My spouse and I stayed here for our 1st anniversary for 2 nights over Memorial day weekend, arriving Sunday afternoon and leaving bright and early on Tuesday morning.
This cottage is a beautifully decorated home that is close to both downtown Asheville and West Asheville. We were never too far out of our way.
It was "cozy" but actually bigger than I anticipated.
The grounds were well kept and landscaped well.
There is an acceptable level of privacy even though the property is directly adjacent to the host's house and very close to another cozy cottage.
It was easy to find based on her directions and everything was very clean.
She provided bottles of water and chips, which was nice- as well as a complimentary bottle of red wine- although we don't drink wine.
The AC was cold and there was a remote so it could be adjusted.
There is a heater in the bathroom on a timer, which I thought was awesome.
We had no trouble letting ourselves in and out with the keycode entry system on the cottage.
There is a grill, firepit, and logs available. We wanted to enjoy these but unfortunately, it was raining pretty much every day.
We did not see the dog or cats during our stay.
Unavoidable to the host- the neighbors evidently decided to start chopping wood or doing some activity that involved repetitive thumping early on Monday. I couldn't figure out what it was and it eventually stopped.
There are only 2 things I did not like about the property, and stay with me here, because they are NOT mentioned elsewhere and are possible dealbreakers.
1. There is a large skylight over the bed that floods the cottage with sunlight at daybreak. There is no way to cover it. At night, this is not really a problem but I like to sleep in past 6 AM EST, and had I known there was such a prominent skylight over the bed, I would have considered another property. (I'm not sure if this is true of both of her cozy cottages, or if it is just this one.)
2. The bed itself is quite hard, and there was only one blanket provided. My spouse and I have the age old "who gets the blanket" struggle, so I started looking around. I did find an afghan in the dresser. Even with the extra blanket in hand, the bed itself was so hard that I was unable to get to sleep on my side and when I woke up (at daybreak) I found that my arm had fallen asleep.
Overall, the place was beautiful and well maintained. It was centrally located and everything else was just as described. But for me, th effect of the beauty of the cottage was surpassed by exhaustion and my subsequent grumpiness.