The cottage features the comforts of home including:
 | gas log fireplace (available during cold months only) |
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| fully equipped kitchen w/Keurig 2.0 brewer as well as conventional pot |
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| washer & dryer |
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| central heat & AC |
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| NO CABLE TV.....bring your streaming device (HDMI connection) |
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computer desk (for those who can't leave their laptops behind) |
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| high speed Internet access with Wi-Fi |
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| 4 bedrooms (sleeps 8) |
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| bath & bed linens provided |
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| covered front porch with swings and rocking chairs |
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| nice deck with view of surrounding forest; includes gas grill |
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| information on places of interest in the area |
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| games, puzzles, books, magazines |
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| over a dozen popular videos and DVD player |
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| good supply of consumables (paper supplies, soap, detergent, etc.) |
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| We do not provide a phone in the house |
Cottage is great for . .
| multi-family vacations |
| family get-togethers |
| Local conference center programs |
| long weekend getaways |
| Thanksgiving get-togethers |
| Quiet retreat (business or personal) |
| Christmas shopping and visit to "Christmas at Biltmore Estate" |
You will be close to neat places!!
| 5 minutes from beautiful, charming Black Mountain, NC (spend an afternoon downtown). |
| within about 15 minutes of Asheville, NC, Biltmore Estate and the Blue Ridge Parkway |
| within about 1 hour of many special places in the Blue Ridge Mountains (Lake Lure, Chimney Rock, Mount Mitchell, Flat Rock and more) |
Cottage Floor Plan.....
Downstairs:
| Living room w/piano |
| Fully equipped kitchen w/dishwasher |
| Large full bath/utility room |
| Dining room/sunroom |
| Bedroom w/queen bed |
| Large front porch w/swings |
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Nice deck with view of surrounding forests and mountains |
Upstairs:
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3 bedrooms (2 kings, queen) |
| Full bath w/large antique claw foot tub (for soaking) & separate shower |
| Sitting area in alcove w/rocking chair (neat place to sit and read) |
Directions to Thompson’s Tuckaway
(Frame of reference--Asheville, NC is about 15 miles west on I-40 and Hickory, NC is about 60 miles east on I-40)
PLEASE NOTE...DO NOT FOLLOW YOUR GPS DIRECTIONS....THEY WILL LEAD YOU UP A VERY STEEP HILL. INSTEAD, USE THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS WHICH WILL TAKE YOU UP A PICTURESQUE AND MUCH GENTLER APPROACH:
Take Exit 66 (Ridgecrest) off Interstate 40; westbound take left; eastbound take right at end of ramp; follow street onto gravel road and proceed up the hill. The house is the second on the left after the very sharp curve to the left. Our house is cream colored with red shutters and has a "Thompson’s Tuckaway" sign on the porch. We are only 4/10 mile from I-40!