Welcome to Our Asheville, NC Bed and Breakfast

Asheville Bed and Breakfast: One of the Best-Run B&Bs in greated Asheville The Asheville bed and breakfast inn, The Lion and the Rose, is an exceptional value in the heart of Asheville’s Montford Historic District. This beautiful pink lady, sitting at the top of a sloping lawn and gardens, offers privacy and enchantment amid luxurious surroundings.

The Lion and the Rose bed and breakfast is a short distance from downtown Asheville - an easy walk to the unique shops, art galleries, and independently owned restaurants that make Asheville one of the most popular destinations in the Southeast.

Asheville Bed and Breakfast in spring The Lion and the Rose bed and breakfast is a place where you can indulge your romantic fantasies, enjoy decadent gourmet breakfasts, and relish in the comfort of luxury linens and beds that you won't want to leave.

Your needs and wishes are not just met, they are anticipated.

With only five guest rooms – four on the second floor and the suite encompassing the entire third floor – your privacy and intimacy are guaranteed.

Asheville Bed and Breakfast: Beautifully landscaped gardens This Asheville bed and breakfast is ideally located within minutes of:

the Biltmore Estate
the Blue Ridge Parkway

The Lion and the Rose bed and breakfast is in a quiet residential neighborhood and has free, lighted, off street parking for guests.

An Asheville landmark, our bed and breakfast is the first stop on the city's historic trolley tours. The building is a unique Queen Anne/Georgian style residence circa 1898 that has been faithfully restored to its original elegance.

High embossed ceilings
Gorgeous antiques and art
Four fireplaces
Original leaded & stained glass windows
Golden tiger oak foyer and staircase

The Lion & The Rose garden

The Lion and the Rose bed and breakfast Inn is one of Asheville's longest operating bed and breakfasts, and it is known for:

Delicious and inventive breakfasts that will keep you going until dinner
A friendly, relaxed atmosphere that's not forced or phony
Beautiful art, architecture, and antiques
Lush gardens

Asheville, North Carolina is one of the most unique cities in the South, and The Lion and the Rose bed and breakfast is in the best possible location for you to experience all that the area has to offer.

See our Asheville, Etc. page for things to do in the area and for our list of restaurant picks.

Whatever brings you to the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains of the Southern Highlands, we want you to have a great time!

Beautiful gardens at the Lion & Rose Asheville B&B

Never stayed at a Bed and Breakfast before? Do not fear!!

Don't believe the bad stereotypes that have stopped you from trying one. We guarantee no forced conversations with strangers and no ruffles and flowery wallpaper. We provide the best breakfast food you'll find anywhere, extremely comfortable beds, and all the amenities you would find at a hotel, included in the price.

If you want privacy, you will get it. If you need assistance, ask us and we will do our best to get you what you need.

See our blog for more information about a better way to stay, and check out this tongue in cheek video from the Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII).

Current Information & Events

Asheville's Downtown After 5 has returned for the 25th season on funky Lexington Avenue at I-240. This event takes place on the third Friday of each month from May through September. You can enjoy live music, a variety of local food, drinks and entertainment. Follow this link for more information. And, it's only a half mile from our bed and breakfast.

Downtown Asheville Art Walks take place on the first Friday of every month from 5 - 8 pm through December. The walk includes galleries, museums, and jewelry studios - just a short distance from each other with fun stuff to see & do for everyone. Click here for details & photos of what is in store for you.

Music is a big part of Asheville's past and present. Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have a song on their new album Love Has Come for You titled When You Get to Asheville. Check out this video of them performing it on The Late Show with David Letterman.

In case you didn't know it, Asheville is famous for its local craft breweries and has been named Beer City USA. Asheville's Beer Week starts May 25th and runs through June 1st. See our blog for details about all things beer. And, check out this video for a fun look at the local beer scene in our weird little town.

Last year Good Morning America named Asheville, North Carolina one of the most beautiful places in America. This time lapse video showcases the gorgeous landscapes of the Asheville area with musical accompaniment by a local artist.

"The Hunger Games", a major motion picture released this year, was filmed entirely in North Carolina; and most of the game scenes were shot in the DuPont State Forest, just a short drive from our Asheville Bed and Breakfast. Stay at The Lion and the Rose while you travel in the footsteps of the movie's cast & crew.

The Lion and The Rose Bed and Breakfast

Take a video tour of Asheville's Lion and the Rose Bed and Breakfast

"The best B&B we have ever seen"

"We have traveled extensively and stayed in hotels around the world and Bed and Breakfasts all over the United States. Never have we seen a more perfect operation than The Lion and the Rose. The rooms are exquisite and the attention to detail is perfect. You have, by far, the best B&B we have ever seen and our high recommendations to others will be extremely enthusiastic! Thanks for a wonderful weekend."

- T.W.

"Gorgeous"

“Innkeepers Jim & Linda Palmer keep the heirloom gardens and five guest rooms looking gorgeous. The house couldn't have looked any better in 1898 than it does now.”

- Fodor's the Carolinas & Georgia, 16th Edition

Mobil Travel Guide, *** Excellent
Professional Association of Innkeepers International (PAII)
National Register of Historic Places

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