About the Bent Creek Lodge

Bent Creek Lodge was conceived by current owners Doug and Jodee Sellers to be a warm, inviting rustic retreat for Asheville visitors similar to lodges and ranches they had seen out west. Construction started in October of 1998 and opened to a full house with six guest rooms in November the next year. The four terrace guest rooms and another sitting room were completed in 2003. All of the exterior posts, the trim, and the siding boards were made from white pine trees cut from the building site. The spacious, metal roofed front porch with the wide, arched double doors welcomes guests to the huge great room filled with white oak post and beams. The wood flooring, large stone fireplace, old fashion pool table, heart pine stairway and wainscoting seem to send visitors back to a simpler time and slower pace. Most are happy to discover they don’t have to give up their modern conveniences like central heat and air conditioning, WiFi and flat screen TV’s in the great room and sitting room.

One of the features that make Bent Creek Lodge unique is the open design of the kitchen. Guests can sit at the kitchen bar and watch breakfast being prepared while they share stories and plan their day with Doug, Jodee and the staff. At the back of the lodge each floor has its own outdoor space with the 5 upstairs guest rooms opening to a balcony for long range views, the great room and dining area opens to a large deck with Adirondack chairs and tables for outdoor dining and the rooms below open to a large covered terrace with swings and rockers overlooking the gardens.

Ten distinctively decorated guest rooms await you with a variety of amenities to fit every occasion from romantic honeymoons to mother/daughter get-a-ways. All have individual heating and air conditioning, private baths, sensuously cozy linens, *private entrances from the decks, irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, CD players, and views of the surrounding mountains, forest and gardens. Three have jetted tubs and two have flat screen TVs. It is a top priority that all are impeccably clean.

The surrounding grounds have a winding trail that takes you past native perennials, trees and shrubs and a variety of birds, butterflies and occasional wildlife. Gates and arbors built with rhododendron and locust poles add interest and ideas for home. From there wooded trails continue around the 160 acre Riverwind community or up to the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Mountain to Sea Trail.

*the Barn Room is access through the great room hallway only