a place for women A A vacation rental in Asheville, NC!

home

Rates and policies Poetry and other art

Tips and links

WebRings

Contact

Welcome to Lovers' Loop Retreat, an Asheville B&B alternative

Enjoy our home as yours while in Asheville, NC!

A B&B alternative in Asheville, we offer economical lodging with a private cooking option (see below) and a great location - a place where you can get away, relax and have fun.

Our guest suite is a pleasant, private place to call home for a few days, a week, a month.

Check out our BLOG!

Enjoy our wooded acre, with flowers blooming for much of the year. Mountain view from November to April.

We offer off-street parking and a private entrance - even a treehouse!

our treehouse

There is a cheerful bedroom with a queen-size bed...

...and original artwork decorates the suite. To see additional pieces, check the Poetry and other art page, as well as below and to the right.

bathroom

A spacious, private bathroom with full tub and shower.

We call ourselves a bed & breakfast alternative because you can cook for yourself in the kitchenette, which includes a coffee maker, refrigerator, microwave and hot plate. Dishes and utensils are provided.

Enjoy the privacy and convenience of your own dining area.

Relax and entertain in your large living room. The comfortable furnishings include a computer desk (we have wireless Internet)...

...double bed, comfortable chair and a Ping Pong table!

You can hike or browse at art galleries all day and socialize downtown in the evening. Bring your art and writing to work on. Asheville is full of inspiration. And women are also welcome to join us for our Women's Poetry Group on the first Sunday of the month.

Please contact us for more information or to make your reservation.

Click for Asheville, North Carolina Forecast  

     
   
Winter View, acrylics on burlap by Tree Spaulding  
   
 
   
Weeping Mountains, acrylics on canvas by Tree Spaulding  
   
 
   
Stocks go up and stocks go down, handmade paper by Tree Spaulding  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Places to go, things to do!

  Check the Lovers' Loop Retreat BLOG!!!

Visit the Widget Gallery

Now through July 13, Mondays, Concerts on the Quad, free evening concerts at UNC-Asheville.

Now through Aug. 29, Late Night Comedy Series on Thursday, Friday and Saturday each week at Asheville Community Theatre downtown.

Now through Sept. 3, Asheville Tourists minor league baseball season.

Now through Oct. 4, Montford Park Players, a summer/fall Shakespeare company in Asheville, offers free performances.

Now through Oct. 17, Bizarre Bazaar, an arts and crafts market in downtown Asheville, first and third Saturday of each month.

Now through Dec. 31, second annual Sculpture for the Garden exhibit, Grovewood Gallery, Asheville.

July 4, Fourth of July celebration in downtown Asheville. Live music, food and fireworks at 10 p.m. Free!

July 4, West Asheville Freedom Fest, 12 bands at The Rocket Club in Asheville, 1 p.m.-2 a.m., free until 7 p.m.

July 4, street dancing and fireworks in Black Mountain just east of Asheville. Free!

July 4-5, Asheville, fireworks after the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball games at McCormick Field.

July 4, Great American Roots Revival, great music, Swannanoa, just east of Asheville.

July 4, July 11, July 18, Aug. 8, Aug. 15, Aug. 22, Aug. 29, Sept. 5, annual Shindig on the Green series of free bluegrass and folk concerts with clogging and jams, downtown Asheville at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

July 10-12, Carolina Mountain RibFest, in Fletcher just south of Asheville.

July 11, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville Civic Center.

July 11-12, bamboo festival, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

July 12, The Big Crafty, an art show with more than 100 exhibitors, music and local food and drink at the Asheville Art Museum downtown.

July 12, Asheville Puppetry Alliance performance, Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville.

July 16-18, Laugh Your Asheville Off Comedy Festival, largest comedy festival in the Southeast, in Asheville!

July 16-19, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, twice-a-year event at the Asheville Civic Center downtown.

July 17, Downtown After 5, free live music and dancing in Asheville.

July 18-19, Folkmoot USA, annual international folk music and dance festival, UNC-Asheville.

July 20, Folkmoot USA, annual international folk music and dance festival, Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Asheville.

July 23-Aug. 1, Biltmore estate’s summer concert series.

July 24-26, annual Bele Chere Festival, music and food galore, downtown Asheville.

July 30-Aug. 1, Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, annual festival of bluegrass and folk music, clogging and other mountain dancing, Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville.

July 31-Aug. 2, Asheville Antiques Fair, Asheville Civic Center downtown.

Aug. 1-2, annual Village Art & Craft Fair, Biltmore Village just south of downtown Asheville.

Aug.1-Sept. 5, Biltmore Summer Evening Concerts, on certain Fridays and Saturdays.

Aug 2, art gallery walk, downtown Asheville

Aug. 7-9, Asheville Quilt Guild annual show, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Aug. 8-9, Sourwood Festival, bee demonstrations and honey sales, music, food, dance in Black Mountain just east of Asheville.

Aug. 21, Downtown After 5, free live music and dancing in Asheville.

Aug. 22, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville Civic Center.

Aug. 28-30, Goombay Festival, African-American/Caribbean street festival, downtown Asheville.

Sept. 17, Indigo Girls, Orange Peel, Asheville.

Sept. 18, Downtown After 5, free live music and dancing in Asheville.

Sept. 19, Brewgrass Festival, Asheville.

Sept. 19, Art in Autumn festival, Weaverville, just north of Asheville.

Sept. 19, 20, Heritage Weekend, Blue Ridge Parkway's Folk Arts Center, Asheville.

Sept. 25-26, Womansong, an Asheville-based women’s choral group, performs at Unity Center in Mills River just south of Asheville.

Sept. 26, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville Civic Center.

Sept. 26-27, Heritage Crafts Weekend, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Sept. 26-27, True Nature Country Fair, farmers market and exhibits and workshops related to sustainable energy and shelter, health and healing, social and political issues, crafts, gardening, farming and homesteading. In Barnardsville north of Asheville.

Oct. 4, art gallery walk, last one of the season, downtown Asheville.

Oct. 10, Blue Ridge Pride, annual LGBTQ pride festival, Asheville.

Oct. 10-11, Bonsai Expo, exhibition of miniature trees, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

October 13, Bonnie Raitt performs at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in the Asheville Civic Center downtown. www.Ticketmaster.com

Oct. 15-18, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, twice-a-year event at the Asheville Civic Center downtown.

Oct. 15-18, Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), twice-a-year music, dance and arts festival in Black Mountain just east of Asheville.

Oct. 17-18, annual chrysanthemum show, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Nov. 2-3, Weaverville Art Safari, tours of artists’ studios, just north of Asheville.

Nov. 5-8, Asheville Film Festival, downtown. www.ashevillefilmfestival.com

Nov. 6-Jan. 3, Christmas at Biltmore Estate in Asheville.

Nov. 15-16, River Arts District Studio Stroll, tour of artists’ galleries, near downtown Asheville.

Dec. 4-6, A Dickens Christmas in the Village, in historic Biltmore Village just south of downtown Asheville.

Dec. 31, Downtown Countdown, downtown Asheville.

HerStory Tours of Asheville. Asheville women's history tours. This is a must do activity for your next visit.

LaZoom Tours of Asheville. A great comedy tour you won't want to miss!

Martini Mission. Ongoing by reservation. A new guided tour of downtown Asheville's martini bars.

Visit the website ashevilleneighborhoods.info to learn more about the area. If you or anyone you know wants to move here, this will be a great help! Need real estate help? Click here.

Check the tips and links page to find more to do. There's plenty of fun year-round!

Interested in moving here or finding vacation property? Just let us know. For real estate info check out The Treehouse Team.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We're just the place for your home base when you visit the Asheville area - a B&B alternative.

Located a mile from the Blue Ridge Parkway, just 10 minutes to downtown Asheville and the Biltmore Estate and winery, we're also a mile from I-40 and I-240.

Downtown Asheville is a place you won't want to miss! Start at the Chamber of Commerce, where you can get brochures and information about the area.

Before you come, check out Sheville.org. This special site for women will help you plan your trip.

The nearest hiking trail along the Blue Ridge Parkway is within walking distance of Lovers' Loop Retreat.

Another couple of miles down the parkway will put you at the beautiful Folk Art Center, which is operated by the Southern Highland Craft Guild.

Excellent dining options are so numerous, you may never want to take advantage of our cooking and dining area! Being a bed and breakfast alternative is great, though - you can stay in bed for as long as you want and then make your own breakfast!

For more information about places to go and things to do, go to Tips and links.

Click here for our webrings.

Any questions or comments? Contact us.

Below is some of the women's artwork in our home and at Lovers' Loop Retreat. You can see more on the Poetry and other art page.

Miss Flo's Diner, wood print by Nancy Haver

Total body, mixed media by Tree Spaulding

Chestnuts, wood engraving by Nancy Haver

Shelburne Falls, wood engraving by Nancy Haver

copyright 2009 Lover's Loop Retreat

Click here to submit your site to the search engines for free!