We did not actually meet the hosts, but they were in good communication with us. The place is good, accurately described in the listing, and fairly priced. We did have one complaint, the reason for the middle rating we are giving: it was the start of cold weather (below freezing at night), and the room was quite cold; we left after the first night. On going to bed, we asked them to turn the heat on or up, and they did so (controlled from the main part of the house), so it was warm enough. But we woke up shivering in the middle of the night. We could have requested them to turn it on, but didn't want to disturb them so late. We did not feel we could ask for a refund because we did not manage the problem well ourselves. You can avoid the problem by communicating with the hosts at the outset better than we did. With that problem addressed, we can recommend this affordable place. The location is in a neighborhood way up in the hills - the drive up and down is a nice winding road. Convenient enough to Asheville etc.