Appropriately funky, hip and near any action.
We really weren't sure what to expect from the pics, but the reviews of others swayed us to give Alan's place a shot and we're glad we did. The space is an open one-bedroom with a kitchen (no stove per Asheville ordinance) huge fridge, pod-coffee maker, silverware, glasses, plates, sofa, chair, TV (we never turned it on) and it was neat as a pin and very clean.
The cool thing about this place is it's in an old part of Asheville and a block from Heywood; a key Asheville avenue. It's within walking distance of a pizza place (we had a couple of excellent pies), and a brewery (we had a couple of excellent brews). Turn left on Heywood and you're in west Asheville; a hip, funky, bohemian kinda area. Turn right and follow Heywood straight downtown. It's close to the brewery district, the arts district, Lexington/Broadway, and not too far to the Biltmore. Come home at night and it's pretty quiet as we crashed after a full meal somewhere and read. Alan also peppered the place with informational flyers about Asheville along with various books and magazines.
Potentials should know there are 22 stairs to get to the space. We're 69 and 67 and it wasn't an issue. The apartment is above Alan's home; a converted attic maybe? The bedroom ceiling has a pretty steep slope but, hey, you're only in there to sleep, right?
Asheville is now off of our needed-to-experience list, but if we ever do go back, first place we'll look to would be Alan's. We found it spot-on for what we were looking for. We liked Asheville so much we extended our five day vaca to seven and would have loved to have continued to stay at Alan's but it was already rented for the weekend. Go figure.
Highly recommend.