Chattanooga Hotels and Accommodation

(Chattanooga, Tennessee - TN, USA)

Accommodation options in Chattanooga are widespread and suit all visitors, ranging from hotels aimed at business travelers, to centrally located lodging popular with families visiting this part of Tennessee. Other noteworthy types of accommodation in Chattanooga include friendly guest houses, well-known chain motels and swanky luxury hotels.

Surprisingly affordable and well-placed is the four-star Chattanoogan Hotel on South Broad Street, which stands within the very heart of the city, close to the Chattanooga Convention Center, and comes with sumptuous views of the Southside area and the majestic Lookout Mountain. Nearby and also on Broad Street is the slightly more pricey Sheraton Read House Hotel, which dates back to the 1920s and is close Miller Park, where it is often favored by visiting celebrities.

Where to Stay

Many visitors to Chattanooga choose to stay along the riverfront, which has become a vibrant area and home to an especially lively nightlife. Riverfront hotels are well-placed for numerous riverside attractions, including Ross's Landing Park and the McLelland Island Nature Preserve, amongst others. Hotels with views of the Tennessee River and the surrounding mountainous scenery tend to be the most desirable. In the downtown district, look out for the renovated Terminal Station, which has been transformed into the popular Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel and comes with one of the largest model railways in the whole of the USA, featuring accommodation in the form of restored railway 'sleeper cars'.

Other popular hotels in the Chattanooga area can be found in and around the East Ridge area, to the east of the Missionary Ridge on the outskirts of the city. Further accommodation is based in close proximity to the nearby Lookout Mountains and includes a number of inns, cottages and hotels offering superb panoramic views of Chattanooga and beyond. Often particularly good value are the lodging options based just outside of the city, in nearby Tennessee towns and cities such as East Ridge (4 miles / 6 km), Hixson (8 miles / 13 km) and Ooltewah (20 miles / 32 km), and also the city of Fort Oglethorpe, which lies some 9 miles / 15 km to the northwest and just across the state border, in Georgia.

Budget hotels in Chattanooga are noticeably concentrated along the Birmingham Highway, the Cummings Highway, Parker Lane, Ringgold Road and Williams Street. This particular budget accommodation includes the likes of the Best Western Heritage Inn, the Days Inn Hamilton Place, the Hampton Inn Chattanooga I-75, the Howard Johnson Plaza and also the popular La Quinta Inn.

Further budget accommodation options can be found close to the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA), with over 50 hotels nearby, most of which are connected by the airport's shuttle buses. Airport hotels and motels are particularly popular with business travelers visiting the Chattanooga area and provide convenient lodging, with modern services and meeting facilities. Outlying airport accommodation is also just a short distance from the Hamilton Place Mall, which is one of the area's largest shopping complexes. Particularly close by is the Extended Stay America Hotel on the Airport Drive, standing less than 1 mile / 1.5 km away and conveniently near to the Lee Highway US-64.

Mid-range hotels in Chattanooga can generally be found in good numbers around the Carter Plaza, Chestnut Street, the Lee Highway, McCutcheon Road and Shallowford Road. This accommodation includes the Country Suites Hamilton, the Park Inn East, the Ramada Limited I-24 and the Super 8 Lookout Mountain. Highly recommended and situated on Chestnut Street is the three-star Courtyard by Marriott Hotel, which stands alongside the Tennessee Aquarium and close to the Creative Discovery Museum, Boynton Park and the Chattanooga Riverwalk trail.