Rustic Mountain Joy in 1914 Cabin
About this house rental
Nestled in Montreat, this lovely house for $96 per night is a great option for your next break. An historic old cottage built in 1914 is perfect for small groups (including youth groups) or families that want to be close to Lake Susan and the Montreat Conference Center. We continually try to make improvements while keeping the character of a 100 year old home. For example in 2015 we installed new floors in the kitchen and both baths that eliminate previous flaws and are easier to clean. In 2016 we enlarged the main bed with a new Queen size mattress and box spring and totally rewired to bring the electrical up modern specs and expectations. The comfortable family room has a lovely wood burning stone fireplace and a dining table that easily seats 8. ( Please note that we do not provide sheets and towels.) The spacious covered porch extends across the front of the house and is the space most enjoyed by all. Listen to the night noises of a screech owl or cicada as you relax in the swing, glider or one of the rocking chairs. Downstairs there is one bedroom with a queen bed and one with a single. The bathroom has a lovely old claw foot tub (no shower). The upstairs has two bedrooms – both pretty open with only curtains for doors. Two twin beds in each room. The upstairs bath is a full bath (shower only). Wireless broadband internet provides connection to the outside world (if you desire it). Or relax playing old fashioned board or card games. While we have the modern convenience of a high speed wireless internet connection, the cottage is rustic meaning, there is no AC, no heat, no washer, no dryer, no dishwasher and no TV. Most visitors take time to enjoy the beautiful mountains and eat many meals at the conference center or the many restaurants in Black Mountain only minutes away. Or head to Asheville and be there in around 20 minutes. Kids enjoy foosball, hiking, rock hopping in the streams, playing basketball, tennis, softball or the Montreat clubs for kids. During the summer, enjoy throwing a pot on a potter's wheel at the Currie Craft Center/Sally Jones Pottery or take a paddle boat or canoe ride on Lake Susan. Montreat Conference Center hosts a variety of conferences for all ages sponsored by the Presbyterian Church (USA). Hear a sermon at Anderson Auditorium (0.76 mi) by one of America's finest preachers. Enjoy the beautiful small children’s play area with a slow moving stream in the middle (0.67 mi) between us and Lake Susan. Take wonderful hikes on the more than 20 clearly blazed trails lasting from 45 minutes to all day. Black Mountain is a charming town, with mountain craft stores and restaurants only 2 miles from the Montreat gate. The Baptist Retreat Center at Ridgecrest (only 4.5 miles) and many other camps and retreat centers are up and down the nearby Swannanoa Valley. Asheville—a delightful mountain city with shopping and restaurants—is only 20 minutes away. There you can find America’s largest mansion, the magnificent Biltmore House Estate and vineyards and the Grove Park Inn and Resort (The President and his family spent a weekend vacation there over Memorial Day 2010 before visiting Billy Graham at the other end of Mississippi Road.) See live Shakespeare performed at the Asheville Center Stage or spend a lovely evening at their minor league baseball park. Lake Lure is only 1 hour. Enjoy white water on either the French Broad or the Nanahala River. The entrance to the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway is 13 miles west and the highest peak east of the Mississippi River, Mt. Mitchell, is an hour’s drive or a day’s hike. It is only 1.5 hours to the Historic Cherokee Village & Casino. Bring your own linens including sheets, pillow cases, kitchen and bath towells. We provide plenty of regular blankets for cool evenings. More detail: General Description: Rustic family home built in 1914. Spring, Summer & Fall rentals only, great front porch with rocking chairs, good off street parking in two gravel driveways. NO SMOKING and NO PETS inside. Sleeps 7 adults comfortably. It is 0.4 miles from the gate; and 0.8 miles from Lake Susan. No clothes washer, no clothes dryer, no dishwasher, no TV, no air conditioning and no central heat. It does have wi-fi and a telephone. Location: Our cottage is 2.5 miles or a 7-minute drive north of I-40 (the Black Mountain, State Route 9 exit) and a 0.8 or a 17-minute walk from Lake Susan and .4 miles from the Montreat Gate. Directions: From I-40 take exit 64 for Black Mountain. If eastbound on I-40 turn left at the end of the exit ramp, going north on state route 9/Broadway Street. As you continue north, cross State Street/US 70, where Route 9 changes name to Montreat Road. (this intersection has Tyson's Furniture, Town Hardware and a small park.) If westbound the exit merges into State Street/US 70. Continue to a traffic light with a small park on your right and Tyson's Furniture and Towne Hardware on two of the other corners. Turn right onto State Route 9/Montreat Road. Continue on until you see the stone Montreat gate. Just inside the Montreat Gate, there are two roads immediately on the left and very close to each other. Take the second one - Virginia Road - and proceed up the hill. At the first intersection turn right onto Mississippi Road. Our cottage is the 4th house on the left (including the one sitting up high on the corner), sitting behind a tall stand of shrubs and trees. The street number is clearly marked on the green bear proof trash container in front. You may use either driveway/parking space - one on each side of the trash container. There is a map on VRBO and our Facebook page. Our location can be found on Yahoo and Google maps. Parking: There are 2 gravel driveways in which to park. There is also a parking area across the street that the neighbor does not mind our using if they are not there. Telephone: The 181 Mississippi Road telephone number is (828) 669-9287. If you will be calling long distance or overseas, please use your cell phone. Internet and cell phone. We have high speed wireless DSL service at the cottage. The access code and the router are in the downstairs queen bed room. A new cell tower was installed in Montreat in 2010 and provides excellent cell phone service. Cell phone service from any major carrier should not be a problem. Bring: Sheets, (1 queen bed and 5 single/twin sizes), pillowcases, towels, washcloths, dishtowels, food, alarm clock, flashlight, and electric blanket if desired (in Spring & Fall). There are two small portable electric heaters for your use. Pillows and blankets are furnished. Bring double sheets if anyone will be using the double bed on the screened in porch. Bedrooms: Upstairs - 2 rooms, each with 2 twin beds (plus full bath, shower only); Downstairs - 2 rooms, one with 1queen bed, one with 1 twin bed (plus full bath, tub only); and a screened porch with a double bed. Remember this is an old, small cottage. We think it is charming, but compared to the new houses being built at Montreat and the typical beach condo, definitely small and old fashioned. The downstairs single bed room and the back bedroom upstairs are especially small. The rooms upstairs only have curtains, no doors. One is private but one is open to the stairwell. (The bathrooms of course have doors.) The screened porch which has a double bed is not particularly private, but many enjoy the openness of a sleep porch. The sides are wood and waist high and 2 of the 3 screened sides have blinds. Kitchen: The kitchen has a four burner gas stove with full size oven. There is also a microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker, toaster, tea kettle and many pots, pans, dishes and glassware. Silverware, placemats and extra dishes are in the sideboard in the living/dining area beside the door to the kitchen. There is a full size refrigerator on the screen porch. Sometimes tenants are concerned about whether the oven works or not. It does, but seems to come on slowly. The bottom surface lifts out if you want to see the burners or check the pilot. Garbage, trash and recycling: Household garbage and recyclables are picked up Monday & Friday. Please put out the trash in securely tied plastic bags and put inside the trash inside the approved bear-proof container. Place clean recyclables such as plastic, glass, paper and aluminum in transparent or blue bags outside the bear-proof container. Recyclables do not have to be separated. Garbage & Recycling information is tacked to the kitchen back door. Fireplace: You are welcome to use the fireplace, if you clean it thoroughly afterwards. Portable Heater: There are three portable electric heaters available. The Cottage was rewired in 2016 so if the heaters are on separate circuits they should not “blow a fuse” or trip a circuit breaker. Fans: There are two portable box fans and a round rotating fan to place where they are most helpful to you. There are small exhaust fans that can be placed in the upstairs bathroom and the upstairs bedroom. There is also a small fan in the kitchen over the sink that will need to be plugged in to be used. Circuit Breaker: The house was completely rewired up to current code requirements in 2016 and every circuit is 20 amps. But if you need access to the circuit breaker, it is on the outside wall of the first bedroom on the right when you enter the front door. The use of multiple heaters, hair dryers etc. should not trip a circuit breaker. But it can if too many heaters and other items are on the same circuit. Before resetting the circuit breaker move one of the items to another circuit. Fire Safety: Fire safety rules require you to use a power strip rather than an extension cord. Therefore, please don’t plug in anything unless plugged directly into a wall socket or a power strip. Do not use extension cords. There are several power strips plugged in around the cottage. (Power strips are the plugs most of us have for our computers.)
Amenities
Pool
Pets allowed
Kitchen / Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Map of Montreat, NC
Reviews
4.8/5.0
Outstanding(65 Reviews)
4.0
If you don’t mind a rustic house (hunting camp) you will enjoy your stay for the price. Close to Black Mountain and One of the best places to eat was the Blue Ridge Biscuit.
5.0
We stayed from Saturday to Monday for my daughter’s 17th birthday. The cabin was so cute. It was a chilly weekend so the fireplace was put to good use. The axe was broken but we were able to find enough wood around the back yard. We hiked, hopped rocks in the creek, and enjoyed the local restaurants and shopping in Black Mountain. The location was perfectly close to everything we needed. We would definitely stay in the cabin again.
5.0
My family and I had a wonderful stay at this cabin. It was nice to relax and disconnect for a few days. Location was great for a short drive into Black Mountain for shopping and food. It was fun to step back into time a little with this home. We hope to return again in the future!
5.0
Peaceful and relaxing! Great weekend. Great host. Thanks for the help when we needed it!
5.0
Montreat community is special. After visiting there for fifty years it is a tradition for all of my grown children and grands. A few of us went this week and enjoyed it immensely. Porch sitting in Montreat is a favorite pastime.
5.0
Perfect location for hiking the trails. We loved the feel of the cabin, and the porch was a great place to relax and enjoy the peaceful setting.
4.0
Kitchen well equipped. Fabulous front porch. We used the fire pit and the beds were comfortable.
5.0
The listing description accurately described the rental. It was a perfect Montreat house experience for my husband and I plus our dog. That porch is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your home.
5.0
The cabin had all of the amenities we needed and everything we were looking for. We especially enjoyed the spacious front porch and the wood burning fireplace. The leaves were at their peak in Montreat and so beautiful!
5.0
We had a great time in the mountains at this old cottage. Our 4th or 5th visit over the years. Good bargain for basic accommodation in the woods. We will be back!
5.0
Nothing fancy here. Just a cozy little house in a great little town. Had such a good time here we barely visited Asheville. Owners description is pretty accurate. There is one small AC in the master bedroom that was never needed. Btw, silverware drawer is not in the kitchen. Found that the second morning!
5.0
We enjoyed our stay at the cabin. Super close to what we wanted to do but very serene in the evening when we came back. We are very happy not to have encountered the "bear"? that opened the bear proof dumpster, twice!! All in all a great vacation.
5.0
It was a wonderful stay here, and the front porch and back fire pit were a hit! Love the kind neighbors as well! Really a fine way to spend in Montreat! Really the best part for me was seeing that in the guest book my grandparents best friends in Montreat- when they used to have a laundry mat near where Clubs Red and Blue check-in- their son or daughter had just stayed there the week before! Sweet Montreat and God really, kissing us from heaven on our stay in the Blue Ridge.
Thanks be to God for a time to unplug.
5.0
Great location and front porch.
5.0
Great week in Montreat
Great location and front porch.
5.0
Rustic but comfortable cottage on great street with wonderful fromt porch and back yard outdoor area.
5.0
Historic cottage
Rustic but comfortable cottage on great street with wonderful fromt porch and back yard outdoor area.
5.0
Great Old school mountain house
Great front porch, claw foot tub, cool attic room for kids — everything you need for the authentic mountain experience. Also, the backyard is huge with a great fire pit. If you’re looking for a generic suburban style house, this one’s not for you.
5.0
Beautiful, peaceful retreat
I took a couple of days to rest in the middle of a big transition and couldn’t have designed a more perfect spot. Beautiful, original charm of the property has been retained in idyllic Montreat. I could’ve spent a whole day just on the porch swing!
5.0
We loved staying here! We are a family of four, plus one single friend. The four of us stayed upstairs and our friend downstairs. We didn’t do much cooking due to Black Mountain having great food options that we wanted to explore. The kitchen is well stocked but be mindful of the fact that you are staying in a 100+ year old cabin so there is no garbage disposal or dishwasher. We had friends staying across the street so it was just easier for our group to go out. The feeling is rustic, so if you go with the expectation that you are camping or glamping you’ll do just fine. As stated there is no heat or ac but the weather was absolutely perfect all weekend. PLENTY of warm blankets for cool nights. We brought our own just in case but the cabin was well supplied w blankets in all nooks and crannies. Plenty of light, electricity and hot water for all five of us to take back to back showers. Great to have the solo stove in the back where we put on some tunes and roasted marshmallows with friends. Our kids (8 and 10) LOVED Robert Lake Park which we walked to. The creek runs throughout the playground (and all throughout Montreat). They could have spent the entire day there. Neighborhood walking is a must-do to see all the beautiful historic homes. Every single neighbor is friendly and slows down to wave or let you know about a recent bear sighting (!). Montreat is a beautiful, genuinely kind, special place. We look forward to coming back!
5.0
Perfect historic getaway
We loved staying here! We are a family of four, plus one single friend. The four of us stayed upstairs and our friend downstairs. We didn’t do much cooking due to Black Mountain having great food options that we wanted to explore. The kitchen is well stocked but be mindful of the fact that you are staying in a 100+ year old cabin so there is no garbage disposal or dishwasher. We had friends staying across the street so it was just easier for our group to go out. The feeling is rustic, so if you go with the expectation that you are camping or glamping you’ll do just fine. As stated there is no heat or ac but the weather was absolutely perfect all weekend. PLENTY of warm blankets for cool nights. We brought our own just in case but the cabin was well supplied w blankets in all nooks and crannies. Plenty of light, electricity and hot water for all five of us to take back to back showers. Great to have the solo stove in the back where we put on some tunes and roasted marshmallows with friends. Our kids (8 and 10) LOVED Robert Lake Park which we walked to. The creek runs throughout the playground (and all throughout Montreat). They could have spent the entire day there. Neighborhood walking is a must-do to see all the beautiful historic homes. Every single neighbor is friendly and slows down to wave or let you know about a recent bear sighting (!). Montreat is a beautiful, genuinely kind, special place. We look forward to coming back!
4.0
6-60+ Ladies group
We spent 3 nites at the cabin in the woods on a road trip to NC. The town was very good for dining out and ladies shopping. We enjoyed a hike in the nearby mountains. The scenery is gorgeous. The cabin is old and dated, as described, but perfect for those on a budget.
5.0
We'll Be Back
Love the serenity of this cottage.
5.0
Great location and overall a no frills comfortable cottage.
3.0
Economical choice--for no more than 2 or 3 nights. While it was clean it was kind of damp and musty, particularly the bed on the porch. Beautiful area and easy access to hiking
5.0
Cozy comfortable cottage
Great location and overall a no frills comfortable cottage.
5.0
Quaint heritage Montreat cottage with so many "originals" and so much history. Quiet, peaceful and relaxing place.
5.0
Great front porch, simple, quaint, just right for us. This place has some age on it, part of its character. Very clean, nicely outfitted with furniture and kitchen items. The cards and games and books were an added benefit. The beds were quite comfortable. The AC in one bedroom downstairs helped with some afternoon heat. Good location within Montreat and nice neighbors.
5.0
Too short of a long weekend
Quaint heritage Montreat cottage with so many "originals" and so much history. Quiet, peaceful and relaxing place.
5.0
We loved staying in this sweet place. It was so cozy and set back from the road in the trees. Every morning, we had coffee and breakfast on the porch and had cocktails sitting in the swing and rocking chairs in the evening, always listening to the birds and mountain sounds. We plan to come back every year. We were so lucky to find this piece of heaven.
5.0
Quaint little cottage
We loved staying in this sweet place. It was so cozy and set back from the road in the trees. Every morning, we had coffee and breakfast on the porch and had cocktails sitting in the swing and rocking chairs in the evening, always listening to the birds and mountain sounds. We plan to come back every year. We were so lucky to find this piece of heaven.
5.0
Yes, it is rustic but very cozy. We walked the neighborhood every day. Close to trails. Very quiet.
5.0
Great place!
Yes, it is rustic but very cozy. We walked the neighborhood every day. Close to trails. Very quiet.
5.0
Simple Montreat Gem
Great front porch, simple, quaint, just right for us. This place has some age on it, part of its character. Very clean, nicely outfitted with furniture and kitchen items. The cards and games and books were an added benefit. The beds were quite comfortable. The AC in one bedroom downstairs helped with some afternoon heat. Good location within Montreat and nice neighbors.
3.0
This is a very old cabin which has its charms but is not as clean and well maintained as it might be. The tiny kitchen has very little work space. Still, if you are looking for a very inexpensive lodging, this might be the one for you.
5.0
Just what I needed
Quiet and peaceful setting. Came home to a huge black bear trying to get into the garbage the first night.
3.0
Good place for budget travelers
This is a very old cabin which has its charms but is not as clean and well maintained as it might be. The tiny kitchen has very little work space. Still, if you are looking for a very inexpensive lodging, this might be the one for you.
5.0
This was our second stay and the relaxed atmosphere and perfect location made it a perfect getaway.
5.0
Great location
Perfect Montreat house with a great porch and in a great neighborhood.
5.0
Another great family gathering
This was our second stay and the relaxed atmosphere and perfect location made it a perfect getaway.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Montreat?
The average price for a rental in Montreat is $326 per night. This rental is $230 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Rustic Mountain Joy in 1914 Cabin. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Rustic Mountain Joy in 1914 Cabin. Enjoy the water!
Is Rustic Mountain Joy in 1914 Cabin pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Rustic Mountain Joy in 1914 Cabin?
We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, pets allowed, kitchen / kitchenette, internet / wifi, and fireplace.
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