We travel quite a bit and this motel would not have been our first choice; however, it was parent's weekend at UT Knoxville and all of the hotel rates were thru the roof. This property is older, but it was clean and the staff was nice.
The Cons - it is older and it is obvious, there were 3 of us in a double queen room, but we only had 2 body towels and 2 wash cloths - we asked for additional towels and received pool towels and guess what - they worked as towels lol, the hair dryer didn't get hot, but it dried my hair with cool air, the decorative spreads on the beds had a stain, we pulled them off and didn't use them, there were only 2 pillows per bed, the AC was a bit loud, but it worked.
The pros - The AC worked, the room was clean and had hard flooring instead of carpet, the refrigerator was very cold, water was hot in the shower, the sheets were clean, there were no bugs, the parking lot was well lit, there was a small coffee pot, coffee and creamer/suger to get the day started, it was CHEAP in comparison to the neighboring places to stay and worked for us.
We have stayed at the nicest hotels in downtown Knoxville and they were about the same on a cleanliness level!