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Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville

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Exterior
Newly built gazebo with fire pit right beside the cottage.
Living area
Cozy up with a complimentary bottle of wine for all guests.
Winter wonderland

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 31100 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

Map
Mars Hill, NC
  • Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Pisgah National Forest
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Hatley Pointe Ski Resort
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Asheville, NC (AVL-Asheville Regional)
    ‪46 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 3)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Single Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Shampoo · Hair dryer

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville

Nestled in the heart of Mars Hill, this charming 2-bedroom cottage offers a cozy retreat for your next vacation. Surrounded by the stunning Pisgah National Forest, just a 9-minute drive away, and the serene French Broad River, a 12-minute drive, you'll be immersed in the natural beauty of the region. Inside, you'll find a fully stocked kitchen with a stove, oven, refrigerator, and all the necessary appliances, perfect for whipping up delicious meals. Unwind in the living room, curl up by the fireplace, or enjoy a movie on the smart TV’s. Stay connected with the free WiFi, and take care of your laundry with the in-unit washer and dryer. The cottage also features essential amenities like a bathroom with towels and basic soaps, an iron and board, and climate control for your comfort. Step outside to the porch, relax by the fire pit, or enjoy the outdoor furniture. Whether you're seeking a cozy retreat or an adventure-filled getaway, this charming cottage in Mars Hill has everything you need for an unforgettable vacation.

Property manager

Amber Engelbrecht
Premier Host

Languages

English
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Amenities

Kitchen
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Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:30 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Any guests beyond the number listed on your itinerary will be charged a penalty.
We reserve the right to terminate your stay without refund if you exceed the maximum occupancy (3 guests)
The cottage and gardens are for the use of the registered guests only!!

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a deadlock
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Mars Hill

Located in Mars Hill, this cottage is in a rural area and in the mountains. Echoview Fiber Mill and Navitat Canopy Adventures are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Pisgah National Forest and Marshall Nature Sanctuary. Flow and Dream Guitars are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Mars Hill, NC

What's nearby

  • Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Pisgah National Forest - 9 min drive - 7.3 km
  • Hatley Pointe Ski Resort - 24 min drive - 27.6 km
  • Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville - 28 min drive - 34.9 km
  • Biltmore Estate - 36 min drive - 42.1 km

Getting around

  • Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hickory Nut Gorge Craf - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Library Coffee House - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Wolf Creek Market - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville?

Checkout is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Escape to your cozy Mars Hill Cottage, near Asheville located?

Offering ski-in/ski-out access, this cottage in Mars Hill is situated in the mountains, 2.1 mi (3.3 km) from Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre, and is convenient for winter activities, such as sledging and snowmobiling. Flow and Pisgah National Forest are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 116 out of 121 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 5 out of 121 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 121 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 121 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 121 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tiffany B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great little place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at this property. It is centrally located as I was in the area house hunting. House had everything necessary for a comfortable stay and it was super clean!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Gwen O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Calm serene peaceful cottage

so-relaxing!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randy P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Getaway

Very relaxing laid back perfect size house for me and my wife. Coffee on the front porch in the morning listening to birds and enjoying the sunrise. Beds were comfortable. We can't wait to stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Country Getaway

My husband and I spend a lot of time traveling by motorcycle and have stayed in 50 vacation rentals. This is exactly the kind of place we look for when booking our trips; quiet, clean and comfortable. The house is nicely decorated with everything that we needed to relax at the end of the day. We really enjoyed sitting on the front porch listening to the birds and watching the fireflies. Would definitely stay again if we come back to Mars Hill.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

jodie t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!

Nice, easy, comfortable stay. We will definitely be back when we're in the area again.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful quiet location

This was a great place to stay! Very well maintained and cleaned. A little tricky to find if you arrive after dark, but not a huge challenge at all. Very cute surrounding town with small businesses.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

RANDY B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Quiet and relaxing

Property was secluded and quiet. Very peaceful, comfortable, and clean. Enjoyed our stay. The cottage is an older rustic building with numerous upgrades, expect just a few imperfections. All in all everything good.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful farm cottage

This delightful cottage was a dream. The description was exact. The host went above all expectations and our only regret was not having stayed longer, but we look forward to coming again
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mars Hill Cottage

Very clean and very accurate listing was the perfect place for what I was in town for. Could not ask for a better stay. Highly recommend... David
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vicky R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy cottage stay

A very cozy cottage, decorated nicely, offering peace and serenity in a country setting. Perfect for us. Would highly recommend and hooe to return soon.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing and beautiful

Exactly as described! Beautiful location, quiet and peaceful. Loved the big porch! Will absolutely come back here if in Mars Hill area.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Beth M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice place to stay

Nice place very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robb Y.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic

This is exactly the kind of place we were looking for. We will be back. Robb & Erika.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Darren c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice

Very comfortable stay. Listing is accurate. Nice extra touches. Very clean.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy and clean

Perfect cottage. It’s incredibly obvious that the owner is committed to the cleanliness of the property. Cozy, quiet, clean, 20 minutes from downtown Asheville. Just perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
I was impressed with the cleanliness! My wife is one who is loves to clean, so We felt right at home. Everything cups, plates, utensil's, floors, and linens in pristine condition. We both agree this is where we stay the next time we are in Mars Hill NC
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffery

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Place was awesome, exceeded my expectations. I will definitely ome back when i can stay longer. I finally found a perfect peaceful getaway. I can't thank my host enough
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mountain trip

We had a great stay at this quiet Mars Hill Cabin. Loved the fire pit area!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pamela P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cozy

Everything was perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rachel S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect little Mountain Cottage, Pack Tick Repellant

This place was so cozy and perfect!! Absolutely everything you need, clean, quiet, super easy to get to, just exactly what we were looking for. 10/10 on the house. The owner was super communicative and so nice! I feel they would have been very accomodating to anything we made a serious demand about. They even gave us a lovely little handwritten welcome note and goodie basket!! A word of warning about the grounds though: we walked up to the firepit area you can see in some of the listing photos ONCE for about 5 minutes and we were finding ticks crawling all over us for the rest of the evening (thankfully none latched, but we definitely found at least 5 across the two of us). The grass was all mowed down so I guess we just didnt think we needed to spray up just to walk 20feet there and back. The listing states that you are free to explore the grounds, but I would definitely not do that unless youre thoroughly protected against ticks.Other than that (which genuinely was such a small part, probably common knowledge to most people, and out of the owner's control) this place is perfect for a tucked away little home base for your travels!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sarah C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful little place to stay!

This little house was so cute and cozy! Absolutely wonderful place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Kit E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful cottage

Beautiful peaceful setting and wonderful location for our plans in Asheville
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Claire h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

just like grandma's, only better

The accommodation was just as described, the location very pretty and out-of -the -way
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

WNC

Looking to place resources to help communities during recovery time.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

About the host

Hosted by Amber Engelbrecht

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Why they chose this property

We fell in love with the outstanding natural beauty of the hills and trees! Amazing to watch the wildlife.

What makes this property unique

It is settled on over 50 acres of property for you to explore!

Languages:

English

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