What a great place to stay near Asheville! The house has been redone top to bottom and is so adorable inside. The bathrooms are lovely and the bedrooms have comfy beds and lots of pillows. There are two decks and the covered portion of the deck is cozy and perfect for Happy Hour after a day of sightseeing. Kitchen is well equipped and there is even a large game room downstairs. We enjoyed the accessibility of Hulu on the televisions. The information booklet provided was also very helpful with the scan codes for various activities. I would suggest you look at TripAdvisor if you want more upscale restaurants and make reservations for those as soon as possible. Many of the places we were interested in trying had no availability. The hosts were super responsive to two small issues we had and they were fixed promptly. I would highly recommend Blue Pines retreat and hope to come back again the next time with some lady friends for a mountain getaway.