Bon Paul & Sharky's

Asheville


Bon Paul & Sharky's has been welcoming hostelers into this colorful West Asheville 1920 home, a $10 Uber ride from South Slope, for well over a decade. There’s also a separate cottage, while campers in the garden share the bathrooms indoors. Plenty of good bars and restaurants lie within shouting distance (plus an organic market), or you can BYOB.


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