Gateway Inn

This place is basically a throwback to when in-room smoking was the norm. As an ex-smoker, the odor of stale nicotine was instantly recognizable and permeates the place despite the attempt to update cosmetics. When we got home our clothes and duffles required a washing to get rid of the smell. The fridge was straight out of the 60’s. No cups. No soap or shampoo. No drain plug in cracked sink. No in-room coffee service. Yellowed linens supplied miserly. Bed mattress was tired musty and lumpy with poor support from age. Same for the pillows. There was a sofa bed but it was completely broken down. Thin walls transmit sound from parked vehicles. Ice machine on ground floor was broken. Staff friendly but not particularly responsive. We were here only for an overnight after a Grand Ole Oprah performance. If we weren’t so tired and it wasn’t so late when we got back we would have spent a little more to select from one of the many better choices in Clarksville.

We recently came through Clarksville and had difficulty finding a room. We thought we lucked out when Gateway Inn and Suites had a few rooms available. I now know why. this was suppose to be a non smoking room but was definitely smoked in. It stunk of urine and after I rolled up one of the sleeping bags that was on the floor it stunk so bad we may never use it again. If it wasn't midnight and the whole family exhausted from traveling I would have never tried to sleep there. I laid in bed for at least an hour trying to breath it stunk that bad. Having to do it over I would have slept in my car.