This gas station is very clean with friendly employees. It's very conveniently located as well.read more

This store is well-located - up on a hill - and has good parking…read more When Jennifer the cashier said "Have a good day!", she put a little something extra into it. Her voice had some juice behind it. I have taught customer service skills for many years and I notice these things. "That sounded like you really meant it." "I did mean it - I would not have said it otherwise." Me: "It's hard to do a repetitive job like this and keep your freshness. How do you do it?" Jennifer: "I just like people." Me: " I like you - and you are good at what you're doing. What kind of aspirations do you have for yourself?" J: "I would like to be an assistant manager in this store." Me: "I hope you get that. Too many people in retail get promoted because they are competent in certain ways, but they really don't have people skills. Then they make life miserable for the people who report to them, who may have good people skills." I'm betting that Jennifer would be a good assistant manager. She's smart, solid, hard-working and good with people.

Yikes. I pulled up to a pump to get gas and within a couple of seconds noticed a female employee at…read morethe neighboring pump SMOKING A CIGARETTE! This is extremely dangerous with gas vapors and even though my 4 runner was on empty, I stopped pumping early to leave. The employee was just wiping down the pump with some kind of cleaning spray and had the cigarette hanging out of their mouth with a giant ash at least an inch long hanging there. As I was leaving I pulled up beside her and rolled my window down "smoking at the pumps is extremely dangerous mam" to which she yelled back "I work here! I know what I'm doing!" Clearly. Smoking at the pump is actually illegal. I guess the danger signs on the pumps not to smoke and warning signs that it is in fact illegal do not apply to employees...because their cigarettes are magic. See photo attached and maybe pick somewhere else to pump your gas.

Stinks like cigarette smoke. It was literally smokey inside. My hair smelled like it after a couple…read moremins inside. Go to ingles unless you like second hand smoke.

This place smells like a combination of uncleaned toilet and the bottom of a wet ashtray. Just get…read moregas and leave. Your senses will thank you.

Absolute terrible. My family was on a road trip and we had to run and they didn't even have a…read morebathroom. Someone needs to run a heath inspection in this station.

By sheer accident of fate, I ended up going to two Hot Spots in as many days. While there are many…read moresurface similarities between this Hot Spot and the Ashland one, there are also glaring differences. Both smell of Pinesol and stale hot dogs. Both have rather primitive gas pumps. This one, however, does not boast an epic twitter feed and a wall-to-wall line of hookers trying to buy 5 hour energy drinks with credit cards. So it's somewhat less interesting than its Ashland cousin. On the other hand, it is selling a full line of Oscar Blues beer, including Old Chub, at 8.69 a six pack. Which is 2 dollars cheaper than anywhere else in town. It also sells non-ethanol gasoline, which is kind of a big deal to me on a philosophical level. If extremely competitive Old Chub and non-ethanol gas are a big deal to you, too, you're going to enjoy this gas station quite a bit. If not, stick to the Eblin--it's way more pleasant.

8 pumps. Just off the highway. Small convenience store too. Plenty of space between pumps…read more Same price cash or credit.

Very helpful! Filled my tank up using ingles points ! Will be back ! Also little market that is…read moreclean an has great snacks!

You know, it feels a little weird to write a review about a gas station. Yet, I feel compelled to…read morewrite about this one place. I don't live in Asheville, in fact I live very far away. I drive to Asheville a few times a year (anything to avoid flying with those stupid airlines), and since it's fairly close to where I stay, I will go there to gas up. Often when I've gone there, the attendant was outside cleaning the pumps or chatting up people. I don't know, it's just that there were some general good vibes. Is that weird? To me, it is a little bit weird in that almost all gas stations are places that skeeve me out. People watching is often entertaining and horrifying at the same time. Most attendants at these places obviously don't want to be there, and most of the time everything is dirty, even in the new places. So, yeah, it's a bit weird that I'm writing this. But, I wouldn't be writing it if it didn't affect me in someway shape or form. It has. It's not an earth shattering experience for most people, but it something I always notice when I'm there.

Rodney's Auto Service is a funky small-town gas station that is not to be missed. Rodney offers…read morefull-service mechanical work and is well thought-of locally. I particularly love his collection of old-time toy trucks and race cars. Ask him about his motorcycle memorabilia! When I stopped by today, Rodney was closed for two weeks, so he could take care of his wife who is having surgery. Let's try to give him some extra business and extra love when he reopens after April 11!

I am visiting from out of state and my oil light came on. Fearing something was really wrong (my…read morecar has 80k miles) Rodney was recommended to me. He and his team were amazing! I just needed an oil change luckily! He is trustworthy, fast and fair!

Over the course of several years, when I lived nearby in Woodfin, Allen's Gulf & U-Haul was…read moreconvenient, pretty flexible, and really good with communication. Prices weren't bad, especially when considering the competition. Really good for routine maintenance, inspection, oil changes, etc. I rented trucks on occasion, they were in good condition, and logistics were simple. I never felt like they were ripping me off, or nickle-and-diming me. Allen hardly knew me, but always treated me with respect, as did his staff. For a while I had leaking tires, but was in a hurry for an appointment. I explained my problem, and asked him if I could use his air hose. He loaned me his tire gauge, and said to help myself when I needed to. I bought my own gauge, and did that on a number of occasions, never was confronted by any of the staff. He explained the differences between synthetic oil and regular oil, and why it's important to use the former. He replaced my brakes a year and a half ago, but coming down the mountains, I noticed a grinding sound from the rear left brake. My local mechanic in Spruce Pine examined it, and said the brakes were fine, it was just the indicator. Well the sound got worse, and I did have a two year warranty. I contacted him, drove down to Woodfin, and repaired my brakes on warranty, pointing out there was a loose pin that got jammed, and was providing the sound. He explained that it wasn't dangerous, but it wasn't right. He fixed it rapidly, and sent me on my way, a happy customer.

They put broke plugs back in to a new motor. Then would not make it right. Then they lost my paper…read morework for the motor.