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Meet the innkeepers, Al and
Jill.
We have been living in Florida since the mid 80s and have
been visiting the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina since 1997. During
and after every visit we vowed to find a place to call our own in this area.
After much
looking, buying several lots, and researching into building a log home to
our desires in the Banner Elk area, someone told us about a property some 15
miles away with "a view to die for" on over 4 acres. We
thought about it and decided to take a look. The persuading words had been,
"a view to die for."
My husband fell in "love at first sight" with the property. To my surprise he no longer cared
whether the house was old; he no longer cared it was not right smack
in Banner Elk, and he no longer cared it was not a log home (well actually
it was, you just couldn't tell from the outside).
Al fell in love with the
view, the wide paved road to get there, and the owners, guests and neighbors.
Yes, guests! This was actually a bed and breakfast we had gone to see, and no matter how much
I
told Al it would be better to put it on a rental system if we bought it, he
kept saying no, he preferred to run it as a bed and breakfast, just like
where he
had grown up.
Al is from the Alps region of Austria (the province of Tyrol -
Oetztal to be
exact) and his parents had a
bed and breakfast
and campground near a ski area where he and
his siblings grew up. One of his brothers still runs that bed and breakfast
today with his wife. Al loves the idea of having people come over to visit.
I, on the other hand, was born and raised in a big city, and was not too convinced with
the idea of running a B&B, especially in the country. Finally, he
persuaded me to go along with the program.
Al is a professional chef and I must say he is
a superb Chef. Anything he cooks is delicious! Our guests will
certainly enjoy wonderful food, good company and weather permitting "a view to die for." They
will also get to meet our beloved Dalmatian, Diamond, who has been our
faithful companion for many years and is very well behaved.
The main house is a log cabin that was actually built by the previous owner, Boyd
Barrier, circa 1980. He and his wife Jean, who were wonderful hosts,
started this bed and breakfast, previously known as BJ's B&B, in the mid 90s
and have now decided to retire. They have been wonderful
in telling us about the area and in particular about the B&B. We are very
thankful to have met them and very lucky to still have them as neighbors.
For reservations or more information, email us at reservations@alluringview.com.
Welcome to our home, our corner of paradise!
Al &
Jill
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