Whitneys Inn at Black Mountain

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The suite we had was outdated but still comfortable. The pool was nice. The restaurant wasn’t great, food came out slow.

Fun spot right on the mountain! Cool bar right on the property, with a game room.

First, I booked the room based on reviews and the Hotels.com listing. The listing described the pool as heated, but it wasn’t. That’s not the hotel’s fault though, their website just lists the pool as “seasonal.” Other reviews were glowing, including the views, calling it a hidden gem. Onto the review, the positives: staff were friendly and helpful. Room was clean and comfortable. The onsite pub was great, with friendly staff and live music. The grounds were nice and they lit the fire pits, which we sat around for a bit. Overall, the location was nice - just 5 minutes up the mountain from Jackson, which was a good location to explore the area from. The downsides: The room was clean and comfortable, but the kitchenette area could use a sink and the coffee maker didn’t work. No biggie, went down to the grab n go that opens at 7:30 to get coffee, but it tasted awful. Just decided to get coffee out after that. The grab n go breakfast incredibly limited. Some kind of bran muffin, apples, granola bars. Tried to use hot tubs, but they didn’t work. We sat off in a swing relaxing while the owner called the previous owner to get it fixed. Eventually he walked off, no “hey, it’s all fixed” - we sat for a bit longer before we realized it was fixed - enjoyed it for a bit, but the pool was way too cold(not heated). Finally, the kicker was the view - or lack thereof. Ultimately, it was a nice place to plant to go do other things, but not the oasis in the mountains we were looking for.

Whitney Inn is a good place to stay. The only real drawback was a very minimal "grab and go breakfast". Otherwise, was clean, staff was courteous, and adjoining restaurant had some good food.