We really enjoyed our stay at Damon’s! In the heat we never tried to walk to downtown Asheville, but the neighborhood was lovely and near a great coffee place and a few adorable restaurants. If you couldn’t tell from the pictures it is indeed a basement and there were some bugs and a little of a basement smell, (if I was squeamish about bugs I would want to know) but our group wasn’t so it wasn’t a problem. Damon was extremely responsive and helpful with things like accessing laundry and returning a forgotten bathing suit. We had a great time in Asheville!