Chestnut Street Inn

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The time has come to say goodbye. Thank you to everyone who helped us through the storm, literally and figuratively. We ...
08/20/2025

The time has come to say goodbye. Thank you to everyone who helped us through the storm, literally and figuratively. We tried like hell to come back but were unable to turn the business around. We believe in Asheville and are excited for this next chapter.

We will luckily still be able to rent our Hideaway Suite; you can find the link on our new landing page. We will be doing a Chestnut Street Inn mug sale as well for anyone that would like a piece of this wonderful place.

I continue to find myself at a loss for words. The inn has been my life for the last decade. And now, for change. ❤️

Today we got our first real snow in years. School was cancelled and the day quickly became filled with mini-snowballs, h...
11/22/2024

Today we got our first real snow in years. School was cancelled and the day quickly became filled with mini-snowballs, hot chocolate and bread baking. For a few moments we could forget the work of the day.

Every day a seemingly endless to-do list. How many times can you contact your insurance company in a day? A week? When will one of the six roofers you contacted find time to come and do an inspection? When will insurance approve the repairs so we can begin the drywall work, plaster work, roof repairs, chimney fixes and rooms and rooms of painting that has to happen before we can reopen?

So many questions. Can we pivot, how do we pivot?What will the business look like when we do reopen? Who is going to come? How do we compete with larger corporations charging $100 a night? Endless questions.

took a deep dive into her beloved Asheville and was able to touch upon some of the businesses you can support. There are many properties that did not sustain damage and are open for business! As you begin to imagine coming back to Asheville, please consider supporting small properties, locally owned shops and restaurants and local artists. With water back, everyone just holding their breath that we have the potential of getting a fraction of our holiday visitors. But it’s not looking great.

As January, the slowest month of the year, looms ahead, we know we will not reopen until mid-February at the earliest. We hope every day for insurance to move forward, approve our expenses, repairs, loss. And we wait.

Perhaps that’s our lesson here. How to wait. Wait for power, wait for internet, wait for water. How do we pivot in the middle of seemingly endless catastrophe? The answer? We just take one day at a time. Some days, as a single parent, it’s one hour at a time. Sometimes we just have to bake bread.

To those of you who supported the Gofundme for the inn- it is so important to let every one of you know that you’ve supported us getting through another month; keeping us fed and warm and dry. For those of you who cannot- consider sharing our cause to anyone who may be looking to help a small business get through all of this.
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Update week of October 28 ❤️ Thank you to everyone who keeps checking in on us. The road ahead is long. We completed two...
10/29/2024

Update week of October 28 ❤️

Thank you to everyone who keeps checking in on us. The road ahead is long. We completed two more inspections this week and are waiting for insurance to send out a specialist. Our painting estimate alone has come in at $6690; work that must be done before reopening.

We do not have potable water. We have brown/yellow flushing water. The turbidity of the water is 25 times what they allow. It’s hyper chlorinated. smells very strong and stains the toilet bowls.

Last week I finally completed all of the 67 cancellations and the $30,560 in refunds. I was told transparency is helpful for people to understand what this means for a small business. As a B&B, we run the business on deposits. The occasional cancellation doesn’t hurt, but the months of October (which keeps us afloat Jan-April) and November do. The deposits are 50% of the cost of a full reservation. Meanwhile, we still have to pay all of our normal utilities and subscriptions. We still have to live.

Our staff have all begun to receive unemployment benefits, which are only a fraction of their normal October pay. Again, ALL people who work in hospitality depend on October pay to get through the quiet winter.

Still trying to find the good everyday. So here’s some good: our first monarch butterfly made an appearance today, kids started school (half days to begin but it’s huge), Halloween hasn’t been cancelled and my daughter turns four this weekend. All good things.

For those of you who feel and have felt called to help us- thank you. Every contribution will help us get back on our feet. ❤️ https://gofund.me/cfe6a915

This tree is gone. As the storm ravaged WNC, trees fell all around us. This particular Silver Maple lived across the str...
10/23/2024

This tree is gone.

As the storm ravaged WNC, trees fell all around us. This particular Silver Maple lived across the street. We always thought she was a Sugar Maple because her colors were always the best on the block. I watched her all night, my personal gauge of the wind- until she was gone.

Today yet another inspector came and gave us news that we feared. Each inspection seems to add more and more time onto our long road to recovery.

Along with every other tourist driven business in town, we reluctantly agreed to let people help us and start a gofundme. And we continue to be blown away by the support. We’ve attached the link in our bio for anyone who continues to ask how they can help.

Thank you. Far and wide. Thank you.

This is Chris. If you’ve been to the Chestnut Street Inn in the last 15 years, Chris has taken care of you. In building ...
10/11/2024

This is Chris. If you’ve been to the Chestnut Street Inn in the last 15 years, Chris has taken care of you. In building talk, she is the foundation of this business. To know Chris is to love her. Chris does some things that you see and many that you don’t. She remembers to change smoke alarm batteries at daylight savings, checks the gutters before every storm, and makes a bed so tight you could bounce a penny on it. She has a box of homemade origami baby booties that she proudly gifts to expecting mamas. She brings water to anyone (and everyone) working outside in the heat. She has magic potions and takes care of the 120 year old tiger oak that adorns the house. She speaks to the inn. It may be hard to find someone who loves this house more than Chris. When guests ask how long she’s been here and discover it’s longer than me, she smiles her huge smile and says, “I’m like the furniture, I come with the inn.”

Chris is a believer.
She’s lost her livelihood.
But she believes Asheville will come back.

Our staff is so grateful for the incredible support we have received. Thank you.

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176 E Chestnut Street
Asheville, NC
28801

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+18289891729

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