Cecil was an incredible host. This airbnb really feels like a home the second you step into it, all while being clean, modern and minimalistic. Some very nice touches included locally-made snacks and beers waiting for us on arrival, as many kitchen appliances as you could wish for, and a myriad of pamphlets to attractions in the area. Cecil - a former city councilman and editor of Mountain XPress, is very knowledgeable about Asheville and was thrilled to give us recommendations for hiking and dining. He's written and published a guidebook, but we felt his smaller guidebook made specifically for the airbnb to be especially helpful. Cecil's place is completely focused on locally-made, renewable ways of living. His house nets zero in energy per year thanks to an array of solar panels, and many renovations improving insulation. We WILL be coming back.