My wife and I took a ride down the Blue Ridge Parkway, and stayed at the Sugar Tree Inn on the way down. It's just off of mile 27 of the parkway. The road going to the Sugar Tree is slow and windy, but easy to drive on. Look for the Sugar Tree sign on the left. It's big, and hard to miss. The inn is like an old log cabin in the woods. It's bigger inside than it looks and there are a few buildings out back that also have rooms to stay. When we got there, we met Kevin who showed us around. It's an impressive cabin to say the least. Beautiful front porch to sit and watch the hummingbirds. There are really a lot of them! We arrived on a Wednesday night, and dinner is not available on those nights, but they do provide several things if you want them. We both had a bowl of soup and a roll. There was a small and reasonable price for the extras like soup. It was good enough to fill our stomachs and both soups tasted awesome. Also, there's a small fridge in the kitchen that has beer and wine, which you just take, and leave money on the honor system. Our room was beautiful - Tye River Room. It was quite large, had a wood burning fireplace and a huge comfortable king bed. There were several sitting areas, as well as a huge outside porch. It's very peaceful, so we both slept well. When morning came, we had a great breakfast prepared by the chef. The driveway is "as advertised", but we had no problems maneuvering it with our Lexus sedan. It's a little scary, but just take your time, and you're fine.