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Reviews of Red Roof Inn Knoxville North - Merchants Drive 2 stars

5334 Central Ave Pike, Knoxville, TN 37912, United States

#83 of 102 hotels in Knoxville

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 398 hotel reviews

6.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    6.9

  • Comfort

    6.9

  • Location

    7.6

  • Facilities

    6.5

  • Staff

    7.5

  • Value for money

    6.8

  • Free WiFi

    8.1

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  • Reviewed: 13 May 2024

    5.0
    It was adequate for my needs.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Noise from highway, holes in the walls, patched grout, stained sheets. Had to give a $100 deposit upfront for any damage but was told it may take a few days for refund. I did take pictures in case I do not get my refund.

    Breakfast was fine.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 April 2024

    7.0
    This hotel is in a great location for our trip home
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room with Sofa Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. Just coffee and muffins for breakfast but left before anything was available

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    5.0
    It was ok - probably wouldn’t stay at a Red Roof inn again - franchise independently owned and operated
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior King Room Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Require $100 USD refundable damage deposit - most other Red Roof Inns don’t Found a bug in the bed

    No carpet in rooms Friendly staff No charge for our dog

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 April 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lady at the front desk was very rude when checking in.

    I loved it here

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2024

    6.0
    It was okay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Staff member at the desk could have been more pleasant. There was a man going wild in the parking lot, it took a long time for the cops to be called. The staff never came out to reassure anyone. Bathroom was dirty.

    Location. Location. Location. Breakfast was ok. Liked it bc it was later. Housekeeping was great and helpful. It was convenient with parking.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2024

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The rudeness of staff

    Breakfast

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 February 2024

    6.0
    It was average. You get what you pay for. It was clean.
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds are harder than average.

    Location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 November 2023

    6.0
    Will book a newer hotel next time
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The hotel is very old and needs restoration

    The room was clean

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 November 2023

    5.0
    good place to stay overnight when traveling. safe convenient.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    overall maintenance of facilities

    good place to stay while passing through

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 October 2023

    7.0
    Convenient and comfortable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bathrooms need to be upgraded, and the quality of the bath towels was sub par

    Great location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 October 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The housekeeper is a very sweet lady. Now on the other hand there is a young grl that works the front desk since we have been here it just seems like whenever she speaks to us its about a "complaint" and it seem's 2 be only when she is working but wevhave been here 3 or 4 days now and so far thats how it seems to be to us and its not right because the conplaint we got tiday was totally false we never have arw dog off the leash and IF she is ofd the leash out inpublic it is for a VERY short time like not even 5min! and this is why we have her on a leash bwcause we sont want "cinplaints idk how there was a complaint already thjs a.m. bot even 10am yet whwn my dog hasnt even been outajde yet....😐😕But other then that roon ia clean the facility is clean, the one time i have been down to get the breakfast that was very gd . all and all its a nice olace to stay u cant let 1 peraon define something ...

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 October 2023

    6.0
    It is a basic hotel and that’s what we got
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was convenient

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 October 2023

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is more a motel than a hotel. The room doors are off the parking lot. It is an old property that is being maintained and cleaned with minimum investment and effort. My wife and 17 yo son checked in around 10:30 at night after spending the day visiting our daughter and going to a UT game. On check in I had to pay a $100 cash deposit and then retrieve my deposit in the morning and wait 10 minutes while they went to check my room for damage or misbehavior. If I was 21, I’d get the deposit policy I guess, but I’m 49. Come on. It was a needless hassle. The room smelled like smoke and had linoleum floors that were mostly swept and mopped. The bathtub drain had rust around it. We had two towels for three people. The breakfast was sparse and we went somewhere else to eat. The booking said two queen beds but they were doubles. All little things but they add up. It was not terrible and served the purpose of an affordable room near campus for one night on a game weekend, but know what you are getting.

    We chose this property due to price, availability of a one night stay and proximity to University of Tennessee campus after a football game.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2023

    7.0
    The front desk clerk at night was very nice.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Superior Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Paying a deposit for a non-smoking room and I don't even smoke. Other than that everything else was good.

    The location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 August 2023

    5.0
    It was good
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The breakfast there was nothing to choose from no variety of foods

    They had smoking rooms and the pool

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe King Room Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Tv remote didnt work. 2nd Tv remote didnt work.

    Good location Friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 July 2023

    7.0
    The front desk worker was extremely nice and welcoming. I was only in town for a night, essentially just enough to sleep
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The shower floor needed to be redone, no fan when taking a shower, and a few burnt spots on the comforter. Also the internet was very picky on what it would allow you to access.

    The location to the interstate for additional travel the next morning.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 July 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    bare basics. clean enough. nice staff

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 June 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Business trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The neighbors The noise

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 May 2023

    6.0
    Knoxville red roof inn
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Housekeeping doesn't come around to empty trash or change out towels and washrags. Rooms could be a little cleaner.

    Beds are comfortable

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2023

    5.0
    Quite Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We only spent one night and found TWO live roaches while we were there. That's completely unacceptable. The room (especially the bathing area) had the feel of something old they had tried to spruce up "on the cheap". It was also very loud. Overall, I was just really disappointed to spend that much for what we got.

    The location was convenient. We appreciated having a fridge, microwave, and iron/ironing board.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    After 2 days we still haven't gotten our deposit back and I know for a fact that we did zero damage. The last red roof we stayed at returned our deposit the next day. Do better.

    Bathtubs as advertised!

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Room with Two Queen Beds Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Adjoining door always makes me nervous. Gap between entrance door and frame. Ground floor room has no nets to shield from carpark. Could not turn off CC on tv. Wifi in and out and as an adult I object to being told what I can and cannot view across the internet. Walls very thin. Sketchy characters using the carpark when not guests.

    Staff friendly, check in/out quick enough. Sizeable tub. Room also sizeable. Good size beds, comfortable enough.

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 February 2023

    5.0
    it was a quick fix but wish I had went somewhere else.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room with Sofa Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    I’ve yet to receive my deposit back.. that was supposed to just be held 24 hours.

    Stayed in February 2023

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