Carolina Mountain Blue Ridge Hospitality

The Appalachian mountains of Western North Carolina might be just what you need; small town friendly or big town excitement. Whether your style is camping under the stars or relaxing in a four star luxury suite the mountain folk of the Blue Ridge have a way of making visitors feel like home folk. Accommodations range from small country inns and cozy cabins to fine hotels and grand resorts. The choices for your family vacation or a romantic getaway destination are limitless.


Hotels and Motels

As a major sightseeing destination the North Carolina Smoky mountains have many of hotel and motel rooms to choose from, you'll have no trouble finding exactly what you're looking for.
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FlyDrivetheCarolinas.com hotels to find special deals on lodging . The mountain region has every kind of room you might need from discount economy lodging to high end world class hotels and spa resorts like the world famous Grove Park Inn.

The major hotels offer shuttle service to and from the airport and most all offer free guest parking although some parking deck access . Several hotels offer free breakfast. Often this is a continental breakfast or just coffee and donuts.

A few hotels may have minimum age restrictions or requirements. Usually children under 12 years of age stay for free in their parent's room using the existing bedding although most hotels offer rollaway beds and cribs. Most all hotels and motels in the mountains have no problems with pets, the restrictions will vary but small pets are usually OK.

Your stay at a hotel may also include high-speed Internet access, refrigerator, microwave, coffee, iron, hair dryer, voice mail and spacious laptop work desk as an amenities.

Bed and Breakfast Inns

Treat yourself. For that special mountain getaway escape into timeless comfort at one of the many Blue Ridge B&Bs or small country inns. Wake up each morning to the smell of a home cooked old fashioned style breakfast being prepared just for you. Spend a slow paced afternoon napping in a rocking chair by a creek that gently washes the everyday worries from your mind.

Bed & breakfasts and small country inns are perfect for traveling couples and can offer old style country charm along with modern amenities such as private porches, hot tubs, and gas fireplaces.

Many B&Bs in the southern mountains are like a step back in time and all have a story to tell. Just ask your hosts. You will find that they can be your guide not only about local lore but they are a great source for out of the way excursions giving you a relaxed and personalized touch that will make a great story.

Room rates run about the same as those at chain motels however, mountain B&B lodging is usually away from town,

Cabin rentals

Slow down. Relax on a homey porch of a comfortable cabin as you watch a Blue Ridge sunrise.

Cabin Rentals offer the old style charm of a Bed and Breakfast plus the solitude of a hotel suite. Mountain cabins usually rent by the week and can be small cozy rustic affairs to extravagant mountain chalets with accommodations for your whole family or even a small group of friends.

Many of these chalets are beautifully decorated with spacious interiors and feature large decks, full kitchens, fireplaces, Jacuzzis, hot tubs, and game tables. Some are even equipped with wide screen TV's, satellite TV, wired and wireless DSL internet service, & many other amenities.

Mountain cabins are a smart way to spend time in the mountains. Rental cabins are there for your vacation comfort and are always located close to activities. You won't break your vacation budget when you take into account the money you'll save by cooking your own meals, bringing your own entertainment such as movies or video games even sharing the cost of gas by carpooling to and from activities.

The Carolina Blue Ridge is one of the few places where you can experience the best of all four seasons, from the cool blue days of summer to the carnival of colors of fall, to the still silence of snow in the winter, and the rebirth of spring. No matter what your reason for staying in the western Carolina mountains you'll always find a reason to come back for more Blue Ridge memories.