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I may have to stay in an extended-stay hotel for a while. Good fun.
Hmmm, wonder how these are? A quick look shows a few 2 star places starting at $77 on up to $125, 3 star places. AirB&B, I believe, has been "banned" in Asheville if if that's what you were thinking.
However, once approved, there are something like 9 new hotels going in to...you know, block those wonderful mountain views everyone loves.
Hmmm, wonder how these are? A quick look shows a few 2 star places starting at $77 on up to $125, 3 star places. AirB&B, I believe, has been "banned" in Asheville if if that's what you were thinking.
However, once approved, there are something like 9 new hotels going in to...you know, block those wonderful mountain views everyone loves.
I'd imagine that staying in an extended stay hotel or even Airbnb would be very expensive while waiting for an apartment to move into. Could easily be 3x what you'd be paying to rent somewhere. At least the poster you quoted is already in NC.
I'd imagine that staying in an extended stay hotel or even Airbnb would be very expensive while waiting for an apartment to move into. Could easily be 3x what you'd be paying to rent somewhere. At least the poster you quoted is already in NC.
The job I'd be taking in Asheville would be something like $100k/year so price is no object. And with my line of work, I can't really afford to put down many roots or have something like, say, furniture that I own.
@Port Pitt Ash: I've been staying at the Value Place in Asheville while on business. The bed is awful (thinking of getting one of those tempur-pedic sleep pads) and the shower is low-pressure, but aside from that, it's not terrible.
The job I'd be taking in Asheville would be something like $100k/year so price is no object. And with my line of work, I can't really afford to put down many roots or have something like, say, furniture that I own.
@Port Pitt Ash: I've been staying at the Value Place in Asheville while on business. The bed is awful (thinking of getting one of those tempur-pedic sleep pads) and the shower is low-pressure, but aside from that, it's not terrible.
Oh wow, yeah then I guess it wouldn't be too bad for you then. But for someone making an average salary, it'd be a budget killer. I love living in Raleigh, I'd never even entertain the idea of leaving for Asheville...but that's just me.
Oh wow, yeah then I guess it wouldn't be too bad for you then. But for someone making an average salary, it'd be a budget killer. I love living in Raleigh, I'd never even entertain the idea of leaving for Asheville...but that's just me.
I like Raleigh too (though don't get me started on the surface roads), but I also like Asheville. But the job in Ashevile is a promotion, as right now I only make about $700/week.
To call Asheville a college town is a bit of a stretch. When I think of college towns I think of places like Athens (35k students), Tuscaloosa (35k), Fayetteville (25k), Chapel Hill ((30k), Ann Arbor (60k) etc.
Ann Arbor 60k? The city proper is almost twice that. Plus it's in a metropolitan area of 5.3 million. Also, Chapel Hill is in the Raleigh-Durham area with a population of 2 million. So Ann Arbor and Chapel Hill differ a bit from the other cities you mentioned. Ann Arbor feels like a small-medium size city actually. It has a lot more than just a college campus btw.
Any sizable city will have multiple institutions of higher learning, but that doesn't really make them college towns. Asheville really doesn't fit the bill; in NC Chapel Hill and Boone are the classical college towns.
Why do you feel Asheville is not a college town, and I don't mean a small town, but one that is known for its institutions of higher education and student population?
Why do you feel Asheville is not a college town, and I don't mean a small town, but one that is known for its institutions of higher education and student population?
Because it's not known for its institutions of higher learning or for having a large student population. College towns are towns that revolve almost entirely around a large college/university and that's not Asheville at all.
Why do you feel Asheville is not a college town, and I don't mean a small town, but one that is known for its institutions of higher education and student population?
Because a college town is enveloped by the culture of the college (or colleges) that are present there. You don't get that feeling in Asheville.
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