New Elegant Cabin

Modern Nordic Cabin Rental with Hot Tub in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina

This 650sqft Nordic-inspired retreat in the community of Firelight at Shope Creek comes with a cozy, contemporary wood stove, faces the creek and the communal fire pit, and has a big deck for starry nights and wildlife watching. A private hot tub is just outside the bedroom door, while indoors, vaulted ceilings create a spacious ambiance with abundant windows letting in natural light. The cabin’s kitchen comes fully stocked with appliances and condiments. There are dining tables indoors and out, as well as an outdoor grill space.

The community was created by Maria Rusafova of Rusafova Markulis Architects, with interiors by Nicole Belue of Dwellings Inspired Furnishings on a forested 22-acre plot, approximately 20 minutes from the heart of Asheville, North Carolina.

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Each of the cabins has access to the community’s shared, designer pavilion with an outdoor fireplace and comfy furnishings, a generous dining table as well as firepits, raised bed gardens open for picking, and a chicken coop from which to gather farm eggs. Private hiking trails depart from the door and lead through the woods on site, and clearings along Shope Creek make great picnic and wading spots.

Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, the cabins are close to the Blue Ridge Parkway Pisgah National Forest and Warren Wilson College. Nearby Asheville’s dining scene is a creative mecca, with favorite restaurants ranging from a much-celebrated Spanish tapas bar to classic Southern cafes, to Indian, Italian and white-table Mexican spots. Breweries, wineries and distilleries keep spirits high, along with mixology-level cocktail bars. The Biltmore Estate has long drawn visitors, who come for its traditional, neatly manicured, exclusive club vibe and generous gardens that host an annual bloom festival. The North Carolina Arboreteum is a great place to explore the wealth of regional flora, and the mountain city is full of outdoor recreation options, from hiking and mountain biking to spring hopping and river rafting, fishing, rock climbing, horseback riding, golf and tennis.

The area’s artistic heritage runs deep, with Black Mountain College an institution of avant-garde thought and expression, mountain makers, crafters and folk artists carrying on longstanding artisanal traditions, dozens of contemporary art galleries and performance art venues, and the River Arts District lined with studios, exhibition spaces and shops.

Location

Nearest airports: Asheville (20 miles), Greenville/Spartanburg (55 miles)

Best time to visit

March to October