We had a little bit of a wait to get one of the last tastings of the evening before the Luminere…read moreevent. We got to sample any 5 wines on the menu. I thought they were all pretty good! The wine host was friendly and knowledgeable. We had a fun tasting!

Only -1 stars because being tourists we found out that they weren't running their complimentary…read moreshuttle until April and they expected all people visiting to have their own car and Ubers can't get close to drop off. It says it's a 3 mile walk and they don't recommend it but I swear the walk to the winery had to have been at least 5-7 miles, glad we didn't try and walk. Came here for the complimentary tasting! They just upped the tasting to 7 wines and you got to choose which you wanted to try which was nice. Didn't wait long in line and the worker pouring for us was very nice. Small pours, but the variety was great. Gift shop was huge and bought snacks and bottles to bring back home. Fun activity to do with friends!

This place is stunning! Simply stunning! The architecture is exceptional and detailed, down to the…read moresimplest of items. We did a walking tour through the house. It took at least a couple hours, so wear comfortable shoes. If you're not into architecture or history, this isn't the tour for you. Otherwise, it was not boring at all. I strongly recommend the other tours they she's available, like the Backstairs and Rooftop tours. It really gives a whole different dimension of understanding as to how this massive home was kept running. They really did think of everything, when building Biltmore. It was the 'smart home' of its day. And that is not to mention the 8,000 acres of beautiful forest, fields, and farms surrounding this jaw-dropping home. Wherever you stand, the views of Biltmore are stunning.

We went and spent the day here earlier this week and it was beautiful. Because of the age and other…read morefactors there are a lot of things my 83 year old mother couldn't do or see but we still had a good time. The shops as usual were a disappointment because they never carry any big & tall selections. None of the open restaurants caught our eye so we decided not to eat onsite. We paid $15/ person for the shuttle and never used it once because it only runs once per hour. Everything we did see was beautiful.

The grounds are absolutely gorgeous. Being from California, I've never seen so much lush greenery!…read moreThe staff was welcoming & made sure all our needs & wants were met. Service was exceptional. The main reason I'm writing this review is because of the understanding & speed at which this situation was handled. My son, who has autism, left his most-valued stuffed animal in the room when we checked out. I called in absolute panic the following day & long story short, they located it & are sending it back to us. The tears of joy that I've shed. Thank you so very much! He would be lost without his best buddy!

From the incredible hospitality to the beautiful property, this was a great place for our mini…read moremoon. We loved the convenience of self-parking with the option for valet. Upon check-in, we were welcomed with the Biltmore champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, and a book about the estate--such thoughtful touches that made us feel instantly celebrated. Our room was beautiful, and the bed was incredibly comfortable--exactly what we needed for a relaxing getaway. The only minor downsides were the lack of accessible outlets for charging devices and no easy way to grab ice unless you called the operator or waited for housekeeping. We also noticed that sound traveled a bit--you can hear hallway noise due to the gap under the door. That said, the experience overall was exceptional. There's so much to do on the estate. The highlight for us was the complimentary wine tasting at Antler Hill Village--nearly an hour with 8 tastings per person, which honestly felt like such a great deal. We also rented bikes to explore the property, which was a fun and scenic way to take everything in. While there are several dining options, reservations are definitely needed--probably the only logistical wrinkle during our stay. One thing we really appreciated was the shuttle system around the estate. It made getting to places like the Biltmore House incredibly easy and stress-free.

Included in your Biltmore mansion and garden ticket is a 5 sample wine tasting at the winery…read more Unless you have your own car, you will need to pay $15 to ride the Biltmore Connect to the winery from the mansion since you are not allowed to walk the 5 miles along the road. It took me a bit to find the entrance to the wine tasting entrance but once you do, you go down a long corridor with lights and signs explaining the wine making process. Luckily, I was the only person walking down the corridor since it was such a selfie-Instagram-TikTok attraction, and I can see it taking a long time to get to the winery if you had to wait for other people to get their pictures. I did get mine. 8-) There was no line when I arrived at the Antler Hill Winery, although a friend told me the line was so long when they visited that they didn't bother waiting in line. The wines were surprisingly good and reasonably priced, starting around $25 a bottle. I had just been to Napa Valley in California, and I noticed more citrus and pineapple flavors in some of the Biltmore whites. I especially liked the Reserve Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Gewürztraminer, which had a lychee flavor, Reserve Rosé, and Lumière red wine. I bought three bottles, and they gave me a nice bag with separate slots for the wine. Unfortunately, three bottles of wine are still three bottles of wine, and that bag was heavy. Tip: Do your other shopping, and the animal farm if you have kids, before buying your wine. Tip: Also, I tried to get an Uber twice from the winery, but after waiting half an hour and not finding a driver who was willing to pick me up among the ones sitting outside Biltmore, I walked to the hotel and was able to quickly get an Uber.

The Village Hotel, Winery, Bistro, Cedrics's Tavern, Village Social, Outdoor Adventure Center,…read moreCreamery, and shops are located here. There are a lot of different options for dining if you are at Biltmore for the day, or even if you are staying on property at one of the Biltmore lodging options. This is where we met our instructor for our sporting clays lesson. This was all pretty new to me and our instructor Ricky did an excellent job explaining everything, teaching about safety, and I even hit the clays several times. I was nervous that I couldn't hit anything but with the instruction, I did a decent job, even hitting the target twice in a row.

Labor Day weekend stay…read more Pulling up it looked like a busy, touristy, historical, and grand estate rested atop, basked in the fresh mountain air, with a gorgeous view of the golf course and the blue ridge mountains. Pretty dog friendly, although mine is a service animal. Staff were all friendly with a warm southern welcome. Our room on the club level had access to their snacks and breakfast with drink options. The room itself came with a hugeee tub that I took advantage. However the room itself was a bit dated, and the sheets were horrible. Would stay again and try more of their amenity and the activities offered.

I want to start by clarifying that I have not personally stayed at the Omni Grove Park Inn, but I…read morerecently sent a gift to a loved one who was staying there and was very disappointed with how the hotel handled it. She was celebrating her birthday with friends, and since I couldn't join the trip, I arranged to have a gift basket from a local company waiting in her room as a special surprise when she arrived. About 10 days before her stay, I spoke with Guest Services by phone and followed up via email, providing the guest's information, expected delivery date, and all other pertinent details. I was told a note had been placed on the reservation specifically requesting that the basket be delivered to her room for her arrival. Unfortunately, that never happened. After she had been there for a few days without mentioning the gift, I became concerned and called the hotel. They discovered that the basket was still sitting in the shipping department. It was eventually delivered to her room on the second-to-last day of her trip, but by then the entire point of having it there as a special birthday welcome had been lost. The young man who helped me track it down was pleasant and apologetic, which I appreciated. Still, this was frustrating and disappointing. Sending gifts and packages to hotel guests is hardly unusual, and I had gone out of my way well in advance to make sure the hotel had everything needed to handle it correctly. I expected better attention to detail from a four-star hotel. While I can't speak to the experience of actually staying here, this experience would absolutely factor into whether I chose to stay at the Grove Park Inn myself in the future.

I absolutely love this bed & breakfast. We've spent the past two New Year's getaways here and count…read moreSusan and John as the best hosts we've encountered in our travels. The historic home is stunningly beautiful and conveniently located by car near Downtown Asheville or the Biltmore. The three-course breakfasts, claw-foot tubs, in-room fireplaces, huge front porch, access to coffee/tea/water/wine, hospitality, and house-made cookies available around the clock are some of my favorite features. We don't usually stay in the same place twice but have begun making this an annual tradition...it's just that good!

Totally enjoyed our stay here, would highly recommend. The room was comfortable, the grounds were…read morebeautiful and peaceful, the hosts were personable, friendly and shared lots of information. The breakfasts were amazing, always something different, always delicious and beautifully presented. Lots of little extras, no detail was overlooked. If we could rate it more than 5 stars we absolutely would.

Our stay at The Reynolds Mansion greatly exceeded all expectations. The beautiful estate house and…read morethe charming guest rooms were delightful. The amazing, four-course breakfasts were so beautifully presented and absolutely delicious. Paul and Mirlin are not only experienced and knowledgeable hosts, they, and their staff, are truly warm and welcoming. We were able to share this experience with family, which made our visit so much sweeter. Well done!

From the moment we stepped foot onto the sprawling porch of this stately manor, where we were…read morewelcomed with ice cold beverages, we knew our experience at Reynolds Mansion would be one for the books. Paul and Mirlin have taken hospitality to a whole new level. The home is immaculately kept, beautifully decorated and the fragrance of deep, rich warm wood and sweet earthy smoke wafting through the entryway, delight the senses. Each room is unique and well appointed. We stayed in Claudette, where we enjoyed a comfortable king canopy, a private bath with luxurious towels a beautiful overlook of the property and if I fail to mention the automatic espresso machine, I will be doing a disservice. Honestly, it made a very good cup that I enjoyed immensely. The property is gorgeous, the gardens lovely with plentiful cozy seating on the deep set porch stretching the perimeter of the home, providing optimal viewing for an evening firefly show. While Paul modestly described the four course gourmet breakfast as, "just breakfast", I assure you, it was not! I'm including pictures of one morning's fare. We were treated to what I can only describe as masterful culinary experiences. Each served on fine china, crystal and silver. We felt like royalty and were treated as such! As if all of this were not enough, Paul and Mirlin themselves, were the highlight of our stay. We may have arrived as guests, but I feel we left as friends. We cannot wait for our next opportunity to return.

Absolutely perfect! This family owned and operated B&B spares no tiny detail at making their guests…read morefeel pampered, at home and wanting for absolutely nothing. From the moment we walked in and met Son, James, we knew we had made the right choice. With so many options in the immediate area, this should be your first, last and only choice. James was sweet and professional upon check in. We were the only guests at the time staying in house so he made our social hour items for us to enjoy while we unpacked in our room. James is the Chef of the house and curated two outstanding breakfasts for us during our stay. I have worked in the restaurant industry for 20 years and I would hire him in my kitchen in a heartbeat. Our room was clean, gorgeous and spacious. The fireplace was my favorite part. Each staff member we came into contact with was friendly and happy. They all loved their jobs and treated us with such a high level of hospitality. I hated saying goodbye after two nights. We can't wait to book again... and again.... and again... It truly is The Wright Inn

From the second we arrived we knew this was not like any other bed and breakfast we have stayed in…read more The grounds and exterior of the house were meticulously maintained. As we entered the inn we were greeted by the staff with warm chocolate chip cookies from the oven, they even made gluten free cookies for my husband who has celiacs. The interior was stunning and decorated to the period of the home. We had two rooms one on the third floor that had an exterior bathroom. I will admit I was concerned about the bathroom being located outside the room. It turned out just fine, the bathroom is not shared with other guests and had a lock. We were also supplied with robes and slippers to wear to walk from the bath to the bedroom. The second room we had was on the second floor by the 3rd entry. Both rooms were very comfortable, the linens were soft, everything smelled very fresh and clean. Breakfast was amazing every day and included a sweet item and a savory item. The inn keeper worked to address our dietary needs, making gluten free and dairy free options for our family. The inn is conveniently located about 1 mile from downtown and about 10 minutes from the Biltmore, making it a perfect quiet location for a full Ashville experience.

On a recent anniversary trip to Asheville, my husband and I enjoyed Eating Asheville's historical…read moredowntown food tour. We decided to splurge for The High Roller option as it was only around $10 more a person and included beverage parings with the food. Included is up to 6 stops at restaurants, bars, or desserteries with at-least 3 alcoholic beverages pairings and then other non-alcoholic options. The tour lasts about 2.5- 3 hours. This is a walking in food tour, so you have to be able and willing to travel on foot some. It wasn't a ton of walking, but did work up a little sweat as it was a warmer Friday afternoon (this tour is offered Thursday- Sunday). We had a small group of 6 people plus our tour guide. She was very sweet and personable. I think she may have been semi new at this as her story flow was a little jumbled, but it didn't bother me too much as honestly she was trying and I was interested in food way more than history. She did point out some important sites along the way and give us some fun Asheville facts. Great thing about these tours is they do vary. While the company has a number of places they work with which ones are selected for you, depends on the day, time, season etc. So you could honestly do these tours more than once and experience new things still. Our tour began at Asheville Charcuterie where we each enjoyed a personalized board of meat, cheese, cracker, fruit, and a local spicy honey. It was also served with a Bold Rock cider. This was a cute shop where you can get a drink or snack there or take items with you to go. Next was to the Grove Arcade where we hit Bebettes, a New Orleans coffeehouse with fresh out the oven beignets with a warm chocolate dipping sauce, served with a shot of coffee. So yummy. I felt bad about all the power sugar I got everywhere. Gotta love a dessert on stop 2! For the third s location was Strada Italiano. The food here was excellent. We sampled one of their arancini balls and a grilled Florentine ravioli. Both were delicious bites and executed flawlessly. Great Italian fare with some red wine. My husband and I agreed we want to come back here for a full Italian dinner experience on our next trip. Starting to feel a little full at this point, not gonna lie but things continued to get more hearty at The Rhu. We got to enjoy their house breakfast sausage and pimento cheese on a buttermilk biscuit. Thank goodness they only gave us half each as these bad boys were thick. All three components were so tasty, with the pimento cheese winning for me. It came with some iced tea, which was definitely southern and sweet. I knew we had one more food stop left before dessert. Imagine my surprise when it was an Indiana buffet at Mehfil. On the fifth stop? Lord, a bad day to wear jeans! They place was so generous giving us a like private mini buffet of items like tandoori chicken, saag paneer, naan, butter chicken, rice and more. I truly wish I had room to eat more as everything was so tasty, especially their tandoori chicken. Also they had the best beverage pairing with a pear mule cocktail - perfectly light and smooth for a warm day. Our tour guide joked that we would need to cancel our dinner reservations, turns out they weren't kidding. The last stop was Asheville Chocolate. So many amazing sweet treats you could enjoy at this place. We wrapped up our tour with a chocolate truffle and cookies and cream gelato. I had to ask my husband to help finish these as I was stuffed. Before departing, we tipped our guide. This is not required, but we were happy to do so as she worked hard and took great care of us. After the tour, not gonna lie went back to our hotel and had an amazing nap! Sign of a good food tour! I thought this food tour was a great deal for the $90 per person price. I know at first it sounds like a lot. But we more than got $15 worth at each place from the food and drink itself, plus to convenience of being able to just walk in to a reserved table at a popular restaurant with a planned bite ready in a few minutes. Not to mention, having a personal tour guide to take you around and teach you about where you are, what you are eating , and Asheville in general. If you like to eat, and can eat a lot (you will be very full but it's worth it), take this tour. It was a great way to get a taste of places you've never been and decide where you wanna go back to and try a full meal next time!

Did we have a good time overall? Yes. However, do I think…read moreit's worth the $92/person price tag all in with taxes and fees... to sample 5 places with varying portions of food and drink? Not quite. The classic before fees is $79/person. It offers "minimum of 5 stops and at least 2 drink pairings" from their website. Don't get me started on the 15.5% extra they tack on for "taxes and fees". If the unavoidable city tax for Asheville is 7%, the remainder is 8.5% for what? Their website/payment services? To be fair, the pricing is similar to one we took part in NOLA $78/person with Destination Kitchen but the food and portions were more balanced (albeit without drink pairings). For $10 more base price, you can book the high roller tour $89/person. After all is said and done I'm wondering if we should have spent the extra amount and upgraded to the high roller since the descriptor highlights "most elegant, trendy, and acclaimed" options. I understand the business also needs to make a profit along with giving a cut to the tour guides. At the beginning and throughout the tour, the guide continued to emphasize that if we were still hungry by the end that they have not done their jobs. However, there's more to consider. I'll go through the 5 places we tried and how one of the newest additions isn't even listed still on their website so if you were to look ahead of time for the offerings you would not expect it! We met our group inside the Grove Street Arcade on a Monday in September which is a great spot with some shops and public restrooms before we started. STOP 1 - The Rhu https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-rhu-asheville This is the cafe/breakfast bakery sister to Rhubarb, which is more upscale. They prepared a small cup of iced sweet tea with half of their breakfast sandwich. The refreshing tea with sugar cubes paired nicely with the buttery biscuit sandwich. Value: $8.50 for full sandwich and drink was not listed so going to estimate total is worth one sandwich. STOP 3 - Bold Rock https://www.yelp.com/biz/bold-rock-asheville-asheville The Cidery story actually started in VA but I'm glad they expanded to NC. We sampled a 6~7 oz cider paired with a Bruschetta and Bacon Apple Grilled Cheese. (American, cheddar, goat cheese, local apples, bacon, Dijon aioli, sourdough) It was super tasty and really enjoyed everything!! Value: ~$5 half pour, ~$10 for the food so one of the better values STOP 3 - Mëhfil https://www.yelp.com/biz/mehfil-asheville-2 Full buffet spread of ~6 Indian dishes with Mango Lassi and a tasty alcoholic beverage too! Now this place is the spot I mentioned isn't even listed with their logo on the restaurant page... I checked their Instagram which isn't updated frequently either and they announced just the day before our tour so this is brand NEW. Unfortunately this is one of the cuisines my SO does not eat. We would not have known that reserving in advance... which is a shame. Value: ~$25-30 honestly since they were offering generous full size portions of their dishes that you could serve yourself, this was hands down the best cost wise. If you were to fill up it would be at this stop. The staff were also super nice and hospitable! STOP 4 - Manicomio Pizza https://www.yelp.com/biz/manicomio-pizza-asheville Plain and simple pizzeria with some funky designs. We sampled a single slice which may have been their special of the day with cherry tomato and artichoke and a lemon wedge to spritz. It tasted good, but forgettable. They just gave us water. Value: $5.50 by the slice for daily special STOP 5 FINAL - Sunshine Sammies https://www.yelp.com/biz/sunshine-sammies-asheville Makes sense we'd end on dessert and we sampled 1/2 a sandwich of I believe their seasonal pumpkin! It was a sweet way to conclude the tour. Value: $4, a full size seasonal flavor is $8 I was full from the generous spread offered at Mëhfil which carried the food and drink side of the tour. Unfortunately my SO didn't get to fully enjoy the experience, and there was no way we could have expected they'd take us to the new restaurant that was just announced. Even being generous with some of my estimates, I landed at value of ~$60, which is still short of the cost you're paying especially when more than half of these locations are more fast casual spots. The most disappointing was the pizzeria, since aside from the artwork I didn't feel anything unique about the taste and seems like a wasted opportunity given the list of other more interesting restaurants. I enjoyed the historical information the guide sprinkled throughout along with background about each of the locations. Next time I'll keep in mind for Mondays where many restaurants aren't open.

My experience, well when we arrived the female who checked us in was anything but cordial. I let it…read morego. We got to our room and when we opened the door we unpleasant surprised. We thought we were in hotel 6 with 2 twin beds not even doubles for 2 people, the furniture looked like swap meet furniture and there was not one picture non the wall to make inviting or homey. The pillows are hard and cannot be slept on. These rooms are $315.00 plus tax per night and are GREATLY over rated. We have had better and more comfortable rooms at the Hilton or Hampton Inn hotels. The restaurant felt like you were in a Denny's and the food did have that many choices and was overly expensive. Forget about a cocktail unless you want to spend $20.00 for a water downed drink. If you wanted to see the mansion it is going to cost you $90.00 each for an audio tour without a guide. The guide cost you extra. We just expected to be treated better and to have a good experience with our stay. It was not. Bottom line, BUYER BEWARE.

We do enjoy this place! The rooms are nicely appointed, always clean, fresh coffee in the lobby,…read moreand multiple food spots on site. Walk to more places to eat, live entertainment, and a few shops. They have a shuttle to the House. The staff is awesome too! It's a great spot!