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The Andon-Reid Blog
The Andon-Reid Inn is fortunate to being only a half mile from downtown . We are sufficiently suburban to be out of the normal territory of black bears (so our guests are safe), coyote (so our pets are safe) and deer (so our hostas are safe). Neverth… Read more
Andrea just celebrated a "big" birthday. To commemorate the event we decided to close the Inn for a few days and indulge her with some luxurious experiences. One of these was a night at a sister Select Registry Inn in the Waynesville region, The Swag… Read more
"It was a dark and stormy night...." (actually that bit comes a little later in the story). Let me start by (re)introducing Bibb before recounting her adventure. Bibb the cat sporting her new pink collar and tag. Bibb is the Inn's outdoor kitty. She … Read more
We are so familiar with wonderful Waynesville and the surrounding area that we sometimes forget that not everyone knows what an amazing place this is. In fact, we are often surprised when guests ask us "What is there to do in Waynesville?". To help y… Read more
This morning's brief sweep of wintry weather across the east of the country gave us a short-lived foretaste of things to come in the approaching months. Like most of our winter weather in Waynesville, it made the area look pretty without any real dis… Read more
As owners of a professionally run B&B we don't often promote the services of Airbnb. The "book direct" rates on our own website www.andonreidinn.com are cheaper for one thing. However, we are impressed with Airbnb's latest new "Experiences" offerin g… Read more
There is no shortage of fine dining opportunities in Western North Carolina. That's no secret. Places like Asheville have some renowned restaurants. Fewer people are aware that our wonderful town of Waynesville is also blessed with a plethora of exce… Read more
Last Saturday, June 15 was international Vegemite day. As I had explained in a previous post, we decided to celebrate this momentous occasion by offering our guests a sample of Vegemite prepared the true Australian way. As it happened, all our rooms … Read more
As you will probably know we attempt to keep the Andon-Reid Inn allergy free and hence we have a no-pets policy. Outside the four walls of the Inn, however, we are very critter friendly. For example, Bibb the cat is enjoying her 19 th year of dining … Read more
You may have seen my recent post about my ne w US citizenship. I'm very proud of this, but as the old saying (more or less) goes "You can take the boy out of Australia, but you can't take Australia out of the boy". To this end, we have decided to cel… Read more