We stayed here for a family trip. The room with kitchen was clean and comfortable. The motel is an easy walk to the strip. If you want a room to stay while running around Gatlinburg and the National Park this is the perfect place. The room with kitchen was well worth the price more

Building is old, not kept up the best but not the worse. People in office real nice. Location real good. Price exstreamly good. Rooms with and with out kitchens. Beds hard. more

We decided to vacation in Gatlinburg at the last minute. We didn't have alot of money to spend on an expensive hotel. So after readind the reviews on tripadvisor, I we decided to go with Bales. I call the hotel directly and got a great low rate. When we arrived, I didn't like the look of the hotel, kinda country... more

I read the reviews of this hotel and though OK i can do this. I wanted a clean inexpensive hotel. What I got was more like the BATES MOTEL. Our room, on the end towards the back was in shambles. The staff was very nice but the room was scary. The beds were very thin, there were holes in wall... more

I was a little disappointed with the motel after reading the great reviews. The room we had was clean but a little musty smelling. Beds were pretty hard and the biggest disappointment was the swimming pool. My kids were looking forward to swimming and when we went to look at it after our arrival- it had dirt clumps in the... more

I have stayed at Bales on numerous occaisions since 1977.My last stay was in April 2007.Bill has always treated me as a friend not a customer.Bales has a laid back country atmosphere and everyone who stays there are always friendly.It is not the Hilton but it is very clean with all the extras and it makes me feel at home... more

We attempted to stay at the Bales while in Gatlinburg but the place is a dump! All of the nice reviews on tripadvisor had me fooled. First of all the room the room I was given was not clean. It wasn't even made up from the previous guest. I looked around the room before I went back to the office... more

We rented the 3 br cabin and found it to be roomy and comfy. Also stayed in one motel room that was not top of the line but had all the comforts we needed, and was clean. The nicest part of our stay was the owner... they went way out of their way to provide for our needs and they... more

My Wife & I just returned From a 3 day stay @ Bales in Gatlinburg. We found the Room to be Extremely Clean and the staff very helpful. The cost was $35 per night (offseason). It was 1 block from the Parkway. This is our 2nd Stay there. We will be back. more