Scenes From A Snowy Winter in Highlands

 Colonial Pines Inn on a crisp, snowy day

 Carolina Blue Sky at The Episcopal Church

 Miss Rebecca's Cottage - Open Year-Round

Log Cabin Cut Glass Museum just down the street

It's been a beautiful winter here in Highlands and things are currently calm around town. Miss Rebecca's Cottage (above) is always open for your peaceful winter getaway with its stone fireplace and great location half a mile from the center of everything. Winter Discounts are in effect!

 Check it out at www.colonialpinesinn.com/rebecca/html and call us for a personalized quote.It can be booked at www.vrbo.com/37271, but if you call us direct at (828) 526-2060, you will avoid their fees.

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You'll love the quieter side of Highlands and you might experience a beautiful blanket of snow anytime up until the end of April!

Colonial Pines Inn B&B, The Guest House Apartment, and The Sunflower Room will open April 1 and booking now for the upcoming season will get you 2018 rates. You can always relax on our porch, but if you want something more to do (other than boutique shopping, fine dining, hiking to nature areas & waterfalls) check out the following websites. There are so many events throughout the season that it's hard to keep track of them, but these websites are trying:

www.highlandschamber.org

www.thelaurelmagazine.com

We'd love to see you in Highlands in 2019!!

Call us at(828) 526-2060 to discuss the possibilities.  B&B rooms are booked only by phone.  The Guest House Apartment and The Sunflower Room can be booked on Airbnb, and Miss Rebecca's Cottage can be booked on VRBO.Our website has links to those sites, but calling us direct will allow us to help you pick the right space and you will avoid added fees.

Colonial Pines Inn Bed and Breakfast

541 Hickory Street

Highlands NC 28741

email:  sleeptight@colonialpinesinn.com

(828) 526-2060

Donna & Chris Alley, Innkeepers Since 1984

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A Snowy Start to 2018!

Side View

At times this winter, Miss Rebecca's Cottage looked like this.

View from Driveway

 At other times, it looked like this.

Well, you know how weather predictions are, and we can't guarantee which scenario you'll end up with, but we can guarantee a great deal on accommodations at Miss Rebecca's Cottage through April
 with these off-season discounted prices:

WEEKLY RATES:

January & February $800

March & April $900

NIGHTLY RATES:

2 adults $175 per night

4 adults $225 per night

6 adults $300 per night

If some in your group are children, or you're planning to stay more than two nights, call or email for an even more discounted quote. Check out Miss Rebecca's Cottage at www.vrbo.com/37271 for photos and details - but call us direct to avoid their fees and get a lower price.

WHERE IS MISS REBECCA'S COTTAGE?
Right in town at 31 Gibson Street on a beautiful, private 2/3 acre.  Right across the street you'll find the Highlands Nature Center and immediately adjacent is the popular Sunset Rock Hike.  You'll love the 1/3 mile walk to the center of town through the "rabbit hole" sidewalk.

Rabbit Hole Sidewalk to Center of Town

WHAT TO DO IN HIGHLANDS IN WINTER/'EARLY SPRING?
LOTS!! In-town ice skating, indoor heated pool, live theater and other events at the Performing Arts Center, first run movies at Highlands Playhouse, bluegrass & country rock at Ugly Dog Pub, and much more!!  Check out the winter & spring offerings at highlandschamber.org and thelaurelmagazine.com, each of which keeps a calendar of events. Or just live like a local and enjoy the serenity of off-season Highlands without the crowds!

Here at Colonial Pines Inn, we're hibernating or vacationing until Spring and if we're out of town, our amazing housesitters are available to answer calls. We're taking reservations now for the busy Summer & Fall Seasons and for special events such as the Highlands Food and Wine Festival in mid-November (check it out at HighlandsFoodandWine.com). 

DID YOU KNOW?
Colonial Pines is one of the few establishments in Highlands that includes a fantastic homemade and beautifully served breakfast. With reasonable prices, we are popular (if we do say so ourselves) and  we'd love to have you try us for the first time  - or have you back if you been with us before!!

If you don't care about breakfast and want  more space than just a room, check out The Guest House Apartment, and if you're on a budget, try The Bargain Basement. Both are in the little guest house adjacent to the Inn.

BED & BREAKFAST ROOMS WILL BE OPEN STARTING MARCH 23

We look forward to seeing you in Highlands in 2018!!

Donna & Chris Alley, Innkeepers Since 1984

Colonial Pines Inn Bed and Breakfast

541 Hickory Street

Highlands, NC 28741

(828) 526-2060   

Not a Moment to be Bored!!

Aside from Highlands' famous hiking, shopping, and dining, take a look at the following amazing list of special events offered year-round for your pleasure.  Click on the links for complete details and SCROLL DOWN FOR A SPECIAL for week of SEPTEMBER 5.

 Highlands Playhouse (one-quarter mile from the Inn) offers first-run movies Thursday through Sunday on a new 35-foot movie screen with Dolby Surround. First Run movies are on the schedule, so click the link above to see what's playing now. They also sell popcorn, candy, soft drinks and wine!!  Their 75th (can you believe it!) Live Theater Season was a huge success and there are some off-season offerings as well.

The Bascom Arts Center (one mile from the Inn) has put Highlands on the map in the art world, and offers a vibrant year-round selection of week-end and week-long adult classes in pottery, painting, and photography for all levels. They also hold wonderful community events such as  Barn Dances and Raku-Firings. There is ALWAYS something to do at The Bascom, so check it all out on their website. Both professional and amateur artists find Colonial Pines Inn a reasonably-priced, and conveniently-located choice for accommodations while studying at The Bascom.

The Martin-Lipscomb Performing Arts Center (half a block from the Inn) offers great off-season entertainment such as Metropolitan Opera Performances in HD and live concerts by country, bluegrass, retro-rock, and Broadway artists. The PAC, as we call it, is also home to The Highlands-Cashiers Community Players offering "Mama Won't Fly" in May & June; and The Highlands-Cashiers Chamber Music Festival opens their 33rd season of top-quality professional chamber music concerts in June, July, & August. Don't miss this incredible talent!

The Highlands Chamber of Commerce maintains a Calendar of Events organized by dates to make things easier for you.  They sponsor the annual CHILI COOK-OFF in March, a toe-tapping evening for residents and visitors alike featuring live music, dancing, chili, salsa, cornbread, wine & beer for only $20 per person!! They also sponsor two free music gatherings for all to enjoy June through August: FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE and SATURDAY IN THE PARK.

The Laurel Magazine is a beautifully printed monthly magazine about Highlands featuring news, stories, events, dining & shopping. It's another good source for finding out what's going on and you can look at it online at the above link. You will also want to pick up a free hard copy to take home when you're in town.

The Center for Life Enrichment with the motto "The Curious Mind Knows No Bounds," offers valuable adult continuing education classes since 1992 in the Peggy Crosby Center (3/4 mile from the Inn).

 

 Who knew there was so much to do in Highlands!! When we first became Innkeepers in 1984, there were only a few Summer happenings.  My how times have changed. At this writing, there are events yet to be scheduled, so please click the links above for more current details. 

 And if relaxing in a  rocking chair, sipping tea, and breathing cool mountain air is more your style than throwing pots at The Bascom (see photo), we offer that right here at Colonial Pines!!

 

Colonial Pines Inn Bed and Breakfast

is open for 2014 and we hope you will be our guests!

LAST MINUTE SPECIAL
Sep 5 - Sep 12: stay at least THREE NIGHTS and receive
A 20% DISCOUNT
at Miss Rebecca's Cottage

Donna & Chris Alley, Innkeepers Since 1984

828.526.2060 or 866.526-2060 Toll-Free