![]() They have bathrooms now, but small ones: Doors are so low, anyone taller than 5-foot-8 will need to duck, and you may have to step into the shower to open and close the door.Īll the cabins have names, from the Midnight Roost to the Snuggle Inn. They’re all made in the same log-and-concrete style that makes them look a little like Daniel Boone wearing a referee’s jersey. There are 19 cabins now, ranging from shoulder-brushing small to big enough for fireplaces and kitchenettes. 25 is cluttered with commercial development, and you can hear traffic blowing by on I-26.īut the Log Cabin Motor Court hasn’t changed much. These days, none of it is out in the country anymore. But travelers passing by on the way to Tennessee kept stopping and asking to pitch tents. 719/23, about 5 miles from downtown Asheville, to build a country place. That’s how the Log Cabin Motor Court started, back in 1929: Audrey and Zeb Foster had bought a pretty little pine grove between U.S. Better keep that canvas tent folded up behind the rumble seat, Marge. If you hit the road in the 1920s, there was no guarantee you’d find a hotel at all. There was a time when tourist cabins like these were a step up in America’s wanderlust. Unplugged from the 21st century, and plugged into what travel was like when your parents were kids and your grandparents were doing the driving. The cabins even have wireless access.īut you are unplugged in a different way. There is cable TV on a flat-screen bolted to the cabin wall, and a microwave, mini-refrigerator and coffeemaker. When you check into the Log Cabin Motor Court just north of Asheville, you’re not exactly unplugged. She commiserated with us regarding our complaints, but wasn’t able to do much more than that.ASHEVILLE, N.C. We will not be returning to these cabins, despite the friendliness of the manager. On a positive note, the bed was comfortable and linens were clean. A maintenance person was able to get the remote working, but the TV volume could not be adjusted. The cable TV remote didn’t work and the volume on the TV wasn’t adjustable. Rustic hardwood floors still need to be cleaned… a broom and dustpan in the corner of the living room invited the guest to do some cabin-keeping of their own. A trip to Dollar Tree could go a long way to making the kitchen more inviting. Dishes were a hodge-pogo of remnants left-over from a yard sale. Pots and pans were well-used and needed to be cleaned before we could use them. There were rodent droppings in the kitchen and some enterprising rodent actually made a nest in the silverware drawer. Both the bath mat and the shower mat were obviously not washed after a previous guest’s use. There was mildew on the soap holder as well. The stack pipe in the shower had a nasty-looking leak that may have been waste or sewer leakage. The shower was not usable for several reasons, chief among them was the unevenness of the floor and the lack of tile and grout around the drain. ![]() I really wanted to like this rustic get-away, but had a hard time dealing with the lack of cleanliness and the inability to use the amenities. We will definitely be returning to the Log Cabin Motor Court. If you’re looking for a budget-friendly, unique experience when visiting Asheville, I highly recommend this place. You are close to all the Asheville sites and the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was very quiet- no highway noise or dogs barking. Loved the twinkling lights out front too! It’s a no-frills cabin but that’s what we loved about it. I appreciated all the hooks throughout the cabin for towels and jackets. The pillows and beds were more comfortable than any hotel we’ve stayed in. We stayed in Mountain Dew so the kids got a room and we got a room. This was absolutely perfect and really added to the “mountain” feel of our trip. It was our first time visiting Asheville so I knew we wanted something more special than just a hotel or Air Bnb. We recently stayed here for 3 nights over Thanksgiving. ![]()
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