Checklist for choosing a Knoxville salon suite: location, concierge, equipment, cleanliness, and support. Location and visibility Clients have to find you. Kingston Pike is a main road in West Knoxville. Farragut sits on it. West Town sits inside the mall, on the Morrell Road side between The Cheesecake Factory and JCPenney. Mall traffic and Pike traffic are different. Tour both. Ask where guests park and how they reach the door. The room itself Look for a locking door, sound insulation, real lighting, and equipment that matches your license. Hair suites here include styling chairs and shampoo systems. Spa suites include electric massage tables. Injector chairs are available. Ask what you may change: paint, wallpaper, retail shelves, a TV. A suite you cannot mark as yours is still someone else's room. What the rent covers Push for a flat fee that includes electric, water, Wi-Fi, climate control, and laundry. Surprise utility bills eat a booth-renter's margin. Ask who greets guests. Elite Suites staffs a full-time concierge. That person handles walk-ins and calls so you can stay in the suite. Support after you sign On-site management, daily common-area cleaning, and help with licenses and inspections matter more in month six than on the tour. Turnover is a signal. A building that stays full usually means the rent and the support match what independent pros will pay. Ask leasing what is open at Farragut and West Town.