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The best hotels near Tallulah Gorge State Park

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Updated 1 September 2026 · 8 Tallulah Falls hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Tallulah Falls, out of the 8 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.9 down to 4.4.

All five are within 8.4 km of Tallulah Gorge State Park.

Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant

Highest rated of the five

Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant

★★★★★4.9 from 534 reviews

Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.9 from 534 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $233 a night on the dates we checked.

8 hotels in Tallulah Falls qualified for this list and five made it. River Campground, LLC. is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
  • Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
  • Bara drink without going back out

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All five, ranked

  1. Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant1

    Glen-Ella Springs Inn & Restaurant

    ★★★★★4.9 from 534 reviews

    5.4 km from Tallulah Gorge State Park

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  2. River Campground, LLC.2

    River Campground, LLC.

    ★★★★★4.7 from 214 reviews

    3.9 km from Tallulah Gorge State Park

    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  3. Lake Rabun Hotel & Restaurant3

    Lake Rabun Hotel & Restaurant

    ★★★★★4.5 from 567 reviews

    4.7 km from Tallulah Gorge State Park

    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Air conditioning

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  4. River Falls at the Gorge4

    River Falls at the Gorge

    ★★★★★4.4 from 511 reviews

    1.8 km from Tallulah Gorge State Park, about a 22 minute walk

    • Pool
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly

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  5. The Cascades Inn-Waterfall Retreat5

    The Cascades Inn-Waterfall Retreat

    ★★★★★4.8 from 237 reviews

    8.4 km from Tallulah Gorge State Park

    • Parking
    • Kitchen
    • Pet friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

8 Tallulah Falls hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Tallulah Gorge State Park second, then took the top five.

Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

Stefan Bauer

Stefan Bauer The American west

Chases total solar eclipses. Seven of them on four continents, from Wyoming to a fishing town in Chile. Banks days off through the on-call rota and books the trips years ahead, because eclipse dates do not move.

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