Louisa is a kind and generous host. She reached out several times to check in with us and make sure we had everything we needed, and she was available whenever we had any questions.
Henhouse is very well located in Asheville - close to the main downtown road with plenty of great restaurants and shops, and was fairly well located for all the hiking trails we wanted to hit. We stayed for a full 7 days, but I would suggest Henhouse for shorter stays because the kitchen is rather sparse and there isn't really anywhere to unpack. We did plan to order from a lot of the restaurants in Asheville, so it worked out okay. But for future visitors: the kitchen consists of a fridge, microwave, two stove-top burners, a small sink, kettle, french press, toaster, pots/pans, and there are very few dishes/utensils. There is not a large area to prep food. There is a kitchen table with two chairs situated in the kitchen area.
Since we stayed for the week, we planned to unpack our clothes; however, the kitchen table is the only free surface in Henhouse (other than the massage table), and most of the dressers were filled with blankets, etc. As such, we placed our clothes on the massage table, which worked fine. We did, ultimately, enjoy the unique decor - very "Asheville".
Our greatest critique is the cleanliness of Henhouse. At a glance, the place is clean; however, a closer look reveals dust on every surface of the furniture and decor, cobwebs on the walls, ceiling, and under furniture (even a spider or two), and food particles leftover on the pots/pans/dishes/utensils. Our dog even found kibbles from a previous doggie visitor, which was especially disappointing because we paid a $20 per night pet fee, which I would expect should go to deeper cleaning. (Disclaimer: Although Louisa checked in several times to ask if we needed anything, we did not tell her about our issue with the cleanliness because we didn't want her to clean while we were staying there). We suspect the house hadn't had visitors in a while (there was some expired food in the fridge), and maybe that was the reason it was dusty/dirty.
Ultimately, based on the cleanliness this would be a 3 star review, but Louisa truly is kind and clearly cares about the people who stay in Henhouse. Plus the place is dog friendly (fenced in backyard!) and it's proximity to so many great Asheville restaurants/shops/hikes was great, so 4 stars!