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Finding an ideal budget friendly small hotel in Wartburg does not have to be difficult. Welcome to Scenic River Inn Motel, a nice option for travellers like you.
Rooms at Scenic River Inn Motel provide a flat screen TV, a refrigerator, and extra long beds.
While you’re here, be sure to check out El Patron, one of the Mexican restaurants that can be found in Wartburg, which is a short distance from Scenic River Inn Motel.
Best of all, Scenic River Inn Motel makes it easy to experience some great Wartburg attractions like Frozen Head State Park, which is a popular state park.
Scenic River Inn Motel looks forward to welcoming you on your visit to Wartburg.
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HOTEL STYLE
Budget
Languages Spoken
Hindi
Location
915, Main St, Wartburg, TN 37887
Scenic River Inn By Oyo Wartburg Hwy 27
2.5 reviews
Getting there
Car recommended
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I have to be honest. Many people would not find this an Average place, but it's the kind of lodging I remember from the 50s and 60s. It's a typical, small roadside motel of that era, Pull off the road and right up to your room. I remember when this was the norm, and I'm not a huge fan of places with shiny lobbies and elevators. They seem to lack personality. The owners at the Scenic River were pleasant and efficient at check-in, despite a few language disconnects. The room was clean and simple - exactly what I wanted on this road trip. The locks worked, everything was clean and functional. So why might others give the place a lower rating? Old motels have relatively thin walls and, while the motel is limited in its control of inconsiderate guests, they can get too loud for some people's taste. In this case, it sounded like someone next door threw something against the wall - twice. At least it wasn't their three year old, whose voice I heard at 1 AM! It didn't take very loud conversation for it to carry through the walls, but these yahoos didn't even TRY to keep their voices low in the middle of the night. Despite that, I got a fairly good night's rest. BTW, there is no comparing the Scenic River to other lodgings in town since it is the only one in Wartburg. If you need more modern accommodations, with the possibility of thicker walls, try Harriman, 16 miles south. However, Frozen Head State Park and the Obed Wild & Scenic River are in Wartburg, and the Big South Fork NRRA is 34 miles north, so Wartburg is pretty handy to the tourist attraction of the area.
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Date of stay: June 2012
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I stayed at the Scenic River Inn for over three weeks while doing contractor work in the area. Pros: Managers very nice, rooms clean, weekly rates are good, motel is close to stores and restaurants. Cons:Managers do not speak or understand english well, shower stalls in single rooms are too small, walls have no insulation so plan on hearing the neighbors talking and watching tv all night, there is no "scenic" or "river" anywhere near motel. It is located between two main roads and next to a Rite-Aid. I didnt mind staying there by myself while working, but would not take my family there.
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Date of stay: April 2013
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Room Tip:Â Do not stay in room 4. Its next to the office, so you not only get to hear tv's and talking...
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Although this motel is being updated, I will say that it's doable. It's the closest to the job site and 22 miles away from a bigger county. Not much going on here. A handful of eateries with Subway and Hardee's being the best as they are open 7 days a week. The pizza partners need some help. Angie is only open Monday through Friday. Venture if you must. The people seem friendly enough.
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Date of stay: April 2015Trip type: Travelled on business
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After looking for hotels close to the prison. I called the hotel to reserve a room. They say text this number and we can reserve a room. Setup with a text to the owner over 3 months ahead. 2 months ahead I verified I had a king bed w cable tv, micro, fridge. Day of the stay texted to see when check in was able... who is this? Do you have a reservation? Says the hotel is full from online orders and only has a room for us to "look at"... we get there the room smells moldy and just nasty. Took payment and then we went to disinfect it. The towels are 3 different shades of dirty white. The roaches began scattering. We left for dinner immediately and put our things back in the car. I come back to the door to our room is open, the bed is made up again with the nasty sheets, my beer is now in their office as I find out when I go to the office to find out why my personal belongings are now missing. The only thing he says is you signed for the room. Before the roaches were discovered! This place is a joke and a scam as I have found out further. I would not waste your time trying it there are many nicer clean places nearby
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Date of stay: October 2023
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Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Â Stay away
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This is the only place to stay near frozenhead park.Room#15 has wood floors and is nicer than room next to office that smells old.Bathroom has large counter,made of pink tile.Tub has handles so you don't slip because the bottom is slanted.I never saw that before.Nothing to do here,but the thrift store (the unicorn )has nice selection of clothing,name brands too!Food at local stores are expensive to me ...Save a Lot and Darnell market.Support Darnell local store if you're buying food. Be friendly and people maybe the same.Local park,on road past funeral home with marquee in front has a nice walking path and playground.Angies restaurant is open at 6-3.across from town square?
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Date of stay: July 2015
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Trip type: Travelled on business
Room Tip:Â #15 has a little view of the mt.along with a white house that reflects bright sunlight.Air...
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Clean and reasonably priced, a dated but that's fine. All the amenities of higher cost hotels. Quite, wifi , cable , fridge, microwave, large bathroom and tub, coffee, iron and ironing board, hair dryer. Great little place for over night.
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Date of stay: December 2016Trip type: Travelled solo
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Double charging scam artists at this place- stay away!!! I booked a hotel room at this location for my daughter via Hotels.com at a rate of $34/night for 2 nights, 23-24/Aug/2024. I paid at the time of booking via PayPal and received a receipt for such. Upon her arrival, the desk clerk would not accept the receipt, claimed their was no reservation, refused the proof of booking, refused the receipt and then charged over $60/night at the desk. My daughter had to pay again or have nowhere to stay for 2 nights. I contacted Hotels.com. They contacted the parent property OYO. OYO said that the property cancelled the reservation-but i didn't notice OR get a refund. They falsely advertise on multiple platforms, hotels.com, OYO, kayak and the like, a double queen room for $34/night + tax. 2. They accepted payment at time of online reservation then without warning or notice cancel the reservation AND keep the money. (I also just read a review where the same thing happened to another LADY traveling alone). When my daughter arrived she was told no reservation was placed and the desk clerk would not accept the payment receipt with transaction ID thus leaving my daughter stranded and forced to pay again at a rate double the advertised amount. This property charged double the advertised rate AND kept the original $103.30 as well. I looked on multiple sites and $34 -$38.00 is the advertised rate. Either the property themselves or the desk clerk is running a scam and it should be stopped. It appears as if they joined with OYO hotels for their name and exposure then cancel the reservations, charge double, then in the end get triple the rate because they do not refund the initial payments. If the advertised rate was a posting error on just Hotels.com, $34/night wouldn't show on other booking sites and my daughter may have been asked to pay the difference not double the whole thing. And at the time of this posting, 14 days post- stay, the individual property AND OYO parent company have refused to respond to inquiries made by me, hotels.com or TN Better Business Bureau one can’t even pull up the hotel on the PARENT OYO site so that speaks volumes.
As for the room, there was no evidence of bed bugs but it was definitely run down. My daughter was visiting there for a wedding. The mess with the front desk made her late for the rehearsal too. Bait and switch tactics and credit card fraud are both illegal. Stay away!
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Date of stay: August 2024
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Trip type: Travelled solo
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im a disabled veteran in a wheelchair and wanted to go see the old prison and go to the July 4th concert at the prison... made reservations at this hotel get there and he said he was going to charge me to have my service dog or I wouldn’t be allowed to stay I told him that was illegal and he said he didn’t care so I called Booking.com and they called him he told them the same thing and said he no longer wanted me to stay so he canceled my reservation so I had to turn around and drive all the way back home ruining my July 4 vacation
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Date of stay: July 2020Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Stayed here one night while passing through the area. It was the only inn in Wartburg. Room was clean, nice bathroom, but sleeping area need some renovations. There was a refrigerator and a microwave, but no drinking cups.
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Date of stay: October 2018Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Chose this place to get some rest from traveling. Outside decor was verynice.Lady at desk was nice and room cost was not expensive. Upon entering our room we find an older room, had an unusual smell. Microwave, refrigerator, an older tv, no coffee pot no complimentary shampoo. Just one small bar of soap. 2 full size beds, window heat and air unit. A sofa bed, table & chair. The bathroom is an older style. I think this was once an old house. It has a lot to be desired but it served its purpose. We would not choose this place on purpose.
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Date of stay: November 2016Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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"Do not stay in room 4. Its next to the office, so you not only get to hear tv's and talking all night, but also get to hear the managers dog barking. Get one of the non smoking "double" rooms on the the ends of the motel. The rooms seems to be better insulated and the bathrooms are huge."
There are more places to choose from in the Wartburg area.
PRICE RANGE
C$92 - C$99 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
United StatesTennesseeWartburg
NUMBER OF ROOMS
12
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