Seven Gables Inn at 305 Highway 165 South is a value-priced 72-room inn in the Gretna area, and its pitch is a location that lets you park the car. Listings describe it as within a five-minute walk of the Highway 76 Strip and the Titanic Museum, with the Clay Cooper Theatre, Branson Central Theatre, the Branson Ferris Wheel, Ripley's Believe It or Not and the Hollywood Wax Museum all within roughly six-tenths of a mile. For a few days built around Strip shows and family attractions, that is a genuine advantage over hotels that require a drive for every outing.
Rooms are air-conditioned with refrigerators, flat-screen TVs and pillowtop beds, and bathrooms have shower and tub combinations and hair dryers. A complimentary buffet breakfast is listed daily, and the hotel offers free Wi-Fi, free self-parking, a business center, concierge services, a banquet hall and contactless check-in and check-out. A seasonal outdoor pool is listed for roughly May through early October. Rollaway beds are listed at about 10 dollars per night, and early check-in and late check-out are available for a fee, subject to availability.
Expect an inn rather than a resort. Specific room types were not described in the listings reviewed, there was no fitness center listed, and the hotel does not allow pets or smoking. Guest ratings on booking sites are notably high, with cleanliness and service scoring in the low nine out of ten range on over a thousand ratings, which is a good sign for a budget property. Branson Landing is a car ride away at roughly four miles, and Silver Dollar City is about six miles, so plan to drive for those.
Who should book it
Budget-minded visitors, show-goers who want to walk to evening entertainment, and families who value a free breakfast and a clean room more than a pool complex. Who should look elsewhere: travelers who want a kitchen, a large indoor pool or a lake view. Book early for summer and the Christmas season, since small, well-reviewed properties on the Strip tend to fill first.
The walkable location changes how you plan an evening: you can eat and see a show without moving the car, then walk back, which is a real saving when parking and traffic around the theaters are at their worst.
Because the property is small, call or check recent guest comments about noise from the road and about which rooms sit farthest from the street, and ask about the pool season if you are traveling near the edges of the summer window.
Why stay here
- ✓Complimentary buffet breakfast
- ✓Seasonal outdoor pool
- ✓Free Wi-Fi
- ✓Free self-parking
- ✓Business center and concierge
- ✓Contactless check-in
- ✓Refrigerator in rooms
- ✓Banquet hall
Good questions
Is it walkable to the Strip?+
Listings describe a five-minute walk to the Highway 76 Strip and the Titanic Museum, with several theaters and attractions within about six-tenths of a mile.
Is breakfast included?+
Yes, a complimentary buffet breakfast is listed daily. Hours can vary, so confirm at check-in.
Are pets allowed?+
The hotel states that pets and smoking are not allowed.
