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Winter B&B Deal

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Biltmore Estate orchids

Orchids at the Biltmore Estate conservatory give us our tropical fix each winter.

Things get pretty quiet around here in the winter.

The gardens are all dormant at the Biltmore Estate. The rafts and zipline gear are put up until spring. Sidewalks are cleared of cafe tables.

The biggest attraction is romance with your mate in front of the fireplace at Inn on Main Street in Weaverville. To help make that even more attractive, we’re giving you a pair of two-day tickets to the Biltmore Estate or a third night free with a two-night stay in a king or cottage room between Jan. 1 and April 4. That’s worth up to $179. The exception for that deal is Valentine’s weekend, Feb. 15 and 16, but if you come that weekend we’ll give you a free hour soak at Hot Springs Spa.

Winter is actually our favorite time at the Biltmore mansion. We get in our tropical fix at the conservatory, communing with the orchids, palms and banana trees. I keep threatening to bring in my own rum drink in coconut with a paper parasol and relax beneath the jungle canopy there, but Nancy refuses to join me.

Winter is also the time to avoid the tourist throngs in Asheville. The Biltmore is uncrowded, you don’t need reservations for any restaurants, and even the most popular hiking trails are yours alone. In fact, winter hiking is the best. Visibility is great with the leaves off the trees, and the crisp air sure beats the summer sweat weather.

Come see what makes the four seasons here all worth savoring. We’ll leave the light on.

 

‘Hunger Games’ Whets Asheville Appetites

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Jennifer Lawrence in the filming of "Hunger Games" near Asheville

Jennifer Lawrence in the filming of "Hunger Games" near Asheville

Many of our guests returned from day trips in DuPont State Forest last summer to tell us they ran into film crews at the magnificent waterfalls that make that area our favorite hiking spot. Little did we know that the movie in the making would be the biggest cinematic event around here since Baby high-stepped out of her corner in “Dirty Dancing.”
The crew was filming “Hunger Games,” a sci-fi thriller about a life-or-death contest in a post-Apocalytic world.
Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss Everdeen, one of those chosen to compete. Much of the filming was done in DuPont State Forest, and in Pisgah National Forest near Barnardsville, a short distance from here by the Navitat Canopy Tours attraction. Some of the movie cast rode the ziplines while they were in the neighborhood.
We’re hoping that fans of the Hunger Games book series will make Inn on Main Street their base camp when they make a pilgrimage here. We know the best hiking, biking, rafting and general adventure sites around Asheville and Weaverville. There’s nothing like coming home to bed and breakfast with a hot whirlpool bath and comfy bed after a day of survival in the woods or on a river.

 

Southern Highlands Craft Fair returns

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Craft FairOne of the most popular times to visit Asheville and Weaverville is during the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands. The fair is held twice a year, and the next one is July 21-24.

Oddly enough, we still have three openings for that weekend here at Inn on Main Street bed and breakfast, at least as of this moment.

The Southern Highland Craft Guild, whose artists display their work at the fair, is one of the most selective guilds in the country. We know artists with MBAs and several years of commercial success who still are turned down for membership.

Several Weaverville artists, many of them regular exhibitors on the Weaverville Art Safari, are members of the guild and display their work at the fair. It’s a great opportunity to pick up some of the finest crafts in the nation in a single location.

Plus, July is a great time to be in the mountains. We wouldn’t pretend to claim it’s always cool and dry here, but compared to the rest of the sauna South, we are an oasis. Take a raft trip while you’re here and you’ll know what refreshing really means.

Stay three nights at Inn on Main Street and mention this post, and we’ll buy you a pair of tickets to the craft fair.

Fly like an eagle

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Two guests take a zipline tour near the "Jinga Tower" at Pigeon River Canopy Tours. They are flying on the Introductory Ziplines, which are available before going to the top of the tower and zipping on the full tour. The main starting tower at the new Asheville course will be similar to this one. / Photo courtesy Adventure America Zipline Canopy Tours

Ever since Navitat opened near Weaverville last year, folks have  been excited about ziplines and canopy tours.

Several of our Inn on Main Street bed and breakfast guests have taken the leap, as have Nancy and I, for an adrenaline rush you’d normally have to risk your life for. The Navitat course is so state of the art, and so high up, that it’s been named one of the top 10 in the U.S.

Now comes the announcement that another zip line course is being added in downtown Asheville at the Crowne Plaza resort, on what had been part of the golf course. Our guests who enjoy extreme sports and adventure can now try an assortment of zip lines, plus rafting, rock climbing and even hot air balloon rides.

Summer baseball is coming to Asheville

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Baseball and Asheville are a good team. When the tourists come to Asheville, the Asheville Tourists begin another season of Minor League Baseball.

There is something innocent and essentially American about watching a minor league game. Boys barely out of school play for the love of the game and a shot at the Show, rather than for millions of dollars. Teddy the Tourist, a huge bear-suited mascot, hugs kids, dances on the dugout and flips token prizes into the bleachers. On Thirsty Thursdays, our favorite day, record crowds turn out for the double bill of a great game and a dollar draft beer.

At Inn on Main Street we’re helping to share that experience by offering a pair of Tourists tickets as an incentive to book a third night.  The offer is good any time the Tourists are playing at home, except Fourth of July, or with any extended-stay special. You can, however, combine it with our rafting or spa specials.

Come root for the home-away-from-home team and enjoy a fun stay at our bed and breakfast.