You can walk from Laura’s to the best restaurant, Sunny Point, which is on Haywood. You can also walk to Biscuit Head from her place but we didn’t go (line goes out and around the corner on a weekend.) BattleCat coffeeshop is down along Haywood which would be a nice, long walk but we drove. Plenty of places to check out by foot or a quick drive. Also, driving to downtown Asheville was easy peasy. Mount Mitchell state park is about 1.5 hours or a little less away from here. At Laura’s place, it was spotless! The bed is very comfortable, the towels very plush. Had a really enjoyable stay here. You do hear street traffic but it’s by no means a deal breaker.