The accommodations were superb! Couldn't ask for a nicer host and hostess. If you're looking for a…read moregreat place to save the cove at Fairview is it.

From the owner: The Cove at Fairview offers five rental houses located near Asheville, NC…read more The Cove at Fairview is just 15 minutes to downtown Asheville, 10 minutes to the Blue Ridge Parkway, 15 minutes to the Biltmore Estate, and 20 minutes to Lake Lure. The houses sleep anywhere from 2-10. Have a great family vacation, a bachelorette weekend, or a church retreat. We have the capacity to sleep up to 34 guests... so bring the whole family, or rent multiple houses for a corporate retreat! The homes feature refurbished wood & hot tubs. Most feature fireplaces made by a local artisan. Relax in rustic elegance while enjoying the conveniences of technology (WIFI, Flat Screens +). The Cove at Fairview is a hobby farm - pet our mini -donkeys, give carrots to our horses, feed our Koi Fish, watch the antics of out Nubian goats, and enjoy farm fresh eggs from our chickens.

Truly divine experience, THE BEST vacation rental experience my husband and I have EVER had!…read moreStaying in the Cloud 9 home was like staying in a childhood home for the holidays or the warmth of staying with a beloved grandparent. The home is truly very well cleaned and maintained and keeps all of the charms that a loved one would keep in a family home. Each bedroom had a theme which just tugged at the heart to love it a little more. The master bed was spacious and has a hot tub on the back porch just steps from the room. We enjoyed it almost every night! The heating in the bathrooms is a real treat to keep it warm post shower. We found the kitchen to be fully stocked for last minute platters needed for holiday cookies or a container to serve a rotisserie chicken in. The array of cups and glasses was vast and my favorite find were the vintage soup mugs to use for morning oatmeal! The patio and sheltered outdoor dining area are excellent to use and so incredibly functional it put us in awe. We had dinner every night at sunset with our families in the covered dining area. The sunsets are truly exceptional and the outdoor and new dining area are prime viewing spots. We used the fire table and hot tub on a nightly basis. The deck is so functional, it still has me in awe. The whole home's functionality and flow is just fantastic and we could not have been blessed with a better home to spend the holiday visiting family. We stayed with two dogs one of whom is handicapped and unable to use her hind legs. The access to grass for the dogs and sheer joy they experienced laying out on the deck in the winter sun warmed our hearts and truly brought joy to our furbabies. Every afternoon they would lay in the outdoor dining area and watch the chickens graze like it was doggie tv. Just happily observing. The whole vibe, energy and love of Cloud 9 just fit with our vibe. Any leftover food went into a bag in the freezer we kept for the chickens to peck at. They have a list of what the local area recycles so we could place in the proper trashcans. This truly fit in with our family's practices and beliefs and was refreshing to be somewhere that embraced this. Hearing about the passive heating the father who designed the home employed in the building and experiencing the sun warming the home on crisp winter days was a special and joyful time. The light pouring into the home only added to the warmth and charm which had us head over heals in love with Cloud 9. I would not hesitate to return, recommend to anyone and certainly am happy with the value. Janet was a gracious, present and communicative host. We are so very very happy we chose to spend our Christmas at Cloud 9! P.S. At Christmas Janet assembles and decorates the cutest and most heartwarming tree in the family living room. It was gorgeous and made our stay that much more lovely and holiday themed.

The last stop on our You Pick adventure day. Only 25 minutes…read morefrom home, this is the perfect place to bring the boys when they need to be out of the house. Grab a cut open milk jug from the shack and get to picking. You might even see Janet working in the field like we did. Kind and extremely helpful, she gave my littlest a jug and pointed us in the right direction. It was a hot summer day so we didn't stay forever but we still managed to pick enough blueberries for pancakes, muffins and scones. Payment is by the honor system so bring your cash and dollar bills. An entire milk jug is $16 - I wouldn't know what to do with that many berries! We probably picked about 2 pints worth and gave $5 to the money jug. Next year I will pay more attention to when the raspberries ripen in early June.

I cannot rave more about this place! At the same or even cheaper rate than a standard room at a…read moreroadside hotel, we stayed at Hickory Nut Lodge at the top of a mountain right outside Asheville, NC. We enjoyed all the benefits of being by the city while enjoying the feel of being in a natural setting. We had neighbors next door, but it still felt somewhat secluded up a gravel road. Gorgeous mountain view with everything you'd need plus a hot tub and remote controlled fire place. Fell in love with the place and with each other again after 25 years! Never wanted to leave!

This company is a bait and switch operation. Their first correspondence was that they were…read moregenerating an invoice for us to pay and lock in our rental. The next correspondence was that is was unavailable but they did have another which turned out to be $350 more. When I inquired as to why it was available initially but then magically not, they never answered my question. DO NOT BOOK WITH THEM !

Unfortunately these cabins got wiped off the landscape during Hurricane Helene. I just checked the…read moregoogle satellite and they are no longer there. Even the bridge to get there is gone. I am sure I have the correct location because I stayed here once. This is very sad.

From the owner: River front lodging. Fishing on stocked trout river in WNCread more

Still not sure how I ended up at the Inn at Wintersun for the weekend. I'm used to staying at less…read moreregal lodgings, namely, no-tell motels, backseats of cars or the spare room or basement of a "nice family" (most often eccentrics -- imagine the Royal Tennenbaums meet the Adams Family) or on a rickety boat via AirBNB. The gates at the Wintersun magically open and you proceed up a winding road towards porch lights beckoning guests to a wondrous retreat. I never met the proprietors, but notes lay on furnishings, instructing me where to find keys, acquire champagne, pastries, fruit and other comestibles. I was traveling solo, but I was given what only can be described as the "honeymoon suite" -- with elegant decor, a fireplace, and a high end jacuzzi. Alone, I sipped champagne, read and tried to rationalize how I deserved such a luxurious sanctuary. They serve a savory country breakfast, with all preparations of eggs, meats, breads, freshly squeezed juices, fruit and home-made jams. The Wintersun must be the kind of place the gentry class and renowned musicians and actors stay in while visiting Ireland, Wales or France. There's even a labyrinth on the property. I had a difficult time getting out; so one of the ambling guests suggested I needed a virgin to offer as a sacrifice or tribute. Locating someone as a tribute was a challenging task. Locating a virgin was an impossible task. So I closed my eyes and walked and made my way out of the concentric rings of stones and grass. The Inn at Wintersun is magical --- the grounds are radiant. I felt like a prince while there. When I exited through the gates, I pinched myself, nodded and repeated, "I'm just a pauper, I'm just a ..." I was grateful for experiencing Paradise, albeit for a mere weekend. Better to have experienced Heaven and lost, than never to have experienced Heaven at all.