Tennessee hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book hotels in TN:

1. Choose Nashville hotels for your short stay.

2. Pick cheap Tennessee motels for your long-term business needs.

3. Choose Gatlinburg, Tennessee hotels near local attractions for a work and fun business trip.

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Look for hotels in TN for short term stays

If you are going to Tennessee for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight, and then catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Americas Best Value Inn offers locations across Tennessee. The rooms are clean, affordable and most offer high-speed Internet access and work spaces. Days Inn offers microwaves and refrigerators in their rooms and free wireless Internet. Their rates are reasonable.

Pick extended stay Tennessee hotels and motels for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay hotels in Nashville are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: The Resort at Governors Crossing offers full kitchens and baths with jetted tubs to relax in after working hard all day. Sidney James Mountain Lodge provides full kitchens in their suites and wireless Internet connections.

Make your Chattanooga, Tennessee hotels reservation near a resort for business and pleasure

Tennessee is home of the 'Grand Ole Opry' and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. If you prefer go rafting down the Big Pigeon River or just relax, take in the beauty of the mountains in Tennessee hotels and motels.

I recommend: Starr Crest Resort, located next to Dollywood, offers cabin rentals with high-speed Internet access in the cabin. Enjoy soaking in the hot tub, or play pool in the game room. Piney Point Fishing Resort lives up to its name with fishing and boating activities. All of their cabins come fully equipped, so bring yourself and relax after you do your work.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Many hotel chains offer their own rewards programs, so think about using the same chain to book hotels. TN provides all major chains, so take advantage of the free rooms and discounts the particular program offers.