Inn at Half Mile Farm


  • Inn Details

    The Inn at Half-Mile Farm welcomes guests to a magnificent blend of the past and present...offering time for reflection amidst acres of fields, forests, ponds and streams. We invite you to experience quiet beauty and graceful hospitality at Highlands' newest and most luxurious country inn. Please join us soon.


    Innkeeper Information

    The innkeepers speak:

    • English

    • Spanish


    Number of Dogs: 1


    Features

    Type:

    • Historic Inn

    • Country Inn

    • Bed and Breakfast

    Property Noted For:

    • Antiques/decor

    • Business travel

    • Excellent views

    • Gourmet food

    • Group events

    • Honeymoons

    • Luxury

    • Nature

    • Peaceful getaway

    • Romantic escape

    • Weddings


    Amenities

    Guest Room:

    • Air conditioning

    • Alarm clock

    • Bath robes

    • Ceiling fans

    • DVD Player

    • In-room internet

    • Desk

    • Fireplace

    • Hairdryer

    • Hot tub/whirlpool tub

    • Ironing Board

    • Private entrance

    • Radio

    • Satellite/Cable TV

    • TV

    • Telephone

    • Turndown Service

    • Wi-Fi

    On Site:

    • Amenities Basket

    • BBQ grill

    • Board games

    • Fax Machine

    • Internet Service

    • Library

    • Videos

    • Wedding Facilities

    Other Amenities:

    • Swimming Pool

    • Online Booking at our website www.halfmilefarm.com

    • Concierge Service

    • Golf (Near-by)

    • Fishing

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  • 01 - Dry Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$275

    Located on the second floor of the Main Inn house, this pine paneled room has a king bed with sitting area. The bathroom has a jetted tub with a separate shower. There is wonderful view of Apple Lake from this room.

    02 - Glen Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$275

    Located on the second floor of the Main Inn house, this room has a queen bed and sitting area. The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. There is a wonderful view of Apple Lake from the room and from the private deck.

    03 - Satulah Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $180/$250

    Located on the second floor of the Main Inn house, this room has a queen shaker canopy bed. The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. There are wooded and courtyard views from the room and its private deck.

    04 - Linville Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $160/$220

    Located on the second floor of the Main Inn house, this pine paneled room has a queen bed, lounge chair with ottoman. The bathroom has a frameless glass shower. There is a lovely courtyard view from the room.

    11 - Silver Run Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded and Lake views from the room and its private deck.

    12 - White Water Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded and Lake views from the room and its private deck.

    13 - Big Laurel Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private deck.

    14 - High Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a double jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private wrap-around deck.

    15 - Cullusaja Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the second floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded and Lake views from the room and its private deck.

    16 - Grassy Creek Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the second floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded and Lake views from the room and its private deck.

    17 - Looking Glass Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $220/$300

    Located on the second floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub and separate shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private deck.

    18 - Bridal Veil Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $250/$345

    This room has been deemed the Honeymoon suite by our guests and is located on the second floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king canopy bed, sitting area with loveseat and a corner stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a double jetted tub and large separate shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private wrap-around deck.

    21 - Rainbow Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$275

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, small sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private deck.

    22 - Twin Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$275

    Located on the ground floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed and a lounge chair with ottoman The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. Beautiful courtyard views from the room and its private porch with rockers. This room is ADA accessible.

    23 - Winter Garden Falls

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$275

    Room #23 is located in the courtyard building and has a king size Located on the second floor of the courtyard building, this room has a king bed, small sitting area and a stacked stone fireplace. The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. Beautiful wooded views from the room and its private deck.

    C1 - Earnest House

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $380/$500

    The Earnest House is designed in the reminiscent of the early houses of the Valley of Virginia where one frequently finds combinations of log, half timber and stone in one building; each construction type representing a time period in the history of the structure. The main living area contains a living and dining room with a wood burning fireplace and a complete kitchen. There is a separate spacious bedroom with a king bed, gas log fireplace and French doors opening on to the creek to the rear of the home. The bathroom has a large jetted tub with separate shower.

    C1 - Justice Cabin

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 Queen

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $380/$500

    The Justice Cabin is really a one bedroom home unto itself. It has a quaint kitchenette, living room with wood burning fireplace and a separate dining alcove. The cozy queen bedroom is located upstairs with windows opening on to the creek below. As in all the suites, there is a gas log fireplace and jetted tub with shower. When the Justice cabin is rented with the Earnest House and Elizabeth’s Room, one can roam freely between the living spaces as this cabin becomes a three bedroom, three bathroom escape. This cabin has a discounted rate when rented with the Earnest House as a three bedroom.

    C1 - Elizabeth's Room

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $225/$300

    Elizabeth’s Room is on the second floor of the Earnest House. It is a beautiful suite with a king bed, fireplace, dinette and a kitchenette. The bathroom has a jetted tub with shower. Elizabeth’s Room may be rented in conjunction with the Earnest House to create a two bedroom cabin. This cabin suite has a discounted rate when rented with the Earnest House as a two or three bedroom.

    C2 - Tavern House

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $430/$550

    Like the Justice cabin, the Tavern itself is essentially a one bedroom house. It has a full country kitchen down stairs opening in to a large living and dining room with a wood burning fireplace. The living area opens on to a large covered porch with an outdoor dining area also with a wood burning fireplace. The king bedroom, upstairs, is furnished in period antiques and has a private sitting area beside the fireplace. The jetted tub with shower in the bath is almost perched among the trees with a view of the creek below.

    C2 - Blacksmith's Shop

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $250/$325

    The Blacksmith Shop again is a one bedroom, one bath suite. The bedroom has a king four poster bed with a dinette and a gas log fireplace. There are French doors that open directly on to a rear porch and creek. The large bath has a jetted tub with shower with beautiful views of the woods and creek below. There is a small kitchenette and a large step-in closet. The Blacksmith Shop may be rented with the Tavern House to create a two bedroom cabin. A three bedroom cabin is created by adding the Lamon’s Cabin. This cabin suite has a discounted rate when rented with the Tavern House.

    C2 - Lamons Cabin

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $200/$300

    The Lamon’s Cabin is a pine bedroom and one bath suite with a charming porch over looking the creek. It has a spacious king bedroom with an antique cupboard converted into a kitchenette and a gas log fireplace. All the modern appliances are carefully hidden to keep the country charm intact. The bathroom is a large room with double sinks; a jetted tub with shower is placed in the picture window overlooking the creek below. The Lamon’s Cabin may be rented with the Tavern House to create a two bedroom cabin or as a three bedroom cabin by adding the Blacksmith Shop as well at a discounted rate.

    C3 - Captain's House

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $380/$500

    The Captain's House has a ground floor kitchen, living and dining area with a wood burning fireplace and a front porch looking out on the lower pond. The king bedroom is upstairs with a gas log fireplace and has an extraordinary view of the lake. One can be in bed in the morning and watch the sun rise over the lake. There is often a mist rising from the water in the mornings. The bathroom has a shower and a jetted tub. The tub sits beneath a set of large windows so one can soak in the tub and look out on the lake.

    C3 - Fish Cabin

    Suite maximum capacity: 2

    • Beds

      1 King

    • Bathroom

      Private Bath

      Bathtub

      Shower

    • Nightly Rate

      (high/low season) $225/$300

    The Fish Cabin may be the best room on the property. It has two large sets of French doors that open on to the Inn's private fish pond up next to the house. There is a wooden spillway that empties the pond. The water rushes down the spillway and over the hill which creates the continual sound of a waterfall. It is quite charming. There is a small kitchenette off of the king bedroom with gas log fireplace and dinette. There is also a very large shower and a jetted tub in the spacious bath. Renting this cabin with the Captain's house makes a wonderful two bedroom, two bath cabin.

    Policy

    Reservation Policy

    • Check in: 3:00 pm    Check out: 11:00 am

    • Minimum stay: 2 Night Minimum stay (3 Nights on Holidays and in October)

    • Deposit amount required: First night stay required for deposit. Balance is due upon arrival. October reservations require a 50% deposit with the balance due upon arrival.

    • Cancellations: Guest may cancel within 14 days of arrival date and recieve a refund of deposit less $25.00 administration fee. If reservation is cancelled within the 14 day period, deposit is non-refundable. Exception to policy is for October reservations. Reservations during the month of October may cancel prior to September 1st and recieve a refund of deposit less $25.00 administration fee. If reservation is cancelled after September 1st, the deposit is non-refundable.

    • Open all year round: Y


    General Policies

    • Smoking allowed: Limited

    • Guest pets allowed: No

    • Drinking allowed: Yes

    • Drinking description: Complimentary soda, water, juices available 24 hrs a day

    • Drinks available: Y

    • Children allowed: The Inn at Half Mile Farm welcomes children over age 12.

    • Suitable for children: Limited

    • Childcare provided: No

  • Breakfast

    • Type: Full

    • Time Served: 8:30 am - 10:30 am

    • Serving location: Breakfast/dining area, Dining Room


    Complimentary Perks

    • Non-alcoholic Beverages

    • Wine/Cheese Plate


    Special meal options

    • Low fat

    • Restrictive

    • Vegetarian

    • (advance notice)


    Additional food services

    • Home-Made Cookies

    • Hors' Douevers


    Recipes

    Breakfast-Brunch

    Half Mile Three Cheese Tomato Pie
    Serves: 6
    Prep time: 30 minutes

  • Location Type

    • 2 miles from downtown Highlands

    • Countryside

    • Lakeside

    • Mountains

    • Small town


    City

    • Asheville

    • Distance to city: 60 miles

    • Directions to property:
      From downtwn Highlands: Follow Main Street to the north (US 64 West, US 28 North) to Mirror Lake Road (approx 3/4 mile). Turn Right on Mirror Lake and follow approx 1/2 mile to Hicks Road. Turn right on Hicks Road and follow approx 1/2 mile to The Inn. The driveway (Half Mile Drive is on the right).


    Airport

    • Asheville, NC (AVL) 50 miles


    Area Attractions

    • Antique Shopping

    • Art Galleries

    • Casino

    • Gourmet/Fine Dining

    • Historical interests

    • Lake

    • Movie Theater

    • Museum

    • National/State parks

    • Nature area

    • Waterfalls

    • Performing Theater

    • Picnic area

    • Religious Services

    • River

    • Ski area

    • Bicycle riding trails

    • Bird watching

    • Canoeing

    • Fishing

    • Hiking trails

    • Kayaking

    • Mountain Bike trails

    • Whitewater Rafting (nearby)

    • Golfing (nearby)

    • Bicycle Rental (delivery available)

    • Horseback Riding (nearby)

    • Shopping

    • Sight-seeing

    • Swimming

    • Swimming pool

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    Write a review

    Spectacular Service!

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • First time staying at a B&B

    • Typically stays in budget lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway


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    Gorgeous location, very private. Amazing service, they have thought of everything. Would definitely return.


    Perfect get-a-way

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in moderate lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation


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    My husband and I had a delightful couple of days at this inn. Beautiful room, fantastic breakfast and hors d'oeuvres, and a lovely setting. The chef catered to my specific food allergy with special dishes just for me, and also recommended some great restaurants. The surrounding area is incredible with many hiking trails and waterfalls.


    Close to Highlands; wonderful breakfasts; great rooms

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Frequently stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling on vacation


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    This is a wonderful in located on a small lake. The rooms are lovely, clean and most have private decks to enjoy coffee or cocktails. Many of the rooms not in the main house have transom windows which can let in more light at night than desired. If you have trouble sleeping if it's not pitch dark, you may want to ask about rooms that don't have the transom windows. That's the only issue we had with this lovely place. We've stayed here 3 times after staying at several other B&B's in the area - searching for the right level of comfort, seclusion and proximity to Highlands. The breakfasts are delicious and creative. Stuffed french toast, baked eggs and other breakfast treats as well as choices of yogurt and cereal if you like a lighter breakfast. They have a wine and cheese hour in the evening and it's a great way to meet the other guests and chat. They always have a selection of home made cookies as well as water, soft drinks and packaged snacks. The inn is very close to Highlands which is very convenient on those dark nights on winding mountain roads driving back from dinner or entertainment.


    A long overdue couples getaway

    About the reviewer

    • Between 26-35 years old

    • Almost never stays at B&Bs

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway


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    It's hard to take the time and spend the money (especially in this economy) to get away as a couple. But it couldn't have been money or time better spent. Our room (Winter Garden Falls) was awesome - fireplace, jetted tub, private balcony, his and her robes, high-quality linens. The cost of our room included wine and hors d'oeuvres before dinner and a gourmet breakfast. I think they pride themselves on over-feeding you, so pack your appetite! Not to mention 4 flavors of cookies in the house living room, plus coffee and hot tea. We chose to stay at the Inn for dinner as well - another great value - gourmet food with wine included. Last but not least, the staff were amazing - we refer to them as our our new friends! If you choose to leave the Inn for dinner, there are other amazing eats, such as the Log Cabin Restaurant, Ruka's Table, Flip Side, etc. We also enjoyed hiking Glenn Falls waterfall. (Be prepared to sweat if you go all the way.) We had such an amazing visit and plan to make this "our special place" for getaways in the future.


    Unforgettable!

    About the reviewer

    • Between 45-55 years old

    • Stays at B&Bs once a year

    • Typically stays in premium lodging

    • Was travelling for a weekend getaway


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    With a family of 6 children our time away is limited. This couldn't have been a more picture perfect weekend. Every detail is attended to making for a most memorable time at Half Mile Farm.


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