The Guest Lodge with exterior corridors is a budget-stay in Gainesville. The casual rooms offer one queen, two full-sized, or a standard king or queen in the whirlpool suite. Each room comes with a large flat-screen TV, a mini-fridge, a microwave, and free Wi-Fi. Request a pullout sofa and/or direct pool access for an additional fee. Parking and a hot breakfast are complimentary. There’s also a seasonal outdoor pool.

From the Guest Lodge Gainesville, it’s .6-miles to historic downtown (Atlas Pizza, quaint boutiques, fun shopping), It’s 2.2-miles to the Frances Meadows Aquatic Center, 4.7-miles to the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Gainesville, 1.4-miles to INK (a children’s museum for kids ages 2 to 10) and 19.6-miles to the resort entrance to Lake Lanier (a multi-purpose lake with 692 miles of shoreline).