- PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TRAVEL TO ASHEVILLE
TO VISIT AMERICA'S LARGEST HOME, THE BILTMORE.
AND GEORGE VANDERBILT'S VISION OF HOSPITALITY
CONTINUES A CENTURY LATER,
WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW HOTEL.
STEPHANIE BORLAND TAKES US TO THE VILLAGE HOTEL
ON BILTMORE ESTATE, JUST STEPS FROM THEIR RENOVATED WINERY,
A NEW RESTAURANT, AND RIGHT IN THE HEART OF ALL THE ACTION.
- [STEPHANIE] OPULENCE ABOUNDS OUTSIDE
AND WITHIN THE WALLS OF THE BILTMORE HOUSE,
BUT THE ESTATE HAS MUCH MORE TO OFFER
THAN GRAND GARDENS AND GLORIOUS VISTAS.
FROM TOURING THE HISTORIC GROUNDS BY HORSE,
TO FISHING ON THE ROCKY BROAD RIVER,
THEN SIMPLY RELAXING AT ANTLER HILL
WATCHING DAY TURN INTO EVENING.
DESIGNED TO BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL
IS THE VILLAGE HOTEL ON BILTMORE ESTATE.
- IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES
BUT ALSO OLDER FAMILIES TO KIND OF CONNECT
AND USE AS THEIR HUB FOR EXPLORING ALL OF BILTMORE
AND ALSO EVEN ASHEVILLE.
- [STEPHANIE] USING THE ESTATE'S PAST AS A GUIDE
MADE IT EASY TO DECIDE WHERE VILLAGE HOTEL WOULD CALL HOME.
- PLACING IT HERE, WHERE IT USED TO BE THE SOCIAL HUB
100 YEARS AGO, REALLY MADE SENSE
AND I FEEL VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO SHARE BILTMORE WITH MORE PEOPLE THAN WE DID BEFORE
AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS, IN SPECIAL WAYS
THAT YOU REALLY CAN'T GET IF YOU DON'T SPEND THE NIGHT HERE.
- [STEPHANIE] VILLAGE HOTEL JOINS THE BILTMORE INN,
GIVING GUESTS ANOTHER LODGING CHOICE.
THE DESIGN INSPIRATION FOR THE HOTEL CAME FROM THE COUNTRY.
- [MEGHAN] SO WE HAVE BARN DOORS ON THE BATHROOMS
AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL WINDOW SEAT,
SO GUESTS CAN SIT IN THE WINDOW SEAT
AND LOOK OUT THE WINDOW, AND READ A BOOK AND RELAX.
- [STEPHANIE] THE VILLAGE SOCIAL RESTAURANT AT THE HOTEL
OFFERS MANY OPTIONS FOR DINING AND JUST LETTING GO,
ESPECIALLY IN THE FORM OF SOME UNIQUE LIBATIONS.
- YOU CAN TASTE THE WORK THAT'S IN THE DRINK.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN GO GET OFF THE SHELF
AND MAKE AT HOME.
- [STEPHANIE] TYLER MILLER, THE RESTAURANT'S GENERAL MANAGER
SAYS THEY HAVE A HAND IN MAKING EVERY ELEMENT
OF THEIR CRAFT COCKTAILS.
- WE AGE OUR OWN LIQUORS.
SO WE AGE OUR OWN MANHATTAN, OUR OWN GIN,
AND OUR OWN TEQUILA TO USE IN OUR CRAFT COCKTAILS.
AND THEN WE ALSO CREATE OUR OWN BITTERS
USING NATURAL INGREDIENTS.
- [STEPHANIE] AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE FOOD.
IT'S LARGELY FARM TO TABLE AND IT'S EXTRAORDINARY,
STARTING WITH THEIR FROGMORE STEW.
- IT HAS POTATOES, LOBSTERS, ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF SEAFOOD,
IT HAS TREES OF SAUSAGE INSIDE OF IT,
SO IT'S JUST KIND OF A BLEND OF EVERYTHING.
IT'S ALMOST FOUR DISHES IN ONE,
CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ALL IN THE SAME BOWL.
- [STEPHANIE] THEY ALSO HAVE CHILI DUSTED RIBEYE STEAKS,
SALMON, SUCCULENT SCALLOPS, AND THE SHOWSTOPPER,
A SEAFOOD LOVER'S DELIGHT.
- OUR SEAFOOD PLATTER MA'AM, YOU ENJOY.
- [STEPHANIE] THIS HAS HARKER'S ISLAND OYSTERS,
POACHED LOBSTER TAILS, OLD BAY POACHED SHRIMP,
AND HUGE ALASKAN KING CRAB LEGS, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE.
AND WITH THE VILLAGE SOCIAL RESTAURANT JUST STEPS AWAY
FROM THE NEWLY RENOVATED WINERY.
- WE CAN SUGGEST THINGS FOR GUESTS
PRIOR TO THEM HEADING TO THE WINERY,
AS WELL AS WE HAVE GUESTS THAT COME FROM THE WINERY
WITH BOTTLES OF WINE AND WOULD LIKE
TO DRINK THAT WITH DINNER AND THEY KIND OF PLAN THEIR MEAL
BASED AROUND THE WINE.
SO IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO SEE
WHICH THEY CHOOSE FIRST.
- [STEPHANIE] THERE'S PLENTY TO CHOOSE FROM AT THE WINERY.
- SOME OF MY FAVORITE WINES IN OUR ENTIRE PORTFOLIO
ARE ACTUALLY WINES THAT WE GROW HERE ON THE ESTATE.
BEAUTIFUL CABERNET FRANC, CABERNET SAUVIGNON,
AWARD-WINNING CHARDONNAY, BUT EVEN MORESO,
OUR SPARKLING WINE PROGRAM.
OUR SPARKING WINE PROGRAM'S ONE OF THE BEST IN THE NATION.
- [STEPHANIE] WINES MADE FROM GRAPES GROWN
RIGHT ON THE BILTMORE ESTATE.
- RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD, WHERE WE HAVE WORLD CLASS WINES,
WORLD CLASS WINEMAKERS, SPRAWLING 50 ACRE VINEYARD
HERE ON THE ESTATE, PROGRAMS WHERE YOU CAN GO OUT
AND TRAVEL AND SEE THE VINEYARDS, GET BEHIND THE SCENES
AND SEE HOW WE MAKE THE WINES.
- [STEPHANIE] YOU CAN SAVOR COMPLEMENTARY WINES
IN THEIR VAST TASTING ROOM
OR LINGER LONGER AND ENJOY A GLASS OR TWO WITH FRIENDS
AT THE WINERY'S PREMIUM WINE BAR.
A VISIT TO THE VILLAGE HOTEL, THE WINERY,
THE VILLAGE SOCIAL RESTAURANT, AND THE ESTATE
WILL REMIND YOU OF THE HERITAGE
AND THE HISTORY OF BILTMORE.
FROM THE MOST REGAL FEATURES OF THIS FAMILY TREASURE,
TO THE RUSTIC AUTHENTICITY OF A REAL COMMUNITY FARM.
IN ASHEVILLE, I'M STEPHANIE BORLAN
FOR NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND.
- [DEBORAH] THE VILLAGE HOTEL ON BILTMORE ESTATE
IS LOCATED AT 207 DAIRY ROAD, IN ASHEVILLE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION GIVE THEM A CALL AT [866]366-1245
OR CHECK THEM OUT ONLINE AT BILTMORE.COM/STAY/HOTEL.