09/07/2026
What does a weekend look like when you run a family-owned boutique hotel? A little bit of everything.
We’re checking cottages, fluffing pillows, making sure the grounds feel just right, welcoming guests, fixing the things that inevitably need fixing, and probably starting another project somewhere along the way.
Owning The Pines Cottages means we’re very hands-on, but that’s also one of our favorite parts of it. This historic Asheville property has so much character, and we’ve loved finding ways to honor what has always made The Pines special while creating the kind of stay we’d want to have ourselves.
We want it to feel warm and a little nostalgic.
There’s a lot of work that happens behind the scenes to create that feeling.
We’re really grateful we get to be the family caring for this little piece of Asheville history. 🤍
Karen + Allen