WhiteGate Cottage

Circa 1889. A white picket fence surrounds this historic home. Luxury accommodations include 2 rooms and 3 suites named to honor American poets and decorated with antiques and collectibles. The WhiteGate Cottage includes, a living room with working fireplace and full kitchen. The WhiteGate Inn had its beginnings as a Victorian, which including a three-story tower. In 1907 Frederick Kent a prominent businessman reconstructed the home, removing the tower and adding onto the home transforming it into an English shingle-style structure. Guests can relax in front of a fire in the parlor, enjoy the warmth of the solarium, roam the exotically landscaped yard with its waterfalls, or venture into the greenhouse, which is filled with orchids and tropicals. In the mornings, a lavish, three-course breakfast is served. A sample menu might include a starter course of peach halves poached in vanilla syrup, filled with ricotta mousse, a main course of crab and artichoke heart egg puff in a white wine and parsley sauce, and a sweet course of chocolate torte in orange caramel sauce. After breakfast, guests can take a drive and enjoy the scenery of the Blue Ridge Mountains, visit the Biltmore Estate or explore downtown Asheville.

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Cascading waterfalls flow from the front entrance down the east lawn surrounded by award winning gardens. The waterfalls end in the Koi Pond next to the Patio and the fire pit, where evening refreshments are served to our guests. Guests can enjoy the sounds of nature in an urban setting. The Inn offers a lush oasis in the middle of the city.

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This suite has everything that you could possible ask for to assure you and the one you are traveling with are wrapped in Elegance and Luxury. The suite, is decorated in blue French toile and soft linen tones, and is accented by the original 1889 stone walls. The suite has a private entrance, an inviting sitting room with love seat and comfortable chair, where you can relax and watch television or simply cuddle up with each other and enjoy the flickering flames of the fireplace that can be viewed from every room in the suite. The bedroom has a King size mahogany bed and is graced with fine linens, duvet and lots of fluffy pillows. You can relax with a beverage of your choice from the wet bar with in-room refrigerator.

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The Luxury bath hosts a two-person Jacuzzi lounging tub for soaking and relaxing, along with a two-person steam shower.

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The Robert Frost Room, the original Master Bedroom, features a four-poster feather bed covered with plush pillows, down comforter and duvet. It is furnished with 18th century-style mahogany furniture including a period Chippendale desk Circa 1790-1820. The room includes the original 1889 fireplace equipped with gas logs, cable TV and VCR, and the original Master bathroom with a china tub and shower. Spacious and romantic, this room is a perennial favorite.