By Adam Goodheart The quiet splendor and patchwork history of the popular national park offer lessons in how humanity can coexist with nature.Surely ...
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By Adam Goodheart The quiet splendor and patchwork history of the popular national park offer lessons in how humanity can coexist with nature.Surely these are, if nothing else, the most perfectly named mountains in the world. "Great Smoky Mountains": The words conjure fog drifting off a breathing canopy of trees, mist rising above a waterfall, the soft warmth of southern air. Perhaps, as well, the tang of barbecue chased down with moonshine whiskey. But whoever may have coined that poetic phrase, his identity, or hers, is lost to history. Some say it harks back to the Cherokee word for blue—sh...
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8/16/09 - 8 days prior to start. All hotel reservations are confirmed with exception of possible 9/2 stay someplace on the way back to south Jersey. ...
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8/16/09 - 8 days prior to start. All hotel reservations are confirmed with exception of possible 9/2 stay someplace on the way back to south Jersey. Biltmore Estate tickets also reserved for Day 5, but Monticello, Dixie Stampede, Cherokee and caves are weather dependent at this time. Possible activities and restaurants are just grouped within the date ranges by areas we are staying. However, may only do some as National Park hiking/outdoor views time will be maxiimized. 9/03/09 - post-trip view! I'm filling out what we actually did and when per the schedule function on the trip plan. Items tha...
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We spent a long weekend in Asheville visiting some friends of ours from Korea (they're now living in Japan). It was an interesting mix of his college ...
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We spent a long weekend in Asheville visiting some friends of ours from Korea (they're now living in Japan). It was an interesting mix of his college friends, her college friends...and then us. The 'mutual' friends. Bill and Sarah did the lodging legwork for this one (it was, after all, THEIR trip) and booked a great cabin on the outskirts of the town (I can't bring myself to call it a city...). We brought along a list of good ideas from our previous visit here - along with the only guidebook we were able to find in a conventional book store: The Underground Asheville Guidebook. Asheville is s...
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I went there with my sisiter and my sister-in-law, We were treated like Royalty. The beds and fluffy pillows made us want to sleep in. The fresh roses ...More
Absolutely the best B&B I've stayed at. The owners, Patti and Bear, have totally renovated the Inn. The decor is perfect, the beds and linens are ...More
We stayed in the older part of the hotel, so this is just a review of that...The room, for as much as we payed, was nothing spectacular, it even had ...More
The room was gorgeous and well-appointed. My wife and I love those bathrobes! The grounds are magnificent, and we especially enjoyed the rocking ...More
This was our 12th Anniversary, and I wanted to make it special since we had neglected our B&B tradition due to kids. We stayed in the Zelda, which ...More
I can see why this hotel rates so high in the star system. The staff was wonderful and very attentive. We were very impressed with our suite, and ...More
This hotel is an exceptional quality. Great staff, excellent continental breakfast and very comfortable, clean rooms. A great place to stay! Also -- ...More
In the south part of Asheville, just a stones throw from Biltmore Estate, there is a small Vacation Cabin Resort called Willow Winds Woodland Gardens. ...More
Very nice owners! Went out of there way to make our stay nice. Room was very clean and no noise from traffic like at the other hotel that we stayed ...More
This hotel may be a little older than some of its newer neighbors, but it makes up for it in service and price. My impression based on our stay ...More
The grounds were exquisite, decorated beautifully. Such charm everywhere you looked. If you needed it on the property, it was there. The only thing we ...More
A beautiful house in a good neighbourhood. The whole place is spotlessly clean. Eddie & Jessie, the owners, are a pleasant hard-working young couple ...More
simple, straightforward, clean rooms, fun "art deco" original decor. walking distance to downtown! GREAT! no luxuries, no problem. best for the no ...More
Me and my family stayed at 4 different hotels on our recent road trip. This was by far the best one. The staff was outstanding, it was in excellent ...More
Usually when people read about hotels that cost less than $70 a nite (with tax) they quickly want to know what the catch is. There is none! It was an ...More
Stayed Nov. 18 thru 21. Had an extremely pleasurable weekend. Secluded, rustic, homey cottages. Extremely friendly staff. Very relaxing place to stay. ...More
Super close to everything, clean, extremely affordable. BJ is a nice guy, too. No question, would definitely choose this place over a hotel when ...More
Hotel was clean and nice with an excellent price. The staff was very friendly. The lady who cleaned our room had been working there over 10 years and ...More
It may be nice again once they finish renovations. There was a six-story scaffolding directly over the only handicapped parking at the front, with no ...More
Gary and Patti couldn't have been more accommodating, and provided everything we could want in celebrating our 32nd anniversary - what a romantic ...More
Stayed in Asheville this past weekend and reserved the room through Expedia for $55 a night. I didn't feel like shelling out $100+ to stay at a Hyatt, ...More
We had a wonderful stay at the Pinecrest B&B. Along with a beautiful home, which was well maintained and had lush cool gardens around it, as a B&B ...More
Very comfortable suite. Front desk very friendly and helpful. We had a hard time finding the location but were greeted with cookies when we arrived ...More