This house runs on a rain water system with no city water back up. The water is treated and tastes quite good. Water pressure was low and there was no hot water from the bathroom sinks. A sign was posted asking guests to conserve water. The tank ran out of water one morning and the host had to get a water truck in and a new pump. The host responded quickly and was good at keeping in communication with status updates during the 7 hours while the water was being restored.
The mini split in the 3rd bedroom (downstairs) was not functional and an alternative space heater was provided. It did not adequately heat the room, rendering this room almost useless. The upstairs couch was used when it got too cold for sleeping.
The stove set off the smoke detectors, even though we could not identify anything that was burning. The oven filled the room with gas and set off the carbon monoxide detectors. We had to turn the oven off and open the windows (letting cold air inside) to ensure safe air quality. As a result, we chose to eat out for the remainder of our trip.
Thus, this 3 bedroom house turned out to be a 2 bedroom house with a partial kitchen with water issues. This is not what we needed and we found the house required more attention than we would have liked while on vacation.
The beds and linens were very comfortable and the house was clean and well decorated. The fenced yard accommodated our dog nicely. The location was excellent and was close to grocery stores, downtown Asheville, Biltmore Estates, and Wolfe Ridge Ski Resort. The view from the house was spectacular and the hot tub was quite nice.