Beside a shopping center off Interstates 26 and 240, this casual hotel is a 15-minute walk from Asheville Treetops Adventure Park and 2 miles from Asheville Art Museum.
Unfussy rooms offer free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, minifridges and microwaves, plus tea and coffeemakers. Studios and suites add sofabeds; some have living rooms.
Freebies include cookies, a hot breakfast buffet, parking and a local shuttle. There's an indoor pool, a gym, a library and a convenience store, as well as a veranda with a fire pit. Coin-operated laundry facilities are on-site.
The History of Asheville
Before European settlement, Asheville was part of the Cherokee Nation. Bearing the name Untokiasdiyi, meaning “Where they race,” the Cherokee people used the area as a gathering place.
Settlement didn’t occur until after the Revolutionary War, in 1784, when Colonel Samuel Davidson and his family arrived, claiming land through a soldier’s grant. The settlement, initially named “Morristown,” was later renamed Asheville in honor of North Carolina Governor Samuel Ashe.
Asheville became an important outpost in the Blue Ridge Mountains, attracting famous travelers like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett. The city flourished during the railway boom into the 1920s but faced a significant setback during the stock market crash of 1929. However, thanks to a committed urban renewal plan and efforts to maintain the city’s charm, Asheville transformed into the vibrant culture hub it is today.