10 Asheville Airbnbs worthy of a getaway
Guess which city Airbnb named “the most hospitable city in America?” Asheville. Visitors were most likely to describe their Asheville Airbnb hosts as warm, helpful + inviting.
And Asheville has already been christened as a top-10 music city by National Geographic, top vacation destination for 2018 by CNN Travel, and one of the best pet-friendly vacation spots. So at just a ~2.5 hour drive away, we think it’s high time to start plotting your Asheville mountain getaway.
Bonus: It’s way cooler up in the AVL mountains this time of year.
See 10 of the coolest Airbnbs in the Asheville mountains – including an airstream, a treehouse + a Dirty Dancing-esque cabin.👇 Who doesn’t want to live in a treehouse for a long summer weekend?
Romantic bus in the forest
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👪 Sleeps 2
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $50/night
⏱ 17 minutes to downtown Asheville
✔ Lean into your 1960s hippie bus fantasies with a night or two in this cool rental located on a farm in Weaverville, just twenty minutes outside of downtown. Extra cool points: the funds generated from the Airbnb are used to sponsor artist residencies on the farm.
Treetop Teepee Tent
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👪 Sleeps 6
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $79/night
⏱ 29 minutes to downtown
✔ Maybe I’m going out on a limb here, but this is the kind of thing you can only find in WNC. This will definitely make your friends back home jealous.
Downtown Artist Loft
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👪 Sleeps 4
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $101/night
⏱ 0 minutes to downtown
✔ Be above it all with a bird’s eye view of downtown Asheville. There’s nothing like a loft space for people watching, snoozing + checking out the city on a moment’s notice.
West Asheville Rad Pad
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👪 Sleeps 2
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $90/night
⏱ 10 minutes to downtown
✔ This adorable studio space is just two blocks away from Haywood Rd. and everything West Asheville has to offer. So Instagrammable.
A-Frame Treehouse
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👪 Sleeps 6
🛏 2 bedroom, 2 bath
💰 $150/night
⏱ 26 minutes to downtown
✔ Any rental with the word “treehouse” in the title has us sold. This one is a gorgeous option with enough beds that you and your friends can each claim a little corner of the forest as your own. Bonus: Your rental comes with two kayaks and two bikes.
Mountain View Cottage with Hot Tub
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👪 Sleeps 7
🛏 3 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $120/night
⏱ 15 minutes to downtown
✔ This cottage is next door neighbors with Pisgah National Forest, which means great hiking is mere minutes away, but even more importantly, it has a hot tub. 🙏
Heaven on Lake Lure
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👪 Sleeps 6
🛏 3 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $112/night
⏱ 50 minutes to downtown
✔ One word: yes. Get in the Dirty Dancing state of mind with this gorgeous lakefront spot.
Haywood Haven
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👪 Sleeps 8
🛏 3 bedroom, 2 bath
💰 $109/night
⏱ 10 minutes to downtown
✔ If that swoon-worthy, mid-century modern kitchen didn’t already convince you, we have four words for you: six-person hot tub.
Downtown Loft with Balcony
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👪 Sleeps 4
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $138/night
⏱ 0 minutes to downtown
✔ The best pad for people-watching, this loft’s balcony overlooks College St. Don’t worry, light sleepers: This spot comes with a white noise machine, so you can catch up on your beauty sleep even when the downtown party is raging.
Airstream on the French Broad River
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👪 Sleeps 4
🛏 1 bedroom, 1 bath
💰 $89/night
⏱ 5 minutes to downtown
✔ 34 feet of vintage goodness with private river access sounds like heaven to us.
Next week we’re giving y’all a complete guide to Asheville (with help from our sister publication, AVLtoday) – so be on the lookout for that. We want to make sure you know everything to do while you’re staying in these beautiful mountain getaways.
–Sam
