Unseen Rooms Biltmore Estate

Ghosts of the biltmore house the biltomre estate located in asheville was originally built to be a vacation home for george washington vanderbilt one of the heirs to the vanderbilt industrial fortune.

Unseen rooms biltmore estate.

Abc news has a pretty good article on the mysteries of the biltmore estate. Vanderbilt s initial plans in 1900 to create an inn never materialized in his lifetime. In this case gentlemen who wanted to retire to the smoking room after a game of billiards. With all those rooms it s hard to imagine where that could lead.

Unlocking the hidden doors inside the biltmore estate more explore what s behind the mysterious concealed doors in the billiard room library vanderbilt s bedroom and more. The top rated inn on biltmore estate has rooms starting from around 200 a night with packages available. Check out the picture above of a secret passage in the winter garden. The winter garden is the room where tropical plants would have been located surviving even during the harsh winter months.

The idea finally becomes a reality with the inn on biltmore estate offering guests a personal taste of vanderbilt hospitality. Unlocking the biltmore estate s hidden doors in the library winter garden and breakfast room. Biltmore used with permission with 35 bedrooms 43 bathrooms 65 fireplaces and nearly 180 000 square feet the enormous biltmore estate has plenty of places to hide. Outdoor activities abound on the 8 000 acre.

Hidden passageways on the biltmore estate. Breakfast room hidden door. Designed both for aesthetics and hospitality biltmore s hidden doors such as the one pictured above in the billiard room were designed to create a seamless appearance but provide access for staff providing service and convenience for guests.