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The student staffers make Broyhill special

July 15, 2007

By: Sara Pitzer

          The Broyhill Inn sits atop a hill looking down on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone. In fact, the inn is owned by the university, a place where students work alongside professionals, learning the hospitality business.

          The rooms in this older stone lodge have been renovated and are spacious and comfortable. Although it has 83 rooms as well as extensive conference and special-events space, the place doesn't feel like an anonymous hotel, partly because it is only two stories high.

          The award-winning executive chef, Bill Morris, is perhaps best-known for the over-the-top Sunday brunch, which runs most of the day. Whatever else is on the buffet, you'll always find fried chicken, looking a little out of place with the more elaborate offerings.

          "People complain if it's not there," Morris says.

          This is an easy place to stay, away from downtown traffic, comfortable, with reasonable rates, and glorious landscape and mountain views.

          But the unique appeal of Broyhill Inn is its staff and service - the youthful energy of students including dining-room musicians, working with professional staff. It is a pleasure to experience. There's a hint of the unusual atmosphere here when one of the students mentions that Doug Uzelac, the general manager, has a college degree with dual majors, physics and theater.

Broyhill Inn and Conference Center

775 Bodenheimer Drive

Boone, NC 28607

1-800-951-6048

www.broyhillinn.com

General Manager: Doug Uzelac

Open: Year-round (closed Nov. 20-26 and Dec. 16-Jan. 3)

Rooms: 83 rooms and suites, each with private bath, TV, telephone, microfridge and free wireless Internet connection

Rates: $59.75-$198, depending on unit and time of year

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