The location and convenience of Mike’s cottage was awesome! It is just a quick 5 min drive to the downtown area and easy drive to Blue Ridge Parkway. Bonus: our fav restaurant Nine Mile is super close! We loved that we could bring our dog for no extra cost and enjoy the outdoor space. We also appreciated the extra towels, and coffee pods for the Keurig. Despite all of the rave reviews on the bed, we were actually quite disappointed in it. It’s great that it is a king, but the mattress sinks in at the middle making for a very uncomfortable sleeping situation. Based on other reviews we expected the cottage to be a little cleaner, the bath mat and floors were dirty. I also killed many spiders and ants in the bathroom during our stay. We feel the cottage would be good for a weekend stay and maybe not a longer vacation.