looking for a good place to stay for doing the trip to Deals Gap(the dragon).

 

If want to enjoy some good all around riding stay in Maggie Valley if just want to ride the Dragon stay in Robbinsville..

 

phillips motel, nice people, good food at cafe, in Robbinsville..

 

I'm looking at staying @ IronHorse motorcycle lodge.

http://www.ironhorsenc.com/

 

Ridgetop Motel in Bryson City... half hour away from the dragon, and has plenty of eating choices nearby for dinner. That and you can buy adult beverages at the gas station, around the corner, for the evening "wind-down"
but... both the IRONHORSE, and the KICKSTAND motorcycle lodges are great places, with good folks running them all three are "motorcycle friendly"

If you go to either Iron Horse, or kickstand.... buy twice as much beer as you think you'll drink, because there's no beer there, and the sound of someting opening, will attract everyone

 

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Robbinsville area is a dry county .. While I don't drink while riding when I wind down in the evening is another story ... Why I like the Holiday Motel in Maggie Valley.. Also gives the woman a place to go and shop around as sometimes she doen't want to ride as long as I do...

 

I have stayed at the following

* Deals Gap Motorcycle resort
* Microtel in Robbinsville
* Days Inn in Knoxville
* Days Inn in Asheville

Your decision should be based on where you want to ride (in addition to the Dragon) and the dry county issue (for evening chill time)

 

We stayed at the Deals gap resort, good price and comfort, the ladies that clean the rooms will do your laundry while your out riding. We picked up some beer and whiskey and sat around in the evenings having a few. And met alot of other great people who were down riding the area. Its quiet and not much there but the resort so we would eat dinner and get back about sunset each night but we were also right there in the morning to ride the dragon, or hellbender(28) or shoot over to the cherohla skyway

 

We stayed in Gatlinburg when we were there in July. Hung out there when we werrent riding. But there are alot of places closer to choose from if your going just to do the Dragon. Werre going back up in October to Pigeon Forge. Depends on the weather if we ride or cage for this trip.