Does adding a fireplace or fire pit increase income for an Airbnb or vacation rental?
For a Mars Hill rental, yes — the university keeps a steady stream of visiting parents, alumni, and event guests, and an easy-to-use fire feature makes a stay feel like the mountains. Fuel is the local variable: closer to campus you may have gas, but the Spring Creek and Gabriels Creek properties run propane or wood, which shapes what we'd install.
Know your fuel before your fixture
Mars Hill splits two ways. In-town, university-area rentals may reach a gas line; head out toward Spring Creek, Gabriels Creek, or Forks of Ivy and you're in propane-and-wood country, where a fire feature means a tank, a regulator, and a properly connected system. That choice drives everything — a natural-gas unit and a propane unit need different orifices and pressures, and setting it wrong is why a fireplace soots its glass and looks neglected in the listing photos. We sort the fuel first, then pick the appliance to match.
Easy heat for a rotating guest list
A university-town rental turns over constantly — graduation, homecoming, campus events — and the fire feature has to be foolproof for people who've never seen it before. Gas is that: push-button flame, no wood to split, and nothing left glowing when they go. Mars Hill also sits at one of the colder elevations we serve, so guests genuinely reach for the fire across a long season, which is more shoulder-month nights you can book. Wood is possible where you want the real thing, but for a hands-off rental gas is the far easier fire to keep guest-ready. We pull the county permit, pressure-test the line, and meet the inspector — the record your rental insurance wants. We're 30 minutes north. Call (828) 545-0525 for a free assessment.
Fireplace help in Mars Hill
We install and service fireplaces throughout Mars Hill and the rest of Madison County — just 30 minutes north from our Asheville-area showroom.