Easy Street Home Base and Retreat

Awesome views of peaceful mountains from lower level guest suite, one mile from Burnsville, NC. 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom in renovated lower-level apartment with private entrance. 1 king bed; 1 queen; 1 full bed and 1 bunk bed; futon and crib; pack'n'play. Heat, air conditioning. Kid and baby friendly. Kitchenette, dining area, and fireplace in common room. Patio. Washer and dryer. Quiet neighborhood in a pastoral setting with great views. Close to Asheville and outdoor activities. Welcome all! Entire home was recently rebuilt, including lower-level guest suite. Private entrance. Parking for 1 car at suite and for 2 other cars nearby. 1 king bed in large master bedroom; 1 queen in bedroom #2; 1 full and 1 bunk bed in bedroom #3; futon and crib in bedroom #4. Linens provided. Fully furnished kitchenette (microwave, toaster oven, large induction plate, small refrigerator, and sink), dining area, and fireplace in the large common room. Good wifi but no television. Large dry patio with 180° view of the Black Mountains (including Mt. Mitchell, the highest mountain in eastern America), the Blue Ridge, and breathtaking sunrises and sunsets. Less than 10 minutes to shopping and good restaurants in Burnsville, a picaresque and friendly country town. 2 minutes to a fun children’s playground and Parkway Playhouse (theatre). Easy drive through our beautiful mountains to galleries and over 100 arts and crafts studios. 15 minutes to dark sky astronomical observatory. Only 45 minutes to Asheville—beer, restaurants, music, nature center, art, crafts, gardens, Biltmore House. 80 minutes to Boone. Burnsville is a great central starting point for outdoor activities and for attending mountain festivals, music performances, and plays. Close to Mt. Mitchell, Blue Ridge Parkway, and Roan Mountain (but they may be closed in winter) and to national parks and state and national forest parks and campgrounds. Close to golf courses, waterfalls, excellent hiking trails, and cool fishing and wading steams. Challenging biking on both roads and trails. 1-2 hours to great outdoor adventures: rafting, tubing, snow skiing, horseback riding, zip-lining, and hiking (we like the short hikes to waterfalls and to high bald mountains on the Appalachian Trail!). 2 hours to Cherokee and the entrance to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. We are knowledgeable about the area and can give good advice about things to do. We live upstairs and are usually around, but the guest suite has a separate entrance so we do not need to interact with you if you need your privacy. We have a Ring doorbell on our front door, so we can see when you drive down the driveway, but there are no other cameras or microphones on the premises. Our large guest suite (over (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) sq. ft.) takes up the lower level in our large mountain home. Parking for 1 car at the suite and for 2 other cars 100 feet up the driveway. Access to large, private, dry patio and to small grassy yard. Landscaping is ongoing but all areas are available to guests and kid-safe. TOP THINGS TO DO IN BURNSVILLE/YANCEY COUNTY (Website hidden by Airbnb) (Website hidden by Airbnb) Sit on your patio and enjoy the mountains, clouds, sunrises, sunsets, storms, rainbows, snowfalls, colorful leaves, stars, fireflies, birds, frogs and toads, deer, the neighbor’s dog, etc. Walk or run up Bukeridge Road for long views and good exercise. Stroll the town square. See the Nu-Wray Inn, built in (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) Elvis slept there!) and the statue of Otway Burns, naval hero of the War of (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) and supporter of the founding of Yancey County. Check out West Main Street: visitors center, restaurants, Toe River Arts Gallery, history museum, movie house (on weekends), stores (clothes, gifts, antiques, music, books, toys). Visit Mt. Mitchell, the highest point in eastern America. Tour arts and crafts galleries and studios; start at the Toe River Arts Council Gallery on West Main Street and the OOAK Gallery in Micaville. Go on a hike to a waterfall or mountaintop (see top hikes). Have a country or café breakfast (see list of restaurants). Enjoy a beer at the Snap Dragon or the Homeplace Beer Co. Eat lunch or dinner at a local restaurant (see list of restaurants). Follow one of the “Quilt Trails” as a good excuse to drive on a beautiful country road. (Website hidden by Airbnb) See the world’s only quilt-themed sundial (North Main Street). Take in a play at the Parkway Playhouse. Attend a bluegrass, roots, country, or gospel musical performance at the Town Center, town square, local restaurant, the Parkway Playhouse, or other venue. Look for information in the Yancey Common Times Journal, our county newspaper. Jog or walk around Cane River Park, 258 Whittington Road, Burnsville. See the stars at the Bare Dark Sky Observatory, the first dark-sky park in the Southeast. Call (Phone number hidden by Airbnb) late night event may not be appropriate for children). Come to a festival Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair: first Friday and Saturday in August NC Mineral and Gem Festival: first weekend in August (Spruce Pine) Soulshine Farm Music Festival: usually second weekend in August Carolina Mountains Literary Festival: first weekend in September Old Timey Fall Festival: last Saturday in September Toe River Arts Council studio tours: early June and early December Christmas Parade: first Saturday in December Fit Families 5K: spring Burnsville Metric Bike Ride: last Saturday in April Fire on the Mountain Blacksmith Festival: last Saturday in April (Spruce Pine) Mountain Acoustics Luthier Invitation: last full weekend in May Riddlefest Music Celebration: last Saturday in June Fourth of July fireworks celebration: Saturday after July Fourth Located on a gravel road one mile from the Town Square of Burnsville, NC. Guests who follow the driving directions will not need AWD to get here. Parking for up to 3 cars at the house. State and county taxes and $15 cleaning fee will be added to advertised rental price.