Location is key here, west Asheville is truly unique and not short of great restaurants, bars, bottle shops, plant shops, etc. You can walk and be in the heart of everything in less than 5 minutes. The apartment is very spacious and the outdoor deck was probably my favorite part because its covered.
My only head's up is that I came across a lot of spiders/flies inside the apartment (if you are sensitive to bugs, I didn't mind them as much). Also, if the host is at home you can pretty much hear everything, footsteps, tv, dishes, probably more so than you'd expect because of the lack of doors to/from the basement.