FEMA · Fire Safety Act lodging

FEMA-Listed Hotels in Helen, Georgia

Every lodging property in Helen, Georgia on FEMA's Hotel and Motel National Master List, the list of fire-safety compliant properties that federal travelers must use to be reimbursed for lodging. Snapshot of October 27, 2026.

Listed properties
21
On the FEMA master list
With sprinklers
9
43% of listed properties
Hotels & motels
21
0 other lodging types
List snapshot
Oct 27, 2026
Refreshed daily from FEMA

Listed properties in Helen

Ordered by name. The FEMA ID is the key to confirm a property on FEMA's site.

Property Address ZIP Phone Type Stories Sprinklers FEMA ID
Americas Best Value Inn 8288 S Main St 30545 706-878-4079 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0045
Baymont by Wyndham Helen, GA 8220 S Main St 30545 706-878-2111 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA1189
Chattahoochee Ridge Lodge 30545 706-878-3144 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0740
Comfort Inn Helen Edelweiss Dr 30545 706-878-8000 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0220
Country Inn And Suites By Carlson 877 Edelweiss Strasse 30545 706-878-9000 Hotel/Motel 3 Yes GA1097
Days Inn Helen 101 Edelweiss Strasse 30545 706-878-8000 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA6319
Econo Lodge 749 Brukenstasse St 30545 706-878-2141 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0718
Econo Lodge Helen 749 Bruken Strase St 30545 706-878-2141 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0495
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Helen 8035 S Main St 30545 706-892-1225 Hotel/Motel 3 Yes GA6052
Hampton Inn - Helen On The River 147 Unicoi St 30545 706-878-3310 Hotel/Motel 3 Yes GA5097
Heidi Motel Helen 8820 North Main St 30545 706-878-2689 Hotel/Motel 2 Yes GA0565
Helendorf Aso 33 Munichstrasse 30545 706-878-2271 Hotel/Motel 3 No GA0952
Hofbrauhaus Inn 1 Main St 30545 706-878-2248 Hotel/Motel 2 Yes GA0769
Holiday Inn Express 8171 Hwy 75 N 30545 706-878-8888 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA1007
Holiday Inn Express & Suites 8100 S Main 30545 706-878-1084 Hotel/Motel 4 Yes GA5788
Home2 Suites Helen 133 Narr Weg 30545 706-878-4663 Hotel/Motel 4 Yes GA6556
Quality Inn 15 Yonah St 30545 706-878-2268 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA5344
Quality Inn 8171 S Main St 30545 762-284-5344 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA6572
Ramada Limited 11 Edelweiss St 30545 706-878-1451 Hotel/Motel 2 Yes GA1148
SureStay Hotel by Best Western Helen, GA 8396 S Main St 30545 706-878-2191 Hotel/Motel 2 No GA0768
Unicoi State Park And Lodge 1788 Hwy 356 30545 706-878-2201 Hotel/Motel 3 Yes GA5225

How to verify a property

Being on this list means the property has certified compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. Travel and expense systems check the FEMA ID of the booked property against the list before reimbursing lodging. The list changes without notice, so confirm the FEMA ID on FEMA's site or through the API on the day of booking. The list says nothing about price: the nightly ceiling comes from the GSA per diem rate for Helen, Georgia.

Get this list from the API

The request that returns this page's properties, 50 per page. The API also looks a property up by FEMA ID or ZIP code and searches the list by name.

curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/fema/hotels/state/GA?city=Helen"
Sample response
{
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "limit": 50,
  "offset": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "city": "Helen",
      "fema_id": "GA0045",
      "name": "Americas Best Value Inn",
      "phone": "706-878-4079",
      "property_type": "Hotel/Motel",
      "sprinklers": false,
      "state": "GA",
      "stories": 2,
      "street": "8288 S Main St",
      "zipcode": "30545"
    }
  ],
  "total": 21
}

Helen FEMA lodging FAQ

What is the FEMA Hotel and Motel National Master List?

The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 requires federal employees on official travel to stay in lodging that meets its fire safety standards: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. FEMA's U.S. Fire Administration keeps the national list of properties that have certified compliance; each one has a FEMA ID. 21 properties in Helen, Georgia are on the list as of October 27, 2026.

Does a FEMA-listed hotel in Helen automatically fall within the per diem rate?

No. The FEMA list only confirms fire safety compliance; it says nothing about price. The nightly lodging ceiling for Helen, Georgia is set separately by the GSA per diem rate. A reimbursable stay needs both: a property on this list and a room rate within the applicable lodging per diem.

How current is this list?

FEMA publishes the current list only, without an effective date. Allowances API downloads it every day and this page shows the snapshot of October 27, 2026. Properties can be added or removed at any time, so confirm a property by its FEMA ID on the FEMA site before booking.

Source & methodology

List snapshot
October 27, 2026 (downloaded daily)

Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. The list is re-published as downloaded from FEMA; properties are grouped by city as spelled in the source.