Conley House & Dougs Way - North Carolina

11/12/2024

If you are wanting to help families impacted by Hurricane Helene this is a good one! Help families have a cozy Christmas!

11/02/2024

REOPENING UPDATE

Hey Hey Pig Fans:

This post is a little heavy on the heart! We made a commitment that we would not reopen until the building and business were Pig & Grits Ready, meaning it met the Pig & Grits standards.

Today, we hit a snag. This snag will now allow us to now open on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7th at 7am. 🕖 (originally scheduled for 11/5).

Thank you for being patient and understanding. Our hearts are to see and serve you! This Pig 🐷 is demanding a little more 💄!

We will see you Thursday!

11/01/2024

10/17/2024

Power is back at Penland and doesn’t that look fine!

Power at Penland! After three long weeks, thanks to the dedicated efforts of teams from all over the country putting in long hours, power has been restored.

It’s not in every building— some were damaged and need more work, but for most of campus, electricity is back!

Thank you to the road workers, line workers, electricians, heavy equipment operators, tree removers, truck drivers, National Guard, railroad workers, volunteers, and all our neighbors who have been a part of the ongoing recovery from Hurricane Helene here in Western North Carolina.

Thank you to our friends, near and far, who have reached out in support.

There’s still a long way to go, but today we are feeling so very grateful.

If you have been affected by Hurricane Helene or are looking for ways to help, please follow the link https://penland.org/support-penland/helene-relief-recovery-support/.

10/15/2024

Inch by inch! Spruce Pine is coming back!

09/30/2024

The water has receded and clean up has begun. I hope we get more support soon. “Spruce Pine just got hit by Helene. The fallout on the tech industry could be huge”

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

09/30/2024

So thankful.

09/30/2024

A huge thank you to all the guests who have reached out to express their concern for our town, people, and our homes. There are no words! Thank you!

The hurricane damage has been significant to bridges and lower lying areas or places near water. Bakersville was hit pretty hard as were the outer lying areas. (I have heard that In Tandem Gallery is OK. I have not heard about Mica | Fine Contemporary Craft yet.) There are lots of trees to clear, roads that need a culvert, power to be restored, and mud to clean, but we are blessed.

The guests at our homes are OK. Conley House and Dougs Way weathered the storm and are OK. Lower Street In Spruce Pine was flooded but the water has receded and clean up has begun. Burnsville already has power in a lot of places and looks pretty good, all things considered. Some businesses have already opened to help the local residents with food and comfort. Our community is reeling and coming together… all at once. Neighbors helping neighbors. 🙂

Rick and I were in Illinois, which has been so bitter/sweet. We were safe, but so far away. We are doing what we can though. We are mobilizing help. Working with Airbnb corporate and their nonprofit as Airbnb Community Leader for western North Carolina. I have been aiding communication to the towns in NC, as well as with my hosting North Carolina hosting community With cell coverage and internet so limited up there, if you have any any at all, when you can login it can be so helpful to know what is going on. Not to mention, reassuring to concerned family and friends with no one to call. And, we are planning our supply run for when we head up there to help!

If you would like to help, please drop us a line. We’d love to hear from you. It reminds us why we host and everything we love about it! If you want to help the community please plan to visit in a month or two. Your business would be so appreciated right about then.

Times like these are trying and change things, but we will come back better than before. As I always say, it’s going to be great! ❤️ Happy (almost) October!

09/27/2024

08/31/2024

A huge thank you to our recent guests at Conley House for sharing these beautiful photos they took!

08/29/2024

Escape to the mountains at Dougs Way this September! Located an hour NE in the mountains above Asheville, this unique luxury cabin will be your perfect getaway!

Use code “EscapeSeptember” for 10% off a 3 night stay or longer at Dougs Way. The code can be used for the main floor listing or you can rent the whole house - either way you have complete privacy as the other part of the house is never rented separetely

You can check dates, see pictures, and book instantly, saving you platform service fees, at our websites. We’d love to host you!

- Whole House -
(4 spacious bedrooms, 3.5 baths and 4100 Sq ft with gorgeous views, Japanese soaking tub, chefs kitchen, fire pit and fire place, game area, kitchenette, and more )

https://book.hostfully.com/lisa-smith---professional-co-host/property-details/677c4033-93b4-4b93-a66e-fe91f7ed3bd8/Views!%20Japanese%20Soaking%20Tub,%20Games%20&%20Fast%20WiFi

- Main Floor Only -
(2 spacious bedrooms, 2.5 baths and 2200 Sq ft with gorgeous views, Japanese soaking tub, chefs kitchen, fire pit and fire place, turntable, and much more!)

https://book.hostfully.com/lisa-smith---professional-co-host/property-details/32b4a388-a4ce-4e55-82c9-1c900b259774/Artful%20Self%20Restoration%20wJapanese%20Tub%20&%20Fast%20WiFi

08/21/2024

Rare cancelation for Labor Day weekend at Dougs Way, near Penland School of Crafts and 50 minutes NE of Asheville. Book direct and save! Also available on Airbnb, too. Here is our direct booking site. Choose one of our two Dougs Way listings, depending on your group size. https://book.hostfully.com/lisa-smith---professional-co-host?_gl=1*9oj6go*_ga*MTM4Nzg3NjA5OC4xNzEyOTQzODc5*_ga_XPZK03Y2JL*MTcxNTE3NDgwMi41Ny4xLjE3MTUxNzQ4MDYuNTYuMC4w

08/16/2024

Have you booked your fall stay? Place available from North Carolina, Tennessee and Southern Illinois! Book direct and save! https://book.hostfully.com/lisa-smith---professional-co-host/search

Welcome to the official tourism page for Burnsville, North Carolina.

07/13/2024

Look at this great video from Penland from their Fourth of July celebration!

(That Beatrix Potter family at the end 🥹)This sweet tradition marks the halfway mark in our of 100+ intensive craft workshops here on the mou...

06/28/2024

I am thrilled to now offer our NEW direct booking website where you can book instantly!

We would love to host you! At the link you can check dates, see pricing and availability, read about our luxury amenities, read reviews, plus easily and instantly book your trip!

https://book.hostfully.com/lisa-smith---professional-co-host?_gl=1*hx4qao*_ga*MTM4Nzg3NjA5OC4xNzEyOTQzODc5*_ga_XPZK03Y2JL*MTcxNTEwNDk3OS41NS4xLjE3MTUxMTU3OTAuNTIuMC4w