Leslie's apartment was super clean and very well appointed. I like to cook for myself when I'm traveling and there was truly everything I needed to do this, even a brand new gas grill and utensils which I didn't have time to use, sadly! Luxuriously comfy bed, nice bathrooms and a very private entrance and setting in general. Traveling alone, it comforting to know I had neighbors (my host) right there, and yet the apartment entrance and orientation is completely apart from Leslie's family home. I loved having breakfast on the colorful chairs you see with the lovely pastoral view in front of me, cattle, donkey, and all! I loved being out away from the city and found that my trips to downtown Asheville could take approx. a half hour depending on traffic but there are plenty of good grocery stores (Whole Foods, etc), tons of other stores and restaurants and most anything you would need within a 10 minute drive. I would stay at Leslie's again - as a Vermonter, it started to feel like "home away from home!" Annie