Built in 1887,
improved since

Built in 1887, improved since

Two hundred and ten rooms behind a two-hundred-foot veranda, restored over eleven years. Card rooms instead of a floor, four kitchens, and the Blue Ridge filling every western window.

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  • Asheville, North Carolina
  • Free self-parking
  • Wi-Fi in every room
The beach and the water beyond it
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No booking fee Free cancellation on the flexible rate Free self-parking and Wi-Fi Resort fee of $34 per night and tax are shown before you confirm

210

Rooms and suites

1887

Year it opened

200

Feet of veranda

11

Years of restoration

Where you sleep

Rooms with the fittings we would want

Every category includes the resort fee benefits, free parking and a bed we spent an unreasonable amount of time choosing.

All accommodation
A guest room with a large bed and soft lighting Rooms

College Room

  • 330 sq ft
  • 1 queen
  • Sleeps 2

Original mouldings and a tall sash window.

From$189 / night
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A suite sitting room with a sofa and armchairs Suites

Library Suite

  • 730 sq ft
  • 1 king + sofa bed
  • Sleeps 4

A sitting room with the original bookcases.

From$409 / night
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A villa with its own pool and terrace Suites

The Tower

  • 1250 sq ft
  • 1 king
  • Sleeps 4

The corner tower, windows on three sides.

From$769 / night
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Eat and drink

Kitchens, not concepts

Breakfast runs early for people leaving early, and something is always open late.

All venues
Restaurants and bars
VenueKindHoursPrice
The GreenAppalachianDinner nightly$$$$
The Veranda BarCocktailsNoon–midnight$$$
The ConservatoryBreakfast & tea6:30 AM–5 PM$$
The CellarsPrivate diningBy arrangement$$$$

What there is to do

The rest of the property

The list below is what we run every week. One-off events are on the board in the lobby.

Everything here
Gaming chips and cards on the table felt

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The Card Rooms

Gaming

Four panelled rooms rather than one floor, holding eighty machines and fourteen tables between them. Quieter, slower and considerably more civilised.

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The Blue Ridge

Outdoors

The parkway is twelve minutes away. Guided hikes daily, bicycles free, and a driver who knows where the good overlooks are.

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The beach and the water beyond it
A spa treatment room prepared for a guest

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The Ballroom

Live music

Old-time and bluegrass on Friday and Saturday in a ballroom with the original floor, and a jam on Sunday afternoons anyone can join.

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The Springhouse

Spa

Eight treatment rooms in the restored springhouse, a mineral pool and a porch to sit on afterwards.

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The golf course, looking down the fairway

Offers

Offers without the countdown clock

Each one states what it includes and what it excludes, on this page, before you book.

The property in winter, under snowCode SHOULDER

Shoulder Rate

30% off, January to March

The mountains in winter are severe and beautiful and almost empty. Fires lit throughout.

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The beach and the water beyond it

Leaf Season

Book early for October

October rooms open in January and go by March. Three-night minimum through the month.

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A spa treatment room prepared for a guestCode VERANDA

Veranda Days

Third night free, midweek

Three midweek nights, pay for two, with your own rockers on the veranda.

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Getting here

45 College Green

Asheville, NC 28801

  • Free self-parking for every guest
  • Twenty-five minutes from the nearest airport
  • (828) 555-0184 — reservations, 7 AM to 9 PM
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The mountains behind the property
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