We took two days to get to Asheville. Arrived at 4:30. The Assembly Inn at Montreat was built in the 1920s and restored several times after fires.
The building sits across from a small lake.
This is the view from my window.
The Conference Center was developed as a Chautauqua type summer camp. In order to fund it, Presbyterians were given the opportunity to donate in return for a small bit of land for their private use. It was recently incorporated to be a small city rather than a private institution. Lovely summer homes.
They are in the process of renovating the bedrooms.
So far, they are air conditioned, with Wi-Fi in all rooms. They have lovely new windows.
For the first day, breakfast is at 7:30,
followed by lectures on Biltmore and the Vanderbilts.
After lunch, we go to Biltmore.
After dinner, there is a storyteller.
