Franklin-Colonial Travel Guide
Roanoke
Visit Franklin-Colonial
Things to do

Blue Ridge Parkway Self-Guided Audio Tour Bundle

Blue Ridge Parkway Virginia Self-Guided Audio Tour

3-Hour E-Bike Sightseeing and Breweries Tour in Roanoke
Top hotels in Franklin-Colonial

Colony House Motor Lodge
"The room was superb! Loved the retro style. Comfy bed. Staff very friendly. Will stay again."
Reviewed on 27 Jun 2026

Quality Inn Tanglewood

Baymont by Wyndham Salem Roanoke Area
"Front desk ppl are very nice. It's a run down hotel and tried to go as far as they can without doing any work done. Our door is not working properly. When we close and open the whole hotel can hear. Everything in the room needs the whole nine yards renovation. We travel with our dogs and that's the ..."
Reviewed on 26 Jun 2026

avid hotel Salem by IHG
"Good value for a road trip overnight however the A/C was ridiculously loud."
Reviewed on 27 Jun 2026

The Liberty Trust
"All good inside. Parking bad."
Reviewed on 23 Jun 2026

Springhill Suites By Marriott Roanoke North
"Really clean and new facility… good size lobby for the size hotel. Good quality amenities (though the pool was on the smaller side). Great basketball court… trundle bed was perfect for us, great hotel for our family of 5"
Reviewed on 21 Jun 2026
Where to stay in Franklin-Colonial

Downtown Roanoke
If you're spending some time in Downtown Roanoke, Center in the Square and Virginia Museum of Transportation are top sights worth seeing.
Old Southwest
Old Southwest might not have many top sights, but Virginia Museum of Transportation and Center in the Square are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Wasena
Wasena might not have many top sights, but Jefferson Center and Virginia Museum of Transportation are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
Greater Raleigh Court
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Greater Raleigh Court and surrounding area, you can visit Jefferson Center and Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Morningside
If you're looking for some top things to see and do in Morningside and surrounding area, you can visit Mill Mountain Star and Mill Mountain Park.




