The Top 12 Hotels Near Topsoil Restaurant

Rooms done in deep greens with JBL speakers and Nespresso machines signal that this Autograph Collection hotel in downtown Greenville has paid close attention to what boutique hotels have been doing. The Grand Bohemian Lodge sits near the Reedy River and pulls in both leisure travelers and the corporate crowd that Michelin's nearby US headquarters keeps sending through town. The restaurant, run by a chef with serious New York pedigree, is worth your evening.

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A French Revival mansion on a sprawling private estate that a prominent local family eventually decided to share with the rest of us. Hotel Hartness is a luxury boutique hotel sitting inside that former family home, surrounded by 180 acres of preserved green space, which makes it feel less like checking into a hotel and more like being a very welcome houseguest at someone else's inheritance.

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The lobby fireplace, stacked stone to the ceiling and ringed with deep armchairs, sets the tone for what the rest of this Forbes Four Star hotel delivers: a full Gilded Age fantasy on 8,000 Vanderbilt acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Wood-paneled corridors, manicured grounds, and working farms surround you, with the actual Biltmore House just up the drive. Asheville is a short ride away for anyone who needs to touch the present.

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Perched in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the tiny, slightly-too-charming town of Highlands, Old Edwards Inn is a Forbes Four Star hotel where every room arrives with antiques, fine Italian linens, and complimentary champagne, which sets a tone the rest of the stay works hard to maintain. A 25,000-square-foot spa draws on its own herb garden, and a heated outdoor mineral pool handles the altitude nicely. Cottages are available for guests who prefer their elegance with a front porch.

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A restored Queen Anne house a few blocks north of downtown, the Blind Tiger is a 14-room guest house from Lark Hotels, the boutique group that has a habit of finding good neighborhoods and settling in quietly. Chestnut Hill keeps it residential and unhurried, which suits the whole approach. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.

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Fourteen rooms with record players and hand-sewn quilts sit just a short walk from downtown Highlands, where the Blue Ridge does its best to look cinematic. Outpost Inn is a small motel that plays like a summer camp for adults, with campfires, screened porches, and a wood-paneled lobby that invites lingering. The vibe is mid-century mountain, deliberately unhurried, and the Michelin Guide has it among its selected hotels.

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A converted brick warehouse in the River Arts District, The Radical is a hotel that leans into Asheville's creative-counterculture identity without having to try too hard. Street art-inspired rooms share the building with a café, a wood-fired restaurant called Golden Hour, and a rooftop bar. The name is technically slang for "very good indeed," which is either self-deprecating or extremely confident, depending on your mood when you check in.

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A Nordic spa on wooded Blue Ridge grounds, with a cold plunge, sauna, and hot tub, sets the tone at this mountain retreat outside Highlands. The log cabin supper club serves Southern cooking, renovated rooms lean into local character, and the property sits close enough to town that you don't feel stranded. Hikers, fly fishers, and rock climbers tend to fill the place, returning to the spa with the particular satisfaction of having earned it.

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The bones of a steel mill are still visible in the exposed brick and heavy timber of this boutique hotel, which sits in a historically Black neighborhood called the Block on the south edge of downtown. Benne on Eagle, its Appalachian soul food restaurant, draws a crowd well beyond the guest list. Breweries and a Moog synthesizer museum are a short walk away, for when you need to explain the trip to someone.

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A rooftop garden bar with Blue Ridge Mountain views anchors this boutique hotel in downtown Asheville, selected by the Michelin Guide. Rooms lean industrial-chic, with exposed brick, velvet loveseats, and bar carts stocked with craft spirits. The lobby's archways and towering bookshelves nod quietly to the Biltmore Estate. Downstairs, an all-day café and a basement bar with a bowling alley keep guests from wandering too far into the mountains.

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Contemporary art by local artists lines the walls at this design-forward hotel in the thick of Pack Square, which makes Asheville's self-styled Paris-of-the-South reputation feel at least a little earned. Rooms run tastefully upscale, Bargello handles Mediterranean food and wood-fired pizza downstairs, and District 42 takes care of cocktails. A Michelin Selected Hotel, it's the kind of property a town this size isn't supposed to be able to pull off.

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The hand-operated elevator that has been ferrying people up this 1926 flatiron building since long before it was a hotel is a reasonable clue about the vibe. A 71-room boutique hotel at Asheville's sharpest corner, it converted former offices into rooms with Bellino linens and mountain views, keeping the bones intact. A wood-fired Italian restaurant, a rooftop bar, and a Prohibition-themed basement bar round out the floors between.

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