The Commodore Inn at Clifton - Clifton, Tennessee

The circa 1890s home is part of a Victorian Village created by the original owner that also includes a one-room schoolhouse, Victorian wedding gazebo and gardens. Clifton, along a horseshoe bend of the Tennessee River, is known for outdoor activities – hiking, canoeing, birding, kayaking, hunting, boating and fishing. Clifton's quaint downtown district with restaurants and an historic riverfront park are only two blocks from the inn.

The recently renovated home features five large guest rooms that each have a king size bed, private bathroom, individually controlled heating and cooling, wifi and Roku streaming television. Common areas include a parlor, dining room, microwave and refrigerator are available in the kitchen for guest's use and front and back porch sitting areas.

The Commodore Inn, formerly the Hughes House, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The Tennessee Historical Commission, the state agency that is designated as the State Historic Preservation Office, recently (November 2020) announced this designation.

In Town:

• Clifton Marina - a full service marina to meet all of your boating needs. It also has pontoon boats for daily rental.
• T. S. Stribling Museum - Thomas Sigmund (T. S.) Stribling won the Pulitzer Prize in 1933 for his novel, The Store. The Stribling home has been turned into a Museum and Library. Open by appointment only.
• Water Street - along the Tennessee River in Clifton is designated as a Historic District by the National Park Service.

Within 50 Miles:

• Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, Tennessee - "No soldier who took part in the two-day engagement in Shiloh ever spoiled for a fight again, said one Union veteran." Shiloh Battlefield commemorates the April 1862 battle.
• Pickwick Dam and State Park - Pickwick was a riverboat stop dating from the 1840s. In the 1930s the Tennessee Valley Authority chose the site as one of the dams on the Tennessee River. The dam and state park has many outdoor activities throughout the year.

Tennessee Crossroads - Victorian Charm at the Commodore Inn in Clifton, TN