Sleepy Bear Motel

2.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Exterior
Comfort Room, 2 Queen Beds, River View
Seasonal outdoor pool
Reception

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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820 East Pkwy, Gatlinburg, TN, 37738
  • Place, Cupids Chapel of Love
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Anakeesta
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Knoxville, TN (TYS-McGhee Tyson)
    ‪69 min drive‬

Room options

Comfort Room, 2 Queen Beds, River View

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • River view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Comfort Room, 1 King Bed, River View

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(17 reviews)
  • River view
  • 28 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Sleepy Bear Motel

This motel features a seasonal outdoor pool, free breakfast, and free self parking. Housekeeping is available once per stay.
Sleepy Bear Motel offers 55 accommodations. Televisions come with cable channels. This Gatlinburg motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices). Housekeeping is offered once per stay and change of towels can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.
Recreational amenities at the motel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
During your stay at Sleepy Bear Motel, you'll be within walking distance of Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. Free breakfast, free self parking, and a seasonal outdoor pool are available.
  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast served on weekends
  • Free WiFi (speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices))
  • Free self parking
  • Take a swim in the seasonal outdoor pool
  • Just a 3-minute drive from Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and a few minutes from Anakeesta
Free breakfast is served on weekends. Free self parking is available.
Guests are served free cooked-to-order breakfast on weekends from 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 500+ Mbps (good for 6+ people or 10+ devices)

Parking and transport

  • Free secured self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available on weekends 7:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (once per stay)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Cable channels

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
The front desk at this property is open daily from 7:30 AM - midnight.
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in May and close in August.

Sleepy Bear Motel Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 174 out of 229 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 42 out of 229 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 229 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 229 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 229 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This property is a nice clean place to stay for the money. It is snuggled in the mountains The bed was comfy and you can tell the rooms have been newly renovated. The staff was very nice also. I will stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tressie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it all
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, friendly folks. Conveniently located to our hiking trails. Flapjacks pancakes was wonderful 2 mornings. Maddog’s ice cream/bakery was awesome too. FoodKing grocery up the street w cheaper gas. Only complaint was room was to small for our liking No table to sit at n prepare out coffee.
Cute touch
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anmol

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great and friendly, rooms are clean and serve the purpose
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really good
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abegail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The room was very clean and the staff was very helpful and friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

ross

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yes
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chase

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was very clean staff was great
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom small but clean
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Turned one night stay into two. We enjoyed everything about this little motel.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very clean and recently remodeled. The staff was very friendly and the breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean nice accommodations. Breakfast was amazing. So nice we stayed another night ! Will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was clean. Staff was very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pamela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
info related to breakfast (served weekends only) .....the gentleman serving the breakfast was very eager to take each person's order and serve good food - but was for eat-in eating only and the seating was very limited so be prepared to stand in line and then wait on a place to sit. My situation was that I was on a schedule (soccer tournament) and it was too chilly to sit outside so standing and waiting for 20+ minutes and never making it to the front of the line was a deal breaker....their are two pancake restaurants very near-by so maybe that would be an option for some
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Courteous staff, helpful and accommodating. An excellent place to stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Nicolas

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Candace, TUCSON

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff was very personable and went above and beyond other motels. We were particularly pleased that it was not in the middle of downtown and parking was easy. Very close to the National Park. We enjoyed the restaurants recommended to us. They even helped us find a faster route back to Knoxville!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kaylee, Waldorf

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Callie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The balcony was relaxing
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Munmun

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Curtis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We absolutely loved our stay! The staff were friendly, attentive, and very helpful. The location was ideal—far enough from the busy areas to feel peaceful, yet close enough to reach all the main attractions within minutes. The view from our back door was beautiful, and the area felt both safe and secluded. Highly recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

LESLIE

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The room was comfortable and close to Smokie National park
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025