Name: Grand Vista Hotel
Address: 11597 Scott Hwy, Huntsville, Huntsville, Huntsville, TN 37756, United States of America
Rating: 7

Air conditioning

24-hour reception

Smoke-free property

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No elevators

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Non-smoking rooms

Room service

Interconnecting rooms available

Fridge

Family room

Cable TV

Hairdryer

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Bathtub

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Wheelchair Accessible

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Iron and board

Laundry

Safe-deposit box

Wake-up service

Telephone

Iron

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Breakfast

Vending machine

Microwave oven

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Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Barbecue grill(s)

Sun Deck

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Parking

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Spa tub

Seasonal outdoor swimming pool

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Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

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Grand Vista Hotel

Huntsville

After a pandemic-related hiatus, I am back, gentle reader, with more pointless and inane reviews.  I avoid overly critical reviews, but, in my endeavor for honesty, this post may be a trifle harsh.  
1. This hotel is rather grim and drab.  It could use a touch of color, and the weed-choked flower beds need a bit of work and love.
2. The Grand Vista is not a hotel; it is a motel with the rooms facing a bleak parking lot.  The room doors do have a deadbolt and lock, but they seem ripe for kicking in.
3. My room was fairly clean, but it was dark and somewhat depressing.  The alarm clock was not plugged in and would not work despite my best efforts.
4. On a positive note, the internet was easy to access and worked well.
5. The Motel is near a busy road, and the truck traffic at 5:00 AM was quite loud.
6. The shower did have good pressure and  hot water.  The tub drained poorly, however, and I had to stand in my filth while I showered.
7.  The towels were very small and skimpy.  
8. The in-room coffee was gross, but powdered cream is always bad.
9. The breakfast was sparse if meager.  The display case had two bagels, but I consumed one after smothering it with margarine  and cream cheese "spread."  The scrambled eggs were ok, and the coffee was drinkable.

It is far from grand, it is not a hotel, and it  and has no vista.

It's not a bad place and it might be an improvement on any of the (very few) hotels nearby.  I found it annoying that the office was locked and empty when I arrived so I had to wait for an employee to show up before I could check in.  Also, the breakfast wasn't good (a personal opinion of course) and there was no social distancing at breakfast.  Other than that, it was fine and it's entirely possible that it's the least worst hotel in the area.  

Note that some internet sites give the location as Helenwood and some as Huntsville.  My understanding is that "downtown" Helenwood (such as it is) is closer but technically the hotel is in Huntsville.  It's on Hwy 27 just north of the junction with 297.

Not great but might be better than the alternatives

We arrived pretty late at night around 1 am - we had to call to get someone to come over to get us checked in. I’m assuming it’s a family run place and they live on site. She promptly came over and got us all checked in which was great. 
There must have been a miscommunication between booking online and checking in - we paid for a king and ended up with two doubles. At the end of our stay they offered us a small refund which was “all their computer would allow them to do” and no where near what we should’ve received between the difference of the two.
The room was okay. There were baby cockroaches crawling around the furniture and the drain in the bathroom didn’t drain during a shower. 

We were grateful to have a place to stay but not worth the money.

Just okay

Centered ourselves in Huntsville not realizing there is little in the way of over night stays, especially last minute on a Friday. GVH was it, front desk Lisa was extremely helpful & sweet. As for the rooms? Going back in time considerably. It was ok, but dirty. Door to bathroom was filthy, floor ... oh my! and towels tho washed rather dark from people use. Location was great, but definitely needs a major cleanup / fresh up. We spent two nights. The BBQ right there was delicious!  If you want breakfast go to the gas station down the road. Tables & eat in.....rather good too. 

Off Road Excursion 

The room was fairly clean, by far not the cleanest place I have stayed at, but not the worst. The import parts were clean. It might just be a case of older so it appears not as clean. The room was a nice size. The bathroom was a new remodel. The rest of the room was very outdated, but it works. There were a microwave and a mini-fridge. The front desk staff was very nice and helpful. The parking for trailers is good. 
The location is perfect for UTV riding at Brimstone. If you want to ride the trail system you will need to trailer your machine and find parking elsewhere as you can not ride across the HWY.

Good hotel for visiting Brimstone

Stayed 2 nights with our 2 dogs.  Comfortable room, good A/C, clean.  No breakfast due to COVID.   Call ahead to ask for ground floor room if have pets or don't want to climb stairs.  Call if check in after 9 pm.  Well lit outside.  Off I-75 on 63 & 297 - good road & not too far.  Also, Take a 20 min. side trip to Rugby, TN - cute 1880's Victorian England village.

Comfortable hotel near national recreation area

Overpriced and dirty room.  In the bathroom you could see all the dirty fingerprints on the door frame. In the shower, you could see the walls were dirty as well. Absolutely disgusting. Customer service was friendly enough.

Dirty room

We booked here because it was recommended by Brimestone. However there wasn’t much in the area to chose from. I called earlier in the day to let them know we would be checking in later. We had 3 rooms. Steve said no problem someone is always here. About 9 pm I received a call asking when we would be there. I explained I had already spoke with someone.  When we arrived at hotel the door was locked and there was a note on door to call a phone number. I called and a lady came from the end of parking lot. We later learned there was a house there. When we checked in, she told me my credit card was declined. However I did book thru booking.com and reserved 3 rooms. Total amount due was not collected till check in so not sure why she said my card was declined on 2 and 1 it was not??? She wouldn’t run my card again so I had to use another card. When we made it to our room. The heat or air wouldn’t come on. It was cool that night but not worth the fight of calling the phone number again. We all 4 needed showers , but for some reason. We were only given 3 towels. Would I stay here again probably not.  I didn’t feel it was worth the 106.98 I paid 

Wasn’t worth the money 

Really didn’t expect to find such a clean & well appointed room in that section of Tennessee.  The staff was pleasant, our room was extremely comfortable, the included breakfast was nice and the price was very reasonable.  Another nice surprise was finding a food truck selling excellent BBQ & all the trimmings at the edge of the parking lot.

Pleasant Surprise

Was disappointed the pool wasn’t working and then on Saturday night all these campers and four wheelers cane pulling in around mid night and parked all over the property ....one hotel
In the area so you’re kinda stuck 

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