Perched on a lush two-acre hillside in Highlands, NC half a mile from Main Street, Colonial Pines Inn has been welcoming guests since 1961 to the mellow warmth of knotty pine an English antiques. Here, a view of Satulah Mountain will soothe your spirit and comfortable B&B rooms with private baths can still be found for $100. or less. If you prefer, choose the luxury of spacious suites, or enjoy the utmost in privacy with your own fireplace and kitchen at Miss Rebecca’s Cottage. Chris and Donna Alley, innkeepers for 20 years, maintain a casual hosting style which will make you feel right at home. Every day starts with a very full breakfast of bacon or sausage, egg dishes, hearty breads and fresh fruit served to the sounds of quiet classical or mountain music. Return after your outing to take in the renewing view from an ample rocker with a glass of peach iced tea, sherry, or hot cider with cookies and other afternoon goodies. enjoy a stroll through the berry garden where you can sample raspberries, grapes, blueberries, and black currants. (A jar of raspberry-jalapeno preserves grown and made at the Inn is a great gift!) Giant old rhododendron produce a floral show at Colonial Pines in summer and brilliant maples dazzle in the fall but the quiet evergreen beauty of winter and unfolding of early spring bring special discounts that the keep inn busy year-round.