~ The Grove Park Inn Arts & Crafts Conference ~ Asheville, North Carolina ~ February 21 - 23, 2014

"The most important weekend of the year for Arts & Crafts collectors." - The New York Times

Lodging Options


Since Asheville has become a year-round tourist destination, we have no shortage of great lodging options available to us during the third week of February (not to mention all the fantastic restaurants!). Late February generally offers a few tantalizing signs of spring, including a few brave jonquils and nesting bluebirds, coupled with some of the lowest lodging rates of the year. After a bleary January, Asheville's innkeepers and restaurant staffs look forward to - and warmly greet - our influx of enthusiastic Arts & Crafts collectors.



Attendees at the Arts & Crafts Conference have several lodging options available, including:


1.)  The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

2.)  The Asheville Renaissance Hotel

3.)  Numerous motels and hotels

4.)  Bed-and-breakfast inns.



Front Entrance, Grove Park Inn
Sunset Terrace, Grove Park Inn

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa

290 Macon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28804
(800) 438-5800

www.GroveParkInn.com

This award-winning Four-Star historic hotel was built in 1913 (see History of the Grove Park Inn and GroveParkInn.com) and has since been enlarged with two wings, bringing the room total to 512. Complete with a remodeled Donald Ross golf course, an indoor sports center, programming for children ages 5 to 12 and an underground spa considered the finest in the country, the Grove Park Inn has hosted the Arts & Crafts Conference since its inception in 1988. Nearly all of the conference events take place in the Grove Park Inn, making it the most convenient lodging choice for Arts & Crafts attendees. The Grove Park Inn consists of three sections:


Main Inn
 - Contains the original 142 rooms over the Great Hall Lobby (visible in photo).

Sammons Wing
 - Built in 1984, it contains additional guest rooms, as well as the meeting rooms we use for Small Group Discussions and Pre-Conference Workshops, plus the Heritage Ballroom where the major seminar presentations are held (visible on right in top photo).

Vanderbilt Wing
 - Completed in 1988, it contains the hotel's main restaurant and additional guest rooms. We use all of the 8th floor meeting rooms and the Grand Ballroom for our three selling shows (visible on left in top photo).

When making your reservation, you are encouraged to request a specific section of the hotel. All requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, starting on January 1, 2012 for the conference on February 22-24, 2013.

All of the 512 guest rooms at the Grove Park Inn are set aside for Arts & Crafts attendees reserving the Arts & Crafts Weekend Package, which includes lodging both Friday and Saturday nights, complete breakfast buffet on Saturday and Sunday mornings, use of the sports center, and the three-day Conference Events Pass ($150 per person).

Note:  Everyone staying at the Grove Park Inn during the Arts & Crafts Conference will be registered under the Weekend Package, which automatically includes the $150 Conference Events Pass for each adult in the room. If either you or your partner do not wish to attend the conference events, you should make a reservation at one of our other lodging options, then reserve one Conference Events Pass through this web site or by calling Bruce Johnson's office (see Registration).

The Grove Park Inn rates for the Arts & Crafts Two-Night Weekend Package are:

One-Person $564 (includes $150 for a Conference Pass)
Two-Person 
$793 (includes $300 for two Conference Passes)
Additional Nights
$115 (single or double occupancy)

To make or confirm your reservation at the Grove Park Inn, please call (800) 438-5800.
 

Although this phone call to the Grove Park Inn automatically registers you for your Conference Pass(es), please also complete the Registration Form on this web site, indicating on it that you have made a reservation at the Grove Park Inn. This insures that we will have your correct contact information, names of attendees and mailing address for additional conference information. 

If you have any questions, just call Bruce Johnson's office at (828) 628-1915 (M-F, 8am-4pm, EST).

The Renaissance Asheville Hotel (Marriott)

31 Woodfin Street
Asheville, NC  28801
(800) 266-9432
(828) 252-8211


Renaissance Hotel Reservations

For more than fifteen years the downtown Renaissance Asheville Hotel has served as our 'sister' hotel for the Arts & Crafts Conference. The twelve-story, 271-room hotel is part of the Marriott chain and has recently undergone a complete renovation. Located adjacent to the Thomas Wolfe Home and Museum as well as the downtown shops, restaurants and galleries, the Renaissance Asheville Hotel is little more than a mile from the Grove Park Inn.

The Grove Park Inn provides a free shuttle bus during the Arts & Crafts Conference between the Renaissance Hotel and the Grove Park Inn.

The Renaissance Hotel offers a special Arts & Crafts rate of $159 per night (either single or double occupancy), which also includes their full breakfast buffet. This does not include your Conference Events Pass, which you can purchase on this web site (see Registration).

For room reservations, please call (800) 266-9432 and ask for the special Arts & Crafts rate.

To reserve your Conference Pass, use the on-line Registration Form or call Bruce Johnson's office (828) 628-1915.

If either you or your partner does not wish to attend the Conference Events, but would like to see any of the three afternoon shows, he/she may purchase a $10 general admission ticket, good for all three days, at the show.


The Residences At Biltmore Hotel

700 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC  28803
(866) 433-5594
concierge@residencesatbiltmore.com


Make Your Reservation Here!

The Residences at Biltmore sets the precedent for luxury accommodations in the Asheville area. This all-suite hotel is nestled on top of a hill cradled by old-growth hardwood trees, just outside the gates of the Biltmore Estate in South Asheville. Convenient to Asheville and all of the most sought out tourism destinations, restaurants, and shopping, The Residences at Biltmore is the premiere Asheville hotel.

The Residences at Biltmore offers unique luxury suites where guests may stay for short or long term. Hospitality is the cornerstone of our guest experience philosophy. It's the perfect accommodation for nearly any occasion: family vacation, ladies weekends, business travel, romantic mountain getaways, mountain adventures and more. Guests may select from studio, one and two bedroom luxury accomodations. The Residences at Biltmore is the ideal retreat for individuals and groups in need of tranquility and comfort while visiting the mountains of North Carolina.

The Residences at Biltmore Hotel offers a special Arts & Crafts rate of $115 per night (either single or double occupancy), for a studio or $150 per night (either single or double occupancy) for a one bedroom. This does not include your Conference Events Pass, which you can purchase on this web site (see Registration).

For room reservations, please call (866) 433-5594 and ask for the special Arts & Crafts rate OR register online by clicking here.

To reserve your Conference Pass, use the on-line Registration Form or call Bruce Johnson's office (828) 628-1915.

If either you or your partner does not wish to attend the Conference Events, but would like to see any of the three afternoon shows, he/she may purchase a $10 general admission ticket, good for all three days, at the show.



Other Lodging Options


Sweet Biscuit Inn                           www.SweetBiscuitInn.com
(828) 250-0170

At Cumberland Falls                    www.CumberlandFalls.com
Bed & Breakfast Inn

(828) 253-4085

Princess Anne Hotel                      www.PrincessAnneHotel.com

(828) 258-0986

1889 WhiteGate Inn & Cottage     www.WhiteGate.net

(828) 253-2553

Albemarle Inn                               www.AlbemarleInn.com

(828) 255-0027

Beaufort House                             www.BeaufortHouse.com

(800) 261-2221

Chestnut Street Inn                      www.ChestnutStreetInn.com

(828) 285-0705

1900 Inn on Montford            www.InnOnMontford.com

(800) 254-9569

Black Walnut Inn                         www.BlackWalnut.com

(800) 318-3878

Four Points by Sheraton              22 Woodfin Street

(828) 253-1851

Ramada at River Ridge               800 Fairview Rd.

(828) 299-1550

Econo Lodge                                 190 Tunnel Road

(828) 254-9521

Hampton Inn                                204 Tunnel Road

(828) 255-9220

Homewood Suites                         88 Tunnel Road

(828) 252-5400

Country Inn & Suites                  199 Tunnel Road

(828) 254-4311
Doubletree Biltmore Hotel          115 Hendersonville Road

(828) 274-1800

Hilton at Biltmore Park               43 Town Square Blvd.

(828) 209-2709

Quality Inn & Suites Biltmore    1 Skyline Inn Drive

(828) 684-6688

Residence Inn Asheville               701 Biltmore Avenue

(828) 281-3361

Sleep Inn Biltmore                        117 Hendersonville Road

(828) 277-1800

Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites          42 Tunnel Road

(828) 225-5550

Crowne Plaza Mountain Resort   1 Resort Drive

(828) 254-3211



Conference Overview

Books by Bruce Johnson

Agenda

Bruce's Updates

Slideshow

Lodging

Registration

Workshops

Small Group Discussions

Book Club

House Tours

Walking Tours

Craftsman Farms Banquet

Asheville Art Museum

F.A.Q.'s

Have a Suggestion?

G.P.I. History

A&C Research Fund

Directions

Contact Information

Exhibitor Application

Arts & Crafts Collector

Media Room