North Carolina mountains home to 'Hobbit'-themed Airbnb

December 27, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. | Updated December 27, 2019 at 5:53 p.m.

by Associated Press

In this picture taken on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. British actor Martin Freeman and director Peter Jackson from New Zealand poses for photographs in promotion for the film 'The Hobbit, Battle of the Five Armies' in the Claridges suite in west London. After a long and eventful journey, "The Hobbit" trilogy has reached its bloody climax. Not a minute too soon for director Peter Jackson, who has been longing to unleash mayhem on Middle Earth. "It's the first time we've got to kill dwarves," said the director, his enthusiasm for death and destruction at odds with his laid-back manner and luxurious surroundings in a London hotel suite. "It's hard to get any emotional power in a film unless you are able to actually kill some of your main characters,” he said. “We've been hampered with that in the first two 'Hobbit' movies. But at least we have a good dwarf death toll in the third one." "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" wraps up the trilogy spun from J.R.R. Tolkien's slim book about home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins, coaxed away from his burrow to help a band of dwarves retake their mountain home from a destructive dragon.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
In this picture taken on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. British actor Martin Freeman and director Peter Jackson from New Zealand poses for photographs in promotion for the film 'The Hobbit, Battle of the Five Armies' in the Claridges suite in west London. After a long and eventful journey, "The Hobbit" trilogy has reached its bloody climax. Not a minute too soon for director Peter Jackson, who has been longing to unleash mayhem on Middle Earth. "It's the first time we've got to kill dwarves," said the director, his enthusiasm for death and destruction at odds with his laid-back manner and luxurious surroundings in a London hotel suite. "It's hard to get any emotional power in a film unless you are able to actually kill some of your main characters,” he said. “We've been hampered with that in the first two 'Hobbit' movies. But at least we have a good dwarf death toll in the third one." "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" wraps up the trilogy spun from J.R.R. Tolkien's slim book about home-loving hobbit Bilbo Baggins, coaxed away from his burrow to help a band of dwarves retake their mountain home from a destructive dragon.(Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

WEAVERVILLE, N.C. (AP) - O'er the misty mountains of North Carolina is a "Hobbit"-themed Airbnb.

The hobbit house named " Hobbithenge " is nestled into a meadow in Weaverville, The News & Observer reported. The house, which appears to be tucked into the earth, was handcrafted out of clay and wood, according to the listing. In addition to the wood stove and queen-sized futon, the listing says the rental also comes with mud, dust, spiders and a door that doesn't lock just yet. It emphasizes the home as "rustic," noting it also doesn't have hot water or much privacy.

Reviews describe stays as "phenomenal" and a "perfect getaway," noting that experiences exceeded expectations and had a magical air.

This rental is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) outside Asheville and isn't the only Tolkien token. Similar rentals are available in states including Tennessee , Virginia and Washington.

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