Chiseled Into a Mountain Wall, Omni Grove Park Inn Is the Perfect Slope-Side Retreat

Chiseled Into a Mountain Wall, Omni Grove Park Inn Is the Perfect Slope-Side Retreat
The Omni Grove Park Inn opened in 1913 and has transformed since then into one of the most historic and grand hotels in the South. Its subterranean spa is one of the best in the U.S., its golf course links sought after for play and its views of the Blue Ridge unparalleled. Omni Grove Park Inn/TNS
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By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service

Asheville—With summer just getting started and heat and humidity practically smothering most of the country like a fat wool blanket, now is the time to plan a romantic getaway to higher, cooler elevations. The historic, stunningly serene Omni Grove Park Inn, in the heart of western North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, has been welcoming guests to the clean, pristine air of its slope-side retreat for more than a century.