Name: Riverchase Lodge
Address: 3709 Parkway, Pigeon Forge, 37863, US

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2026

dawn

This is our 3rd or 4th time here .It was great as usual the pool is not heated but the sun made it feel great .The slides alone are worth the few extra dollars it cost. my kids and grandkids always want this hotel .the staff front desk young gentlemen was so nice and helpful.i would definitely recommend this hotel thank you for our great stay

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Marsha

The kids absolutely enjoyed both pools but I feel like they could be maintained much better. There was a broken step on the ladder that could've seriously injured someone. Just simply remove it to avoid injury. The rest of the property was just dated but pretty clean.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

Laura

All around great place! Close to everything, quiet and clean.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

Amy

Very run down! Very disappointed! When we got there we were sent to a room that people had been put in and had decided to leave because they thought it was bad! They had not even got out of the room and we were given that room meaning we being put in a room that people had sit on the beds, used the pillows and bathroom and the room was not even going to be cleaned before we entered! If the people had got gone before we got to the room we would have never known! That is so unprofessional!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Fotini

Here’s a polished version of your review that keeps your honest experience while making it easier to read:

3.5/5 Stars

Pros:
The location is excellent, with ample parking and easy access to nearby attractions. One unexpected bonus was being able to watch the Dollywood fireworks from the property. It’s a great option for a quick getaway if you don’t need all the amenities and services of a full-service hotel. The outdoor slide was fun for the kids, and the overall aesthetic of the property has a lot of charm.
Cons:
Unfortunately, this property has a lot of untapped potential. The pillows were very flat, and the mattress was firmer than I prefer. While the room itself was clean, it was very basic and could benefit from additional storage space.

The biggest disappointment was the pool area. It is in desperate need of updates and better maintenance. The outdoor pool water was murky for most of our stay and wasn’t properly serviced until our last day. There was also noticeable mildew on the stairs leading into the indoor pool, which gave the area an unclean appearance.
The property’s exterior also needs attention, as it looks worn in several areas. They advertise free Wi-Fi, but it never worked during our stay, which forced to use a significant amount of mobile data and our hotspot so our children could use their devices. The clientele seemed a little sketchy at times, but to be fair, we never felt unsafe during our stay. this property is in a prime location and a hidden gem

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Jul 2026

Richard

The pictures on Expedia were deceiving. The room and property were in disrepair and dated.

The room was small, dark, and sparse. No desk, lounge chair, or luggage racks. Wallpaper was peeling and floor trimming off the wall. Metal fixtures were rusted and cabinetry repairs were shoddy. When entering the room, a bandage was found on the bed. They immediately replaced all the bedding.

The external log accents were rotting as well as external wood doors. The pools were descent but the railings were bent or loose. Unsafe. The waterslides are dated and can injure. The drywall was coming off the walls in the indoor pool area. The parking lot was littered. Basically, a bit of a dump and Expedia should not present it as more than it is.

The property has real potential if it had an owner who would repair and maintain it.

Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2026

Sonya

Could have been cleaner but wasn’t terrible

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2026

Alec

I wish I would have spent the extra $20 a night and go somewhere else. Pictures make it seem a whole lot nicer than it is.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2026

Andrew

We enjoyed our stay but the first room we went in to there was hair all in the shower and the bathroom floor looked like it hadn’t been cleaned. I pulled back the covers and sheets on the bed and the bottom of one bed looked like it had dirt in it. Went to the front desk and asked for it to be cleaned and receptionist had a tulle bit of an attitude about it. But they gave us another room. And it was very clean! The pools and the slides was the best part!

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

20 Jun 2026

Janie

I didnt like anything about the property, the outdoor pool was closed, the indoor pool slide was rusty, the rooms smell and the bathrooms leaked previously. The pictures are misleading we left at 6am just to get out of there 🙃

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

19 Jun 2026

Andrea

The pool slides were the saving factor here. Rooms had bugs and holes in the walls. Bottom trim pulled off wall. Kids had fun at the pool but even that wasn't impressive tbh. No hot tub. Water inside wasn't heated like I'd hoped. Just a weird trip. Def not worth 80 bucks

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Troy

Great location room was clean but they could have done a lot better job at it but the side walk and parking lot was very trashy I would recommend staying there it was great for the price

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2026

Chera

Dirty pool coffee pot in room was crap

8/10

Excellent

25 May 2026

Dara

2nd stay here. Relatively clean and super affordable. Great location. Will be back soon

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

gary

Great customer service at front desk

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

19 May 2026

Ashley

Room was not clean and smelled bad. Air-conditioning was good.

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

17 May 2026

John

You don’t go for the room. You go for the pool and slide. This was THe place to stay when I was a kid. Still great location. Still great pool and slide. Place is dated a bit, but the sleep was just fine. Stay here. Your kids will love it.

10/10

Exceptional

16 May 2026

Susan

Friendly clean

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Daezhan

This place was great

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2026

Tenae

Bed was not comfortable and the water kept turning cold

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

19 Apr 2026

Tammy

Our bed was wet ceiling leaked had to get another room

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

12 Apr 2026

Hannah

TV didn’t work & was told to check the plugs. then we found out our shower didn’t work, as in there was no water at all to the shower & tub. they gave us another room that everything worked in

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

12 Apr 2026

Amanda

I could tell it was an older hotel. Paint chipped in a couple spots. Elevator was a little slow. But the room was clean. Staff was friendly and my kids loved the water slide inside with the pool.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Apr 2026

Jorge

Good

4/10

Poor

06 Apr 2026

Amber

Had to move rooms because of the hot water and the staff didnt even try to give me a call back after multiple attemps

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

30 Mar 2026

Robert

It was not clean or nice , very out of date

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

29 Mar 2026

Buffy

The room itself appears clean but the tub was duct taped and the shower did not work. The water that was coming out of the faucet from the tub came out cloudy and there was moss in the tub after. The indoor pool water was gray and there was mold everywhere.
We let the man at the counter know we were displeased and he did not seem too concerned. We left early. Our trip ended a day early due to the conditions.
Very disappointed and would not recommend staying until the department of health can inspect and they make repairs

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Mar 2026

ann

There was mold on the ceilings and in the bathroom. A hole in the wall. One light work out of two. No chain lock on doors so housekeeping came right in. No do not disturb sign. The jacuzzi leaked thru the wall to the carpeting on the inside of the bedroom.it was soaked.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

24 Mar 2026

Misty

The elevator was nasty, the room was okay, the bathroom toilet paper holder was broken off and needed replacing so we had to keep the tp on the back of the toilet, the manager

4/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

Glenna

The toilet kept running the hot and cold water was opposite there was no table and the mattress was not comfortable the whole place needs a remodel stayed there before but doubtful if I do again also the lighting in the room was dark

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

22 Mar 2026

Ronald

Dirty run down place, we will never stay there again

4/10

Poor

19 Mar 2026

Stephen

Great location. The bed to me was amazing. The room was ok only because the bed was comfy. If they would just clean and update this place to be as appealing as it is on the outside it would be a must to come back again. Curtains dirty, bathroom so dirty, sink was so slow to drain, no housekeeping, no phone in room, the pool was the main reason I wanted to book and to say the photos online vs what the area actually was like is night and day. So much mold, things growing on the walls, water cloudy, rust stains and rotting wood. Just a very overall outdated hotel that needs so much maintenance it’s not even worth the cheap price. Just pay the extra couple dollars for a place that is much cleaner.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Perla

Big enough for right family size. Was alright.

10/10

Exceptional

15 Mar 2026

Jason

Was clean and comfortable would definitely stay here again

Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Mar 2026

Amy

Roaches.. wall plugs don’t work

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

08 Mar 2026

Alecia

Love staying here.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2026

Ben

Great place

2/10

Poor

23 Feb 2026

Steven

Rooms were not clean. And staff came to “terminally” clean our room when they thought we had checked out. We came back to get our stuff and the room had been “cleaned” but the sheets were not changed.

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2026

Vicki

The room was clean. I was surprised and disappointed that there were no chairs, not even one. No table. One small drawer for clothes and inadequate space to hang clothes or store our belongings without putting everything in the floor. Other than that everything was just fine.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2026

Delbert

Clean room and very nice staff

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Kyle

Good stay for the price.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2026

Rickie

The room was NOT clean!! There were bugs and trash in the coffeemaker and was shown to the front desk with no attempts to rectify.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jan 2026

Luke

Friendly staff. Clean rooms. Amazing view of the mountains.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

04 Jan 2026

Randall

No daily housekeeping pick up clean towels at desk

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jan 2026

Caitlyn

It was clean, but very minimal. Plenty of room within the room, but for example the coffee maker was in the bathroom because it was the only place for it to sit. Has been updated in regards to bed, carpet. The room next to you affects your water pressure, water temperature, and lighting. When the room next to us turned their light on it surged ours and make the dimmer (you could hear their light switch cut on and off)

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2026

Summer

The room was nasty, outdated, and over all awful. The pool was disgusting. I probably will not be back.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2026

Brian

Pillows a little flat

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jan 2026

Charlotta

It worked for our purposes. We wanted one more day in the mountains so we grabbed this place last minute. My kids were able to burn some energy at the pool ands thats all i needed before a long ride back north!

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

03 Jan 2026

William

Yes

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Rodney

Clean room , Friendly staff, Room had an odor and some mold that needs to be addressed

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2026

Jessica

Cleanliness, the bathroom was gross. The pool looks gross. The rooms need maintenance.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

31 Dec 2025

Heike

It was nice

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

SHANDA

Great location. Walking distance of a lot of attractions. Pool is small and I didn't see a hot tub. Our room Bathroom needed updating. Otherwise service was very nice and room was comfortable for the price. I'd stay again next time I'm in the area.

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

David

Very nice stay

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

April

The rooms were clean, however there was 1 staff member checking in and gathering towels. I waited over 15 minutes to get checked in while another person waited over 30 minutes.

Self

8/10

Excellent

29 Dec 2025

Maggie

Good

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

Celia

You could tell the room/bathroom had been redone and it wasn't very well done. The pool either had to much chlorine or needed a good cleaning. Was really disappointed that the hot tube was gone.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2025

George

Dirty, bugs, carpet stinks, room stinks, everything just raggedy…bug was under our covers I’ll never recommend no one to stay here

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Dec 2025

Nikki

Room was very clean and staff was nice

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

14 Dec 2025

James

Wi fi is a joke,none

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

10 Dec 2025

Daniel

it was the fact that you, the website, misrepresented was the amenites were at the location. You advertised a suite, it didn't even have a room partition! I was so disappointed I left a day early. And the resort told me the problem was recurring and it was your fault. And you didn't resolve the problem. I hope whoever reads this feels bad about their position in this company and rethink their life choices. Benefit society. This does nothing to benefit humanity. Rethink you life. Be blessed.

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2025

Maranda

Room had

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2025

Terri

The room felt neglected. We had to change rooms because the door lock stoped working. The first room had a bad smell and the tolet was really loud. The closest rack was commimg out of the wall. The second room was better but the clothes rack was messed us there also.
Not my room but a family member at the se hotel had to change rooms becpuse of roaches.
I usually dont leave negative revers but i wont stay here agin.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Chandler

Yes

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Kerri

Room was very comfy! Bear decor was adorable as well

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

06 Dec 2025

Courtney

Poor day staff

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Sydney

Clean room, nice front desk associate. Easy check in, easy check out!

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2025

Latrelle

Great private room with a private balcony. Staff was great! Very helpful and kind.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Nov 2025

Nikki

Room was great staff was nice

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Nov 2025

Kimberley

Great stay easy check in and the room was clean and smelled really good. Everything was stocked and the pool area was clean

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2025

Heather

Was a good stay for a quick last minnie night trip to Pigeon Forge. Room bedsing was updated but nothing else was. Floors def need updating. Wet outside the bathroom door in front of the sink area the whole time we were there. Had issues with remote from the start. Was fixed to where we could change channels but could not adjust the volume or turn off so we just had to unplug the tv. There was also a dried up booger on the curtain. Overall not terrible for a last minute one night stay but def wouldnt stay longer.

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2025

Terry

The room was ok but they tried to charge me extra before 4 pm so we

2/10

Poor

23 Nov 2025

Bradley

The 2 rooms was nasty, they both had human hair in the bathtubs and bathroom floor, one room had crumbs in the bed, the pool was green, the front desk lady was rud and showed no concern are help with any of my complaints. One of my rooms was on the 3rd floor of the back side of building, the other room was on the 2nd floor on the front side enabling us to share the time we had. The vanity mirror in one of the rooms had hair all over the mirror above the sink. It is by far the nasty place I've ever stayed in and i travel there at least 4 times a yr

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

23 Nov 2025

Whitley

Pool was almost green and very dirty. Roaches in the room beside microwave and on sink. Baby roach on night stand.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2025

Floyd

My first trip to pigeon forge in 1995 i stayed in River Chase lodge during the week $18. Night. It was incredible then and incredible now.
Staff was courteous, checkin 5 minutes, coffee in lobby fresh n hot, room was very nice,.pool awesome, weather 60 degrees, occasional sprnkle rain, Lotta traffic, Christmas lights Pigeon forge and Gatlinburg beutiful. Snow crab 🦀 Captain Jim's seafood yummy. Everything was Wonderful. Thank you Jesus for our trip and all blessings and God Please Bless America Again ✝️ 🇺🇸

2/10

Poor

21 Nov 2025

kristy

Years ago this hotel was amazing, not any longer. The room was filthy and smelled like body odor. Tje tub faucet fell off. The second room we were given had roaches and both rooms had pillows that smelled used. The pool was nasty green color. So that was a no go.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2025

Jennifer

Rooms were very clean! Front desk staff was awesome and very friendly. Very close to a lot of things in town. You can walk or drive!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Billy

It was great

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

15 Nov 2025

Benjamin

I will say that the lady at front desk was very nice, n breakfast, room r very old need a lot off u dates bad.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

12 Nov 2025

Joshua

Room is outdated, moldy smell. Pool was terrible, the water was nasty.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Alex

Everything Went Great

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Nov 2025

Taylor

Got there and there was a squatter in the room and they had to run them out. Didn’t offer to put us in another room and made us wait to check in and rushed to clean the room in 30 minutes after we checked in. Get into the room and there were two bathroom. One whole bathroom was basically inhabitable there was a urinal in the bathroom with a black trash bag over it and out of order sign hung on it. Then the faucet for the bathtub was almost broken off and would just swing around and appeared like it had never been cleaned. Then the tv in the bedroom didn’t even work

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2025

Rocky

It is a nice 2.5 star hotel. It’s very very dated. Service was quick and friendly. The room was a basic room. You had a tv and beds. No luggage rack to store suitcase so we had to just lay it on the floor. The inside pool was in terrible condition. My son who loves to swim on every trip didn’t want to swim in the indoor pool (nor would we let him).

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

April

The customer service was amazing. Candace was at the front desk. She was very helpful. We were there with our grandson and she gave us several nearby places to take him to and was telling us about the pool and how popular the pool is with the kids so we plan time for that too. She was just really helpful and sweet! Good customer service is hard to come by these days and she was amazing!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

22 Oct 2025

Denise

Could not even get the door to unlock. The owner could have cared less and left the premises. The clerk was helpful

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Oct 2025

Gregory

It close to store and activity

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

20 Oct 2025

Karen

The room is seriously outdated and in dire need of repairs. The only thing clean was the bed. Thank goodness for that or I would not have stayed. The pool was so dirty/cloudy that you couldn’t see the bottom. I did not get in. Overall I would not stay again. The lady at the desk was very nice

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Oct 2025

Linda

Pool was filthy. Could not see the bottom. Indoor pool cold as ice. Not heated. Bare minimum everywhere. Checking out lady was rude. One and done with this hotel.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2025

Eric

The pools are disgusting

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

16 Oct 2025

Madison

Richard is very rude and hateful. He used words that shouldn't be repeated. I was lied to when i called and asked about what room type i booked then was screamed at when i got to the property and asked why i wasn't in the correct room. It was never fixed he blamed it all on expedia. I called expedia and they called and spoke with Richard and said that he called her names also and screamed at them. Riverchase would not give me anyone i could call or a way to speak to management. Richard is giving Riverchase a bad name!!

Leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2025

Brigetta

Pool area look like had black mold on the tiles
I'm highly allergic to mold

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2025

Peter

Facilities are dated.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Oct 2025

Terrie

Anniversary trip

The room was clean. The bed was extremely uncomfortable and we didn’t sleep well at all and I left with back pain from it. Pillows were really flat. Staff was very nice and the location was very convenient. Highlight of the trip was leaving the pool area and being met with raccoons on the stairs. They apparently live above the guest balcony. Another thing my husband mentioned was the lack of the mini shampoo in the bathroom. The lodge was very welcoming.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Heather

Rooms was great staff friendly the pool was a little on the dirty side but the kids loved it

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Sandra

I went out and purchased cleaning wipes and spray to clean the bathroom. The outside was not kept up very well. Someone was knocking on our door after we went to bed. We do not have pets so that was not an issue. Staff at the front desk were friendly.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Ashley

It could use a little updating. You can tell the ceiling and walls had previous damage and were patched sloppy so updating that would be nice but over all we enjoyed the stay and will definitely stay again. Beds were soft, everything worked, excellent location

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Oct 2025

Logan

Although the pool was murky, we still swam and used the

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2025

Alysha

The rooms need to be updated terribly. They smell and the linens are old. Bathroom was not clean. We did not even stay the whole night.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Wendie

It was awesome. We had a blast and the motel I will stay at again.

Partner

2/10

Poor

10 Oct 2025

Alli

We chose this property because it was close to the things we wanted to do. It also had an indoor pool with a waterslide, so the kids were excited. What we didn't expect was an unclean bathroom. There was hair left behind in the tub, so it's clear they didn't clean. I'm not sure what else they didn't clean, but everything felt icky after we discovered the hair. Being on a main road was noisy, but we expected this somewhat. The indoor pool water was cloudy. We could not clearly see the bottom of the pool in 3-4 feet of water. The front desk manager said a filter wasn't working properly and they had a maintenance request in, but assured me the water was safe to swim in. We left after the first day and got a refund for the rest of our stay. We just couldn't get past the uncleanliness.

Leisure Family