Mountain Empire Motel

2.0 star property

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Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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1537 S Shady St, Mountain City, TN, 37683
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Red Tail Mountain Golf Club
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Red Tail Golf Course
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Abingdon, VA (VJI-Virginia Highlands)
    ‪48 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Mountain City

Located in Mountain City, Mountain Empire Motel is within a 5-minute drive of Johnson County Community Hospital and Johnson County Welcome Center and Museum. .This motel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Roan Valley Commons and 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Doe Mountain Recreation Area.

What's nearby

  • Johnson County Community Hospital - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Doe Mountain Recreation Area - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Red Tail Mountain Golf Club - 5 min drive - 4.7 km
  • Red Tail Golf Course - 6 min drive - 5.0 km
  • Appalachian State University - 31 min drive - 37.1 km

Getting around

  • Abingdon, VA (VJI-Virginia Highlands) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Poblanos Mexican Grill - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Suba's - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Pizza Plus - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Little Caesars Pizza - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Mountain Empire Motel

Motel in Mountain City with free parking
Mountain Empire Motel offers 30 accommodations with air conditioning. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.
Make yourself at home in one of the 30 air-conditioned guestrooms. Bathrooms with shower/tub combinations are provided.
Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The property charges 2.5 percent for credit card payments
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Credit card charges are subject to a surcharge of 2.5 percent

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 credit card, debit card, or 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 and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Mountain Empire Motel Motel
Mountain Empire Motel Mountain City
Mountain Empire Motel Motel Mountain City

Mountain Empire Motel Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 3 out of 13 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 13 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 13 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 13 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 13 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

5.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Christy

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Non
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was nice and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kenneth

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Will try a different location next trip

The room was filthy. There was something sticky all over the table, there were lot's of long dark hairs all over the bathroom floor. The tub was dirty and the comforter had burn holes and was torn and older than I am probably and I am 61 years old. The bathroom counter had what appeared to be dried boogers on it. I did not expect a 3 or 4 star hotel and I have stayed at this location one time previously and it was not as bad, but this room was atrocious. The bed was pretty comfortable, the TV had a good selection of channels and the fridge and microwave worked as expected so there are positive things. The price is fair if the room had been cleaned properly. All of the furniture, lighting decor etc. is extremely outdated.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Ruth

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bedspreads stained. Bathroom floor not clean. No bedside lighting, Had to ask for clean towels, more soap and cups. A friend two doors down found bedbugs in his bed. But it was cheap!
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Danielle

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Renee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, outdated but clean. Has semi truck parking that's out of the way [even though did not drive a truck here good to know].
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This isn't no fancy vacation stay hotel. But I knew that when I rented it. This town has two hotels and I promise you this is the better choice. I have reviews for both. Don't waste your time, money, or safety to try the other. Hands down all around to the staff here.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Leslee D

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We received an email telling us to reach this motel bf reservation day. Several days before, we called 6x, each time a man answered phone just “hello”,& mgr will call you back”. No return call. We arrived at 3pm on day of reserv to be told our reservation was CANCELED. Mgr said he tried 1x to call, but left no message. Then he claimed I’m a NO SHOW? UNTRUE. Also, place was disgusting and looked nothing like photo.Upon mgr telling me he canceled, we left.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Earl

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Joel

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rooms Denied Upon Arrival

When we arrived, they told us our credit card had declined. We looked at our account on our app and it had gone thru. Now two days later the charge is still there on our account. I called the hotel and they said they never received the funds. I called Hotels.com and it looked like to them it had gone thru. They are contacting the manager at the hotel to get an explanation and refund. It was a low cost room, but the closest to our job. What a hassle for no room!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Wesley

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024