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Visitors frequently praise the Oliver Hotel's excellent location, beautiful decor, and helpful staff. Some guests found the parking area a bit small to navigate, and one reviewer mentioned a noisy group of students next door, though the front desk addressed it promptly.

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Address
407 Union Ave Suite A, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA
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Phone
(865) 521-0050
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Website
www.theoliverhotel.com

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About this place The Oliver Hotel Knoxville, by Oliver

The Oliver Hotel is a small boutique hotel in a restored historic building on Union Avenue, a few steps from Market Square in downtown Knoxville. It is a mainstream gay-friendly hotel, not a gay venue. Rooms are individually styled and limited in number, and the building houses a Southern-leaning cafe and the Peter Kern Library, a dim speakeasy-style cocktail bar that draws locals as well as guests. The location is the main draw: Market Square, Gay Street and the Old City bars are all walkable. Google reviewers rate it 4.7 from about 620 reviews. Parking downtown is paid, so check the hotel's arrangements before arriving by car.

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Gay-friendly (straight venue) Card payments accepted Walk-ins welcome WiFi Day venue Evening venue Year-round Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.7
★★★★★
622 reviews

Based on 622 Google reviews.

Bob Chicken
Bob Chicken Jun 2026
★★★★★

One of our favorite hotel experience. Everyone was friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable about the area.

H L
H L Jun 2026
★★★★★

I booked a stay that I unfortunately missed due to a cancelled flight. I spoke with a man on the evening of 6/7 who was extremely helpful in an unexpected way. Although I wasn't able to make it to the Oliver, my interaction with their staff was so positive I will definitely go out of my way to stay there in the future on my regular visits to Knoxville.

J S
J S Jun 2026
★★★★★

Not only is the Hotel clean, well situated and all, every person working at the reception, is wonderfully kind, helpful and they were super sweet to our little daughter. This makes the stay at this Hotel unique, and the guests really happy. Thanks to everyone, we will come back, and we will recommend this Hotel!

Wally Miner
Wally Miner Jun 2026
★★★★☆

Greeat

Chandler Ford
Chandler Ford Jun 2026
★★★★★

I received a text on the morning of the day that we would be checking in asking if I had any special requests. I decided to inform the hotel that it was our anniversary and that we chose the Oliver to celebrate because it is where we stayed on our wedding night and absolutely loved it. I expected to maybe see a little note or a drink voucher (which we did receive, two in fact), but we opened the door to our room only to realize that they had upgraded us to a much more expensive suite at no charge. It was the most amazing and exciting surprise. The room was beautiful, clean, and all amenities were fantastic. Check-in was smooth with a very kind worker, the drinks in Peter Kern’s library were amazing with great service, and check-out was a breeze. It could not have been a nicer stay.

David Mitchell
David Mitchell May 2026
★★★★★

Had a wonderful experience with a one night stay. I would love to go back!

Tia
Tia May 2026
★★★★★

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Last updated on 23 October 2026

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