Kate and her place are awesome awesome awesome! Stay here! So the specifics: Its a little off the beaten path - which is a good thing. Its in a neighborhood - a place where people live walking distance to some great local restaurants. Not overrun by tourists (i understand, i AM a tourist but i don't love the throngs of people, personally). If you want to get to the arts district or downtown or a kayak trip, its quick - 10 min. Asheville is small so everything is at your fingertips. The room is super nice and well decorated. Bed is comfy. And the back porch - treehouse-like is the right description. Although we enjoyed the town and several outdoorsy trips, we spent a fair amount of time on the back porch too. Kate helped us out with several things that came up during our stay (recommendations and the like). Not just a room, but a get-away.