Miriam was on her way to Montana when we arrived, but her co-host, Charlotte, was there to greet us and immediately helped us to locate a great place to watch the US women's soccer team play their first Olympic match two hours after our arrival. She was very accessible, kind, helpful and easy going. The house is in a wonderful location off the beaten path but within a 10 minute drive of all the cool art/music/eating/drinking places Asheville is known for. An added and unexpected bonus is the mountain biking/zipline adventure park that is secreted away just on the other side of the woods at the end of the driveway. I took the dogs running on the trails before the park opened, and we all had a blast -- i took the "better to ask forgiveness than permission" approach. The coffee provided was exceptional as promised, and the little place was a wonderful, peaceful, relaxing retreat after a day exploring the rivers, mountains, creeks and urban adventures. It was just perfect.