OYO Hotel Knoxville TN Cedar Bluff I-40

"DON’T LET THE LOCATION FOOL YOU!! If you can, stay elsewhere!!! I went to visit a friend who had rented a hotel room here. Wow. I just can’t say I suggest this hotel at ALL unless it’s the last place and your only choice. It used to be a chain hotel of some sort maybe a Best Western? (I have no idea) and have some cool water park indoor! …but now it may be better described as a backdrop to a scary movie/music video. Perhaps one day it could be a cool sort of indoor skate space for teenagers??? It’s basically the biggest eyesore in the middle of the hotel! A huge, abandoned, NOT kept, dried-up, indoor creepy water park which just gives the whole hotel a horrible “vibe”. Once inside the rooms I guess it’s okay. Rather basic hotel-room and no major complaints there… I would definitely NOT suggest anyone with children stay at this OYO hotel for the simple fact that the old abandoned indoor water park seems like it would be a wonderful place for your children to GET HURT, NOT have fun!! The hotel itself smells a little bit like musty and old, and in general is a long, long by-gone sad structure that’s barely limping along with the business it does get. None of the rooms open out onto a balcony or are on the outside. And one does need a hotel key to access the interior. So that’s a bit safer than perhaps other, similar hotels in the area?? I don’t know this one seems pretty unique and has definitely stuck out in my mind as a place I pray I’ll NEVER have to stay! It is a bit strange, too, when you look outside your hotel room window and just get a glimpse of the hallway and then maybe another window to the outside…. I don’t know who designed the hotel originally but it’s heyday is definitely PAST. I wish I had a photo of the creepy abandoned indoor water park but I just kept on moving at the time, not wanting to stick around. The location in Knoxville, however, is great if you need access to the interstate, Cedar Bluff or even Farragut area. But I’m telling you, this place is going to end up on one of those abandoned YouTube channels one day if it isn’t demolished first!"

"The front desk was very helpful. He was friendly and more then happy to bring down more towels when they were needed. The maintenance man on nights was super helpful with the hot water and come to find out the water heater had shut off and he promptly went to turn it back on. The only thing I don't really agree with is that you are charged $20 per night for your dog. However everything else was nice."

"One star is alot to give this place. We stayed here because we were in town for Christmas. This place was nasty. Roaches (and yes I have a picture), black mold that had been painted over (again, yes I have pictures) blood stains on the "comforter". I will never again stay in this place. My husband had a accident that caused him to bleed, so instead of leaving a bloody towel that we know they will just wash and use again (my husband's blood is clean, just a diabetic) I was gonna just throw it in the trash. Well, they wasn't going to give my husband back our $100 deposit. My husband stated that we was throwing it away and he said "that'll be $100" so charging $100 for a towel that we was throwing away due to the blood to be sanitary guests they wanted to charge us for it. So yes, don't stay here because they took that towel. This is the nastiest motel ever. Druggie sitting in their cars doing their dope, rats all around the back."

"After reading the reviews, I was very nervous about staying at this hotel. Honestly, I was quite surprised to see a normal hotel room when I walked in. The room was nice, smelled good, and very clean. No bugs, nor stains on the sheets. The place was very quiet, and I felt safe staying here with just myself and my dog. The staff was very sweet and very accommodating for my dog. The bed was honestly the most comfortable bed I’ve ever slept in a hotel. Is this a 5 star hotel that’s seen better days, no, but for the price it was a perfect spot to settle in for the night and get some much needed rest. I would definitely come back over and over again every time I needed a safe spot to sleep."

"Quite literally the worst hotel I’ve ever walked into. I booked because it was pet friendly. The rooms don’t look at all like the pictures. Pool and hot tub clearly haven’t been working and running for ages. We were put in a room that tracked of cigarettes and have burns in the comforter. The man at the desk was very rude and argued that no one was smoking in the rooms. We asked for another room and it was the same thing! There were small flies everywhere. The smoke detector even had burn marks on it as if someone was trying to dismantle it! We left immediately with no refund. But absolutely could not stay there."