I have to tell you that I just got back from a little known place called Spring Creek, NC. It is a hike out to it for those of you east of East Flat Rock can attest. But it is beautiful country, especially in the hot months because it gets downright chilly at night. I took a lady friend and we went up to this place I had heard about from one of my fishing buddies. The house is called House at Whispering Water and I don't know how they call it a whisper because you can hear the water moving down the mountain. I tell you what, it lulled me to sleep like a baby every night.
Now I have stayed in a lot of fancy places and I have stayed in some holes in the wall too. This place was nice, by anyone's standards. The linens were high quality, the house had a sense of style to it, the kitchen appliances and utensils were the best quality, the furniture wasn't something someone picked up at a yard sale-- it was nice.
So my lady friend liked it too. She is one of those gals who likes to have separate rooms and gets gussied up and stays in her room for hours and I'm wondering when is she going to get down here so we can go to Harrah's in Cherokee and finally she came down and she was gushing about the bathroom and how nice it was and how the water was amazing, so much cleaner than East Flat Rock (which I didn't believe, but maybe it is true).Like I said, I've staying in a lot of vacation rentals, but this one took the cake. I brought my mountain bike and got out and about and saw a diamond back rattler, but it wasn't bothering me and I decided not to bother it and that is how that went, we lived together peacefully.
I love staying in town in Hot Springs and usually stay at my friend's place www.hotspringsnchouse.com, but this time I was glad that my lady friend and I stayed out in the woods. At night, it was quiet, save for the whispering water, and she got a little scared and after my tale of the rattler she figured I was strong enough to protect her and now maybe we won't stay in separate rooms any more.
I booked this place straight from the owners by emailing them directly. They were nice folks and have a two night minimum which is better than some of the other places that require 3 nights. It is reasonably price to be so nice. It is one of the best vacation rentals in the Blue Ridge Mountains or rental cabins in the Pisgah National Forest in Western North Carolina I have seen in a long time. I'm putting some pictures up of the house that I took from their site. It's hot and trust me, I know hot.Peace,
Big Al
