The Chandler Inn
Bed and Breakfast
Highlands, North Carolina

Located in Highlands, North Carolina (highest town east of the Mississippi River),

The Chandler Inn is surrounded by the beauty of the Smokey Mountain region.

Located in Highlands, North Carolina, The Chandler Inn is surrounded by the beauty of the Smoky Mountain region. The Inn is located a pleasant five-minute walk to Main Street, Highlands, where it is serenely nestled in trees and nature. Surrounding a brick courtyard, the Inn is composed of three barn-sided, wooden buildings. Porches with swings and rocking chairs, hanging baskets, and plenty of bird feeders create rustic and relaxing ambiance.

Open year 'round, each season provides a uniquely different reason to visit the Inn. In Summer, you are surrounded by lush green foliage. In Winter, the bare trees form abstract sculptures. In Spring, the woods come alive with colorful wildflowers, accompanied by the orchestral sound of wildlife. In Fall, the woods glow as the trees adorn themselves in shades of orange, red, and gold

Our staff will be pleased to help you arrange golf, tennis, hiking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding or fishing.

Each of our fifteen rooms is individually decorated. Brass headboards, eyelet sheets and comforters, country wallpapers, and custom wainscoting have been used throughout. All of the guest rooms have private baths, color television, air conditioning, and your own private entrance.

Our rooms with fireplaces are especially cozy and romantic.

The Chandler Inn has the ambience and charm of a Bed & Breakfast with all the
amenities of a Country Inn.

The Highlands Plateau, located in the southern Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, is a wonderful place to spend some quiet peaceful days, away from the traffic, phone calls, and hustle and bustle of city life. Highlands is located just 125 miles from the suburbs of Atlanta, 85 miles from Greenville, SC, and 65 miles from Asheville. The village itself sits atop the plateau, at an average altitude of 4,118 feet above sea level. The Benchmark on Main Street measures the altitude there at 3,835 feet, while just a few blocks away, Satulah Mountain crests at 4,543 feet.

The area around Highlands is full of waterfalls, raging rivers, headwaters to the Chattooga, the Little Tennessee and the Cullasaja. Whiteside Mountain, located five miles from downtown Highlands, is part of the eastern continental divide and rises more than 2,100 feet above the valley floor with sheer cliffs ranging from 400 to 700 feet in height. It is the home of the peregrine falcons, an endangered species reintroduced to its native range in 1985. This area is considered a rain forest, and located in Highlands is a Biological Station and Botanical Gardens, that is home to more different species of plants than anywhere else in the US.

Activities for the families include hiking, fishing, boating, horseback riding, rappelling and enjoying the beautiful native flowers and blooming vegetation. Guests will enjoy the Highlands Chamber Music Festival and live theater at the Highlands Playhouse, acclaimed as one of the top ten in the country. Town events include Halloween Trick or Treating, Christmas Tree Lighting, Christmas Parade, Taste of Highlands, Jazz in the Parking Lot, Business Expo, and Fourth of July Celebration. Also, there are Juried Art Shows, Craft Shows, and Musical Performances.

Highlands shopping has always been a cornerstone for quality and fine items. Highlands has many fine shops, located throughout the village area. All needs may be met in the variety of shopping available. Major shopping areas within a 150-mile range include Franklin and Asheville, NC; Atlanta, GA; Greenville and Anderson, SC; and Knoxville, TN

Open Year Round

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