Gracious host and beautiful setting indoors and out.

The cottage is adorable, comfortable and in a great neighborhood. We loved walking into downtown Asheville and the greenway in Reed Creek only a few blocks away. The host was very available to answer questions and to assist us. We had no issues with the house and are definitely considering renting it again.

Great location, close to everything, grocery stores, downtown, highway. Check-in process was seamless and host was readily available when needed. Quiet neighborhood and walking/jogging trails nearby. The cottage was very comfortable, tastefully furnished, and well provided with everything that’s needed. We enjoyed the early flowering trees right in front of the entrance door.

Pros for the cottage: 1) Location 5 stars. Being able to walk downtown or to Harris Teeter or Trader Joe's was amazing. It was especially helpful when there was a foot of snow on the ground and cars were snowed in. Plus the Montford area was wonderful to walk through. 2) Cottage itself 4 stars. It was very comfortable and the furnishings were good. Overall it was in a quiet area. And it was very clean. Cons 1) Parking 1 star. I give it one star because there is off street parking. However it is very tough to get in and out of the parking area. I had a compact SUV and as careful as I was (and I was VERY careful) I scrapped my bumper. A much smaller car might be fine. Also there are only 3 spaces. One for each unit and an extra. When I was there there were two cars at the carriage house so no extra space for visitors. 2) When I was there the cottage was missing a coffee maker and tea kettle. I brought my own. There was a small French press. 3) Dog barking - for those sensitive to dog barking there are 3 dogs 2 houses down and when they are out they are barking loudly. Also the owner had what I call a yapper - a small dog with an annoyingly loud bark. It would come out all hours of the day and night and run to the fence by the cottage and bark at nothing. 4) Wireless - it was fast but shared between the two units. If the other unit was using something bandwidth intensive like Netflix the wireless slowed down to a crawl. There was a backup wireless that was much slower but when the faster wireless network was down for a big chunk of time this slow link was used by both units and by someone at the main house. It was very slow at times too. Would I stay here again? No the parking is too difficult to use. It might be OK with a much smaller car. Would I recommend this to others? No