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The Lodge at Banner Elk

2.5 star property

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Front of property
Restaurant
Pool
Pool
Standard Double Room

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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1615 Tynecastle Highway, Banner Elk, NC, 28604
  • Place, Sugar Mountain Resort
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Hawksnest Tubing Park
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Beech Mountain Resort
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, laptop workspace

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, pillow-top beds, in-room safe, laptop workspace

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Deluxe Suite

Deluxe Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

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About the area

Banner Elk

With a stay at The Lodge at Banner Elk in Banner Elk, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Sugar Mountain Resort and Beech Mountain Resort. .This hotel is 11.3 mi (18.2 km) from Grandfather Mountain and 16.5 mi (26.6 km) from Appalachian State University.

What's nearby

  • Lees-McRae College - 18 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Sugar Mountain Resort - 4 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Hawksnest Tubing Park - 9 min drive - 4.1 km
  • Beech Mountain Resort - 11 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Land of Oz - 16 min drive - 11.3 km

Getting around

  • Tri-Cities, TN (TRI-Tri-Cities Regional) - 78 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Town Tavern of Banner Elk - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Blink Elk Tap Room - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Banner Elk Cafe - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Puerto Nuevo - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Lodge at Banner Elk

Hotel in Banner Elk with free breakfast and a fitness center
The Lodge at Banner Elk offers 100 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature DVD players and safes. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers are provided.

Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. 30-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 100 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Satellite programming along with DVD players are provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Enjoy recreation amenities such as a fitness center or take in the view from a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting.
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Planning an event in Banner Elk? This hotel has 3600 square feet (324 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 4 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • Babysitting
  • Children's games
  • DVD player
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 3,600 square feet of conference space
  • 4 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a nature reserve
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 2 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No lift
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk (94 centimetre high)
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Banquet hall
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Locally-owned and organised tours and activities
  • Smoke-free property
  • Water dispenser usage encouraged

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 30-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels
  • DVD player

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • LED lighting
  • Safe
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities or services will be unavailable from May 21 2025 to May 31 2026 (dates subject to change):
  • Swimming pool
The property will be renovating from October 11 2025 to April 30 2026 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Exterior
  • Select guestrooms
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 60 per accommodation, per day (maximum USD 1799 per stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 80 lbs per pet)
Pets cannot be left unattended
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 60 per accommodation, per day (maximum USD 1799 per stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Only bookings from non-local guests are accepted; guests whose residence is within 30 mi (48 km) of the property will not be allowed to check in

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Banner Elk Lodge

Reviews

The Lodge at Banner Elk Reviews

8.6

Excellent

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 508 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 327 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 95 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 1004 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 34 out of 1004 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

First time visit in the city we was in

Stay was pretty good only thing we was bummed about was the pool not being opened other than that we enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Crystal A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

George

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Completely average.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

HENRY

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

brenda

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

No elevator and tiny bathroom

The worst thing about this hotel was lack of elevator. As an older couple, lugging bags upstairs was annoying and unsafe. We should’ve requested a 1st floor room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sheila

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
All in all a good stay. A little dated, but allows pets and had a decent breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rose

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a nice stay ! Very clean , staff very friendly , and we loved the free shuttle up to beach mtn!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly employees and very helpful
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Martin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best Western Banner Elk turned us away from their door because we live under 30 miles away. We wanted to be in banner elk to see my nine-month old grandson as my son’s family were passing through the area. My wife and I are retired, in our sixties and not used to such stupid BS. We do still love Hotels.Com as are travel app.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
As advertised. Nice mountain resort. May need
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Construction added tile to upstairs making the stair height taller - trip hazard!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Devesh

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Nice small hotel near the Sugar Mountain SKI resort.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Roberto

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Kenton

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Billy Jo

Travelled with partner
Great place.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The front dest ladies are wonderful! The room was clean, bed was comfortable and the viewvwas beautiful!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I've stayed here many times good location.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness
Hotel is very dated. Insufficient outlets considering the recharging needs of today's travelers. This could be fixed by adding several lamps with electrical outlet bases. Would not stay here again
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jose

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pillow not comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Curtis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old property. Needs some repairs. The staff was very friendly. Location was perfect for our trip to Grand Father Mountain and surrounding area. Breakfast was back, scrambled eggs, sausage, gravy, biscuits and some typical breads and stuff. The rooms were quiet, bring your own pillows if you don’t like lumpy ones. I would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff were as nice as they could be. Room felt safe and was comfortable. It was very convent and close to Boone - making it an affordable option when visiting App State. Breakfast was typical. Coffee in the lobby. Small but adequate fitness center. Close to restaurants and grocery store. Pool was big (not yet open when I visited). There is no elevator and steps were slippery in the rain. Room doors open to the outside. All in all, great value for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025