This little house was a great deal for our family of four. We saw a deer sprint across the large yard one evening but were close enough to Asheville that we could get delivery from a wide variety of restaurants. We loved Itto Ramen so much we got takeout from there twice. We took short trips to the Biltmore, the Arboretum, the botanical garden, Lake Julian Park (which has a playground and paddle boats), West Asheville, Biscuit Head, and Asheville's Best Gem Mine. Our 10-year-old had a blast on Kid Zip the Asheville Treetops Adventure Park, where she was able to spend two hours flying down perfectly-sized zip lines without an adult escort. After our day trips, it was nice to relax in the wooded backyard, fire pit and large back porch with white lights. We all got into Smithson's large collection of old books. Smithson was a very welcoming and responsive host. So glad we chose this spot!