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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.

We're also SMOKE-FREE. We ask guests not to smoke indoors or outdoors anywhere on the property.

Check out our BLOG!

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

" What a home away from home! Thank you for such a sweet retreat." S&D

"Everything was perfect! Thank you so much for a great place to spend our time away. We love the setting among the trees and away from the bustle." G&L

our treehouse

We offer off-street parking and a private entrance - even a 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 .

"Thank you for providing us with a quiet, private space, where we could do much needed talking and healing...We will be back!" F&J

"Thanks so much for a wonderful and cozy place to stay - and all the thoughtful resources and info!" K

"We look forward to coming back!" M&M

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.

"Thank you for welcoming us into your peaceful space! We found everything we needed and many delightful surprises. This is the perfect place to stay!" H&P

"Ping Pong and art - wow!" L&D

"We loved returning here. Thank you for providing such a peaceful haven in Asheville." M&L

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)...

"Thank you for sharing your wonderful spot here. It's a great location and you have made us feel very welcome. Thanks so much for being such great hosts!" L&M

"Thanks so much for a nice quiet place to stay. I enjoyed the artwork and books. Ping Pong was a blast." C&L

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

"This is the perfect Carolina get-away. I'll see you again very soon!" C

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.

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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  
   
 
   
Miss Flo's Diner, wood print by Nancy Haver  
   
 
   
Total body, mixed media collage by Tree Spaulding  
   
 
   
Chestnuts, wood engraving by Nancy Haver  
   
 
   
Shelburne Falls, wood engraving by Nancy Haver  
   

No smoking indoors or outdoors anywhere on the premises.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Places to go, things to do!

  Check the Lovers' Loop Retreat BLOG!!!

Also, check here often to find the latest Asheville events. You can use this list of Asheville activities to help plan your trip.

Visit the Widget Gallery

Now through March 28, “Juke Joint: An Installation by Willie Little,” art exhibit at YMI Cultural Center, downtown Asheville.

Now through March 21, “The Boxcar Children,” Asheville Community Theatre.

March 12, Bela Fleck, The Orange Peel, downtown Asheville.

March 12-13, comedy weekend, Grove Park Inn, Asheville.

March 12-14, Echo Early Music Festival, Asheville.

March 13, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

March 13-14, Ani DiFranco, The Orange Peel, downtown Asheville.

March 13-18, Asheville Jewish Film Festival.

March 14, Harlem Globetrotters, Asheville Civic Center.

March 18, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, The Orange Peel, Asheville.

March 18-27, “The Trunk Show” by Moving Women, North Carolina Stage Co., Asheville.

March 19, Battlefield Band, bagpipes, fiddle, keyboards, guitar; Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville.

March 19-20, Echo Early Music Festival, Asheville.

March 20, Asheville Artisan Bread Bakers’ Festival.

March 20, National Quilting Day, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

March 20, “Porgy and Bess,” Asheville Civic Center.

March 21, The Moody Blues, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, downtown Asheville.

March 27, David Holt and the Lightning Bolts, Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville.

March 27, guided bird walk, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

March 27-28, orchid show and sale, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

April 2, art gallery walk, Asheville.

April 3-May 16, Festival of Flowers, Biltmore estate.

April 9-10, Asheville Lyric Opera’s “Carmen,” downtown.

April 15, Ireland’s Lúnasa Celtic band, Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville.

April 15, Allan Toussaint, The Orange Peel, Asheville.

April 15-18, HATCHfest, Asheville.

April 15-18, Actionfest, festival of action films, Asheville.

April 16, humorist David Sedaris, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, downtown Asheville.

April 17, Earth Day celebration, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

April 18, guided bird walk, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

April 24, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

April 24-25, Weaverville Art Safari, just north of Asheville.

April 30-May 2, Asheville Herb Festival.

April 30-May 16, “Little Shop of Horrors,” Asheville Community Theatre.

May 1, National Day of Puppetry, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

May 1-2, rhododendron show, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

May 1-2, Shutterbug Nature Photography Workshop, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

May 6-9, Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF), Black Mountain.

May 6-9, Asheville Wordfest poetry festival.

May 8-9, Fiber Day, workshops and demonstrations, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

May 11, Norah Jones, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, downtown Asheville.

May 15, Fanaticon, convention for fans of comic books, science fiction and fantasy, Asheville Art Museum.

May 20-30, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged),” Montford Park Players, Asheville.

May 23, guided bird walk, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

May 28-30, Mountain Sports Festival, Asheville.

May 29, Beer City Bash, Asheville.

May 29-30, rose exhibit, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

June 4, art gallery walk, Asheville.

June 4, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Biltmore estate.

June 4-Oct. 1, Biltmore Summer Evening Concerts, Biltmore estate, Asheville.

June 5, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

June 5, Clay Day, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

June 5-6, Black Mountain Arts & Crafts Show, just east of Asheville.

June 11, The Original Drifters, Biltmore estate.

June 12-13, River Arts District Studio Stroll, Asheville.

June 18-July 11, “King Lear,” Montford Park Players, Asheville.

June 19, daylily show and sale, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

July 3, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

July 4, Fourth of July celebration, Asheville.

July 4-Aug. 7, The Swannanoa Gathering, workshops in folk arts, Asheville.

July 10, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

July 10-11, bamboo festival, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

July 15-17, Laugh Your Asheville Off comedy festival, Asheville.

July 15-18, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, Asheville.

July 17, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

July 22-Aug. 1, Folkmoot USA, international dance festival, various locations in Asheville and Waynesville west of Asheville.

July 22, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Biltmore estate.

July 23, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard, Biltmore estate.

July 23-25, Bele Chere street festival, Asheville.

July 29, The Steve Miller Band, Biltmore estate.

July 30, The Temptations, Biltmore estate.

July 30-Aug. 22, “Troilus and Cressida,” Montford Park Players, Asheville.

July 31, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

July 31, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

Aug. 5-7, Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, old-time music, ballads, dancing, Asheville.

Aug. 6, art gallery walk, Asheville.

Aug. 6-8, Asheville Antiques Fair.

Aug. 6-8, quilt show, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Aug. 7, Wood Day, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

Aug. 7-8, Village Art and Craft Fair, Biltmore Village, Asheville.

Aug. 12, Sugarland, Asheville Civic Center.

Aug. 14, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

Aug. 20-Sept. 12, Flower Carpet, Biltmore estate.

Aug. 21, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

Aug. 27-29, Goombay! street festival, Asheville.

Aug. 28, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

Sept. 4, Shindig on the Green, free outdoor bluegrass and mountain music, Asheville.

Sept. 10-Oct. 3, “Twelfth Night,” Montford Park Players, Asheville.

Sept. 18, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

Sept. 18, Brewgrass Festival, Asheville.

Sept. 24, Christopher Cross, Biltmore estate.

Sept. 25-26, Flock to the Rock, birding workshops, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

Sept. 25-26, Heritage Craft Weekend, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Oct. 1, art gallery walk, Asheville.

Oct. 1, Kathy Mattea, Biltmore estate.

Oct. 9-10, bonsai expo, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Oct. 10, guided bird walk, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

Oct. 14-17, Lake Eden Arts Festival, Black Mountain, just east of Asheville.

Oct. 16-17, chrysanthemum show, North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville.

Oct. 21-24, Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, Asheville.

Oct. 23-24, Shutterbug Nature Photography Workshop, Chimney Rock Park, just east of Asheville.

Nov. 5-Jan. 1, 2011, Candlelight Christmas Evenings, Biltmore house, Asheville.

Nov. 6, Blue Ridge Roller Girls, roller derby, Asheville.

Nov. 6-7, Weaverville Art Safari, just north of Asheville.

Nov. 11-14, Asheville Film Festival.

Nov. 13-14, River Arts District Studio Stroll, Asheville.

Nov. 17-Jan. 2, 19th century Carolina Christmas, Smith-McDowell House, Asheville.

Dec. 3-5, Dickens Christmas in the Village, Asheville.

Dec. 4, Artists’ Holiday Sale, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

Dec. 11, Artists’ Holiday Sale, Folk Art Center, Asheville.

Dec. 31, Downtown Countdown, 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.

Asheville Symphony Orchestra offers a variety of concerts in downtown Asheville from September through May each year.

Moving Sidewalk Tours Try this great tour of Asheville on a Segway, a really fun to ride battery operated personal transportation device.

Asheville Contemporary Dance Theatre a mix of multicultural modern dance shows.

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.


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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.

Any questions or comments? Contact us.

To the left 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.

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