I usually stay in hotels because I travel so often for business. I have the ability to stay in nice hotels because I can use the many hotel points I have accumulated. I don't pay for expensive rooms in cash. $600 at the Grove Park Inn? Not going to happen. I have kids in college.

But I want to draw the comparison between Kari's accommodations and a hotel room. By contrast to the warm, comfortable environment I found in Kari's home, even the nicest hotel room seems clinical by comparison. The room was the equivalent of a junior suite but with a personal touch not available in a hotel. I have no complaints about the beautiful studio apartment I stayed in. I did not even have to ask Kari about local restaurants since other guests have already covered all that.

I was lucky enough to meet Kari so I could apologize for my rookie mistakes, where I had asked her (by text) questions that, had I been paying attention to the information provided to me, would have been answered. But Kari was patient and quickly responded to my requests.

I cannot recommend Kari's studio apartment highly enough - there is no reason to pay the confiscatory Asheville hotel rates when a room like the Sweet Studio is available.