Susan is a phenomenal hostess! She greeted us when we arrived and made us feel very much at home. She even offered us a sampling of her eggplant parmesan one night and on the last morning we were there, her homemade biscuits. Yummy! Restaurants and shops were easily reachable on foot in West Asheville, but for first-time visitors note that you will need a car to get to downtown Asheville proper. My only hesitation in giving this a full 5-star review is the privacy issue. Even though the listing states private room and bath, both are located off a hallway that connects the kitchen with the living room, which, obviously, Susan and Wynn use. The bathroom is not ensuite, so exiting the bathroom wrapped in a towel after bathing is not really an option! Had we known we probably would have opted for a place with a bit more privacy, but Susan's hospitality for the most part offset this little glitch.