Lion and The Rose Bed & Breakfast
276 Montford Avenue
Asheville , North Carolina 28801
800-546-6988
Rates:$125-$215
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The house, a Queen-Anne Georgian style Neo-Classical, was built in 1898 by Charity Rusk Craig, an executive with the local telephone company. It is interesting to note that a woman held such a lofty position in a man's world at the turn of the century! A few years later, the Toms family purchased the house, thus the name Craig-Toms House.

This is one of the few larger homes in the Historic District that has always been owned by single families. The house has golden oak ornate columns as you enter which leads you to the Inglenook set with antique church benches and a warm fire glowing in the cooler months. The sitting parlor to the right offers a relaxing place to read some old books or some new magazines or catch up on the latest news of the day. The formal parlor on the left has a beautiful bay window which overlooks the verandah and gardens. You can sit down and play the 1943 Steinway Baby Grand or simply enjoy the original fireplace.

Through an oak door with original stained glass a private balcony awaits you. The separate dressing room which can be used as a second bedroom with its twin day-bed and sitting area. leads to the private bath with its whirlpool tub complete with candles, bath salts and garden mural and skylight. For those who enjoy a luxurious shower, there is also a large tiled walk-in shower.

"...Owners Lisa and Rice Yordy spare no expense to make guests at this lavishly restored Victorian mansion feel right at home. What makes this place stand out is the attention to detail. White toweling robes, beds are turned, a pitcher of lemon water on a tray and a tiny piece of antique lace containing two chocolate-covered mints." -Blue Ridge Magazine 10/96