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By Car:

Getting to Biltmore Estate by car is easy! We have regional driving routes and local directions below for reaching the estate.

From Interstate 40 East: Take I-40 east to Asheville. Take exit 50 (US Highway 25), then turn left at the traffic light after exiting. Stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore Estate entrance.

From Interstate 40 West: Take I-40 west to Asheville and take exit 50B (US Highway 25 North). After exiting stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore Estate entrance.

From Interstate 26/U.S. Highway 19/23 East: Take I-26 east to Asheville. In Asheville, take I-240 east to I-40 west. Follow Interstate 40 west to exit 50B (US Highway 25 North). After exiting stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore Estate entrance.

From Interstate 26 West: Follow I-26 west towards Asheville to exit 31A (Hickory/Knoxville exit). Take I-40 east to exit 50 (US Highway 25), then turn left at the traffic light after exiting. Stay in the left lane and follow signs to the Biltmore Estate entrance.

From the Blue Ridge Parkway: Take the U.S. Highway 25 North exit; Biltmore Estate is approximately 4 miles from the parkway.

Places to Stay:

The Inn on Biltmore Estate - Call 800-624-1575 for reservations and mention the "Robinson/Dawson Wedding" to reserve a special discounted room rate

For the second year in a row, Inn on Biltmore Estate has been named to the Condé Nast Traveler's Gold List! Here's what they are saying:

"Sip wine and watch the sun set behind the Blue Ridge Mountains from a rocker on the porch of this fieldstone and stucco hotel, three hours from Charlotte. Gracious staff combine Southern hospitality with fine service. Floral rooms recall English and French manors. The main dining room serves regional cuisine around a fireplace; try the perfectly cooked trout".

Travel + Leisure selected Inn on Biltmore Estate for their prestigious list of 500 World's Best Hotels for 2006. Included in this cover story is the following description:

"Inn on Biltmore Estate: On 8,000 acres adjacent to Biltmore House, George Vanderbilt's 19th-century chateau. Competitive Edge: Next best thing to a European vacation (formal gardens, on-site winery). Don't Miss: The off-road Land Rover driving school."

Biltmore Farms Hotels - This group of hotels including Doubletree Hotel, Sleep Inn, Quality Inn & Suites and Residence Inn offer a wide variety of accomodations just outside of the Biltmore Estate property. Call (888) 771-2282 for reservations.

For even more accomodation information, feel free to look at Explore Asheville's directory of hotels and motels in Asheville.