Alpine Inn — Hotel in Spruce Pine

I'll start off by saying I had been looking forward to this weekend in the mountains for weeks. I was excited to stay in a quaint room up in the mountains will a beautiful view. We arrived early and thank God we did bc the system messed up our reservation and booked us for the next weekend instead of the one we actually chose. We even had the email registration verifying the correct weekend and room. The owner did even seem to be sorry or even take responsibility and honestly didnt even seem to care we had driven so far to stay at his place. Instead of a beautiful balcony mountainside view, we got stuck on a ground floor unit with a lackluster view of weeds and trees. We also didnt get much of that fresh mountain air as it was stifling hot in our room bc we couldnt feel the breeze and most of the windows barely opened. To say I was disappointed was a huge understatement. I felt like it was a huge waste of time and money coming here. If I wanted to look at weeds and trees I wouldn't have driven 2.5 hours. I would have stayed home and looked at my neighbors yard. The floors are also so unlevel that just walking across the room made me so dizzy and nauseated so I didn't even feel like I could walk about freely. So if you are prone to equilibrium issues like I am then don't stay here. Its like a stinking fun house in the office the floors are so slanted. The water was brown and looked gross. The ceiling fan spit out small pieces of black plastic onto the bed. The room smelles like mildew and the bed was so damp when we finally did go to bed that we couldn't fall asleep for a long time bc it was so uncomfortable and then the jerks above us started stomping around at 615a which woke us up super early so we barely got any sleep. I'm sure whoever got our original room had a blast. Unfortunately for us, it was a...

This is an update to my original review below.

I came here two years ago and have been looking for a reason to come back. Yes, this building is old and the main building has some skewed angles. Yes, the walls are a little thin. That doesn't really bother me; the owners are renovating rooms, the older rooms are still really pleasant, especially with private balconies, and the main building is cozy. I enjoyed an amazing night sky, an incredible sunrise, and badly needed peace and quiet.

Until breakfast. Unfortunately, I had to witness a very intense (one-sided) confrontation between the gentlemen operating the inn while eating breakfast a screen door away. I want to respect the latter gentleman and not repeat what I heard, but there were pretty intense threats of physical violence.

I can selfishly say that this destroyed the well-being I was seeking by staying here, but honestly, I'm mostly hoping things didn't escalate after I left, as I booked it pretty quick. The man on the receiving end of this insisted things were fine, and I hope that's true. But I thought about it for most of my drive home.

It seems like a lot of guests have had positive experiences with the staff. But it also sounds like I am not the only person has seen or heard something like this here.

You should probably stay away.

I booked a room here after spending a few days with family in Tennessee. I hoped it'd be the perfect place for some quiet, good views, and amazing roads. I was right — my balcony view was spectacular, Little Switzerland is beautiful, and Alpine Inn is flanked by some incredible roads. Thanks to Susan and Ron for their hospitality, great breakfast, and recommendations on the best...

I came here two years ago and have been looking for a reason to come back. Yes, this building is old and the main building has some skewed angles. Yes, the walls are a little thin. That doesn't really bother me; the owners are renovating rooms, the older rooms are still really pleasant, especially with private balconies, and the main building is cozy. I enjoyed an amazing night sky, an incredible sunrise, and badly needed peace and quiet.||||Until breakfast. Unfortunately, I had to witness a very intense (one-sided) confrontation between the gentlemen operating the inn while eating breakfast a screen door away. I want to respect the latter gentleman and not repeat what I heard, but there were pretty intense threats of physical violence. ||||I can selfishly say that this destroyed the well-being I was seeking by staying here, but honestly, I'm mostly hoping things didn't escalate after I left, as I booked it pretty quick. The man on the receiving end of this insisted things were fine, and I hope that's true. But I thought about it for most of my drive home.|| ||It seems like a lot of guests have had positive experiences with the staff. But it also sounds like I am not the only person has seen or heard something like this here.||||You should...