Description:

  • 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.

  • © Frommer's 2012

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User Reviews for Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

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    wanted to love it, but. . .

  • The Grove Park Inn is certainly unique. I had heard about it as a temple to the Arts & Crafts style long before we decided to stay there. At first sight, the building itself is...

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    Understaffed and poor management

  • As soon as we arrived we were stuck in gridlock, my husband attempted to check in with ID, CC used for reservation, and printed reservation confirmation. He was turned away, b/c I was...

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    • posted on 12.27.11

Awards:

Frommer's
Frommer's
  •  Very Highly Recommended 2010

Other features:

Amenities include golf, tennis, two pools, indoor sports complex, 18-station paramount fitness center, shops, spa, fine dining and children\'s programs.

  • Details

    • Contact:

    • visit website
    • tel: +1 828 252 2711 / +1 800 438 0050 (Toll Free)
    • fax: +1 828 253 7053
    • send email

    • Address:

    • 290 Macon Avenue
    • Asheville, NC 28804

    • Other resources:

    • Y! Travel: Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

    • Amenities:

    • air-conditioning
    • business-facilities
    • fitness-club
    • internet-available
    • laundry
    • non-smoking
    • pets-allowed
    • sauna
    • swimming-pool
    • tv-in-room
    • more

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