Laurel Springs Lodge Bed and Breakfast is located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee... and Gatlinburg is the gateway to the famous Smoky Mountains.

Laurel Springs Lodge Bed and Breakfast is a historic 1930’s Smoky Mountain lodge in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Two blocks off the Parkway, an easy walk downtown. Only 3 miles from the Smoky Mountain National Park, and 5 miles from Pigeon Forge. Minutes from horseback riding, golfing, skiing, rafting, Ober Gatlinburg, and Dollywood.

As our guests you will feel like family. Surrounded with old world ambience, pampered with modern amenities, and spoiled by Smoky Mountain hospitality. Nestled on a wooded hillside, overlooking the Little Pigeon River in Gatlinburg.

Whether shopping in Pigeon Forge, hiking in the Smoky Mountains, seeing the attractions in Gatlinburg, or just relaxing at letting the world melt away, the Laurel Springs Lodge Bed and Breakfast is the perfect Smoky Mountain retreat. We gladly welcome you into our home, and try to make your visit a special occasion. Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, the Arts and Crafts community, and the Smoky Mountain National Park are all very close.

We are glad to help you plan your day so that you can get the most from your visit to Gatlinburg and the Smoky Mountains including the best touring roads for your car or motorcycle. We are just a short drive from the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherohala Skyway, and the Tail of the Dragon!

Rooms:

We have five guest rooms for your lodging needs. All with private baths, cable TV, VCRs, and complementary wireless internet. All have premium linens, down or synthetic pillows, and botanical bath products; mini-suites also have bathrobes and DVD players. The entire Lodge has been modernized with central heat, central air conditioning, and modern plumbing (yes, we have great water pressure). Gatlinburg Lodging with smoky mountain ambiance!

The Victorian Room (Room One):

A bright mini-suite on the upper level, furnished with an antique brass queen size bed, Queen Ann wing-back chairs; antique mahogany dresser and night stand.

The Botanical Room (Room Two):

A cheerful room on the upper level overlooking the gazebo. Furnished with a queen size bed, antique armoire, night stand, and Grandma's oak rocker.

The English Room (Room Three):

A unique mini-suite on the upper level with a lovely view of the wooded hillside. Furnished with an antique brass queen size bed, swivel roll-back chair, and vintage English oak dresser and table. A comfortable twin size trundle bed is available for a third person. The twin size bed stores under the queen bed when not in use.

The Carnival Room (Room Four):

A colorful, intimate room on the main floor, with an antique full size brass and iron bed. Decorated with our treasures from the "Big Easy", Gatlinburg, and Venice.

The Fern Room (Room 5):

This secluded queen size mini-suite on the lower level is a favorite among honeymooners. It is furnished with casual white wicker and decorated in a soft green fern motif. The chairs have been changed to green cloth recliners! View your private fern garden from the window!

Experience all of the comfort, luxury, and friendly atmosphere that only bed and breakfast lodging can provide. We treat all of our guests as our friends, because if they are not our friends when they walk in the door, you will be when you leave!

Common Areas:

Enjoy our rustic great room with its knotty pine walls, open beam ceiling, and wood burning stone fireplace.

Our four season porch is the perfect place to relax, read a book, or work a puzzle. We have numerous board games and a small eclectic library for your enjoyment. Hot coffee, cold drinks and snacks are available in the afternoon and evening. A small refrigerator and microwave are available for guest use. We also have wireless internet available.

We serve breakfast from 8:30 until 10 a.m. We start off with fresh fruit, warm bread, coffee, and juice. Followed by country favorites such as biscuits and sausage gravy, cinnamon-apple pancakes or French toast. We compliment this with country fried potatoes, eggs to order and sausage, bacon or ham. Nobody leaves the table hungry! Special requests can usually be accommodated with advance notice.

Grounds, Gazebo, Hot Tub, and River:

We are on a secluded, wooded hillside overlooking the Little Pigeon River. Enjoy the sounds of nature while relaxing in our gazebo or hot tub.

Our hot tub feels good after a long hike.

The Little Pigeon River is 100 feet from our door. The river is stocked with trout every Thursday!

History:

Imagine being transported back in time to a world where the smoky mountain air is clear, and life is simple...

In 1932, the Lodge at 204 Hill Street had its first guests. Gatlinburg was a sleepy, peaceful mountain village.

The guests woke in the morning rested and relaxed. They enjoyed the sound of the river rushing out of the smoky mountains and savored the smell of biscuits baking and fresh coffee brewing.

There was excitement in the air as guests prepared to explore the mountains above Gatlinburg. Talk was about the mountains becoming the Smoky Mountain National Park.

These sights, sounds, and excitement have not changed in 70 years. They are still being experienced today!

The Lodge was known as Miss McCauley's boarding house for many of its early years. Miss McCauley was a music teacher in Knoxville. She hosted hundreds of guests and often had school children "camping" on her screened porch, enjoying all the excitement the smoky mountains had to offer.

The Lodge has since been used as a private residence, but was modernized and became the Laurel Springs Bed & Breakfast in 1995.

The B&B was first opened by Patricia and Tim Wagner and is now owned and operated by Belinda and Garth Birdsey.

Belinda and Garth are both retired from the U.S. Navy and have moved to Tennessee from Norfolk, Virginia.

Directions:

All of the traffic lights in Gatlinburg are numbered with a sign hanging next to the traffic light. They are numbered 1 through 10, and follow Hwy 441 through town. Highway 321 branches off towards the East at light number 3, and the lights are then numbered 1a, 2a, 3a.

Most of our first-time guests have problems finding us because the street that you turn on from the Parkway (441/321) does not have a street sign (it isn't named!). This makes it impossible to follow online map programs such as Yahoo Map, MapQuest, etc.

We are located at 204 Hill Street, Gatlinburg TN. Give us a call if you get lost.

US 441/321:

• When traveling on US 441/321 turn at light #2 (it only goes one direction). Light # 2 is a flashing caution light. The street has no name, it looks like a driveway to the Wildwood Inn, it is not.
• Cross the bridge and you will see the Wildwood Inn directly in front of you.
• Turn right, and follow the narrow road (Hemlock) about 300 yards.
• The road narrows (even more), as you see the curve to the left, you will also see the Laurel Springs Lodge B&B on the corner of Hill and Hemlock streets.

If coming from other directions, then please contact us for further directions.