The room ($120/night) was comfortably appointed, clean and tidy with a refrigerator, TV, and coffee maker, but the greatest attribute was the view.
Each room has a balcony opening onto the southeast side of Mount Pisgah, overlooking the Pisgah National Forest with Hendersonville far in the distance -- too far to even notice during the day, but a twinkle in the valley at night. There is very little ambient light when the moon is new, making the night sky sparkle with stars from horizon to horizon.There are three buildings, each two stories. We had an upstairs room, but the downstairs rooms are elevated enough on the balcony side that I would imagine the view to be just as nice. Apparently, only Tree Tops has been renovated, and I read some less than flattering comments from people who stayed in the other building, so ask for Tree Tops, seen here:
Although the guy behind the counter in the little store on the property told us that the closest place to get wine was Asheville or Brevard (we chose Brevard), we discovered that the gift shop actually sells a small selection of Biltmore wines and the restaurant serves beer and a larger selection of wine.
The restaurant is nice. I had a perfectly suitable pork chop with apple kraut and Kathy had Salmon that she said was tasty, but not as good as mine. I enjoyed a very delicious, Asheville-brewed Black Mocha Stout. Service was pleasant and efficient. The complimentary breakfast (I had French Toast, Kathy had eggs and bacon) was tasty, but the floor-to-vaulted ceiling windows are really the best thing going for the place.
Check the Pisgah Inn web site for more information, including area activities and online reservations. Book as far in advance as you can if you want one of the few rooms with a queen bed, or you'll end up with two doubles.
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You were misinformed about the other building at Pisgah Inn. Have stayed in both, and the "Treetops" rooms are very cramped in comparison to the larger ones in the other building. Also, views from the balconies in the other building are far superior. Personally I would avoid
ReplyDeleteTreetops entirely.
Thank you for your comments. The Treetops have been renovated, the others, to date, have not. The views from Treetops are spectacular, unobstructed views of the mountains to the southeast. The other buildings are almost identically aligned, slightly more directly east, as one can see by zooming in on the Google satellite image above or the pictures on the in web site.
ReplyDeleteThere are rooms in the unrenovated buildings still available in October however.