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"Why is extravagance so alluring? It’s a fair question, especially in earthy Asheville, North Carolina, where tattoos and craft beer are more the norm than 19th-century French Renaissance opulence—with one exception: the Biltmore Estate. George Vanderbilt’s grand 250-room ode to the Gilded Age has remained America’s largest private home and a top state attraction, and The Inn on Biltmore Estate is the ideal way to experience it. With views of the mountains and the estate’s 8,000 acres, the Inn on Biltmore Estate offers luxury hospitality in the vein of the Vanderbilts, but with contemporary amenities and no pretension. Think Gilded Comfort Age. From $350. —Stephanie Hunt" - CNT Editors