This is a cottage with a lot of "pros" and a few funky low-key "cons." Close to (drivable) restaurants, downtown, and Blue Ridge parkway. Nicely appointed on top floor, plenty of TV's of different sizes to watch from every main room. Fairly spacious, kitchen has everything you need, plenty of coffee provided, large fridge. Nice to have washer and dryer access. Funky bits: downstairs is a semi-refinished basement with stairs that might challenge anyone with mobility issues; cottage is in between two vacant lots so not super attractive, one has a dumpster with discarded furniture (that's the view from the outside little porch), the other has a few pieces of furniture strewn around. Enclosed porch door was propped open upon arrival, so not really possible to sit within the enclosed porch as so many bugs flying around. A few bugs crawled around inside, 3 different kinds, probably typical for a cottage in that area. The train tracks are really close, the latest a train went by during 4 nights was 9:30pm.
Good communication with Jeff, he kindly allowed a slightly later checkout.