My birthday present to you

Today - July 17 - is my birthday (go ahead - see if you can guess my age).  In our last post, we promised to save you some money.

In just 14 days - Wednesday, July 31, we will celebrate the 17th anniversary of the day we bought All Decked Out and started renting it out.  Two years later - to the day - we bought Smoky Mountain Tower and began renting it, too.

So, just like we did last year, we're going to celebrate our anniversary (and my birthday) in a special way.

On Wednesday, July 31, we're going to lower all our prices by 17% for all open dates between August 1 and November 26, 2013.  So you will be able to stay at All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower for as low as $148.57 (plus tax).

You can get all the details on our Anniversary Special on the Specials pages for both All Decked Out and Smoky Mountain Tower.  We've even prepared a special "Anniversary FAQ" on both Web sites  to answer your questions.

So start making plans now.  We are posting this special deal on our blog and on Facebook today, so you can get an early start on your planning.  But we will publicize this deal as widely as we can.  So you might want to stay up late on Tuesday night, July 30.  At 12:01 am EDT on Wednesday, July 31, we will change all the prices and you will be able to make your reservation.  But the discounted prices will only be available for 24 hours.

We hope you will help us celebrate our anniversary by saving yourself some money. 

I didn't think the answer was that hard!

A few days ago, we posted a picture of two very fancy overpasses and asked if you knew where they are located.  We even gave you some clues.  But I guess the answer was harder than I thought.

Those bridges are I-40 overpasses that run through the Biltmore property, just west of Exit 50.  The aerial picture shows the exact location.

Have you been to the Biltmore House in Asheville?  If so, then you have driven under these bridges, because they are on the road that leads from the House to the property exit.  The thing that makes the bridges different is the extra stone work to make them blend into the whole theme of the Biltmore. 

Write us if you want more information, because there's a great book that tells how the Biltmore owners worked with the State of North Carolina to allow Interstate 40 to go through their property.

Now, here's a preview for our next post, which will be on July 17.  You will definitely want to read that post very carefully, because it could save you some money at All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower.