Annika's house is absolutely wonderful, and she is an amazing hostess. Apart from the location, which is superb for sightseeing, groceries, and dining, the house was "squeaky" clean, very comfortable with lovely decor, and had everything we needed for a week-long stay. We enjoyed the remarkable view of the mountains and sunset from the smaller bedroom and the deck. The kitchen had all sorts of pots and pans, dishes, silverware, and she also left plenty of other supplies (detergents, paper products, trash bags, towels, throws) .
The other highlight for us was the thoughtfulness that Annika put into furnishing the house. She has many board games, a puzzle, and playing cards that our kid enjoyed when we were home. The beds are comfortable. Both bedrooms have sofa chairs and the smaller bedroom also has a study table with a chair. Two closets with pleny of hangers and two chests of drawers were handy to organize our stuff and store our shopping. She has also compiled a whole folder with menus of restaurants arranged alphabetically, a slew of fliers with information about Asheville, and a toothbrush holder in the bathroom!
Communication with Annika was easy. Her recommendations for activities, restaurants, and sightseeing were spot-on. After trying a few of them, we knew that we could trust her local knowledge. We enjoyed staying in her house and will look for it again when we return.