My wife and I just celebrated our anniversary at the Haywood Park Hotel. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. The location can't be beat...walking distance to everything in downtown Asheville. Highly recommend.

We stayed here on New Year's Eve and were very pleased with our experience. As I said in the title, we were greeted with valet parking and good champagne - a big plus in my book. The rooms are HUGE. There is plenty of closet and drawer space if you are staying for a while. The beds were heavenly. There is a comfortable sitting area that you can separate from the beds with a nice, room-darkening drapery.

The bathroom was also very large and there was a separate dressing area. Don't fall for the claim of "lighted makeup mirror," because it is really more of a mirror with a nightlight on in it - it does not light up the mirror at all. The bathroom and sitting room are plenty bright for getting ready. The bathtub is a garden style - no Jacuzzi jets in our room, though.

We don't watch television, but if you do - the one in our room was set back in a cabinet a good ways away from everything else in the room, i.e., I can't imagine being able to watch it comfortably. There was also a TV in the bathroom - if you are really into your TV, then I guess that's a good thing.

Although it really did not affect us too much, we had a bad view - the side of a building. If that matters to you - ask for a room with a view.

You can't beat the location! Loved that about it. It is right in the heart of downtown - you can walk to anything you need. Breakfast, coffee, lunch, dinner or shopping is less than 2 mins away.

I agree with the creepy kid mannequin comment in another interview - two kids enclosed in glass, looking like corpses from the 20s is kind of weird (The Shining evoke any memories?). One of the elevators announces the floors of the old department store - if those were authentic and not remakes, I'd think that was cool, but since it was not - it was lame.

Overall, we loved our experience. The staff is very friendly and helpful. We're doing it again next year!

From the time we checked in on 12/7/12 until 5 nights later, I must say that the customer service was by far the best I have had in the downtown Asheville area. They exceeded my expectations!
The history of the hotel was very interesting and I loved the old department store displays through out the hotel. The location was perfect for this trip.
The room was large, but the furniture is a bit out dated. I loved the turn down service complete with chocolates from the Chocolate Fetish.
I will return to the Haywood next year on our trip to Asheville. :)

Ginormous room, jacuzzi tub, dressing room, double sinks in a master king suite. On arrival was offered glass of champange or bottled water. On departure given a bag with bottled water and snack bars. Free parking. Former department store display of child mannequin on our floor a little creepy. Early Girl restaurant across street great restaurant, best hash browns ever.