Oakland Cottage Bed and Breakfast

Located in a peaceful and quiet woodsy area of Asheville, dotted with nice Arts and Crafts style homes, my wife and I found Oakland Cottage Bed & Breakfast to be very conveniently and centrally located to the River Arts District, Biltmore Estate and downtown. The daily breakfasts were wonderfully balanced and well-prepared. Jim, Erica and Brett were great hosts and we could tell that they all shared a common love and passion for both preserving historic homes and gourmet cooking.

Maybe offering an earlier 8a breakfast time option, but not much else... Expect to leave 45 minutes prior to your timed Biltmore House Tour reservation in order to have sufficient time to park and walk or take a tram to the front of the Biltmore Estate. We had reservations for a 10a tour and this worked out well for us.

The facility was very clean, and very quiet which was awesome. Easy parking also and very close to the destinations I was traveling too.

My biggest complaint would be the breakfast start time. I am a hiker so I like to get started around 9 a.m. or earlier with my hikes, so not starting breakfast until 8:30 is late, I wish they had started at least by 7:30 a.m. Also, I wish coffee were available at 6 a.m. I am an early riser and like my coffee early.

Amazing breakfast, excellent innkeepers, friendly other guests, plenty of parking, dog friendly, comfy large room (we stayed in Magnolia Sweet). Chickens on site for fresh eggs, close to everything, very comfortable! Will be back!

This is a personal preference and does not impact the quality of our stay because we are already talking about returning! The coffee wasn’t our favorite- both in the room and at breakfast, I am a bit of a coffee snob so I don’t believe others would even notice! A local option for different taste preferences in the room would be great.

This was an amazing little B&B on our 25th Anniversary trip. We did a B&B hop and this one definitely did not disappoint. The house had an incredible mix of historical charm with modern thrown in. Jim greeted us at the door, showed us around and gave us some of the very interesting history of the property. We thoroughly enjoyed our time here and would most definitely recommend others to visit.

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The hosts were genuine, thoughtful, interesting and nice. The were welcoming, warm and relaxed. The food was the best meal we had on our trip. The menu was fresh fruit with yogurt, spinach and artichoke frittata...so good. The room was well decorated, clean and comfortable. The house was nice and well decorated. Overall the experience was just wonderful. It is the only place I will consider in Asheville from now on.

The room temperature was difficult to control. Would have liked to have had ice or a fridge.

Firstly Jim and Erica are lovely people and fantastic hosts. The cottage is easy to find, has ample parking and is in a brilliant location. Erica gave us a few tips which helped make our day out in Asheville amazing. Our room had real character and charm and had all we needed. Finally the breakfast... Wow... You can tell that these guys love and respect food - it was utterly delicious. It framed the perfect couple of days stay and we wish we were there longer. We'll definitely be back!

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The owners were there upon check-in and very friendly. Even with specific dietary needs, they went out of their way to accommodate. Thank you!! Would stay there again.

Booked through booking.com and there was contradiction of booking payment from the top of page to the bottom of page. We didn't have issue with BandB, but with outside booking site. Will not use again!

The breakfast each morning was delicious, fresh, a wonderful balance of sweet and savory and very filling for a great start to our day. Each morning we were treated with a new combination and it was delicious! The Inn was centrally located to all our activities and was easy to find. Very clean and so very pretty and relaxing. Erica and Jim were very helpful and caring even going so far as to asking us to text them when we got in late the first night due to flight issues.

I really enjoyed our whole stay at the Oakland Cottage. If I had to give some constructive advice- I would just say that the backyard garden could have some attention as it has so much more potential . The front of the cottage is adorned with beautiful flowers and plants and the backyard garden would be so much more enjoyable on the back porches if the garden was kept to the same great level as the rest of the Inn. But this would in no way keep me from coming back. Wonderful stay!

We loved everything about this inn. Innkeepers Erica and Jim, and the rest of the staff made us feel right at home. Our room was extraordinarily clean and comfortable, and breakfast each morning was incredible!! We hope to visit again soon, and highly recommended this beautiful property!! ❤️

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It is not readily apparent, but the property is very centrally located. If you continue down the street you are in the art district in a matter of 2 blocks or so

Parking was an issue at times and the property was not full when we were there