Brookside Inn is a small inn with 19 guest rooms and three villas situated on two landscaped acres of land, with a brook, lake, gardens, and orchard. Guest rooms and villas are furnished in a Victorian cottage motif, with quilts, comforters, wicker chairs, and painted furniture. In the center of the inn is Brookside Gallery, which exhibits and sells the works of regional artists. It is in the bright, gallery with high ceilings where the owners serve a complimentary continental breakfast of homemade bread, coffee, tea, and juice each morning. Rooms, most with two double beds, each have a private bath, telephone, and cable television.
All guest rooms face the quarter-acre lake.
Three villas contained in one building behind the inn each have kitchen facilities, and two have gas-log fireplaces. This inn on the campus of Appalachian State University features seven suites and 76 guest rooms. Support services for conferences and meetings include a full catering service for meals and receptions, audiovisual equipment and the services of professional technicians. The Inn's dining room serves up a spectacular mountain view with every breakfast, lunch and dinner. Duggins Lounge, a quiet and relaxing getaway, is open in the evenings.