Ed and Carol and I stayed in Maggie Valley last summer on the way to Nashville. The motel we stayed at is owned by a biker, it's cheap, clean and he even lets you wash your bike and provides clean towels to dry it. Best thing is it's about 500 feet from the Wheels of Time museum and yes, they all run. Right next to the museum is a beanerie that has the best bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich I ever had (maybe on the road food tastes better somehow). Maggie valley is right on the Blue Ridge Parkway, as a matter of fact, there is an exit off the parkway that goes right there. If I go to Maggie this year, I probably won't be staying in town. I have a good friend who bought a lodge about 2 miles outside town. I'll be there.