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Hilton Knoxville

Google (2814) 4.2
Tripadvisor (2277) 4.1
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Many visitors praise the exceptional service from staff members like David B, highlighting their helpfulness and professionalism. However, one guest reported a negative experience with the hotel's valet service, citing the theft of personal belongings from their vehicle.

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Address
501 W Church Ave, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA
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Phone
(865) 523-2300
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Website
www.hilton.com

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About this place Hilton Knoxville

Hilton Knoxville is a mainstream full-service hotel on West Church Avenue in downtown Knoxville, listed as gay-friendly, not as a gay venue. Facilities include free Wi-Fi, a café, a cocktail bar, a pool, a fitness centre and meeting space, and it rates 4.2 from about 2,800 Google reviews. The location is the main advantage: Market Square, Gay Street and the Old City are all a short walk away, and the convention centre is close by. Knoxville has a handful of gay bars; the hotel books up on University of Tennessee home-game weekends, so reserve early in autumn.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Reservation required Wheelchair accessible WiFi Year-round Pool Gym Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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2,814 reviews

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Evaniel Aries
Evaniel Aries Jun 2026
★★★★★
Jcon
Jcon Jun 2026
★★☆☆☆

Had AAU nationals. We chose this hotel because our kids and our friends kids love swimming. When it was time to head out, they announce on their website that the pool is closed for maintenance. Very disappointing... then one night we get back to the hotel, there's a line to get into the elevators. None of them are moving. We find out that they're down and people are stuck in all three. We ended up having to take the stairs. One friend was on the top floor and another had to take the stairs their entire stay due to her 6 year being afraid of getting stuck in the elevator. The food at the restaurant there was very expensive. End of our stay, our credit card was charged more than what our bill stated. Currently waiting to hear back from corporate. On a good note. The beds were comfortable.

JEFF MCNEESE
JEFF MCNEESE Jun 2026
★★★★☆
Chris Bohac
Chris Bohac Jun 2026
★★★★★

Everything was wonderful with our stay. Spencer with the valet service went over and above to help us for the week of our stay. If not for him, things would have been way more difficult for us! Thank you again Spencer!!

christine
christine Jun 2026
★★★★★

Clean rooms, friendly staff....the location is great so many things close by.

Chris Mason
Chris Mason Jun 2026
★★★★★
Erin Schneider
Erin Schneider Jun 2026
★★★★☆

We stayed here during nationals gymnastics. Knoxville is quite different than home, so we appreciated how everyone at the Hilton made our life easier those couple days. The front desk crew was kind and patient- answering all our questions and concerns. Hospitality crew was awesome- quickly getting us extra towels and sheets when we asked. And Spencer and his valet crew were great! They also made my kids feel special with engaging conversation while we waited for our car. They made valet parking so easy and stress free. Thank you all! The ONLY “complaint”- the pool was closed for maintenance the whole time we were there. Totally understandable- but my kids were disappointed. And the only reason I didn’t give a 5 star review overall.

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Last updated on 23 October 2026

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