We had a great stay with Rita for a quick one-nighter in Asheville. She had great communication ahead of time, and since she knew she would be in a music lesson when we arrived, she arranged for Jeff to be available to walk us through. The house itself is pretty neat, and is a short 5-10 min walk into the downtown area where we went to check out some of the local bookstores and breweries.
The bathroom is shared, but she has thoughtfully provided guidelines and space/bins in the bathroom to make it more comfortable for everyone. She also had some local baked goods, a keurig, and a water cooler which was really nice if you wake up hungry, to have that tide us over until we could get ready and head out for the day.
We got the chance to chat with Rita over coffee, and she was very kind and hospitable. She had a lot of great suggestions for the town of Asheville and the surrounding area. Unfortunately we were only there one night and then driving on to Tennessee, but she gave us plenty of ideas for next time we visit the area. If/when we do make it back to the area, we would definitely look Rita up first and stay with her again if there’s availability!