RENTER’S INFORMATION SHEET
BREATHLESS VIEW COTTAGE
412 SOUTH CAROLINA TERRACE
MONTREAT, NC 28757
Phone in Cottage (828)-669-2429
Payment schedule: “Summer Season” runs from the last week in May through the first week of September . All other weeks are considered “Off Season”.Summer Season: For early reservations for the summer, a $75.00 deposit is required to hold your reservation until January 16th. On January 16th, and for all reservations made after this date, the total rental fee is required within 30 days.
Off Season: One half of the rental fee is due within 30 days. The final payment is due 14 days prior to the rental.
Cancellation Policy : For Summer Rentals, should you need to cancel your reservation after you have made your initial payment, no refunds will be made until the cottage is re-rented and confirmed. The cottage must be re-rented for the same period at the full amount. Off-season cancellations may forfeit one-half the rental rate if not re-rented.
Getting to the Cottage: You may print the map from our web page, www.breathlessview.com . The simple directions are: Come into Montreat from Black Mountain on Highway 9. Go through the gate and up Assembly Drive past Lake Susan. Take the first right (Assembly Circle). Take an immediate left (Kentucky) Rd). Take the next right (South Carolina Terrace). The Cottage is about 200 yards. Park in the gravel parking area on the left in front of the cottage. There are spaces for 3 cars parked diagonally. The entire space is reserved for Breathless View. Go up the steps to the lower entrance.
Lights: If you arrive at night, there is a switch on the light post at the bottom of the rock steps. This switch controls all the lights on the steps as well as the post light. Other switches for the step lights are inside the cottage at both the lower and upper doors.
Air Conditioning/ Heating: The thermostat for the house is located at the top of the stairs near the bathroom. We recommend setting the thermostat at 76 degrees in the summer (turn to "cool") and at 69 degrees in the winter (turn to "heat"). Most days you’ll be fine just opening the windows and enjoying the breeze.Hot Water Heater: Located in the utility space behind the downstairs bedroom. As you enter the space there is a light switch to your left. The water heater is to your left, beside the HVAC unit. The thermostat is at the bottom of the unit and should be properly adjusted. In the winter, the thermostat may be turned to "vacation", so you will need to turn it up to the mid-point.
Main Water Cut-off: In case you need to shut off the water to the cottage, the main valve is in the corner of the utility space to the left of the hot water heater. The pipe emerges from the ground where you’ll find the handle. Twist all the way to the right to turn off.Circuit Box: Located in the laundry room downstairs. All circuits are labeled. The outlets in the kitchen and both bathrooms are GFCI. Several of the outlets are on one circuit and the re-set switch is on the outlet in the downstairs bathroom.
General Information: Please take a look at the Maintenance Log in the living room. There are further details about the cottage and all appliances/systems.
Guest Log: There is an on-going log (several volumes) for guests/family to record their impressions, recount experiences and wax poetic. We’ve been keeping this record for 50 years, so please make an entry.Telephone: There are 3 phones – one in the kitchen, one in the living room and one in the laundry room downstairs. There is also a telephone jack in the back bedroom. The number is (828) 669-2429.Bears: Bears ( black bears, not grizzlies) are sometimes seen in Montreat, as are foxes and other woodland critters. Several of us who have been coming up here for 50 years and more have never had the pleasure of seeing a bear, though we’ve all cleaned up after a garbage encounter. Bears do not bother people unless threatened and in Montreat as elsewhere are merely looking for food left out or in non-bear- proof trashcans. We now have a bear proof garbage container in the parking area and we encourage its use.TV: There are two televisions and one VCR. There is a stereo receiver in the living room with good speakers. We do have cable and internet access is available at no extra charge (bring your own computer and connecting cables). If the internet does not seem to work, try rebooting the router by unplugging it from the power source and reconnecting it. Please help yourself to the books, magazines, the few videos (one is a history of the area) and the board games.
If You Should Have Questions or Problems concerning the building : First consult the Maintenance Log. If you need assistance from an actual person, you may call the Maintenance Partner or the Managing Partner (numbers below) . If unable to get one of us, we have enlisted the help of a local realtor who checks on the cottage in the summer while renters are there and her name is Sue Hensley who can be reached at 828-669-6533 or 828-778-1202. She also checks the condition of the cottage following rental use to make sure it is ready for the next occupant.
Maintenance Partner: John Middleton (828) 438-6218 (daytime); (828) 433-0652 (evenings).
Managing Partner: Sue Humphries 919-754-0838
