Let me start by saying I honestly hate to give this place less than 5 stars but it is just the honest truth. V is awesome, extremely quick responses even later at night and talked to me about Asheville and what to do for like 15 minutes at 12 am and I really appreciate that. She also directly asked me if there was anything she could do for me and she delivered the next morning when I told her what I needed. The common area and general energy and aesthetic of the place was also amazing. However, I just feel like I overpaid for the room I stayed in. Let me note that I did glimpse in the other rooms in passing and they did not look like they would have any of these same issues that my room had. To start, the room is extremely small. That wouldn’t have bothered me as much if I felt like I had some privacy in my room. All four walls are half windows as if the room was meant to be a sunroom or an enclosed porch. There were curtains on the windows but they didn’t fully cover them and some of them were even very see through. I could see right into the house next door meaning they could see into the room. Additionally, the door is also made of windows and there was a thin cloth covering it but you could definitely still see my silhouette if you were in the living room because I could basically see completely into the living room. I felt like I couldn’t change in the room or have any real privacy so I changed in the bathroom which was honest pretty inconvenient considering I’m sharing with multiple people. Additionally, the room was not well insulated at all. During my stay it was under 30 degrees both nights and though the comforter was very warm, my face froze and I woke up with the morning sniffles because of it. I did let V know I was cold the first night and she had her assistant drop off a different heater the next morning. It was a little better than the other one but it still was pretty cold for my face at least. The bed is just higher up so the heater just didn’t do a lot for my face.
All and all, I just felt like $68 per night was too much for a twin bed, lack of privacy within the room itself, sharing a bathroom with multiple strangers, and two cold sleeps. I would definitely be willing to try this place again but only in one of the upstairs bedrooms. When I was booking I noticed that there were multiple listings and I assumed this was because of the different rooms but couldn’t tell for sure. It’s funny because the room I booked was technically more expensive per night but the cleaning fee was cheaper, so it turned out to be like 2 dollars cheaper than the other booking. I figured what difference could $2 make? Apparently a pretty decent one. I would recommend booking with V, but only if it is one of the upstair rooms.