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Google map: town surface streets

Terrain map - showing Holston Lake and Shady Valley

Terrain map - showing Boone, Banner Elk, Blowing Rock, Watauga Lake, Roan Mountain, and south Holston Lake as well as three-state lines.

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We enjoy our rose bushes near the patio.

Judy & Robert Hotchkiss, innkeepers

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and yet, so far!

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Maps & Policies

Our GPS address: 36-28-36N 81-48-49W 2905'  

Directions and Advisories

HWY 421 EXCESSIVE CURVES - Hwy. 421 between Bristol and Mountain City—while a federally number highway—-is rather narrow, very curving and getting known as The Striped Snake. It's a great road for motorcyclists. It isn't fun for people driving minivans or sedans. Contrary to GPS, it takes the same amount of time to come to the inn via Damascus, VA or Elizabethton, TN. NOT recommended after dark or in the snow.

NEW Hwy. 91 BYPASS:  This new road is NOT in your GPS yet. See our third map below showing our new bypass (not shown on first map below). Traffic is automatically routed onto it when southbound on Hwy. 91 coming from Virginia. When it ends, you must turn LEFT to arrive at the 67-421 intersection, NOT RIGHT as shown on the first map at right. Construction is complete. GPS systems believe this is an empty lot!

HWY 321 WEEKLY ROAD CLOSINGS Hwy. 321 south of Blowing Rock is being widened. Current road closings are as follows (every week):

Monday night   Midnight to 5 or 6 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays:  noon - 2 pm       

Detour is about 70 miles. As an alternate: take I-77 north to 421 west or Hwy. 221 north to 105 and north to Boone.

HWY 421 WIDENING IN BOONE:

Hwy. 421 on the edge (east) of Boone is being widened. No major construction or delays at this time. However, construction workers are present M-F during daytime work hours. Slight delays possible. No easy detour available.

HWY 67 BRIDGE WIDENING: The Butler Bridge
is being repaired. One lane traffic during work days. It is light signal controlled with delays of only 4 minutes.

Couples reservations

     You may reserve a room by phoning the inn at 800-339-5084 or 423-727-0139 or by using our online reservation service. Click here for Reservations, Rates, and Availability. We list the price of every room by every date when it is available. Rooms which don’t appear on a certain date are already rented or have a two- or three-day minimum. Inventory changes by the hour, so if you have a question, please call the inn between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.
      We require a credit card to hold the room OR a money order for the full amount of one night’s stay. Reservations are firm when one of those two items–and all customer information–is received by the innkeeper. We will run your credit card or accept your cash payment upon arrival and check in.

    Special policies apply to NASCAR weekend bookings.

Group reservations

     Reservations by several couples traveling together will require longer cancellation periods, credit card numbers from all parties OR prepayment on behalf of the group.
      Weddings, reunion groups and others who rent the entire inn shall do so for a minimum of two days and prepayment will be required. Maximum 11 guests excluding babies under the age of 2. Discounts are limited. Please discuss your group’s needs with the innkeeper.

We are near

• | Virginia Creeper Trail
• | Appalachian Trail and Iron Mountain Trail
• | Damascus, VA
• | Bristol Motor Speedway
• | Shady Valley, TN - Motorcycling heaven
• | Boone, NC
• | Watauga Lake
• | Red Tail Mountain Golf
• | Daniel's Retreat on Doe Mountain
• | Butler, TN
• | Elizabethton, TN
• | Blowing Rock, NC
• | Banner Elk, NC
• | Valle Crucis, NC
• | West Jefferson, NC
• | Abingdon, VA
• | Fish Springs Marina
• | Bristol TN, & VA
• | Elizabethton's covered bridge 
• Located inside the town limits of Mountain City, Tenn.  37683        

Discounts

    We strive to offer a fair market price with last minute reductions should business end up slow within a few days of the booking date. See our SPECIALS page for a summary of these discounts which we've been placing into the online booking information for a quick and easy way to see the amount and to purchase a room stay. Other incentives may be offered. Stay tuned.

New bypass on Hwy.91 shown below:

Policies    

Inn is entirely non-smoking indoors per state law . Smoking is permitted on outdoor patios and porches only (with consideration for other guests).

• Pets at the inn - No house pets; service animals only.
  Pets in the Cottage - pet-friendly 
• Children - Quiet and well-behaved is assumed in the inn. Fee charged for age 12 and up.  rooms 1,2,3,and 5 will fit a twin bed and a total of 3 persons. Room 4 will NOT fit a 3rd person. Children in the Cottage - child-friendly. Sleeps 6-7.
• Minimum stays: A two-day minimum stay may be required during certain seasons. The cottage always has a two-day minimum.
• NASCAR event weekends (March and August). Our rental policies are specific to those event dates. All NASCAR rooms have a 3-day minimum and a 60 day cancellation period. Please refer to our NASCAR page for all details.
• Cancellation: Generally a 3- or 7-day cancellation period with longer periods assigned for busy periods. You will be notified when you book. Foul weather allowance only when county schools are closed. Hwy. 67 is extremely well-maintained.
  If you must cancel, please do so as soon as you know your plans have changed. This gives the innkeeper time to re-rent your room. Cancellation MUST be made by phoning the inn before 10 a.m. on the cancellation date. Email is unreliable and cannot be used for late cancellations.
• Check in/Check out: Check in is generally 3-6 p.m. or by arrangement. Please tell the innkeeper your estimated time of arrival. Late check ins, especially on Fridays and up to 11 p.m. almost any day is not a problem. Check out is by 11 a.m. or by arrangement when booking. Very late check out at an added fee (when available).
• Payment: Credit cards Visa, Master Card, American Express, Discover, Diners Card, or cash is expected at check-in.
• To hold a reservation- A credit card or payment by money order is required to hold a reservation. Pre-payment may be required for large groups or long stays.
• Coupons/certificates must be declared during the reservation process.
• Taxes: Tennessee state sales tax is 8.5%. Hotel/motel tax in Mountain City is 5%. (Total 13.5%) Taxes are in addition to quoted room rate. Products sold by the inn carry an 8.5% sales tax.

Gift Certificates, Gift Cards and Coupons

• Please mention that you are holding a gift certificate, coupon or gift card when you call to make a reservation or when you reserve online. You should have the exact name of the program and directory ready to tell the innkeeper when the reservation is made.
• Gift Certificates: .We accept the gift certificates we issue, those issued by the Tennessee B&B association,, and certain gift certificates issued by online directories.
• SOME Bed and Breakfast.com cards are called ONLINE GIFT CARDS.....You may either redeem these cards at a property which subscribes to their online booking program (we do not) OR you may call our offices between 11 a.m. and 7 pm with all your card info (back of card). The card must be both checked manually for validity as well as redeemed manually. In all cases a valid credit card is required in the event the card cannot be processed.
• Two for one coupons - For the programs in which we participate, we accept 2/1 coupons Sunday through Thursday, sometimes for Thursday-Friday and never on Saturdays unless part of a three-day stay.
• Limits to use - We reserve the right to limit use of these materials to certain rooms and in some cases, at certain times of the week or month(s) and to limit the use of any special payment coupon or price reduction to ONE item per stay. Two/one coupons may be used for only ONE room per coupon.
• Refunds (in lieu of use) - Gift certificate refunds for those issued only by this inn: Refunds will be made only to the original purchaser, minus $25 handling and processing fee. Inn's gift certificates are transferable; please ask for the certificate to be reissued in the new person's name.