Early Blue Motel

Big improvement to an old favorite, ''Early Blue Motel'' has location / view / afternoon sun / quiet surroundings; and now some modern rooms to boot? We stayed on the 'old' side and loved it anyway - afternoons on sunny side .. we hung out kayak gear and had a beer with the neighbors on the grassy slope. I love the single-floor, side by side layout. I love the view off the back deck.. but also the sunny side slope being so open to the sunset. I enjoy the steep hill you climb in your car on the way there before it opens to the parking lot. I love having coffee on the rail looking out over clouds drifting up the Green River Gorge in the AM. If you came to NC to see the mountains, this Motel lets you do that right out the back door.

We stayed for only 1 night but everything went very well, nice quate location, beautiful view from hotel porch, room was clean, A/C a bit noisy and not cooling well, but for us it was OK. Overall it's a good place place to stay for a couple nights.

Room is clean and comfortable. View of the mountains is gorgeous. Everything is great.

Wasn’t worth the money. There is so pool, spa, or even a store to buy night snacks. Next time I will stay in a cabin.

Your classic ‘roadside motel’ on a private knoll with a Blue-Ridge Parkway level view of the Green River Gorge: Once you climb the steep knoll, the parking area is OPEN and spacious and friendly. I chatted with other guests while unpacking and came back out to enjoy sunset with them. My room was big, open and clean. Out the back is the show-stopper view, I enjoyed coffee on the rail watching clouds drift down the valley below. I felt safe enough to leave front door open when waiting on friends, hung kayak gear outside to dry in the morning. I found a great burger / bar / music spot right down the road and incredible breakfast in Saluda. You feel like you’ve gone back to a safer, simpler time before high-rise hotels and ***** malls. It’s an open, airy, quiet place to spend a weekend, or even a week.

This was just perfect for our drive where we were passing through the area and needed an affordable place to stay with a dog just for the night. Finding the charming, well-furnished, simple room (smelled nice too) with the mountain top view into the mountains/gorge was so good for the soul on a long week of traveling. We could enjoy our supper outside at sunset. Perfect

We were very pleased with this motel. We didn't contact the owners until late in the day. They responded back promptly with arrangements for the room and key. The room was clean and ready for us with towels and a message to contact them if we needed anything. Very hospitable. Location was good, right off the road. This is an 'old-style' motel that the owners have modernized. They were currently upgrading some other units which was a positive thing to see. bonus was that we had an absolutely gorgeous view of the mountains in the evening out our back door. Recommend.

This property is well kept. The beds are comfortable. The room was clean and smelled good. Hidden gem with a fantastic view of the mountains.

The property is undergoing renovations, on a room-by-room basis, but hadn’t reached the room we were assigned. I wondered why all the other cars were parked on the other side of the facility. Supposedly we were paying for one of the upscale rooms with two queen beds. It was clean but a bit cramped. One of the mattresses made squeaking noises and the HVAC was loud and finding a comfortable setting was a bit of a challenge. Beautiful view of the mountains from the rear of the property.