With a stay at Sapphire Inn in Franklin, you'll be in the business district, just a 1-minute walk from Nantahala National Forest and 12 minutes by foot from Ruby City Gems & Minerals. .This motel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Scottish Tartans Musuem and 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Angel Medical Center.
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts - 5 min drive
Getting around
Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 76 min drive
Restaurants
McDonald's - 2 min walk
Caffe Rel - 6 min walk
Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits - 16 min walk
Taco Bell - 2 min drive
Haywood Smokehouse - 17 min walk
About this property
Sapphire Inn
Motel in Franklin with free parking
Sapphire Inn offers 30 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
This Franklin motel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area. Additional features at this motel include barbecue grills and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and a vending machine. Free self parking is available onsite.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Motorhome/coach/lorry parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Microwave
Fridge
Conveniences
Vending machine
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Laundry facilities
Outdoors
BBQ grill(s)
Garden
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Wheelchair-accessible parking
Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
More
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
TV
Food and drink
Microwave
Fridge
Policies
Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 15 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available
Payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Cash deposit: USD 100.00 per accommodation, per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
We should mention
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
Sapphire Inn Franklin
Sapphire Inn
Sapphire Inn Motel
Sapphire Inn Franklin
Sapphire Inn Motel Franklin
Sapphire Inn Reviews
Reviews
7.0
Good
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I was in Franklin for a couple nights in between travel. It’s a beautiful little town. Location was super convenient to highways. Staff was friendly and helpful. Updates on the horizon but it was clean, quiet and comfortable. I will stay again if I find my way in this neck of the woods again.
Convenient location, but pretty dilapitated and out dated. Noisy neighbors upstairs stomping around and didn't sleep well. Sheets were pretty ratty but i guess you get what you pay for
Room was clean and decently maintained/updated. However there were flies everywhere in the room to the point we did not use any of the towels or shower or anything in the room. If flies were not there I would give it a 4 stars, as everything was good not exceptional.
Also pet fees for conditions of rooms are a bit high if you have a pet, more than the $30 their website says.
DO NOT BOOK!!! Absolute garbage fire of a stay. Booked same day because our travel plans changed and we needed somewhere cheap. We weren’t able to arrive until 10pm. It’s my acct but I don’t have a debit card currently, so my mother came inside to pay with hers. First the jerk at check in gave us soooo much trouble. Rolling his eyes, scoffing and saying he wishes he could’ve canceled our reservation before we got there!! He tried to talk us out of the booking even!! He kept pressing the question about if we had pets with us, which we didn’t… just because I had a “dog mom” shirt on. He kept snidely saying that we’d “better tell him now or he will charge us for everything he can”. It’s 1030pm and I just want to sleep!! Finally we got to the room and were shocked… the door is a residential lock and key and the A/C unit didn’t work properly. The whole room was dirty and grimy. Then as I’m taking a shower, TWO ROACHES came up thru the drain!!!! Awful and disgusting… please pay the extra $15-20 to stay somewhere else!!!
At check-in, they charged me almost $7 more than the hotels.com app had said. When I complained, she seemed angry and told me that the app doesn’t put in tax, so they add that in. I later pulled up the email that detailed the room cost plus tax, and showed it to her. She refunded the extra money, but the whole experience seemed sketchy. I won’t be back.
I do not leave reviews normally and understand that I chose a cheap hotel while I was in the area, but I chose it by the reviews that had been left.
This is the nastiest place I have ever stayed at.
My feet got dirty on the laminate flooring in the main room after showering.
When I got the bathroom floor wet after my shower I attempted to wipe up the water and made mud!! The kind gentleman who is running the place claimed he had staffing issues recently… the nasty had been building over a long period of time. I suggested a spring cleaning to go with the excuses that were offered.
Please if you do decide to stay, check the room before you pay! Good luck
Dawn
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024
4/10 Poor
Thomas
Travelled with partner
18 May 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Price and location were right. The room needs a dehumidifier. The clean towels felt damp. My jacket as well when I put it on in the morning.