PROPERTY
Comfortable, well maintained, modern. Larger than I expected. Nice furniture & bathroom. Separate bedroom from living area. A HUGE plus is your very own washer & dryer within the rental. Several seating areas inside & out. Windows front & back. Comfortable temperatures. The owner is pleasant, on site & easily available who gives you your privacy, so you feel totally at home while they make cider from scratch & apples:) It has a microwave, electric skillet, & coffee gadgets. Please note it has a small, dorm size refrigerator & no stove/oven. But if you need a stove in the Asheville area, you are totally crazy because this is an incredible getaway to experience locally harvested, professionally prepared cuisines from all over the world.
LOCATION
This location is wonderfully safe & in an area with many new builds & gated communities. Neighbors are out walking & enjoying the wooded surroundings & bird song. Two horses count the days to the weekend & congregate at an adjacent corner to nibble at carrots found in your fridge. As stated in previous reviews, this property has quick access to Alt 74, a convenient divided highway that leads to a point in which you access all major interstates into Asheville including the Blue Ridge Parkway (BRP). Downtown Asheville is a convenient, quick 15 minutes from the property. The access from this property on to 74 has a light, so you feel safe. 74 never had a slow down the month I stayed at the property. Turn right on 74 to Chimney Rock & Lake Lure. Use your gps & navigate to Hendersonville & Flat Rock to the southwest. Watch for small crooks in 4 way intersections, or you'll miss your turn off.
WHAT DID I DO FOR A MONTH??
Oh my gosh, if you only stay a weekend, you are missing the incredible wonder of this area. Just the BRP takes a week to go to the Visitor Center, get your National Parks stamp, enjoy the Folk Art Center, then take 2 or 3 days to go north on BRP & all the communities along the way.. Orchard at Alta Pass, Little Switzerland, Grandfather Mountain, Mt. Mitchell. Take a day or 2 to go south on BRP & Pisgah, Brevard, Cashiers. Downtown Asheville has the Urban Trail. Find the cat overlooking the street below. Check out artisans at the Kress Emporium, Heck, artisans are EVERYWHERE!! Just the River Arts District takes a couple days. The owner is an artisan-entrpreneur with the WNC Cheese Trail & finely hand crafted cheeses cave aged that you have to taste to sense what a truly fine cheese is.