Things to consider if you’re having doubts about booking this place:
1- If you’ve not been to Asheville before, you prob think you want to stay downtown. You don’t, this place it’s an easy 15-20min drive, has lots of cool breweries within 5-10min drive and amazing hikes within 30mins (I’m sure they have others that are closer).
2- You’re not sure if you want to share a space with the owners because you want your own space? Cindy and Tim are amazing hosts, the place is big enough that we barely saw them and that’s because they also respect your space. They are lovely people but they’re not on you all the time. We were thinking we didn’t want to socialize with the hosts, but ended up regretting not having enough time to chat w them.
3- You have pets and you know how most places make you feel guilty for taking your pets? Cindy and Tim actually want you to bring your pet. Our dog loved the space, looking at the horses from the bedroom window or from the deck. Playing fetch on the yard by the apartment. They really made us all feel welcome.
4- They are genuinely doing this because they like it and not just for the money and that makes a huge difference, you end up getting a lot more that what you pay for because they really enjoy doing it. They apt has EVERYTHING, from linen to all the kitchen tools, snacks, toiletries, EVERYTHING you can think of. It is extremely comfortable.
5- All the extras you get here that you won’t get anywhere else, Cindy welcomed us with homemade cookies and banana bread. They invited us over to their porch which we couldn’t do because we came back tired from hiking every day. They even offer to look after your dog if you want to go into town. Our car was having issues and they even offered us a ride if we needed to. They’re willing to go above and beyond.
6- Downtown Asheville is fine, but within a couple of hrs walking you’ve seen it all. This place was great for us, we were able to unplug, have a beer on the deck at night, wake up in the morning and see horses. It was just great and I would highly recommend it to anybody.
This place feels like going to grandma’s house (the cool one that you actually like).