Accessible, Affordable—and Close to Attractions and Outdoor Adventure
The Boone Area's wide selection of modern hotels and motels makes it easy to find comfortable lodging at an affordable price. The best national chains are represented, with many properties offering new or consistently refurbished facilities. "Mom-and-Pop" motels are among the most highly-rated local lodging, with an informal setting and friendly style of service honed over years of welcoming visitors to one of the nation's premier mountain vacation destinations. There are more rarefied hotel settings too, where the term "resort hotel" is a better description. While the hotel end of the spectrum is more likely to be found in larger towns, the Boone Area mix of motel lodging options is widely distributed for easy access to attractions and outdoor adventure.
"Fastest-Growing Small Town"
In January 2012, Forbes named Boone
# 4 among "America's Fastest-Growing Small Towns."
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Boone Named to
"The 10 Best Places to
Retire in 2012"
by U.S. News & World Report.
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Top Destination Spa
Westglow Resort & Spa ranks second
in Travel & Leisure's September 2011 "Top Destination Spas."
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Sierra Magazine calls Appalachian State one of the Top 20 "Coolest Schools" in a Sept./Oct. 2011 ranking based on green categories.
The Boone Area is the perfect place to savor the most popular unit of the National Park System. Explore the Blue Ridge Parkway!