10 Best Hotels in Asheville, North Carolina

This boutique downtown lodging occupies a former steel foundry and several other industrial buildings around a central courtyard. In a historic former African American neighborhood called "The Block," The Foundry is within walking distance of many top bars and eateries and is home to Benne on Eagle, a restaurant serving regional cuisine that has produced two James Beard Award nominees. Adjacent to the lobby, the Workshop Lounge Bar is spacious and welcoming, with brick walls and gas fireplaces setting the mood. 

This newer luxury hotel has an enviable central location overlooking Pritchard Park. The renovated bank building includes a rooftop bar, a coffee shop, and a restaurant, The Exchange, that draws from Appalachian farms and purveyors. A basement bar, the Draftsman, has two bowling lanes, Skee-Ball, and a stage for live music. Rooms vary from small to generous, and all feature design-forward touches like herringbone tine, marble vanities, and leather and brick accents. Eight rooms on the fourth floor feature balconies overlooking the park.

With a distinctively modern facade, this polished hotel has a prime central location just north of Pack Square, within walking distance of most downtown restaurants, bars, galleries, and shops. Guest rooms feature sleek decor accented with local art. There's tasty tapas-style dining at the rooftop bar Capella on 9.

As close as you can get to the main gate of the Biltmore Estate and steps from all the best local shops and restaurants, this Tudor-style lodging is designed to blend in beautifully with the architecture of Biltmore Village. Its interior recalls a hunting lodge, with animal heads on the walls, sculptures of deer (the hotel's restaurant is called the Red Stag Grill), and an open-sided fireplace.

Location is the biggest draw of this all-suites downtown hotel within walking distance of many shops, restaurants, and galleries. Once the site of Bon Marché and Ivey's department stores, this hotel gives a nod to its history with mannequins and announcements on the elevator like "Fourth Floor, Women's Clothing." Spacious suites have large bathrooms of Spanish marble. There's a small shopping mall and café in the atrium and a restaurant, Isa's Bistro, with sidewalk seating.

With views of the Blue Ridge Mountains from many of the rooms in this 12-story tower (especially the 16 upper-floor suites with floor-to-ceiling windows), Hotel Indigo is done up in striking colors like teal and aubergine and features furnishings and artworks by local craftspeople. Some of the best accommodations have terraces and fireplaces.

Many visitors to the Biltmore Estate long to stay overnight; if you're one of them, your wish is granted at this posh property perched on a nearby hilltop. Although it's clearly a modern construction, the seven-story hotel echoes the look of the main house, with limestone and copper exteriors and a French-manor-house-inspired interior.

Replacing an office building at the most prominent corner in town, this gleaming hotel tower is downtown's new centerpiece. Two restaurants—Bargello and District 42—anchor the opulent art-filled ground floor, drawing guests and locals for wood-fired Mediterranean fare and tapas, respectively. Rooms on the upper floors feature views of the city and surrounding mountains. 

The Biltmore Estate's less pricey—though hardly inexpensive—lodging sits in a prime location at Antler Hill, putting you near the winery, restaurants, and shops. There's a restaurant and bar on the premises, along with well-appointed, but somewhat compact, guest rooms.  The Bike Barn in the village rents mountain bikes to explore the estate's network of trails.