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Lodging and Food

Places to Stay

Southern Adventist University has three options for Chamber Music Weekend participants:  Guest Lodging units, Southern Village (student housing) apartments and Mountain Cottages.

  • Guest Lodging units are two-bedroom suites, with linens. They run $99-125 per night, depending on what is provided beyond linens.
  • Southern Village apartments have basic furniture (beds, dressers, couch, table, chairs) but NO linens or kitchen utensils.  They do have a lovely kitchen area with stove, full-size refrigerator and dishwasher (no microwave).  They are also two-bedroom, and have four twin beds. These are not mentioned on Southern’s Guest Lodging site–you’ll need to ask about them.
  • Mountain Cottages are a group of “tiny homes” newly built to house southern students. These cottages sleep four, 2 per room. ALL BEDS ARE TWIN LOFT BEDS. They have a kitchen and sitting area.  Linens and kitchenware are not provided. These are not mentioned on Southern’s Guest Lodging site–you’ll need to ask about them.
  • For exact pricing and reservations, call 423-236-7000 or email guestlodging@southern.edu.  Be sure to mention Chamber Music Weekend, as Guest Lodging sometimes gives our participants a discounted rate.(see southern.edu/administration/lodging/)
  • NOTEBecause of a current shortage in housing, Southern’s Guest Lodging is closed until after graduation.  Please DO email Guest Lodging for pricing, and be sure to note “Chamber Music Weekend” in the subject line, but don’t expect to reach anyone by phone before May. 

Places to Eat

Three group meals are provided as part of the weekend. For other meals, the Village Market Deli is available on campus. or the Dining Hall, which is usually open for the noon meal during summer.  On the other side of White Oak Ridge there are many places to eat at Four Corners where Apison Pike and Ooltewah-Ringgold Road intersect, and also in nearby Ooltewah.

Because Southern Adventist University reflects the health-conscious attitudes of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the campus is tobacco and alcohol free, and meals served are vegetarian. Coffee and other caffeine drinks are not generally available on campus, so coffee lovers may wish to bring their own instant and a mug.

Some Local Motels (within about 20 minutes of Collegedale)

Exit 11:
 (423)591-8500 – Holiday Inn Express – 6274 Artesian Circle, Ooltewah
 (423)305-6800 – Hampton Inn – 6145 Weir Way, Ooltewah
 (423)238-5951 – Super 8 Motel – 5111 Hunter Road, Ooltewah
 (855)266-0719 – Spring Hill Suites – 8876 Old Lee Highway, Ooltewah

 

Exit 7
 (844)731-0202 – Best Western Heritage Inn – 7641 Lee Highway
 (423)499-9550 – Econo Lodge – 7421 Bonny Oaks Dr.
 (423)892-7707 –
Motel 6 – 7707 Lee Highway

 

Exit 5
 (423)899-5151 – Comfort Inn and Suites – 2341 Shallowford Village Dr.
 (423)499-3800 – Fairfield Inn – 2345 Shallowford Village Dr.
 (423)308-4400 – Hilton Garden Inn – 2343 Shallowford Village Dr.
 (423)855-0011 – La Quinta – 7017 Shallowford Road
 (423)855-2090 – Travelodge – 2361 Shallowford Village Dr.
 (423)509-8656 – Super 8-Chattanooga – 7024 McCutcheon Rd.