Balsam Mountain Inn

When visiting Balsam, Balsam Mountain Inn is a great choice to consider. Free perks include WiFi, self parking, and full breakfast available daily.

A stay here is like going back a century in time—the inn originally opened in 1908—when folks rocked and chatted on the front porch, went to bed at 10 pm, and hotels didn't have amenities like air-conditioning, room TVs, swimming pools, or, heaven forbid, fitness centers. In this rambling, old wood-frame railroad inn, the floors creak, and you may overhear your neighbors through paper-thin...

Balsam Mountain Inn Provides Standard Rooms, Junior Suites, Suites, and a Special Event Venue to the Balsam, North Carolina Area

At the end of the 19th century two outdoorsmen opened a boarding house in Balsam, NC, then home to eastern America's highest passenger railway station. They led hunting and fishing excursions into the rugged surrounding mountains, and built a name for themselves by serving wonderful food. In 1905 they began construction of a 100-room hotel, and opened our inn in 1908. The hotel's corridors were...

The Balsam Mountain Inn is one of the South's few remaining grand old inns. The inn is centrally located between Waynesville and Sylva, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway and near the renowned Mountains-to-Sea Hiking Trail. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Railroad, Biltmore House, and the Wheels Thru Time Museum are all nearby. The popular mountain towns of Dillsboro, Waynesville,...