I have to admit I am somewhat of a hotel snob... I really did not want to stay at a 3 star property. I booked a room at the newish Hilton Garden, but upon arrival I found out they were over sold and told me that the Comfort Inn & Suites next door had available rooms. With some concern I walked over to the hotel. What I found was a great hotel that really surprised me.
On a cold winter night I entered the hotel to be greeted by a very cheerful employee and a beautiful roaring fire place in the lobby to take off the chill. The lobby is nothing like you would expect at a typical Comfort Inn. Beautiful leather furniture and marble floors. Yes... this is great, but I was still concerned about getting a good nights sleep and I have to say the new beds are fantastic and to be honest.. isn't that what we want... a great nights sleep?
I would give them a higher rating but I believe EXCELLENT rating is only for 4 and 5 star properties. Sorry... but I am sort of a hotel snob!
I absolutely will return to this hotel on my next trip!

I have stayed here recently and it is fantastic. I stayed here back in 2004 and 2005 and i admit it wasn't that great, but they got a new owner who has fully renovated it. The beds are higher quality then all the hiltons and high end hotels. The lobby looks great , everything is new.They painted all the walls , change the floor with nice marble tiles and they put in new carpet in all the rooms and hallways. It has a extra layer of cusion so it relieves stress on your legs. There are new suites available too. I stayed in the fireplace suite and it has a fireplace that looks great and a big screen plasma screen. They also just fixed up the hot tub with a beautiful mural of jungle scene on the wall it looks fantastic. Those of you who have heard bad reviews, dont listen it is better than any of the other hotels i have stayed at in knoxville

We stayed at this hotel while passing through Knoxville on our way to Memphis, TN. Since the last review was from 2005, we weren't too sure about staying here, but to our pleasant surprise, this hotel really isn't bad. They are in the process of updating, so there are a lot of new features (carpet, furniture, curtains) but some old features still exist (HVAC units, the pool/center court area). We stayed in a King suite (1 bathroom, 1 bedroom and a living room/kitchen area). The bed was very comfortable and the room was clean. The low ceilings in the hotel make the room seem a little dark, but overall, it was a nice room. Breakfast was great and the lobby area is nice. If you have trouble sleeping with noise, ask for a room at the front of the hotel, as the back rooms are very close to the interstate. We'd stay here again.

My husband and I stayed at the Clubhouse Inn Veteran's Day weekend. I was leary of staying there after reading some of the reviews posted here. We were pleasantly surprised by the condition of our room and the hotel in general. Granted, it is not comparable to the Hilton or any other high dollar hotel, but for the money this hotel satisfied us, and that's usually hard to do. If you're a hearty breakfast eater, you will be satisfied with the sausage, gravy, biscuits, eggs, and waffles. We enjoyed our stay here and would definitely stay there again.