Hot Springs Spa Getaway

Hot Springs is a bit of a drive from Inn on Main Street, 35 minutes on winding mountain roads. But it's well worth a visit.

The town and its baths are a rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story going back to the Cherokee who considered the place magical. It's been home to grand hotels with roman baths, a confinement camp for Germans during World War I and today a rugged oasis on the Appalachian Trail. The spa itself in recent years has been transformed from a bare-bones collection of massage rooms and outdoor Jacuzzis to luxury spa in the truest sense, offering wraps and facials as well as an assortment of massages. At Inn on Main Street, we package many of those services for our guests.

Most popular are the tubs, private whirlpools recessed into decks alongside a creek and the French Broad River. Each is private, and the water that flows in is fresh and naturally hot, without a trace of chlorine or the rotten-egg smell normally associated with geothermal springs. Each tub is drained and scrubbed between uses. A soak at Hot Springs is the perfect end of a day of walking and climbing stairs at the Biltmore Estate, rafting, or after hiking the nearby Lovers Leap Loop or Max Patch trails.

At Inn on Main Street, we offer packages that include spa specials, including some at Hot Springs Resort and Spa.