I stayed here for a couple of months during my transition between long term places in Asheville. Here are a few thoughts to share if you're looking to book here.
This is a great place to stay in Asheville. The location is perfect and close to downtown. It's great for long stays, as it has an induction burner and dishes to cook.
The place is private and surrounded by beautiful gardens. Though there is a next door neighbor as the studio is within a larger house. (You have a private entrance though.)
The property managers as so nice and are very thoughtful people. They are great communicators and they seemed to have thought of every little touch to make the place comfortable and functional. Salt shakers, oil, appliances, organization, clear labelling, etc-- they are all great things! They also seem to care a lot about their properties and want to do maintenance and renovations which I think is great.
I would say the main cons of the place is that if you are coming in fall/winter you share central air with the house neighbor and they set the temperature. And the heating unit inside the studio is a little hard to figure out how to turn on but does help to make up for not being able to set the central air. Just ask if you can't figure out how to turn it on! The property managers will do everything to make sure you're comfortable! Just something to keep in mind if you love being warm like me.
One other con for if you are coming during late summer is the mosquitoes. For some reason there are soo many mosquitoes in this area. Maybe from the river or rain barrels, I'm not sure. But after a certain hour I could not enjoy being outside from them. So just prepare your mind or bring some kind of mosquito protection ahead of time!
The other thing I was initially hesitant about booking is that there was no laundry on site. You can however ask for access to laundry machines on the property and pay a small additional fee to use them which is so great!
Okay, that's all I'll say. Book this place if you want a peaceful place of solitude downtown. And enjoy being greeted by beautiful gardens and praying mantis and kind people!