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Asheville Map: Grove Park Inn Resort & SpaGrove Park Inn Resort & Spa Frommer's Exceptional

Address
290 Macon Ave
Location Around Town
Phone 800/438-5800, 828/252-2711
Fax 828/253-7053
Web site www.groveparkinn.com
Room Information 510 units
Prices Summer $300-$800 double, $1,075-$1,300 suite; off season $305-$815 double, $875-$1,100 suite
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, kitchenette, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron, safe, Wi-Fi

Frommer's Review

This resort, built in 1913 on the side of Sunset Mountain at an elevation of 3,100 feet, is one of the oldest and most famous in the South. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it's a favorite year-round destination, providing old-world charm and panoramic views of the city's skyline and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Its great-hall lobby is flanked by 14-foot fireplaces; comfortably padded chairs and sofas create a feeling of coziness despite the size of the 120-foot-long room. Twenty-eight of the guest rooms are oversize and contain extras such as whirlpools. The resort has hosted some famous names, including Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, and presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald stayed at the hotel while his wife, Zelda, spent her nights in a sanitarium nearby, hence the hotel's "romantic" getaway package called the Great Gatsby.

Horizons Restaurant, featuring an innovative but classic cuisine, is the finest in the area. Guests can also dine in the moderately priced Blue Ridge Dining Room, which has a legendary outdoor dining veranda. The Carolina Cafe also overlooks the mountains. Elaine's has reopened as a dueling piano bar.

Facilities:
3 restaurants; 3 bars; 2 pools (1 indoor); 18-hole golf course; 6 tennis courts; fitness center; health spa; sauna; limited room service; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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