Virginia and North Carolina · 4 to 5 days · about 400 miles

Blue Ridge Mountain Hideaways

Charlottesville to Asheville by inns, lodges and estate hotels.

The Blue Ridge Parkway is made for slow travel: no trucks, no billboards, and a speed limit that keeps you looking out the window. Break it into short days between wine-country Charlottesville, the mountain towns of the High Country and the galleries and estate hotels of Asheville.

Where to stay, night by night

1. Stop 1 · 1 night

   Charlottesville, VA

   Vineyard inns and historic hotels near Monticello.

   Our pick: Keswick Hall

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2. Stop 2 · 1 night

   Roanoke, VA

   A comfortable halfway night just off the Parkway.

   Our pick: The Hotel Roanoke

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3. Stop 3 · 1 night

   Blowing Rock, NC

   Mountain lodges and spa inns in the High Country.

   Our pick: Chetola Resort

   Also worth a look: Westglow Resort and Spa

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4. Stop 4 · 2 nights

   Asheville, NC

   Boutique hotels downtown and grand mountain resorts.

   Our pick: The Omni Grove Park Inn

   Also worth a look: The Inn on Biltmore Estate

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When to go

Fall color peaks mid-October; parts of the Parkway close in winter.

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