GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE RESORTS
Wyndham Smoky Mountains (Sevierville)
- 3.9 miles to Dollywood
- 4 pools & 2 hot tubs
- Building 23 (very good) (pool right next to it)
- Building 24, 25, & 26 are the best buildings
- Can see Dollywood fireworks (to left of mountain)
- Unit 2546 is a three-bedroom deluxe
- Units 18 – 23 have been remodeled
- Units 24 – 27 have the best views of the mountains
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Great Smokies Lodge (Sevierville)
- 3 water parks & adventure park on site (water park is amazing)
- 8.8 miles to Dollywood
- Adventure Forest unlimited card is worth the cost (covers bowling, mini golf, ropes course, laser tag,
- rock climbing)
- Building 6 closest to water park but backside overlooks the highway
- Cabanas have a fee per day
- Evergreen building (all golf view units are in this building) (across parking lot from water park)
- Games at arcade are half price till 10 AM
- Have access to Eagles Landing Golf Course
- Request a top floor unit
Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge (Associate Hotel) (Pigeon Forge)
- 5.2 miles to Dollywood
- Hotel rooms (no refrigerator or dishes)
- Located in The Island complex
- Not a scenic area
- Some units have separate bedroom & living room with small refrigerator & microwave
- Very crowded & noisy (quiet after 10 PM)
- 2 Bedroom Chalet, Combined 3 Bedroom Townhome, 2 Bedroom Townhome, 1 bedroom townhome, combined 2 bedroom, 1 bedroom deluxe, 1 bedroom standard, 3-bedroom Presidential untis
- Fitness center
- Hot tubs
- 3 heated pools
- Sauna
- Combined 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Townhouses, 1-bedroom, combined 2 bedroom, hotel room
- Indoor pool
- Fitness center
- Outdoor hot tubs
- Expected to open in 2024
GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE RESTAURANTS/FOOD
- Alamo Steakhouse (in Gatlinburg)
- Applewood Farmhouse Grill (Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store) (great food, big portions)
- Applewood Farmhouse Restaurant (Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store)
- Aunt Granny’s (in Dollywood)
- Bennett’s Pit Bar-B-Que
- Big Daddy’s Pizzeria* (Gatlinburg)
- Bluff’s (wing place)
- Bubba Gump’s Shrimp Company (in Gatlinburg) (Landry’s Select Club)
- Bullfish Grill (steaks & seafood)
- Bush Bean Café (in Dandridge, TN) (try the pie, never know it is made from beans)
- Cherokee Grill (Gatlinburg)
- Crockett’s Breakfast Camp (Gatlinburg)
- Crystelle Creek Restaurant & Grill (Gatlinburg)
- Delauder’s Smoky Mountain BBQ (very good) (call ahead to make sure they have not run out)
- Elvira’s Café (on wears Valley Road)
- Flapjacks Pancake Cabin
- Goats on the Roof
- Harpoon Harry’s Crab House (great food)
- Holston’s Kitchen
- Huck Finn’s Catfish
- Joe’s Crab Shack (near Smoky Mountain Resort)
- Local Goat Tavern (great food & service) (excellent ribs) (excellent shrimp & grits)
- Loco Burro
- Mad Dog’s Creamery & Donuts
- Mama’s Farmhouse
- Margaritaville
- McCloud Mountain Restaurant (La Follette, TN) (reservations required)
- Mellow Mushroom*
- Nino’s Pizza
- Old Mill Pottery House Café & Grille
- Pancake Pantry (Gatlinburg) (cash only)
- Paula Deen’s Family Kitchen (many people didn’t care for it, claim it is not that good & overpriced)
- Pigeon Forge Deli
- The Chop House
- The Chop House Steakhouse
- The Fox & Parrot Tavern
- The Inn at Christmas Place
- The Lost Sea
- The Old Mill Restaurant* (go early or could have a long wait by 6 or 7)
- The Peddler Steakhouse (Gatlinburg)
- The Wild Plum Tea Room (Gatlinburg) (open Tues. – Sat. 11 AM – 3 PM)
- Three Jimmy’s (in Gatlinburg) (awesome mac & cheese)
- Typhoon Harry’s Restaurant (great food) (deco is worth the trip to see)
- Ye Olde Steak House (Knoxville, TN) (one-hour drive)
GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE BARS
- Smoky Mountain Brewery
- The Casual Pint
- Shamrock*
GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE ATTRACTIONS/ACTIVITIES
- Abrams Waterfall
- Alewine Studios
- Annakeesta
- Antique stores
- Appalachian Trail
- Apple Barn Cider Mill & General Store
- Artists Loop (pottery & arts) (gatlinburgcrafts.com)
- Beyond the Lens
- Biltmore Estates (Asheville, NC) (2-hour drive)
- Bush Bean Factory Tour (in Dandridge, TN)
- Cades Cove* (in Great Smoky Mountains N.P.) (scenic drive) (historic district) (hiking trails)
- Carver Orchards
- Chasing Rainbows Museum (Dolly Parton Museum) (included with admission to Dollywood)
- Chimney Tops picnic area in Great Smoky Mountains NP) (nice area for picnic) (has stream to play in)
- Climb Works Ziplining (amazing) (Gatlinburg)
- Clingmans Dome (highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
- Comedy Barn Theater (animal show is the best) (can get combo ticket with the Hatfield’s & McCoy’s) (very good Christmas show)
- Day trip to Cherokee, NC*
- Day trip to Gatlinburg*
- Dixie Stampede (very good Christmas show)
- Dolly Parton’s Lumberjack Adventure Dinner & Show
- Dollywood* (beautiful at Christmas time)
- Dollywood Splash Country Water Park (awesome) (get combo ticket for it & Dollywood) (fun for all ages)
- Five Oaks Riding Stables
- Forbidden Caverns (close to resort)
- Fountain show at The Island (free) (Every half hour between 10 AM - 11:30 PM)
- Gatlinburg Mountain Coaster
- Go cart tracks (many in area)
- Golfing (many courses in area)
- Great cave exploring in area
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park*
- Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (in Bryson City, NC) (2-hour drive) (train ride through forest)
- Green Brier picnic area
- Grotto Falls (in Great Smoky Mountains State Park)
- Harrah’s Casino* (Cherokee, NC)
- Hatfield’s & McCoy’s Dinner Show (great food & show) (can get combo ticket with the Comedy Barn) (very good Christmas show)
- Helicopter tour
- Jewell Ranch (horses are gentle)
- Laurel Falls* (in Great Smoky Mountains State Park) (best falls in area)
- Magicquest (4 attraction in one)
- Memories Theater (very good Christmas show)
- Mini Golf (many in area)
- Minso Falls
- Moonshine tasting* (in Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge)
- Movie Theater just of Collier Drive that has discount movies before noon (near Smoky Mountains resort)
- Mt. Leconte (hiking trails) (one of the trails goes behind a water fall)
- NASCAR Speedpark Smoky Mountains (multiple go-cart tracks (very fun)
- Newfound Gap (lowest drivable pass in Great Smoky Mountains National Park)
- Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tram (amusement activity area and great views of Gatlinburg at top)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village* (Cherokee, NC)
- Ole Smokey Candy Kitchen*
- Outdoor Gravity Park (pricey)
- Outlet Malls (4 or 5 in area)
- Parrot Mountain & Garden of Eden (great for bird watching)
- Pigeon Forge Gem Mine
- Rainforest Zoo
- Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies (Gatlinburg)
- River Rat Rafting
- Roaring Fork Motor Trail (Gatlinburg)
- Rocky Top Wine Trail (self-driving trail to five different wine tasting places)
- Russell Stover Store
- Sevier Air Trampoline Park
- Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster (on wears Valley Road)
- Smoky Mountain Deer Farm & Exotic Petting Zoo
- Smoky Mountain Knife Works
- Smoky Mountain Outdoors (for whitewater rafting)
- Smoky Mountain’s Opry (Christmas show is excellent)
- Soaky Mountain
- Sugarland Valley Nature Trail (Gatlinburg) (1/2-mile trail with very nice waterfall)
- Sugarlands Visitor Center* (museum) (Gatlinburg)
- Tanger Outlet Mall
- The Dices (with waterfalls)
- The Escape Game (escape room)
- The Island* (rides, games, attractions, rope course, & retail stores)
- Titanic Museum
- Trolley
- Tuckaleechee Caverns (near Cades Cove)
- Waterfalls (the are numerous in the area)
- Wonderworks
GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE GROCERY STORES
- Food City* (off Veterans Blvd) (On 321 in Gatlinburg)
- Kroger (1 mile from Great Smokies Lodge)
- Publix (on Parkway) (10 minutes from Smoky Mountain Resort
- Walmart Neighborhood Market (on Dolly Parton Parkway) (in & out quickly)
OTHER GATLINBURG/PIGEON FORGE/SEVIERVILLE INFO
- Get map of town & learn the back routes since main street moves at a crawl at times
- Visitors Information Channels
- If you go to Dollywood, park at Patriot Park & take bus to Dollywood to save on parking fees (bus costs 50 cents per person each way)
- mypigeonforge.com
ADDRESSES
Wyndham Smoky Mountains
Governor’s Crossing
308 Collier Drive
Sevierville, TN 37862
Phone: 865-774-3960
Wyndham Vacation Resorts Great Smokies Lodge
1425 Old Knoxville Highway
Sevierville, TN 37876
Phone: 865-286-6480
Margaritaville Island Hotel Pigeon Forge
131 The Island Drive
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
Phone: 865-744-2300
Mountainloft
110 Mountainloft Drive
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Phone: 865-436-4367
Laurel Crest
2628 Laurel Crest Lane
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
865.428.8570
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NOTE: This is information I have compiled from comments posted on this site and other timeshare Facebook sites. I have been to some of these places (with * at end of name) and the others are recommendations from other people.