Chattanooga Homestays

If being saturated in the smell of sewage (I assume from the nearby city sewer system), being terminally tormented by the tedious sounds of traffic, cringing all night at the excruciating cacophony of construction activity, wincing at the grating sound of city vehicles cleaning streets and emptying dumpsters outside your room all night, being deafened at 4 a. m. by a diesel delivery truck parked outside your room running their refrigeration units at 120 decibels and clanging on metal unloading ramps loudly enough to wake the deceased, and a general unawareness of and indifference to your suffering and the very idea that a lodger might wish to sleep at night are what you seek, this hotel is for you! The hotel was clean and neat inside the room and conveniently located near City Cafe and a public transport stop, however, the notion that a lodger might desire sleep seems to have escaped them. In my personal experience Hotel Bo now has pride of place for providing (or not providing, rather) the worst night of ”sleep” (torture, rather) at a hotel that I have had in half a century. I honestly could have slept in my truck in a Walmart parking lot and been happier and more rested right now. I find it humorously ironic, I guess, that I arrived after midnight due to a difficult journey thinking I would crash hard and sleep through any disturbance a hotel might have the capacity to conjure up in the night, not knowing that the fates were already laughing devilishly at what they had planned for me at Hotel Bo. So, here I sit at City Cafe (since 5 a. m., by the way) musing to myself about my own idiocy. Caveat emptor.

We stopped here on a return trip from visiting friends in Virginia. The hotel is at the foot of Lookout Mountain so the view is mostly trees but in a pleasant, quieter location outside of downtown Chattanooga. There is a Cracker Barrel on the same road just below the hotel. We easily drove back into town for supper at Carraba's. The lobby was very inviting with a mountain lodge feel and a crackling fire in the fireplace. We had a suite with separate sitting room and bedroom on the 3rd floor. Ask for a room facing the mountain - we had a view of the dumpster from our room. (Not mad about the dumpster - every hotel needs one. Just didn't think about asking for a specific view.) The room was very clean with one exception - some hairs left behind on the wall of the shower stall. The color pattern of the tile might have camouflaged them so that housekeeping overlooked them, and it was not a deal-breaker for us but might warrant some additional training for staff. The breakfast area was busy on a Tuesday morning, so much so that coffee and food items ran out and were being replenished by possibly the only worker responsible for the buffet. He was trying his hardest to stay caught up to the many guests and I suspect this was just a staffing problem, possibly someone not showing up to work the breakfast shift. Every hotel associate we encountered or spoke to was very polite and helpful. We enjoyed our stay here and would recommend it.

My stay has been more than disappointing, it is down right unacceptable. Checking in I was met with a very rude woman behind the counter who made very unprofessional comments. I booked through ******* and when I came in they tried to charge me a completely different price. I didn't hold back and I made them charge me the correct amount. Coming to our room was initially nice, but we soon found that the bedsheets were stained, the ac barely cooled the room, for a room of four we only had 2 rolls of toilet paper and one trash bag. This wouldn't be so bad but their room service only comes once every 3 days, if you are lucky. Our room service never came on the day they were supposed to, not even a knock on our door. We had to schedule them the next day and we were told that they would come between a certain time in the morning. We made sure we were not in the room before that time and didn't come back until later in the day. After an exhausting day we came back to a room that had not been touched. We decided to call the front desk using our rooms phone, only to find that it did not work. We had to make our way back down and practically begging for them to come up and clean the room. Once they did come we were met with attitude by the cleaning lady. We thought she did a good job at first, but we found out she never even replaced our shampoo and conditioner, only adding water to it. I wouldn't recommend going to the pool at least in the current condition it is in. When you first walk in you are welcomed to a loud screeching fan that fills and echos into the room. you have to talk quite loudly to even be able to hear over it. That's not the only thing you should avoid in the pool. When we first came the pool was closed but then reopened, we were told it was safe to swim, but that was not the case. All of our hair is fried, our skin dried and irritated, and our bathing suits bleached. I have grown up swimming in chlorine pools and I've never had such a negative chemical reaction such as this. I don't recommend using the stairs as it is very much a fall risk. Multiple stairs are broken and showing bare wood, missing the gripping edges. My disabled friend, when going down to let the front desk know about the cleaning not happening, took a nasty fall. All the front desk did was file a report and not do anything to fix the stairs right away. Also letting the desk know our room phone didn't work they did nothing to rectify that either. Their breakfast leaves a lot to be desired. You get two main choices and the rest is packaged milk and yogurt. Their coffees are never refilled and for the size of the hotel it's just not enough. I was able to get maybe 4 oz of coffee when coming early. I definitely recommend staying away from the turkey sausage. Tasting it I could tell something was off right away and I couldn't even eat it. My poor husband decided to try and he has been up all night and day with a stomach ache. Checking out and bringing some of these

We celebrated our 40th anniversary here and it was extremely nice! The breathtaking ambiance when you walk inside to the bellmen with the hats and curtesy they gave us when we first arrived. Our room was on the 10th floor end unit as we walked inside was kinda small but the bathroom was big! Quiet room, pillows were ok but bed was very comfortable! Room service was great but only Friday-Sunday, very disappointed as we stayed through Monday. I love in room service fir breakfast especially! The restaurant was superb and our waiter Chris was absolutely perfect! The bartender in the front bar named I believe Barry was such an amazing guy! Good food in there to order as well! Anything you needed the front desk accommodated very nicely! The tour of room 311 was definitely a must! Valet Parking was a bit pricey but worth it! You will be happy to book this for your stay in Chattanooga! Great memories! So much to do in Chattanooga!

Great Value! Central location super close to the interstate and walking distance to several restaurants and bars. Would walk in the daytime but taxi/uber at night. Friendly staff. Well appointed room with mini fridge, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer, drop zone with an area to sit, store shoes and lots of hooks to hang coats and bags. Beds were comfortable. Room was clean. Generous complimentary breakfast with sausage, eggs, cereals, bagels, biscuits and gravy, yogurt, waffles and juices. Private exterior courtyard on side of hotel with tables and chairs. Hotel was a bit worn but renovations are underway. I would stay here again and recommend.