7 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.

Each of the 16 A-frame cabins in this inviting complex features a private porch and vintage touches like a record player and classic games. Most of the cabins look across the road to the French Broad River, while the three deluxe options back up to a shared green space. Founded by former raft guides, the outdoor ethos conveys to the homey lodge and Canteen bar and coffee shop that offers tasty grab-and-go sandwiches and salads. 

Guests are pampered at this Arts and Crafts–style B&B, where all rooms have huge beds and most have whirlpool tubs and handsome fireplaces. There are lots of nooks and corners in the expansive public spaces for snuggling up with a book, or you can grab a seat in the wicker furniture on the expansive front porch. The inn hosts a social hour every evening and bakes cookies daily. 

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.

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.