I recently spent 3 wks in a local hospital after a serious back injury necessitated spine surgery and I needed to find a SAFE, AFFORDABLE hotel so that I could do several wks of physical therapy here. The day before my hospital discharge I started calling around to area hotels but found most to be way out of my budget. Until I called the Rodeway Inn in West Asheville. Not only did the rates fall well within my admittedly tight budget, the staff member that answered the phone was warm, friendly and empathetic after I explained what had been going on in my life. He immediately made me feel welcome and reassured me that a handicap accessible room would be waiting for me the next day (thank you Brian!). I've been here almost a month now and every one of the employees from the manager to housekeeping to the maintenance men have been extremely helpful and gone out of their way to make me feel safe and welcome. The room I rented was extremely clean, the bed comfortable, the heat works perfectly, there's amazing water pressure (I hate to stay places with weak water pressure in the shower!), and there's convenient laundry facilities in the hotel for guests to use. I don't know when I'll be back.in Asheville but if I need to stay overnight I wont stay anywhere but this Rodeway Inn. Thank you again to the wonderful hardworking staff!!