Note: PRICES have NOT been updated, and are subject to change, vary widely by hi/low season and corporate/senior discounts offered. Check for listings in Asheville or Black Mountain B&B rentals. To geo-locate, use retreat teaching space address: 19 Merrills Ridge Rd, Asheville NC 28803.
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Long-time Student Room Offer
1 room and bathroom at our house.1 room and bathroom at my mothers apartment.Both are located downtown on Beaucatcher Mountain – 18 minutes from Michael’s and 3 minutes from South Slope and downtown walking/shopping area.$90/night available all summer.
Parking and pool amenities available. Access to kitchen, living spaces, and deck with views.
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Black Mountain Blue Ridge Assembly YMCA retreat center (828) 669-8422.
Asheville Downtown nn 120 Patton Ave: close to restaurants. Corporate rate as low as $65, much higher in leaf season.[br]
Asheville Graceland Art Hostel at http://aahostel.com/. Inexpensive, clean.
Reserve in advance: no walk-ins. avlbooking@gmail.com 828-225-3278. Single rooms are $35-40., add $10.+ per
roommate.
Best Western on I-40 has a sauna/pool atrium, 15 minute drive, exit 44 off I-40. (828-667-4501). $89.+
Howard Johnson
Inn (5 min. drive to workshop, near Biltmore Estate) Older, but spacious rooms. 828-274-2300.
$89.+
Hampton Inn (828 687-0806). $99-129. Closest airport hotel (useful if you’re arriving late at
night or have tight departure)
Enka Budget Motel (828-665-2100) $56-75. 15 minutes.
Super 8 Motel (828-505-4648) $69-89. in low season, on Tunnel Rd.
Extended Stay America on Tunnel Road (828 253-3483. For apartment with kitchen
Ramada Inn downtown (pricey). but central location.
Mountain Light
Sanctuary. (Temporarily closed due to Helene last time we checked. Email them to check on their current status, they answer email). For wilderness retreat experience, rooms with one wall open to a fairy forest.. Barnardsville, 35 minutes. https://mountainlightsanctuary.com/
PLACES TO SEE AROUND ASHEVILLE
1. Biltmore Estate (275 room chateau, America’s largest residence). $60/day ticket.
2. Blue Ridge
Parkway – beautiful curvy drive with scenic overlooks, with access to hiking the Appalachian Trail. 7 of 10 highest peaks on East Coast are within 2 hours of Asheville along the Parkway.
3. River Rafting on French Broad and Nantahala rivers near Asheville.
4. Hot Springs, N.C. Thermal baths (private tubs, open air). 45 mins from Asehville
5. Asheville downtown and a River Arts
District has dozens of galleries, upscale restaurants,, lots of music and dance events, and 20 microbreweries (voted #1 micro brewery town in USA)