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Asheville NC - Forbes 2025 Top 12 Destination!

House • Buncombe County NC United States

    5 Guests   
    3 Bedrooms   
    4 Beds   
    4.5 Bathrooms   
    2 Car spaces  
    1 Car available   
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  
  Hospitality  
Hospitality Description: We're happy to offer our guest room with en suite to a single or couple for a night or two when we're in town. This room is up a flight of stairs and fairly well removed from the main part of the house and other bedrooms. If exchanging with just a couple, this guest room is the primary for that. We can provide ideas for things to see and do in Asheville. We have a very friendly Golden, however no pets please for hospitality (to avoid any unlikely bad chemistry).

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General Overview

Forbes just named Asheville as a top 12 global destination! There are many great reasons for this designation. See: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2024/12/13/best-places-to-travel-2025/ Our beautiful Craftsmen style home has most modern conveniences and is located in a wonderful community that surrounds a lake. We can walk to the lake down a wooded path, and have a favorite bench there to watch the sunset. We live just outside Asheville, NC. Asheville is very well known for its arts, music, and access to natural areas and activities. The area is practically surrounded by many public lands that offer hiking and, water sports. The Blue Ridge Parkway is minutes away from our home and makes for a nice scenic drive with many photograph-worthy overlooks and hiking access points. The Biltmore Estate is a major tourist attraction in Asheville ... it features many home and garden tours and seasonal exhibits. We truly love the area - and actually, as I am writing this, I am wondering why we would want to go elsewhere - the area is really hard to beat! :)

The Space

Our spacious home (3500 sq ft, 325 sq m) has an open floor plan main with living, dining, and kitchen all connected ... making the kitchen crew part of the gathering even while prepping or cleaning up. The main level also has a den, sun room. The upper level has one large bedroom and bath, that room has 1 queen and 1 full bed. The bath has a walk-in shower. The walkout lower level has a family room with large screen TV, a bedroom (single bed) and bath. You are welcome to use these two guest rooms, and to use the master in the event that your family size requires it. There is also a craft-room and woodworking shop, but these will probably be locked to avoid possible tool-based injury. There is a deck with eating and BBQ grill overlooking a shaded & wooded and fenced back yard. We occasionally (very rarely) see a black bear from the deck, outside the fence.

Guest Access

Main level is accessed with single step up from drive. Upper and lower levels are one flight of stairs each. Lower level can also be accessed by doors to the back yard. The house is not ADA accessible, but the main level is fairly accessible excepting the one step up from drive.

Notes

We are fairly flexible and would love to see other special parts of the country and world, particularly those that are either rich in history or culture or in natural areas to explore. We are quite open to different possibilities on an exchange. We do have reliable and high speed WiFi. TVs are streaming only. Due to allergies, we can only have nonsmokers stay in our home. We also ask that our fireplace not be used.

Features


Fridge
Fridge
WiFi
WiFi
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Oven
Oven
Towels
Towels
Washer
Washer
TV
TV
Heating
Heating
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Microwave
Microwave
Iron
Iron
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Workspace
Workspace
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Air conditioning
Air conditioning
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
BBQ
BBQ
First aid kit
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Covered porch / verandah
Covered porch / verandah
Bikes
Bikes
Standup paddleboard
Standup paddleboard
Kayak
Kayak

Travel Styles

    Long term
    Weekend
    Adventure
    Family
    Romantic
    Sport and leisure
    Foodie
    Relaxing
    Eco
    Luxury
    Mountains
    Beach
    Water
    Culture
    Hiking
    Cycling
    Golf

Accessibility

Wide hallways 
Accessible switches 
Accessible door handles 
Accessible tap hardware 
Accessible windows 
Accessible bedroom 
Accessible parking space 

House Rules

    Unsuitable for infants under 2
    Unsuitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets not allowed
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Smoke free
    Fragrance free
    Low allergen

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

Our community has many trails, a boathouse with kayaks, canoes, and SUPs for loan, and tennis, basketball and pickleball courts. We can also walk from our home to the nearby Pisgah National Forest in just a few minutes, giving access to a very large network of trails and forest roads (no cars), very suitable for hiking and mountain biking. Our local neighborhood cluster is on a circle with no through-traffic. Our neighbors are friendly, quiet, and pet and nature loving. We have a Little Library just a few houses away. For more information on Asheville and all the things you can see and do while visiting: http://www.exploreasheville.com/ https://avltoday.6amcity.com/ https://www.romanticasheville.com/ http://www.biltmore.com/ http://www.ashevilledowntown.org/ http://riverartsdistrict.com/ http://www.ncarboretum.org/ http://www.blueridgeparkway.org/ http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm https://www.blueridgeoutdoors.com/

Getting to my home

Air: AVL airport Road: I-40 or I-26 or ... for a beautiful drive ... The Blue Ridge Parkway

Nearest airport

Asheville (AVL) is about 20 km away.

Getting Around

The home is not on public transport routes. A car would be needed. Grocery shops, banks, and other stores and restaurants are just a few minutes away by car. In general, we avoid car loaning due to liability, but might consider in a reciprocal exchange at a distance - we would need to check insurance issues on that and have an agreement on deductibles/excess.

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Our retirement motto is ACTS: Adventure, Travel., Creative, Service Kris is an author, horticulturalist, arborist, and educator. Bruce is an engineer, entrepreneur, and avid learner. We both love outdoor recreation ... hiking, kayaking, photography, bird watching, and more. We are mellow, peaceful, and responsible world citizens, home owners, parents, pet stewards, and community volunteers. We are also non-smoking, non-drinking, & non-drug-using.
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