High Hampton
Restored 2021 — the historic 1922 Inn at High Hampton plus 100+ cottages on 1,400 acres.
A 1,400-acre mountain estate in Cashiers, North Carolina — restored 2021 — with the historic 1922 Inn at High Hampton plus more than 100 cottages, a Pete Dye-restored golf course, two lakes, a tennis club, and the kind of country-club-resort program the Southern Highlands once produced and largely doesn't anymore. High Hampton is the rare full-property restoration that took the historic core and rebuilt the rest around it without erasing the property's bones.
The Highlands–Cashiers plateau lodging is mostly small inns and private clubs; High Hampton sits at the resort scale that's otherwise extinct in this stretch of the Blue Ridge.
The setting
The estate sits on US-64 in Cashiers, on the Highlands–Cashiers plateau at about 3,500 feet of elevation in the southern Blue Ridge. The property's 1,400 acres include two lakes, the golf course, hiking trails up Rock Mountain and Chimney Top, and the historic main inn. The town of Cashiers is two minutes from the gate; Highlands is 12 minutes south.
The drive in from Atlanta is two and a half hours; from Asheville, 90 minutes; from Greenville-Spartanburg, two hours.
The building
The 1922 Inn at High Hampton is the property's anchor — a stone-and-timber main building in the Adirondack-Blue Ridge vernacular, with the original fireplaces, exposed beams, and a wide front porch. The 2021 restoration rebuilt the inn structurally while preserving the historic envelope; cottages are spread across the wooded acreage, mostly in stone-and-timber construction in the same vocabulary.
Privately owned. The Cashiers Capital Trust (a partnership) financed the multi-year restoration.
The rooms
117 rooms total — historic-inn rooms in the main building, plus more than 100 cottages across the property. Cottage layouts range from small one-bedrooms to multi-bedroom homes. From around $595 in shoulder seasons; peak summer and holidays run higher. Inn rooms get fireplaces and traditional furniture; cottage rooms vary in scale and finish but lean stone-and-timber throughout.
Food & drink
The main inn restaurant is the property's dining anchor — three-meal dining, Southern-leaning American cuisine, dress code at dinner. Open to non-guests by reservation. The property also runs a more casual lakeside option in season, plus a tavern and a clubhouse restaurant on the golf course. No Michelin Key currently held; the Forbes-rated kitchen is the local standard.
On the property
A real full-resort program:
- Historic 18-hole golf course (Pete Dye restoration)
- Tennis (multiple courts)
- Two lakes for swimming, paddleboarding, fishing
- Full spa
- Hiking trails to Rock Mountain and Chimney Top
- Equestrian program
- Open year-round; summer (June–October) is peak
Who it's for
- Multi-generational family vacations — the cottages and inn rooms work for groups
- Golfers — the Pete Dye restoration is a destination
- Repeat Highlands–Cashiers visitors who'd been waiting for the High Hampton restoration
- Travelers who'd rather have a Southern Highlands estate than a beach resort
Who it's not for
- Travelers wanting a small intimate inn — High Hampton is full-resort scale
- Adults-only seekers — the property is family-oriented
- Budget travelers — this is the top of the local market
Nearby
Cashiers' downtown is two minutes from the gate. Whiteside Mountain (the cliff face, the trail) is 10 minutes. Highlands — the village, the Highlands Playhouse, Old Edwards Inn — is 12 minutes south. Lake Glenville (boating, swimming) is five minutes. Dry Falls (one of the few waterfalls you can walk behind) is 15 minutes south. Whitewater Falls — the highest waterfall east of the Rockies — is 25 minutes south. Asheville is 90 minutes north for the destination day-trip.
