<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1RvhKH_0vkSC0u100" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1RvhKH_0vkSC0u100" width="2029" height="1141" >Moxy Asheville, North Carolina’s first Moxy flagship, is officially open and accepting reservations. The six-floor, 115-room property is on Biltmore Avenue.The property's communal spaces and bedrooms are customized and non-prototypical. With an open workspace and a video wall, the hotel’s living room lobby encourages connection. The lobby has a grab-and-go market as well.An independent rooftop bar and restaurant, Wildwood Still, is on the seventh floor, serving whiskeys and bourbons, craft cocktails, beer and wine and Asian-inspired small plates. Austin Tisdale is executive chef of Wildwood Still, leading the restaurant’s menu creation and ingredient sourcing. A fixture in the Asheville culinary scene since 1996, Tisdale has held positions at beloved local favorites including The Grove Park Inn, Bouchon French Bistro, Lexington Avenue Brewery and Bargello. Christa Baer has been appointed food and beverage director for Wildwood Still and Moxy Asheville, responsible for overseeing the Wildwood Still team. Artwork from nearly 20 different local and regional artists is featured throughout the property and Wildwood Still. This includes North Carolina’s tallest mural created by Scott Allred of Bruschcan Studios on the hotel’s exterior and a 120-gallon custom moonshine still from Ace Custom Copper, which marks the exterior entrance to the rooftop bar and restaurant. Forming a new dual-brand offering, Moxy Asheville is connected to the existing Aloft Asheville Downtown. The hotels have separate lobbies and elevators; however, guests of both brands share access to amenities including the Splash pool deck, a fitness center equipped with Peloton bikes and flexible meeting space. Moxy Asheville is owned by McKibbon Equities. Winford Lindsey served as the architect with Seattle-based hospitality design firm, The Society, handling interior design for the project. McKibbon Places led construction and design as project manager with Kellogg &amp; Kimsey serving as the general contractor. “Our team is thrilled to welcome this exciting new property to the portfolio,” J.B. McKibbon, president of McKibbon Equities, said in a statement. “Asheville has solidified itself as a must-visit destination in the south and as we expand our footprint in North Carolina, we couldn’t be prouder to share the beloved Moxy brand with this community and its visitors.” The hotel is operated by McKibbon’s hotel management arm, McKibbon Hospitality, which established the on-property leadership team led by Captain/Dual General Manager (and Asheville native) Dexter Hazel with Jamie Tudico as market director of sales. In his role, Hazel is directly responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the Moxy along with its sister property, Aloft Asheville Downtown. Tudico is responsible for revenue generation for Moxy Asheville, as well as McKibbon’s additional downtown properties: Aloft Asheville Downtown, AC Hotel Asheville Downtown and Kimpton Hotel Arras. </div></body>

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Moxy Asheville, North Carolina’s first Moxy flagship, is officially open and accepting reservations. The six-floor, 115-room property is on Biltmore Avenue. The property's communal spaces and bedrooms are customized and non-prototypical. With an open workspace and a video wall, the hotel’s living room lobby encourages connection. The lobby has a grab-and-go market as well.