Name: Mountain Valley Inn Dillard
Address: 13 Royalty Ln, Dillard, 30537, US

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2026

Gilda

Check in staff was friendly. Assigned room was musty because of a large water stain in ceiling. Moved to a second room which was better. Good clean beds and bathroom. stained or rotten floor trims. Small flies in bedroom and bathroom. Sink inside the room by the bed, not inside the bathroom. Definitely rooms need repair and update. Would only stay in an emergency.

4/10

Poor

27 Jul 2026

John

The place is old, dated and run down. Needs much work, abandoned car full of cloths in parking lot, trash all around the property but everyone there was nice.

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2026

Amber

Very clean and very friendly. Nothing fancy, just a good clean safe motel room with cold ac. Will definitely be back for our next hiking adventure

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jul 2026

Michelle

Location would have been great if Dillard hadn't cancelled their 4th of July celebration. There are water stains on the ceilings and smelled bad in our room. Beds were comfortable and clean. Parking was good and right by our room.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Heidi

We only stayed for one night and it was a basic hotel stay. Check in was quick and easy, my room was clean and the air got cold. Got a great night sleep then left early the next morning. It was a basic hotel room. Nothing fancy or frilly, but I paid a basic price for a standard room. As long as it’s clean and serves the purpose, I’m happy. I’d definitely stay again if passing through the area.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

James

At first glance you think it's a sub par, old motel. It is old, but it's one of cleanest motels I've been to. The shower pressure is unmatched by ANY I've been to, including very expensive places. The rooms are priced like rooms at other places but mine was much bigger, with a couch, etc.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Cheryl

Friendly, courteous, and attentive staff. A great place to stay in Dillard and convenient. Highly recommend.

Thank you, Cheryl

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2026

Susan snd Dominic

This WILL be a nice place to stay once they finish working on it. It is old. The staff was very friendly. The sink is outside the bathroom near thd bed. Our door was ajar twice when we returned to our room. This was something the owner knew happened. I think this room should not be rented until that in particular is fixed. Also, there were roaches in the room that would appear periodically. I know this is a small mountain town but it was the closest accommodation we could find to an event we were attending about 15 miles away and really the only place to stay in Dillard.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2026

Gay

The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and had everything we needed. There was plenty of parking available. The only negatives were that since the facility is older, there were some things that needed to be replaced, particularly the staircase on end of the building. It did not appear to be reliable. Since my husband is diabetic, the breakfast offered did not suffice, but for the price, the facility was fine.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2026

Donna

The entry/exit for this motel is dangerous due to oncoming traffic and road construction. Property was ok but WiFi was spotty. Room was average. Cable tv was good. We didn’t partake of the free continental breakfast. Check in clerk was not very knowledgeable about local restaurants. We would probably not stay there again unless that was the only place with vacancies.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Tracy

We’ve been staying here for about 5 or 6 years now. It’s always been clean and nice not exceptional but nice. This time I have a few complaints. He has replaced the bed base with ones made of metal. Every time you sit on the bed or roll over it sounds like an oil can or beer can being flexed. It’s very annoying. The second issue I cannot confirm but I believe he may have taken in some “long term rentals” which were sketchy and loud. A small child was in the room above us and was allowed to stay up very late which translated to constant running and jumping while we were trying to sleep. We will go back next year however if the situation is the same, we’ll stay somewhere else.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Joyce

Older hotel. Although freshly painted, sloppy. Could not open window, no screens to keep out bugs.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jun 2026

Roy

It was very cozy!! It was clean and well worth the price

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2026

Tina

The location was ideal for visiting waterfalls.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2026

James

Very dated, poor access

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2026

Barbara

Staff were very helpful. Beds were comfortable. Room was very clean. Great value!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

John

This was the worst accommodation that I have ever had, and that's saying a lot since my employment has been on the road for the last 38 years. First, the original room that I was given had paint peeling from the ceiling and water damage on the floor of the bathroom and the walls. When I asked for another room I was given what was promised to be \"one of the best room in the entire hotel\". It had new carpet but was otherwise just as bad as the first in different ways. There was no water damage in the bathroom but the bathtub backed up with ankle deep water upon showering, and the sink was inoperable - you could run water in it but it wouldn't drain.

As we were getting ready to attend a wedding I asked that they get a maintenance person in while we were out. This was done, but cosmetically only. They put a new drain in the sink and and tub, but the sink still backed up and the tub drained only slowly. There were no additional amenities and we only got extra towles by running down the cleaning lady after they skipped our room. Will NEVER stay here again - Travellers BEWARE!!

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jun 2026

Caprice

It’s a bit dated but the rooms were super clean and staff was welcoming. The smoking outside our door was frustrating.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2026

Ashley

The rooms were small, but reasonably clean. There was a public hair on the tub, but otherwise looked clean.
We requested an extra towel since there were 3 of us, and that seemed to be a challenge for the staff. The front staff told my husband to ask the housekeeper for a towel, the housekeeper demanded the dirty towels first, so we had to request another extra towel the next evening, it took a while to get it.
My husband found some paraphernalia under a chair and near a drink machine, and we reported it to the staff.
The rooms were not very sound proof, and we had noisy neighbors…. All in all, not a great experience. The front staff was polite though.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

19 May 2026

Emily

I never made it to breakfast until the last day & there were only remnants. I saw chocolate hostess cakes & some of what was left of cereal in the containers. Beds were comfortable, staff was nice but our bathroom light over mirror flickered or never worked & the test/reset buttons never kicked in for the hairdryer to work. This was much more affordable than staying up the mountain in Franklin or Highlands, but the light/hairdryer made it hard to get ready. No towel replacement on our 2nd night.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2026

Rita

Room was clean, place was quiet and safe.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2026

Evelyn

Clean room, great staff, easy parking..

Self

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2026

Melissa

Nice staff. Parking right outside my room. Basic room which was fine for my one night. Soft towels which I appreciated after a long day. Updated furnishings but bed frame a tad squeaky if you sat on it. Breakfast yogurts cereal apples and muffins available.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 May 2026

Rebecca

Very old hotel. Was clean but looked like rooms were being update piece by piece. Staff was very nice.

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 May 2026

Nathan

Location is great for hiking adventures. No access to pool, but clean rooms and quiet location made up for it

Self

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2026

Alan

Nice, reasonable place to stay.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Apr 2026

Christine

Parking was easy and restaurant was close by

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2026

Kathy

Clean and quiet. We would stay again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Apr 2026

Namit

This is an excellent property with wonderful lady at the front desk. It may be a roadside property but the rooms are super quite and clean. If you have ever have your head sinking into the pillow of those multi star big chain hotels and you hate that, this is the place for you. Slept like a baby and highly recommend it. Can’t wait to be back.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2026

Lisa

This was a pleasant and seamless one-night stay. The room was spotless, and the front desk attendant made check-in easy with a warm, friendly welcome. Breakfast was nicely stocked, adding to the overall convenience and comfort of the visit.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2026

Grant

Clean room, needs some exterior finishes and retouches. Staff had her baby asleep behind the counter on the floor. Remove the neon lights out front.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2026

Robert

Clean nice and easy. Room was great and so was the price. Local cafe opposite also great.

Friends

4/10

Poor

09 Mar 2026

Christy

We just needed a place for the night so wasn’t wanting much; however, the app reviews were skewed. Bathrooms moldy. Nonsmoking room filled with smoke smell. Continental breakfast was bread/toast, yogurt, packaged donuts, or cereal. We went to a great breakfast place down the street.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Feb 2026

Shanna

Eh

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2026

Carole

very comfy bed, very good water pressure, clean shower, clean overall but dingy and needs a little TLC. Didn’t like the sink outside the bathroom. Only One hand towel! The refrigerator made a high pitch hum. The bathroom fan was ridiculously ear splitting loud. Forgot to put DND sign on door the first day and came back to find bed made and new towels. Fine i guess but really thought after Covid that didn’t happen anymore anywhere. Next morning cleaning lady knocked at 830 am! Even after we said several times we are sleeping she knocked again. Forgot to ask at check-in what time breakfast was. Wasn’t listed on website and nowhere in room. I went there 650 am and it was dark and locked. went again 10 and only coffee. probably would not stay again.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Quin

Lovely stay. Nice staff. I just don't like how everything looks a little outdated. Otherwise, outstanding hospitality.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Michael

The nice lady

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2026

Vishnuvardhan Reddy

Rooms are clean and comfortable, location is good.

During breakfast time no one is around to help, milk is over and no one is there is fill it, after returning from the breakfast door access card was not working, it is pretty cool outside and no one is there to help, luckily found service lady few rooms away, she helped with her key to enter. if someone is around to address these type of small issues it would be great

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2026

Lisa

Rooms were very clean, but could use sone updating.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2026

Cynthia

Older motel that is partially renovated. Friendly staff. Clean room.

Self

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2025

Brian

The noise was unbearable. I was on the bottom floor, for some reason they have hardwoods upstairs, and I was awakened all night by someone going to have smoke breaks. There were constant kids running around. I stayed one night and left the next morning at 7 a.m.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2025

Dona

Two issues: Exterior of the property could use a clean-up; the exterior is littered with junk and debris. And, I don’t understand why the front desk took a photograph of my driver’s license when I had paid in advance via Expedia. Nevertheless the room itself was clean, quiet and comfortable.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

19 Dec 2025

Raul

no apply

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Dec 2025

Eric

The staff was fantastic, courteous and helpful. The bed was comfy and the room was clean. Unfortunately, we were in a downstairs Rome and could hear everything going on in the upstairs room. The upstairs room TV was blaring. Someone was coughing and someone was walking around. It was a long night. The room was nice, but if you have a chance to stay somewhere else, do it.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

Andrea

Everything was clean and comfortable!!! Staff were very nice and helpful!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Andrea

Clean room staff was really sweet and helpful

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2025

tracy

Yes

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

08 Dec 2025

Atiya

Check in was simple and check out was just leaving the key, parking is good and overall in a good location, and the room was decently cleaned upon our arrival, these are only reasons I gave them 2 stars instead of 1.

Now for the bad, the rooms are old and small, walls are stained, the seals on the door aren’t the best, also very thin walls.

They also have a stink bug problem and don’t want to admit it, we had a total of 7 bugs that we found over our 3 night stay. As first we thought it was a fluke as they are in the mountains and as a Floridian I know bugs happen sometimes, but nothing beats having a big fly at your head while trying to eat and walking up to bugs crawling on the wall over multiple days.

The housekeeper was very sweet and gave us extra towels when requested and trash bags so I could bag up my trash and place it outside as I usually don’t request room cleanings during hotel stays, but one of the towels I got had a bug leg attached to it.

The coffee machine was down but I was able to get hot water for my tea from it and they had a coffee pot going for those who wanted coffee, and breakfast is very limited. They had sunny d, toast, coffee and muffins and yogurt.

Over all would not stay here again and don’t recommend unless you want to deal with bugs.

This place has a lot of potential but they really need to fix the bug problem and update the rooms.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

30 Nov 2025

Brad

Average budget hotel. Shower curtain bar pulling out of wall and sagging down like it has done many times before (obvious by multiple repair sites). Sink cracked. Black along baseboards and paint missing on corners. A/C unit loud and top plastic cracked so bad you could get your hand in there. Don’t get a room under the outside wooden staircases (ex #102). People suck and sounds like a herd of elephants going up and down. Black drain flies everywhere, must have killed 15. Trash everywhere outside, even some old furniture stacked up by the firepit. I guess to burn? I could go on, but by previous reviews, I knew what I was getting into. Stayed here years back and I remember it being pretty nice even for it’s age. Not so much now.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

21 Nov 2025

linda

Yes

8/10

Excellent

19 Nov 2025

Albert

Room was OK. Did have a couple of bugs climbing on the walls. All in all it was an OK experience we would probably try a different hotel if in the same area.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Rheann

Place was great

10/10

Exceptional

12 Nov 2025

Travis

Friendly staff

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2025

Joel

Just a room for the night, no issues. Glad I was on the top floor there was a lot of creaking when walking around.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Sean

We traveled with small kids. Good location, quiet, restaurants close by. Room was clean, staff was friendly.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

Joe

Nice staff

8/10

Excellent

04 Nov 2025

Sean

Clean room, friendly staff. Good parking.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2025

ken

Have to admit, the motel does not look very promising from the outside. The grounds could use a lot of work. However, walking into my room I had a completely different view. The room was very neat and clean. It had a nice shower and a very comfortable bed. I could not have been more pleased.pleased.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

02 Nov 2025

Edwin

room was very clean, but quite run down, the TV did not work, the heater was very noisy

Business

10/10

Exceptional

02 Nov 2025

tina

The breakfast buffet wasn't open when I left

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

31 Oct 2025

Tanner

Reserved a room with one king bed a week before staying there or more, drove 4 hours and got there around 11 at night and was gave a room with 2 full beds and it smelled like straight weed in that non smoking room. Was ridiculous and called the man in the building and he said someone booked over me but there was 3 rooms left when I booked it. View is alright that’s about it.

4/10

Poor

27 Oct 2025

Stephen

Building in disrepair. Stairs in dangerous condition.

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Frances

My room was clean the bed was super comfortable so were the pillows. The front desk person was friendly and informative. I did not eat breakfast there because I meet family for lunch. I would definitely stay there again.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2025

Nancy

Safe convenient basic hotel

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Oct 2025

Petra

We checked in 3 hours early and paid a $25 fee for that. My card got charged twice for it for a total of $51. The toom was ok, except for the bathroom sink being next to the bed in the room, instead of the bathroom, and it was almost inaccessible. Yhe staff fired off fireworks on a Wednesday night until about 2130 hrs.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2025

Nathaniel

Other than waiting twenty minutes for the office worker to come back every thing was great. The room was clean.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

David

Excellent visit. We will stay again in the future! Thanks

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2025

Gisela

This motel is a great and affortable choice for those with a tight buget. The room is spacious, however, the carpet smelled and we found a lot of dusty corners but other than that, the rest of the room was clean and the bed was quite comfortable.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

19 Oct 2025

Michael

Place is not as advertised

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2025

Elizabeth

Room smelled awful. There was blood on back of door.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Oct 2025

Carolyn

Yes

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

John

The lady at the front desk was nice and helpful. However, the room was outdated and not well kept. The microwave was rusted and smelled terrible. I will say that the beds were clean and comfy. Unfortunately, we wont be staying there again.

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Kelly

I would not recommend staying here. Pictures are misleading. Not safe area.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Oct 2025

Ashley

Room 101 has roaches in the bed and the bathroom. The room and bed had spiders all over. The walls and ceilings had a lot of cracks and just dirt/marks all over! Yes it was a great price but you get what you pay for.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

05 Oct 2025

Westley

Multiple bugs in room, stain on doorway, no smoke detector in room, and lack of concern when issues were brought up. Sheets were very soft and beds were nice

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Debra

Great little place

The check in girl, was really sweet. check in was fast and efficient. Breakfast was, exactly as I expected it to be. The Tv didn't get too many channels but we weren't there to watch tv so it was fine. Great little place.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2025

Rodney

It was ok. Nice area, safe, hotel was clean.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

29 Sep 2025

Janice

We were not there much. We had to drive 45 minutes to where we had to be. Next time we will book our motel sooner, to get something much closer to where we are going. Not take the last thing we could find.

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Brandi

Conveniently between GA and NC. Good for a stopping point to rest for a night but we were there for a week and probably wouldn't do it again. Too many guests in and out. Parking is tight. Car got hit by another car opening their door. Construction in the area as well.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

28 Sep 2025

Zandra

Staff informed us that breakfast would not be up to par so we did not eat breakfast there. They only gave us two towels for the entire stay, and the second night they only gave us one face towel or washcloth. Washcloth the coffee was terrible in the room, it would seem like from the pictures that there would be a balcony or area that you could look at the mountains, but that's in a specific room., and unreliable because it never stayed connected. There were a limited amount of channels on the TV to watch, and the beds were very uncomfortable because they are spring mattresses. There were two restaurants very close to the inn, one was a Mexican restaurant, la Cabana, and the other was the cottage restaurant. There is also a Dollar general very close as well.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Sep 2025

Robert

Friendly staff and quiet

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Joyce

The room was just what we needed!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2025

Elizabeth

Perfect location, Clean room Comfortable bed quiet just what we needed

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Sep 2025

Charles Robert

Close to restaurant, easy in and out, clean.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Sep 2025

Stanley

A well used property but kept clean. No breakfast to speak of and coffee machine was out of order.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Michael

Nice quiet place easy to travel around.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Sep 2025

Stephen

Ceiling peeling by light fixture, baseboards need cleaning ..

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Sep 2025

Thomas N

The mattress was good but the bed is so high I had trouble laying down.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Sep 2025

Michelle

Great little spot!

The layout is slightly odd but the room was clean, nice size frig and microwave. They have free continental breakfast too! This was an unexpected trip and we go here very late, but the staff/owner were super and kind.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Aug 2025

Lacy

Nice Stay

Nice place to stay. Clean with friendly staff. Very good price.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Shelley

Ill always come back to this Hotel.

Business Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Gary

Great value for room in this North GA area. Needed a place to stay overnight to go to GA Mountain Fair. Room was clean with all needed amenities. Easy check-in and out. Nice continental breakfast.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Connie

Very helpful staff. On the ho breakfast

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Richard

all good

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Nice little pool area. No trash seen anywhere on the property. One of the best restaurants ever for good Southern meals one building down, very easy to walk to. Room inside was clean, beds and pillows were very comfortable and we got an excellent quite rest. Facilities are older but there are renovations going on presently, we were not disturbed by any of them. Evidently they are on one end and the guests are on the other for the time being.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2025

Jeffrey

Clean, Comfy and Best price in the area!

Rooms are older but they are always clean and spacious. Beds are very comfortable and TVs are new. For the money paid…you won’t be able to find another room anywhere in the area this clean and comfy.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

William

Good support from staff. Clean and comfortable room.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2025

Cynthia

Wasn’t the cleanest place I ever stayed was worried about what might be learning. Continental breakfast not much