After traveling 9,000 miles, crisscrossing America (staying in HomeAways), the cottage in Historic Mumford couldn’t have been more welcoming. Besides the location being superb—within easy walking distance to the heart of Asheville, the Cumberland Alley setting of this two bedroom cottage couldn’t have been better. Yet, the cottage isn’t so much a cottage as a home. The entire feel is of families past, present, and those to come. This is especially true as the owner lives in a home just beyond the fence and is there to immediately take care of any concerns or needs you might have. This truly answer’s Robert Frost’s question of do “good fences make good neighbors” because you couldn’t find better in both landlord and “newest of friends” in the owner/architect. Meaning, our only problem with our stay at the cottage was that it was too short . . . And hopefully, someday, we can remedy that by again taking in all the warmth and comfort of the little “inn” in the alley.