Smithson and his wife Kathy were excellent hosts. Their cottage is very cute and clean. They were very accommodating to our 4 dogs and even when one of our sweet pups got stung by a bee from a pretty big hive - they left us dog treats and a card wishing her well (which she was totally fine after some Benadryl!!). The location is great and we loved the barking goodbye from Josie their Golden Doodle. Highly reccomended for dog lovers trying to bring their dogs for a fun weekend in Asheville !!!