FOLKESTONE INN, Bryson City
Property overview
Rooms with mountain views
The Folkestone Inn provides ten guest rooms, each featuring a private bathroom with a clawfoot tub and shower. Rooms have individual heat and AC controls. Rooms have balconies or porches. Room 7, Boats & Paddles, has a king bed and a private balcony overlooking the side yard. Room 8, Lights & Shadows, has a queen bed and a private balcony overlooking the front lawn. Room 9, Tunnels & Trestles, has a queen bed and a private balcony overlooking the front lawn. Room 10, Wrens & Warblers, has a king bed and a private balcony overlooking the side lawn. Room 1, Backroads & Overlooks, has a queen bed and a covered porch overlooking the side yard, featuring a Celeste fireplace. Room 2, Stems & Petals, has a queen bed and a covered porch overlooking the side yard. Room 3, Carson Farmhouse, has a king bed, a private porch with access to the side yard, and a sitting area with a Celeste fireplace. Room 4, Boots & Saddles, is a corner room with a window-view of the south and front lawns. Room 5, Rods & Creels, has a queen bed, a seating area, and a window-view of the valley, featuring a Celeste fireplace. Room 6, Tracks & Trails, has a queen bed and a window-view of the bird feeder and pasture. Every room includes free toiletries, hair dryer, herbal soap, shampoo, and homemade bath salts. Most rooms include parquet floors, a seating area, a wardrobe, and outdoor furniture.
Farm-to-table gourmet dining
The Folkestone Inn serves breakfast with dark organic coffee, homemade sweet breads, and fresh fruit. Main course options include sweet potato hash with poached eggs, sausage and candied bacon, lemon soufflé pancakes with warm blueberry compote, and omelets with fresh herbs and vegetables from the organic garden. The inn sources ingredients locally and prepares breakfast to order. The inn serves pizza and salad as a to-go service. The inn offers babymoon, flowers, guys getaways, and romantic getaway packages.
Activities and amenities
Guests can use the picnic area on the creek with grills and tables, seating areas, the swing and hammock. The Folkestone Inn offers special activities, such as cooking classes with Chef Scott. Guests can read about the collaboration with Swain County High School students, who built the chicken coop "The Deviled Egg Inn," and Adirondack chairs for the fire pit. Guests can elevate their golf game at the Smoky Mountain Country Club and Sequoyah National. The inn provides ingredients for S'mores. The inn offers accommodations with independent controls for central air, or cool mountain breezes and ceiling fans. Some rooms include a Celeste fireplace.
Location near Deep Creek
The Folkestone Inn is located two miles north of Bryson City, just off West Deep Creek Road, and a quarter mile from the Deep Creek recreational area in the national park. The Folkestone Inn is 100 km from Asheville Regional. Nearby landmarks include the Tuckasegee River (5 km), Smoky Mountain Trains Museum (3 km), Tom Branch Falls (2 km), and Bryson City Outdoors (3 km). Guests can explore the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Cherohala Skyway for mountain views. Tsali Cycles, located in town, provides bike rentals and trail advice.
Inn Services
The Folkestone Inn offers over half a century of culinary and hospitality experience with husband-and-wife duo Chef Scott & Toni Rowe. The inn provides homemade laundry detergent for all linens and towels and uses non-toxic plant-based cleaners for common areas, rooms, and bathrooms. The inn minimizes disposable plastic by using glass and commercial storage containers, and refillable bottles. Guests can visit Bryson City's shops and galleries. A guest refrigerator is available. Breakfast is served at 9:00 am unless otherwise notified. The inn accepts VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, and cash.
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Calendar of room availability and rates
Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free parking
- No pets allowed
- Adults only
- Fireplace
Sports & Fitness
- Water sports
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Billiard tables
- Fishing
Services
- Housekeeping
Children
- Game room
Spa & Leisure
- Garden area
Room features
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Sitting area
- Patio
- Terrace
Bathroom
- Free toiletries
Room decor
- Parquet floor


