A trend, with receipts
Heartland weekends: Bentonville, Knoxville and Asheville, with receipts
Where do you stay in an inland town the booking sites say is rising?
The coast can wait. Searches for inland towns with a real downtown and something to do outside are climbing fastest: Bentonville's museums and trails, Knoxville's Market Square and river, Asheville's breweries and mountains. They are also the places where "where should I stay" has no good answer online yet.
The otter runs a standard trip in each on a rota: five nights, two adults, a value budget, walkable to bars and cafés. The picks below are from the last run in each town, each with its all-in total, the venues within a ten-minute walk and the nearest stop. Run your own dates for live numbers.
Bentonville
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Knoxville
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Asheville
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Good to know
- Which part of Bentonville, Knoxville or Asheville should I stay in?
- Name the spot your days revolve around and the otter measures every stay from it. People most often start with the downtown square in Bentonville, Market Square or the Old City in Knoxville, and downtown or West Asheville in Asheville.
- Why are inland towns trending?
- Affordability, fewer crowds and a local food and arts scene, according to the booking sites' own search data. The otter doesn't guess at that; it shows what a stay actually costs there and what is within a walk.
Every number on this page was observed at the time shown and is never cached. Some booking links may earn us a commission; that never changes which stays you see or their order. Run your own dates and the otter fetches live totals.