The Mammoth Cave Hotel consists of a main hotel building and a number of outer rooms/cabins to chose from, depending on the group size and the time of year. We stayed in the Sunset Terrace area, which is fashioned like an old-time motel, with a block of units side by side south of the main hotel. The price is definitely right for the rooms - we paid $65 a night plus tax for a double queen bed room and that was a real bargain. It was that price due to the time of year, and I think the price rises as the summer advances.
First thing to remember is that this is a NATIONAL PARK, not the Ritz Carlton in New York. The rooms are made to be comfortable and efficient, not the lap of luxury and you are not paying for the lap of luxury. It's like a step up from camping, but not a huge step, you know? I get tired of reading reviews here expecting this to be something that is never promised.
The room was clean and had more amenities than I thought it would - it had a small refrigerator with upper freezer and had I known that, I would have brought along more food and drinks for the family for breakfast and lunch times. The room had two queen beds, a desk, a table and chairs and in the closet was a folding table that we used for games and for meals.
The bathroom had a nice tub/shower combination with soap and shampoo dispensers on the wall. We had a problem with the sink or the toilet leaking, and we reported it, but it took a day to get it worked on. It wasn't a big problem and was not something I would count against them as I know it was the first week of the year for these units to be opened and those kind of things can happen.
We had a good window unit air conditioner that worked well and kept us cool in the unseasonably warm March weather.
The maid service was efficient and one of the kids on the trip had an accident on one of the beds which they did not complain about and cleaned up with a nice note to us (we had left one to apologize). I left a big tip as I felt they had really gone beyond in cleaning that up.
We did have a small issue with red wasps - had one in the room on two different days, but come on, this is a park and there were bees and wasps flying around all over the place. We got them out on each day with no casualties on either human or bug part.
Lots of wildlife in the hotel area at about 5 p.m. everyday - we loved seeing the deer, turkeys and other animals in the "wild". I asked a ranger about them being so available and she told me that they know they are not hunted there, so they feel comfortable with humans and cars.
The room location was close enough to walk over to the hotel and through it to the Mammoth Cave visitor center or the hotel restaurant and gift shop, yet far enough away to be quiet and calm after a day of adventuring in the caves.
If you want a four star hotel, don't come here. If you want a good place to stay while visiting Mammoth Cave and have the right expectations, this is the place for you. read more