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Best Budget Inn

2.5 star property

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Seasonal outdoor pool
1 bedroom, down duvets, pillow-top beds, individually decorated
Double Room
Free self-parking
Free daily continental breakfast

Reviews

5.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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17 Highway 66 East, Tell City, IN, 47586
  • Place, Tipsaw Lake Recreation Area
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Birdseye
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Young's Creek
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Owensboro, KY (OWB-Owensboro-Daviess County Regional)
    ‪60 min drive‬

Room options

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Double Room

Double Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Basic Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Tell City

With a stay at Best Budget Inn in Tell City, you'll be a 1-minute walk from Ohio River Valley and 5 minutes by foot from Tipsaw Lake Recreation Area. .This hotel is 19.8 mi (31.9 km) from Holiday World and Splashin' Safari and 1 mi (1.7 km) from Ohio River.

What's nearby

  • Tipsaw Lake Recreation Area - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Birdseye - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Young's Creek - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • Tell City Dog Park - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Holiday World and Splashin' Safari - 38 min drive - 36.9 km

Getting around

  • Evansville, IN (EVV-Evansville Regional) - 74 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪King Chef - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Riverside Diner - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Pour Haus Pub & Eatery - ‬18 min walk

About this property

Best Budget Inn

Hotel with free breakfast, steps from Ohio River Valley
Best Budget Inn offers 57 accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas. Pillowtop beds feature down comforters. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Tell City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 57 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a vending machine.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Fiesta Grande serving guests of Best Budget Inn. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Fiesta Grande - This restaurant specializes in Mexican cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Restaurants on site

  • Fiesta Grande

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 3 accessible parking spaces
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 buildings
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 6 AM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
3 total pets
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 not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from June to September

Property is also known as

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Knights Inn Tell City Hotel
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Best Budget Inn Reviews

Reviews

5.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 242 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 242 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 242 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 55 out of 242 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 71 out of 242 reviews

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.4/10

Amenities

4.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Erica

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was ok. Everything was clean. They definitely could update the mattress and pillows.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yaounde

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Dalton

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert C Burger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Austyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Older place, clean, friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Travelled with family

Adequate for the price for unassuming guests

Because of the nature of our trip and it was just myself and my husband, it was adequate, but if we had had our family with us we would have looked for somewhere else. It was a place that offered long term stay for workers and families so we don’t feel it was family oriented, but like I said the nature of our trip and being away from the Inn quite a bit it was adequate and affordable and a place to sleep for for the nights.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Anita, Alvada

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy access, but property need a lot of TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tonya

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didn’t like anything about it. The air conditioner didn’t work well and the room was small. And spiders everywhere
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

William

Travelled with family and small children
The continetinal breakfast was horrible out of date cereal and no other options
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

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

8/10 Good

abigail

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Jenifer

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
First there was trash all over outside the facility as well as cans overflowing. Our door lock....no chain and the deadbolt didn't work. The lady provided us a medium size bag of ice, instead of allowing us to get our own. The room was clean and we couldn't hear the neighbors when the door was closed. Location wasn't bad for one night but we will not be returning. During check-in, she couldn't find my reservation and asked me if I had already paid. I could have lied but didn't and made sure I paid her.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessie

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The staff was very nice and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Angela

Disliked: Room comfort
Service was good. Didn’t have high expectations due to the price and for the most part the quality reflected the price. My mine complaint is the mold and the amount silver fish in the bathroom.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ashley

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel needs a lot of work if not a complete renovation. It smells like fish likely from the sitting water in the pool. The bathtubs are dirty, stained, and peeling. There is paint splatter for the layered paint. Smells like mildew. If it wasn’t so late I would have requested a refund and moved somewhere else. We booked two nights but only stayed one. There was no real breakfast just coffee and a muffin, there was only two muffins the few times I checked. Sadly not even worth the low budget price you pay.
Pool right outside of the door.
Ceiling outside the door to the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hey!

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

4/10 Poor

Leeann

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Won't go there again.

The first room had 2 beds first one I looked at had sheets that had hair on them and looked dirty. The front desk lady brought more sheets but as she was gone I discovered the 2nd bedding was also not up to my comfort so she took us to a different room that looked a little better but there was stains on the carpet that looked like blood. After I Lysoled the whole room we did finally sleep but just didn't feel at ease or comfortable there. Didn't like the kids touching anything. I just had a bad feeling lots of bad things have happened there for some reason and didn't like having my grandkids there. It was supposed to have free breakfast but there was no coffee out, and only 2 xsmall (tiny) muffins and a small honey bun and that was it. Just didn't feel good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Latisha

Travelled with family
The room was absolutely horrible, it smelt like smoke. It was very dirty. There was urine all on the toilet there was stuff all over the walls. The pillows were like airplane pillows, so tiny, and there wasn’t even a real blankets on the bed. There was stuff all over the floor. The air conditioning barely worked. The bathtub was disgusting. Even the smoke detector didn’t have batteries in it. It was left open. I would not recommend this hotel to anybody especially families with children.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mary

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the nasty place I have ever stayed I will never stay there again the things in the rooms were falling apart like the toilet, one room had mold around the tub and what look like blood on the bed on the mattress so never again will I stay at this place and the men that work there made my daughter feel very uncomfortable ! Its so much bad stuff i can write it all but never again will i stay !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Teresa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Hard pass...won't stay here again...

Motel was fairly clean....building maintenance was terrible....water damaged soffits with peeling paint....shoddy repairs throughout....sewer/septic cover in grass near rooms emitting nasty stench.....never , ever had front desk person go inspect our room before allowing us to check out....not recommending this place.....
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Dewayne

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The bathroom was dirty it had roaches
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

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

awesome

It was peacful and great
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sherries

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Abigail

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Deborah

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

drop them from your site. Very bad for business

I didn’t get to stay. They refused to let me check in. One of the men was very rude to me. Pretty much yelled at me. I’ve already talked to you guys twice and should be receiving a refund by 10 business days.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021