This place is close to Grandfather Mountain and Sugar Mountain. It was about a half an hour to Linville Cavern. I think it is quite sweet and things you need are in logical places. It was the right price and nicely located (lots of restaurants). We stayed in July and there were flowers on the balcony. However, that weekend it was raining and we hardly got to enjoy the balcony and the creek below (it was really soothing) but I would be careful if your kids want to explore the creek--it is down a ravine. It's perfect for a family. Kids will love the loft (heck, I liked the loft but I am a kid at heart). It's completely carpeted and had area rugs, so if you are not OK with carpet, I'm just letting you know (it was clean). I'm not sure I'd recommend doing a lot of cooking there because the kitchen is quite small (the kitchen had a low ceiling), but to be fair, the host had it well-kitted out with pots, pans, silverware, dishes, etc. The place is efficient and had good safety features such as a fire blanket in the kitchen and fire extinguishers. If you come in the winter, there are snow shovels in the hallway accessible to the condos in that section. Parking was not a worry at all.The host was very responsive to text messages and attentive.