New hotels in Asheville

We track eight open hotels in Asheville, North Carolina, opened between 2023 and 2026, with one more confirmed but undated. Adaptive-reuse projects outnumber ground-up builds here by a wide margin: only Moxy Asheville, AutoCamp Asheville and Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown were built new, while the rest convert a 1926 office building, a 1920s cereal factory, historic homes and a stalled condo-hotel site. Downtown suits first-time visitors chasing the Flat Iron Building and Pack Square, plus anyone attending a meeting or event; South Slope works for anyone prioritizing breweries; the River Arts District and a French Broad River glamping resort sit further out for travelers who want art studios or the outdoors over walkable downtown streets.

What to do

A weekend in Asheville

Spend the first day downtown around Pack Square and Biltmore Avenue (Moxy Asheville and The Flat Iron Hotel both sit within a few blocks) browsing South Slope's breweries in the afternoon, where six to eight taprooms are walkable without a car. In the evening, catch a show at The Orange Peel or dinner at Buxton Hall, both downtown favorites. On the second day, cross the railroad tracks to the River Arts District for a few hours of gallery-hopping among more than 270 local artists' studios, a fifteen-minute rideshare from The Radical Asheville, then return downtown for a final evening.

A full week

A week adds a half-day in South Slope's Zelda-themed hotels, Zelda Dearest and the planned Zelda Salon, both trading on Asheville's real history as the place Zelda Fitzgerald spent her final years, plus a full day at AutoCamp Asheville on the French Broad River outside town for its clubhouse and riverfront setting away from downtown crowds. Reserve a morning for Biltmore Estate if grand architecture interests you, and use a free afternoon for 12 South's boutique shopping strip or a slower meal in Germantown, both a short drive from downtown. Hot chicken and Appalachian-inflected menus are worth working into at least one meal at The Restoration Asheville's rooftop restaurant or The Flat Iron's Italian-Appalachian Luminosa.

Where to stay

Downtown

The Flat Iron Hotel opened in May 2024 at 20 Battery Park Avenue, an adaptive reuse of the 1926 Flat Iron Building modeled after New York's original flatiron skyscraper, once home to Asheville's first radio station. The 71-room hotel includes the Italian-Appalachian restaurant Luminosa, a rooftop bar and a basement speakeasy. Moxy Asheville opened in September 2024 on Biltmore Avenue, North Carolina's first Moxy (a six-story, ground-up building from McKibbon Hospitality with a whiskey-focused rooftop bar and murals from nearly twenty regional artists, two weeks before Hurricane Helene, when its uninterrupted power turned the hotel into an informal community hub. The Restoration Asheville opened in April 2023 at 68 Patton Avenue, across from Pritchard Park, converting a stalled condo-hotel site called The Parisian into a 60-room boutique hotel with a rooftop bar, a New American restaurant and an underground speakeasy with bowling, run one Asheville neighborhood per floor. Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown opened at the end of 2023 at 192 Haywood Street, downtown's only full-service all-suite hotel) 188 suites, a Blue Ridge-view rooftop restaurant and close to 7,000 sq ft of meeting space anchored by the Blue Ridge Ballroom.

South Slope

Zelda Dearest opened in October 2023, converting four historic South Slope homes, three individually listed on the National Register, into a twenty-room boutique hotel themed around Zelda Fitzgerald, the debut property in Hatteras Sky's Fitzgerald Estate portfolio and now a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Zelda Salon, the portfolio's second property with no confirmed opening date, will convert the historic Star Building at Broadway and North Lexington Avenue into 35 to 36 rooms themed around Zelda's Paris years.

River Arts District

The Radical Asheville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton debuted independently in October 2023 inside a restored 1920s cereal factory at 95 Roberts Street on the French Broad River, styled as a living art installation with local-artist murals in every room, and joined Hilton's Tapestry Collection in May 2025 after recovering from Hurricane Helene flood damage.

Outside town: the French Broad River

AutoCamp Asheville opened in March 2026 on 16 riverfront acres roughly fifteen minutes from downtown, AutoCamp's first Southeast property after outposts in California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona and the Catskills: 67 units of custom Airstreams, cabins and suites around a midcentury-modern clubhouse, and the first AutoCamp bookable through Hilton Honors.

Which hotel for your trip

Design and heritage-hotel travelers

The Flat Iron Hotel's 1926 building and The Radical Asheville's converted cereal factory both trade on real Asheville industrial history, while Zelda Dearest's four historic South Slope homes lean into the city's Fitzgerald connection specifically.

Brewery and nightlife travelers

Moxy Asheville and The Restoration Asheville both sit within a short walk of South Slope's dense brewery cluster, with The Restoration's own underground speakeasy and bowling adding a second nightlife option on-site.

Outdoor and glamping travelers

AutoCamp Asheville's French Broad River setting, fifteen minutes from downtown, suits a traveler who wants an outdoor-focused stay over a downtown hotel, especially anyone already booked through Hilton Honors.

Art and gallery travelers

The Radical Asheville's River Arts District address puts guests inside the same district as more than 270 working artists' studios, a fit for anyone building a trip around the galleries themselves.

Business travelers and groups

Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown is the only tracked hotel built for meetings, with the 4,700-sq-ft Blue Ridge Ballroom and close to 7,000 sq ft of flexible space total, for groups of up to 350: a different lane entirely from Asheville's mostly small, design-led boutiques.

Travelers waiting on Asheville's next opening

Zelda Salon, the second Fitzgerald Estate property, has no confirmed date but would add a second Zelda-themed stay to downtown Asheville once complete.

Literary and Fitzgerald-themed travelers

Zelda Dearest is built around the real link between Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald and Asheville, where Zelda spent her final years: its twenty rooms, each styled to a distinct personality by Nashville-based Anderson Design Studio, sit inside three homes individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Zelda Salon, once open, will extend the theme to Zelda's earlier years studying dance in Paris.

Frequently asked questions

What is the newest hotel to open in Asheville?

AutoCamp Asheville, which opened in March 2026 on the French Broad River outside downtown, its debut delayed more than a year by Hurricane Helene.

What hotel is coming next to Asheville?

Zelda Salon, the second property in Hatteras Sky's Fitzgerald Estate portfolio, converting the historic Star Building downtown: no confirmed opening date as of this guide.

Which Asheville hotels are adaptive reuse rather than new construction?

Five of the eight: The Flat Iron Hotel (1926 office building), The Radical Asheville (1920s cereal factory), Zelda Dearest and Zelda Salon (historic homes and a department store building), and The Restoration Asheville (a stalled condo-hotel site). Only Moxy Asheville, AutoCamp Asheville and Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown were built new.

Is there an Asheville hotel with meeting space for groups?

Embassy Suites by Hilton Asheville Downtown, which opened at the end of 2023 at 192 Haywood Street, has the Blue Ridge Ballroom (4,700 sq ft) plus another 2,000 sq ft of flexible space, for events of up to 350 guests: the only tracked Asheville hotel built with meetings in mind.

Which Asheville hotel is in the River Arts District?

The Radical Asheville, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, at 95 Roberts Street on the French Broad River.

Is Asheville still recovering from Hurricane Helene?

Two of the eight tracked hotels were directly affected: The Radical Asheville closed for flood repairs before reopening under Hilton's Tapestry Collection in May 2025, and AutoCamp Asheville's opening was delayed more than a year by the storm. Both are now open.

Which Asheville hotel has a speakeasy?

Both The Flat Iron Hotel and The Restoration Asheville have basement speakeasies; The Restoration's also includes bowling.

Which Asheville hotel is best for a group or family?

AutoCamp Asheville's mix of Airstreams, cabins and suites around a shared clubhouse suits a group that wants separate units on one property, while The Restoration Asheville's neighborhood-themed floors and central downtown location work well for a family that wants to walk to Pack Square and South Slope together.