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Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel accepts two pets up to 80 lbs for an additional fee of $45 plus tax per night. Only rooms on the first two floors are pet friendly. Both dogs and cats are welcome, and well-behaved pets may be left unattended in rooms. There are small grassy pet relief areas on the property.
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Room Types
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    • 1 queen bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    Providing free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a shower and a hairdryer. The spacious double room provides air conditioning, a tea and coffee maker, a seating area, a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV with cable channels. The unit offers 1 bed.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 1 king bed, 1 sofa bed
    • Up to 4 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This room has a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee maker and microwave.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Interconnected room(s) available
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Sofa
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Walk-in shower
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This room features a microwave, air conditioning and tea/coffee maker.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Walk-in shower
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 2 queen beds
    • Up to 4 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This room features a microwave, tea/coffee maker and seating area.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • Bath
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Interconnected room(s) available
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Toilet with grab rails
    • Adapted bath
    • Lowered sink
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This room has a satellite TV, air conditioning and microwave.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Roll-in shower
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • Hearing accessible
    • 2 double beds
    • Up to 4 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This room has a tea/coffee maker, cable TV and air conditioning.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • Bath
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Seating Area
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Clothes rack
    • Toilet paper
    • Sofa bed
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • Hearing accessible
    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • Hearing accessible
    • 1 king bed
    • Up to 2 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This air-conditioned double room includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit offers 1 bed.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Toilet with grab rails
    • Adapted bath
    • Lowered sink
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
    • 2 queen beds
    • Up to 4 people
    • Pet fee additional
    Room details
    This air-conditioned double room is comprised of a flat-screen TV with cable channels and a private bathroom. The unit has 2 beds.

    Room Amenities

    • Tea/Coffee maker
    • Shower
    • TV
    • Telephone
    • Air conditioning
    • Hairdryer
    • Wake up service/Alarm clock
    • Iron
    • Refrigerator
    • Desk
    • Free toiletries
    • Toilet
    • Microwave
    • Private bathroom
    • Heating
    • Satellite channels
    • Cable channels
    • Bath or shower
    • Carpeted
    • Flat-screen TV
    • Wake-up service
    • Alarm clock
    • Wardrobe or closet
    • Coffee machine
    • Towels
    • Linen
    • Pool towels
    • Trash cans
    • Shampoo
    • Conditioner
    • Body soap
    • Feather pillow
    • Lockers
    • Smoke alarm
    • Fire extinguisher
    • Key access
    • Key card access
OUR GUARANTEE: Book a room now! Our canine concierge will make sure you’re assigned a pet-friendly room, so there aren’t any surprises at check-in.

Description

With the Smoky Mountains serving as a backdrop, the Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel is approximately five miles from downtown Knoxville and 15 miles to the McGhee Tyson Airport. Hotel amenities include a outdoor pool, fitness room, and guest laundry facilities. Each comfortable guest room is equipped with one king or two double beds, telephone with free local calls, high-speed Internet access, coffeemaker, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, cable television, and air-conditioning. A microwave or refrigerator is available on request.

Amenities

  • Pet Friendly
  • Swimming Pool
  • Gym / Fitness Center
  • Free WiFi
  • Business Center
  • Meeting Rooms
  • Air Conditioning
  • Heating
  • Television
  • Restaurant
  • Room Service
  • Breakfast Available
  • Free Parking
  • Wheelchair Accessible
  • Laundry Room
  • Non-Smoking Property

Reviews

BringFido Guest Rating
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel has received a rating of 4.4 out of 5 bones by 44 canine critics on BringFido and 4.0 out of 5 by 82 guests on TripAdvisor.

  • Lorie
    Mar 20, 2024
    Good place with a dog

    Also easy on/off expressway. Plenty of amenities nearby.

  • Jim
    Jan 24, 2024
    Very nice hotel

    No problems at all. Several grassy areas to walk my dogs.

  • Katie
    Jan 5, 2024
    Mixed experience

    The staff were so incredibly welcoming to my dog. She’s a pitbull so I get nervous about how she’ll be received. but they were wonderful. The problem happened at 4am when a couple was assigned to our room and walked in. And if that wasn’t bad enough the staff at the front desk in the morning didn’t seem to care very much. Definitely freaked us out.

  • Alex
    Jun 29, 2023
    We were happy with our stay

    The hotel is clean and rooms were a great size for 2 Boxers. Everyone was nice, but was a little noisy due to a basketball camp in town. We also had what I think were some of the basketball kids randomly knocking on our door in the “ding dong ditch ‘em” style. There were lots of grassy areas around the hotel to walk, but we’re plagued by a lot of inconsiderate pet parents who didn’t clean up. We had to walk to another block to get away from the grass with land mines. That’s out of the hotels hands, but affects our overall rating.

  • Robin
    Jun 4, 2023
    Nice stay

    Clean, quiet, friendly staff.

  • Richard
    May 16, 2023
    Tall bed!

    I am 5’3” & used a cooler to climb into the pretty comfortable bed. Not really worth the cost.

  • Lesley
    May 1, 2023
    Best Stay So Far

    We had a great stay. The hotel was easy to find, right off I-75, and with many nearby travel amenities. Check-in was friendly and efficient. Our 3rd-floor room was large, bright, so clean and quiet! The beds were very comfortable. Quick get-away in the morning with free (and tasty) coffee (optional paid breakfast). There was ample parking and pet-relief areas (also clean, with no pet messes to navigate). A great choice for our 1-night stay on route. Only 1 recommendation - a lid on the toilet so dogs don't use it as a water bowl!

  • Michael
    Apr 30, 2023
    Dog friendly

    Clean and comfortable stay.

  • Lorie
    Mar 9, 2023
    Wonderful!

    Very clean and updated room. Felt safe in hotel and walking dog on grounds. Friendly staff. A little pricier than some, but to me it was definitely worth it.

  • Deborah
    Jan 4, 2023
    Nice respite from a long drive

    Friendly staff, especially bartender and breakfast waitress. Clean and comfortable.

  • MATS
    Aug 21, 2022
    Nice hotel!

    The hotel was excellent! Very friendly staff! Big plus that they have a restaurant/bar.

  • Amy
    Jun 23, 2022
    Friendly staff!

    Everyone was happy to have us for a night. Easy on and off the expressway and a nice clean room for our pups and us. A bonus was the bar and kitchen to have a fresh beverage and meal after a long drive.

  • Brett
    May 17, 2022
    Nice Hotel

    Hotel was nice and staff was very friendly. No ice machine on 2nd floor. Limited grass area for pets. $35 for a pet fee is not warranted considering people are more messy than most pets.

  • Jenni
    Apr 13, 2022
    Great location

    The room was super clean and comfortable!

  • Jacqueline
    Mar 11, 2022
    Very accommodating!

    Very nice hotel. Front desk was very nice and the place was very clean!

  • Jen
    Mar 9, 2022
    Great location

    Rooms were clean and staff was great.

  • Rachel
    Nov 27, 2021
    Clean but loud, no complimentary breakfast

    Best parts: Lovely room, conveniently located off the Highway, dog friendly, ground floor room to make taking the dog out easy. Issues of concern: Convenient location means you can hear the Highway from most rooms. Beds were VERY high, and difficult to get in and out of. Listed with complimentary breakfast but told the description is not accurate. At check in I was told the bar closed at 10pm, that turned out to just be the minimum time it would be open until and it was in fact open past 2am. Great for the drunk people at the bar, not great for my sleep after a long drive. (I was not just being overly sensitive, everyone in my room was awoken including the dog who never barks but was scared of all the noises.) Still giving 2 bones because of clean/convenient room and because my issues were circumstantial to the drunks.

  • Sharon
    Oct 27, 2021
    Nice hotel, but theft of an item

    Moving from Ohio to Florida, we inadvertently left a bag of valuables at the hotel, which we discovered several days later. Although the bag was found and the staff were very helpful in returning to us, a family heirloom was missing. Very disappointed that someone would take advantage of the situation.

  • Doug
    Aug 15, 2021
    Good stay

    The Holiday Inn was clean and very dog friendly.

  • Michael
    Jul 2, 2021
    Great staff

    Room was very clean and comfortable. The staff was very friendly.

  • Kathy
    Jun 6, 2021
    Very clean and comfortable

    Staff was friendly, room very clean. Modern and new. Only suggestion is garbage can outside for walking your dog. Great stay!

  • Fredrick
    May 30, 2021
    Nice Hotel

    Very courteous staff and nice room.

  • Joy
    Mar 24, 2021
    People Great but ....

    I know it is a pet friendly room but it can still be clean. The room needed more attention.

  • Tricia
    Mar 3, 2021
    Pleasant stopping point en route

    Rooms were clean and pleasant. Food available, check in easy. I’d stay again.

  • Jelena
    Dec 24, 2020
    Very pleasant stay

    We just stayed overnight during our road trip. Room was very clean. Check in and check out process was easy and pleasant. We would love to stay there again on our next trip.

  • Kim
    Dec 16, 2020
    Nice facilities

    Nice hotel and dog friendly. There were some grassy areas around the building. Convenient off of highway.

  • Kaitlin
    Oct 17, 2020
    Best yet - comfortable and easy access from highway

    This is the best pet friendly place we have stayed yet for the price. Super clean, comfortable, and great accessibility to the highway. Stayed here as a quick overnight pit stop to break up our drive up to the beach. Wags to a great night of sleep for the humans and a comfortable pup!

  • Barbara
    Jul 31, 2020
    Greatest

    My valetS slept well in this beautiful hotel. They were a little upset the other guests did not respect the mask rule. There was a refrigerator for my food, however, and they were given a nice brown bag breakfast and Yummie coffee. I was nicely treated.

  • Brian
    May 21, 2020
    great spot

    nice hotel excellent price great for pets.

  • Barry
    Dec 31, 2019
    Excellent facilities

    This is a new or recently updated property. Great service, friendly staff. One of the nicer dog friendly places we’ve been.

  • Nancy
    Oct 16, 2019
    Nice new hotel

    The room was very clean.

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Health & Safety

Safe Stay: Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel has enhanced cleaning and safety measures in place. Hand sanitizer is provided to guests, and rooms are disinfected between each stay. Social distancing measures are in place, as well as physical barriers between staff and guests. Cashless payment is available.


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  • This hotel’s pet policy has been confirmed by our editors and your reservations will be backed by our no-hassle .
  • Our Canine Concierge will make sure you’re assigned to a pet friendly room, so there won’t be any unpleasant surprises at check-in.
  • And you’re getting a great low rate too! We never charge a booking fee on top of the special negotiated nightly rate.
Holiday Inn Knoxville N - Merchant Drive an IHG Hotel