Reason # 15 for Staying @ at Asheville Vacation Rental: Traveling & Eating Breakfast In Your Jammies-

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Budgeting for food expenditures during travel to any destination can be almost as difficult as forecasting the week's weather. When staying at a traditional hotel, the challenge is multiplied as travelers face the added expense of dining out for breakfast, lunch and dinner. While the majority of quality hotels do not offer full kitchens, professionally managed vacation rentals allow guests to enjoy their favorite (and often healthier) meals and snacks, as each property provides a full kitchen stocked with clean utensils, pots, pans, plates and ample cabinet/refrigerator space for food storage.

"For my family, including grandkids, the best part of staying in a vacation rental was having breakfast in our jammies," explains Kathy Ogden, a traveler from Clovis, Calif., who stayed with Monterey Bay Property Management. "We loved the freedom to have meals at our leisure and have home-cooked meals instead of dining out."

Often costing less than a single hotel room, vacation rentals afford travelers an accommodations lifestyle unlike any other, providing considerably more space (both for living and dining), amenities, guest services and privacy than other, more traditional lodging options. For answers to common questions, along with additional tips and tools for choosing a rental that fits travelers' needs and budgets, visit Carolina Mornings- Asheville's Premier Vacation Rental Company

5 Reasons to come to Asheville in the winter: Reason #2- The NC Arboretum

Asheville, NC hosts a variety of events for the family throughout the year, even when the leaves have gone and the need for a fire in the fireplace creeps in. This is a great time to come and stay with Carolina Mornings at one of our beautifully appointed Asheville vacation rentals and use our fireplace!! We are constantly offering one of a kind specials & amazing savings  for you to get a chance to use our vacation cabins, and Asheville is chock  full of  events geared for families of all shapes and sizes! 
During the months of November and December, the North Carolina Arboretum hosts a showing of Winter Solstice and holiday plants helping us get in the mood for the season. The showcase includes ideas on how these plants are associated with the holidays, and gives you ideas on how to bring the holidays into your home (why not start with your NC vacation rental?). The showing opens on November 14 and runs until January 3, and at the same time the Arboretum has another exhibit on display that really excites me: American Folk Art Houses and Structures. These small houses and structures represent great artistry from the turn of the century- the 20th century- all in miniature. I have so much fun exploring such tiny dwellings as the Gingerbread House exhibits I mentioned last week (see post Nov. 3) and these small but beautifully crafted buildings are on display at the Arboretum! Bring the kids and be sure to set up your Asheville getaway with Carolina Mornings  to enjoy these holiday events.

Halloween Bonaza in Asheville NC-So Many Options To Be Freaked Out!

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Why not consider taking a family weekend getaway to Asheville, NC? Staying in one of  our Asheville cabins  we can provide your kids with the comfort you need during this Hallow's Eve season. Go paint the town red  and face your daunting fears but know the warmth and comfort of hot cider and a crackling fireplace await you at your Asheville, NC  vacation rental.  Face your  fears while holding hands with your kids and honey as Asheville, NC has plenty to offer in celebrating this spooky season.
Here is a great itinerary for a family Halloween Getaway:
October 30 - Arrive at your Asheville accommodation, settle in and head out to Mars Hill  for Appalachian Ghost Stories Beneath the Stars  which begins at 7 pm. 
Return to your home away from home and rest up for Halloween Day/Night!
Start October 31st with a homemade breakfast, making sure your costumes are complete and then head out to the Harvest Hoedown from 12p to 3p.  
 What better way to enjoy Trick or Treating in the old historic neighborhood of Montford.  Far spookier than your quintessential suburban neighborhood!  
Before coming back to your Asheville vacation rental to view and eat your treasures, pop into Malaprop's Bookstore for their Graveyard Book Party from 7p-9p and cheer for your kids to win the costume or design-your-own-tombstone contest.
And for families who's kids are grown and couples who decided to come to Asheville, NC this Halloween Weekend without the kids......

Dress up for your own dark night on the town and be ready for the sights you see (and those you can't see...)! Beer City USA offers a Haunted Pub Crawl. Or you can stay put at one venue for the Spirits of Asheville Masquerade at the Haywood Park Hotel at 8pm, featuring one of Asheville's local bands and burlesque (maybe I'll see you there!). Another possibility is Screamfest, a party at the Grove House in all three venues. Whatever your fright, Asheville has a night for you!