This is a lovely and very comfortable cottage with everything we needed for a week's stay in Asheville. The only small surprise was how close it was to Patty's house - There is a connected deck with a lattice fence providing some privacy. That being said, Patty was a great host and certainly respected our privacy. The cabin is at the end of a dead end street about 1 mile from the entrance to the Blue Ridge Parkway, which made it very easy to get onto the parkway for outings. But, you have to get onto a highway for a 10-12 minute drive into Asheville itself. I think this is just the nature of the area - the town is surrounded by highways.