y'all's content and your girls are so well behaved and respectful and I don't see that much these days!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thank you so much Dana you are the sweetest

[@LadyBug-cc3ep]

Wow! What a dump! Thank you for sharing this so I know to NEVER waste money there

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Glad we could help :) thanks for watching

[@turquoisebb3582]

Yikes!! Glad you all did the review. Loved how you input Dustins WOW 🤣 that was cute 👍

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 thanks so much glad you enjoyed

[@sherryclagg5588]

So glad you went so I will not!!!! Thank you!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol no problem Sherry thanks so much for watching

[@kimberlyposs6227]

Stayed there twice for the pools only. Only 7 years ago, hotel room not up yo par.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s exactly why we wanted to stay as well Kimberly. Thanks so much for watching

[@TnCouponer]

Great honest review.. This is why I stsy subscribed.. Thank you for doing this review.. Enjoy your weekend my friends..

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thanks so much guys

[@darlacaves3171]

Riverchase has really gone down hill. We stayed there around 25 years ago and it was very nice and clean. Bummer!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Hate to see it run down I’m glad you had a good experience here

[@sheilawillis490]

We stayed there a couple of years ago for 3 nights....like y'all, my husband got pulled in by the remodeled outside and the pool for our granddaughter...the room? Oh, hell no....never again.....I didn't sleep those 3 nights...was so happy to get the hell away from that nasty place...I honestly don't know how it stays open...I'd rather sleep with the bears...😁

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I couldn’t imagine. We only lasted in the room for about 10 minutes even changed out of our swim clothes at home to not go back in lol thanks so much for watching Sheila we appreciate you

[@conniespier6090]

Thank you for an honest look and review. I am always worried when I book a room unseen.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Oh I’m sure Misty this really opened our eyes that just because something is 100+ dollars doesn’t mean it’s safe to book

[@wildcatcountry-bigbluenation]

This makes the Eastside Motel look like a 5-Star resort. ;-)

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Eastsiddddeeeeee

[@spacemandudley6237]

Definitely needs some minor repairs and clean up detail. Can't believe that broken glass is on the wall.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I couldn’t believe it either especially with 100+ dollar price tag

[@kourt5157]

What about visiting some campgrounds that have cabins to stay in?

[@missybrock]

Ooo! Yeah!!!!🤩

[@kourt5157]

I always wonder how they compare :)

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Def putting it on the list can’t wait

[@pooltable2]

Right now not worth staying, unless they do a huge upgrade cleaning and remodeling the place. Even the water slide, I wouldn’t go down it unless it was cleaned as well. Huge improvements do need to be made. My opinion on that one.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Agreed

[@pooltable2]

In the future if your looking for a perfect hotel, check it out, research and go through the entire room checking for every little mistake or error, before purchasing the room. Now these days, hotels/motels are not exactly perfect. There are flaws here and there, not to mention bed bugs for example. Or it could be a broken toilet seat, or a leaky facet another example there. Or a broken bed spring, to a leaky roof for example. To several stains on the floor to hair in a vent. It’ll like being on the Addams family.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We aren’t looking for a perfect hotel. Our objective in making content on hotels, attractions and restaurants is to show what the places are like for people who watch and come to the area to plan their trips. This is particularly true for our monthly suggestion weeks. Thanks for the input and for watching!

[@larrybailey1896]

Pink Hotel..Yeah Baby...

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂

[@hwahwa007]

Omg lol😂 you know better lol... it's like in the duh lol😂 poor things lol

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 ❤️

[@kathydowd3351]

That place always looked sketchy back years ago. Soon as I saw that’s where you guys were staying I said OMG! Never stayed there never had a desire to. Always looked like it was under construction. Piece milled together. Remember it from 30 some years ago.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Sketchy is a great way to describe it lol thanks so much for watching Kathy we appreciate you

[@garryretiredcableguy5292]

Thank you for your review’s. The Good ,Bad and Ugly !!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks Garry took one for the team on this one 😂

[@rickjachimski2371]

Nice Intro

[@ritagarrison8315]

This is why we stay at cabins, people just don't keep their properties up, Brittany you are 💯 right on, we stayed at the Bearskin Lodge one time and it was the cleanest we had stayed, but for the money we just get a cabin

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s Jaycee favorite kind of stays she loves her cabins

[@FamousFiveAmos]

This was like our room last month at mountain vista inn in Pigeon Forge lol

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Oh no lol I didnt know there was something else like this one 😂

[@missybrock]

Thanks for sharing!!!!

[@patshumate9235]

A few years back we were going to stay there. I walked in and asked to look at a room. Immediately left and went somewhere else I’m so glad y’all didn’t stay there! It made me cringe. As my kids would say “That’s a trap house “ 🤣🤣

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol that’s what we said thanks for watching Pat

[@dkarnold31]

Y’all a helluva lot better than me. Cool outside but nasty inside. I’d just said oh hell no and basically you did too. Not staying in that dollar tree crib. 😆

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 ❤️ thanks for watching

[@tylersimpkins8186]

I went there last year it was awful the first room they gave us went to the room and there was a whole in the outside wall where the air conditioning was supposed to be so i went back to get anouther room the gave us another one it was filthey worse then yalls room and worse the carpet was wet they gave us no other room and no refunds so i had to tough it out the bed had huge stains some looked like blood and no daily room service in the 3 nights they never came to clean. So idoubt they do between stays.and i went to the indoor pool and i walked around in it and looked do and my foot prints was left in some kind of green junk in the bottom completely gross. I highly recommend mountain breeze its older but clean and kept up no stains smells nice and dry carpet pool is great and great people.

[@annlee368]

Hope you guys didn’t get ear infections from being in the pools

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Well….. lol

[@kristysfarmhouse]

Those Karen’s coming for y’all are just the keyboard warriors that never leave their home.. I want to thank y’all soooo much for these reviews!! My husband and I have been coming to the mountains every December with our 2 little girls the last 3 years (since they were born.) We’re making it an annual tradition. We all love your videos. My little girls love to see y’all’s girls having fun & can’t wait to go do the same activities. It’s review videos like this one that I so appreciate for keeping my family safe. We can only see the pics online that places like this post then drive 6 hours just to be fooled! You guys rock for not only showing us the great places in the Smokies but also the places to “not get got” by lol. Those of us that are putting a lot into coming there need these videos of places to go & places to not waste time/money on. So definitely marking this place off our list of places to stay.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thank you so much Kristy!!! ❤️

[@Brimare1985]

OUCH! I started itching 2 minutes into this video. You guys are awesome though!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Had to immediately shower 😂

[@NerdsOnTheGo]

Oh wow! Zero effort has been put into this hotel. We agree with Eric, definitely a zero. Such a shame because it has so much potential!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

The potential here is huge I think the motivation from the owners just isn’t there though lol thanks for watching guys

[@kariejohns6481]

This is why we rent cabins

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s what we normally did when we came here on vacation unless we stayed at River house in Gatlinburg

[@carmendavila272]

Stayed there one night as a kid. We had a fun time and good sleep. The cabiny feel to the rooms was cute and fun. But I heard it’s a total dump now, the water slides are falling apart, and the staff is rude. We would have had stayed there around 2009 maybe? And it seems like they haven’t update anything since then, nearly 15 years ago. Also, if anyone reads this: do not stay at the Comfort Inn at Dollywood Lane. Over-priced, rock-hard beds, and over-run with bedbugs!!!! My daughter was bitten up so bad from bedbugs after sleeping in one of the beds that we left, booked a room down at the Super 8 and had a great stay there.

[@SmokiesPlus]

This is worse than ANY hotel I've ever attempted to stay at... and that's including the room with the roach. I don't give a crap on what the price "WAS" vs "what you got it for"... That room is unacceptable. Outdated is one thing... Filth and rundown is another. Loved the Dustin "wows" and the sad Bob face. :)

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Having watched most, if not all your hotel content. I thought this one might break some records for you. Thanks as always brother.

[@Marilyn-KY]

A really good and honest review. We have never encountered such a dirty hotel room. You may want to leave a review on trip advisor.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Marilyn we really do need to leave a review on there

[@bethanym723]

I wish they would renovate that place. nobody needs to stay there. The water looked brown and that’s just gonna come back on them later. I’ve always wanted to stay there as a kid but we stayed at Toni inn I haven’t been there in years but it was awesome there was an indoor pool and it was a good family vacation stay. I always wanted to do that waterslide too but now I don’t.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol I know right. We were like at least we can say we did it but never going back that’s for sure lol

[@Julzyboo]

Eewww!!! Nobody better come for you on this one! That was disgusting! I'm glad no one got injured or sick. I agree with Jaycee, it looks nice from the road! Thanks for reviewing this. The owners are totally neglectful of this property. Sad

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Hey girly!!! Thanks so much for your continued support we appreciate you

[@mermaidprincess5896]

Uh this place would be a heck no for me😳 Lol!!! When Keegan said dollar tree crib, I almost died laughing😂😂😂😂😂 But thank you for sharing this video so I know never to stay here EVER😂 My family and I just came back from visiting Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg but we really wish we could have met you guys. We met Jeff and Miss Marie, Joshie and also Jeff and Tootsie Camping. They are all such good and genuine people. Felt like we made some new friends❤️ Next time we come up, we would love to meet you all.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Oh man sorry we missed ya. We have a lot of good people here

[@williamjones9019]

That's why I ask to check out the room before check in.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We did and then asked for another room basically we knew we were going to not sleep here after checking out the first room but have wanted to go down that pool FOREVER now so just chalked it up

[@bmc7192]

I've stayed in $59 rooms that were super outdated but way cleaner than that mess !

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I know right! Thanks for watching

[@annmac9478]

I would say it was about 10 years ago we stayed at Riverchase Hotel. We always stayed in Gatlinburg but thought this place looked cool. Heard it was remodel but apparently it was only remodel on the outside. We were so disappointed! The rooms were dirty! Can't believe after 10 years they haven't try to remodel the rooms either!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I can’t believe they have made it that long like that

[@mike81399]

👍 so how much of this could be fixed with some care, elbow grease, and pool treatment? What a waste!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s what we thought too! Thanks so much for watching Mike

[@cindyluwhonelson1416]

That's Disgusting! Too bad nobody kept the place up. Could be a nice place. Thanks for the honest review!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s what we thought too Cindy it has such potential!!

[@martowe9689]

When you go cheep you get cheep

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Riverhouse hotel is cheaper then this and our favorite hotel so that’s not necessarily true

[@JohnPaynekj4wzo]

I stayed at River Chase back in the 90's and the rooms were not clean back in that time. It seems it has not improved after 30+ years. I'm sorry you had a bad experience. Thanks for the awesome video!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching John it’s amazing it still exists I don’t know how they are making it

[@ChadGallivanter]

Stayed there several times as a kid in the 80s for the outdoor pool. I scraped up my knees really bad from that rough water slide (not sure if it’s been smoothed out over the years or not.) But it hurt like heck for days and mom said, “Never going back there again.” I remember it was always a popular place to stay because it was on the road that took you to Silver Dollar City. Looks like ZERO effort has been put in the rooms in 30 years. Just a new “lodge-like” facade on the exterior. On a brighter note: Dustin makes for a pretty funny meme!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I could see that happening the slide I think has been smoothed down but it’s still so rough lol and walking up the slide on concrete with no grip and it’s wet I thought for sure we were going to fall

[@jkiddddddd]

I've slept in worse when I was younger! But I don't stay in places like that now.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Kiddddddddd

[@missybrock]

No joke!!

[@adventuresofscottandmichel9864]

We stayed there over 17 years ago & it was nice. We haven't stayed recently because we saw bad reviews. Thanks for showing us how bad it has gotten. If I had a few million bucks I would buy & remodel it! Thanks for great video! You guys should maybe stay at Brookside Resort in Gatlinburg sometime! Now that's a nice place!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We have been wanting to ever since we seen them on hotel impossible

[@adventuresofscottandmichel9864]

@@SmokyMountainFamily We stayed at Brookside last August. The two outdoor pools, jacuzzi and balconies by the river are great! Not every room is on the river but most are. We also saw it on Hotel Impossible too! We miss that show!

[@donnavincent1537]

I have to say I agree with you all, I would not want to stay there either .. too gross!! Love Keegans’ Dollar Tree crib 😂lol. Thank you guys for an honest review!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol keegan is unpredictable 😂 thanks so much for watching Donna

[@itsbrandi]

Omg that is gross! No reason to not get everything clean (and get NEW blankets) when you are charging $100 per night per room...or more! This is one reason we don't do hotels. So glad you all show places before people pay for something like that. Don't blame you for not wanting to stay.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I know Brandi we felt sooooo nasty for like days lol

[@stevenkatz402]

I dont know what to say. That was pretty disgusting. Glad you all are ok. I agree with Eric thats a zero..

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching Steven and yea lol it was pretty bad

[@kimellis4815]

Man I wish I had the $$$ that would be cool to fix up and run it.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It needs the guy from hotel impossible 😂 we would love to see it renovated it has such potential

[@kimellis4815]

@@SmokyMountainFamily that would be cool to see

[@withcj]

Yuck 🤢 lol. Thanks for the review. I almost booked that hotel last year, so glad I didn’t, yikes. Now I know not to even stay there period.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Glad you didn’t!! Thanks for watching CJ we appreciate you

[@sandypetro8907]

WOW WOW WOW. Nope no way would I stay somewhere like this. Although the water slide looks fun that pool was not clean. So sorry your experience here wasnt good. I agree with you all. Of someone would buy this place and totally redo it could be awesome. For a tourist attraction such as Galtinburg/ Pigeon Forge the Hotels/ Motels / Resorts should always be nice. Thank you for this review 💕

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We thought the same thing Sandy like what happened? I wonder if someone got hurt and maybe a lawsuit drained it? Idk we were trying to guess

[@D-hulkjeep]

Wow is right 🤣

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

WOW….. 😂

[@stanrock2225]

We had a rough experience there many years ago. Hope it was great for y'all. Coming up next Friday and headed to Dollywood. Nevermind, I see you had the same experience.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol yup same

[@john195316]

Hello Smoky mountain family from Columbus Ohio.. this hotel looks like definitely a hotel Bob would not approve of.. I would definitely not want to stay in this hotel for $100 a night... I would have definitely asked for a refund.. keep up the good work guys I love watching your videos

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Aww thanks so much John we appreciate you

[@Mr-Mercy]

Heard they have a killer breakfast bar tho! Jk, but it prob would kill ya

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Lol definitely killer

[@smokeymountainhillbilly5131]

I would call the health department and have them checked out

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Someone needs too there is no way they would pass inspection

[@carlavision6143]

Gross, that brings back memories of a hotel we stopped at going to California and the sheets and blankets on the beds hadn't been changed and we left and found another hotel. They ought to refund your money. I wouldn't want to stay there it that was me. Cool slide tho!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We were saying it reminded you of those run down beach hotels. Thanks so much for watching Carla

[@carlavision6143]

@@SmokyMountainFamily you're welcome!

[@jamietipton5743]

Oh that is nasty!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Omg it was one of the worst we have been to in the area if not the worst

[@john195316]

Have you guys ever done a review on the valley forge hotel in pigeon forge? The outdoor pool when I was there was very clean as was the indoor pool

[@amberh9296]

They are a very nice hotel. Ran by a very nice family.

[@john195316]

@@amberh9296 I am stayed there the past four times I've been in pigeon forge I have had no complaints other than in the third building the Wi-Fi sucks

[@john195316]

@@amberh9296 the rooms are always clean and well maintained.. I would just not want to stay in the building where the indoor swimming pool is

[@amberh9296]

I have stayed in the inside pool area and didn't care for it but all the other rooms at Valley forge is perfect very nice Clean enjoyable place and great rates

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We haven’t but are looking forward to giving it a try

[@kevintackett6241]

We tried to stay there 20 years ago and it was the same way. We tried 2 different rooms, but both were nasty, so we left.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Omg really!?! I wonder how it’s been here for that long

[@kevintackett6241]

I don’t know how the place survives.

[@chrivan473]

Wow! bad news. In one of our trips through the area we stayed a few nights at the Oak tree lodge in Sevierville and the place was amazing. Do your homework! Money dont grow on trees.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Thanks for watching our goal is to eventually try everything in the area. We will have to check out that hotel sometime

[@TheGatlinburgHussey]

Haha ..hush Karen lol

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

😂 ❤️

[@carriejustice6802]

I looked at this hotel for June or July and it was honestly way too overpriced after seeing your review. Thanks so much

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Glad we could help. Thanks so much for watching Carrie we appreciate you

[@coreyharley08]

Can you guys please review creekstone inn? I've been staying there for 30+ years and LOVE this hotel.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Absolutely Corey it’s on the list can’t wait

[@emily.yeager]

We love Creekstone!

[@coreyharley08]

Love love love them!!! And their breakfast is actually decent. I miss tennessee so much. I'd move down there in a heartbeat if my husband said yes. Maybe one day....

[@coreyharley08]

Be sure to stay at the River's landing building. It has the king size beds

[@emily.yeager]

Yes we always do Rivers Landing if we’re able to! Bigger beds and it’s quieter on that side.

[@SherryMC-w2z]

Oh boy, as soon as I saw this I thought to myself “this is going to be baaad” ….just from the reviews that I’ve read over the years. 😬😳

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

It’s a shame because you can see someone could make it great if only it was clean

[@lauriepoole6353]

Yes, that hotel is nasty! 🤮. We stayed there one time several years ago and it was nasty then! ( we left too). I don’t how they stay in business, it needs to be shut down by the health department or like you said have someone take over and make it awesome! That’s how they get people in there with the slide and pool!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s exactly how they do it Laurie. Poor hotel been nasty for sooooo long and it has such potential

[@jasonbuck9118]

I wasn’t sure where to do a suggestion, but my friend owns and runs Charlie Bears Putt Putt in Townsend and would love for you to go try it out! He’s a local guy and the exposure would be awesome for him! More on topic there are allot of nasty hotels throughout PF and I wish the city would start cracking down on these slums! Those should be few and far between up there for what they charge! Love the channel!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Love this suggestion Jason we are trying to do no restaurants this coming suggestion week to change it up but don’t have many suggestions that aren’t food reviews lol

[@trusian1366]

Did you guys report it and get a refund?

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

We didn’t get a refund we told them it wasn’t a good fit they said we couldn’t get our money back which is fine we did use the pool

[@djahant]

Wooooooowwwww! I mean really? Looks inside like the no tell motel. No thanks! I'm with Brittany! Yuck. Dying to know who won horseshoes Eric!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

Wowwwwww is right 😂 thanks so much for watching

[@lisanorstrom4656]

I have to apologize for how hysterically I was laughing at your expense! Between the "wow" and the "Dollar Tree crib" comment, I was rolling! It is sad that they can't put in some elbow grease and clean that place up! You should have told them to put the $ they kept from you to good use! Buy a toilet paper tube, a picture frame, some Clorox and a couple of bed spreads. Maybe the next people who check in will stay! We went to a place that smelled like strong amonia (Probably to mask the mold smell) we started choking from the smell! We saw an iron burn in the carpet, we said the cleaning lady probably passed out with an iron in her hand! We left with no refund as well. It is sad when that happens, places that operate like that truly victimize their customers!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

I know that’s right Lisa like maybe use any money towards even fixing one room then moving onto a couple more it’s frustrating because you could see the potential but I don’t think the owners care

[@withcj]

No you are not bougie. Even if it’s a $100 hotel, it still should be clean, and things should be a certain way. I too have been in plenty of hotels less than a $100 a night and the hotel was clean and nowhere near like that hotel. That’s just gross. The owners clearly don’t care 🤦🏾‍♀️.

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

That’s what we thought as well. They should sell it we just don’t see the current owners fixing it up if they let it get to this point

[@hillorisartin6129]

You would think after the last 2 years, they would clean the rooms. Yuck!!

[@SmokyMountainFamily]

One would think. So disappointed. Thanks for watching!