Where to stay
Stay where the evening and the first morning get easier
Downtown, riverfront, and Southside are the best places to start. Choose a hotel that cuts down on driving when the weekend includes campus visits, river walks, restaurants, or Lookout Mountain.
Where to stay first
Stay near the part of Chattanooga you’ll use most
Downtown and riverfront stays make a first Chattanooga visit easy. Southside adds restaurants and nightlife. A mountain-edge room makes sense when most of the weekend points toward trails, caves, and overlooks.
Match the stay to the trip
Riverfront / downtown
Best when the aquarium, Walnut Street Bridge, Bluff View, UTC, and first-time walks matter.
Southside
Best when restaurants, bars, the Choo Choo area, and a younger city weekend shape the evenings.
Mountain / outskirts
Best when the trip is mostly Lookout Mountain, trails, caves, or budget-driven driving.
Stay candidates
Compare lodging against your actual dates
Check rates, fees, parking, cancellation, and whether the location supports the version of the trip you want to take.
Stay picks
Chattanooga hotels to compare
Hotel Clemons
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
The Hotel Chalet at The Choo Choo
Good when you want Chattanooga Choo Choo character and easy Southside meals without making the stay generic.
Drury Plaza Hotel Chattanooga Hamilton Place
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
Candlewood Suites Chattanooga East Ridge by IHG
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Cleveland
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Chattanooga Downtown/South
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
Chattanooga Marriott Downtown
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Cleveland
Well-rated hotel candidate from Expedia's guest-rating sorted hotel results for Chattanooga, TN.
