A Room-by-Room View of the Biltmore Estate: Travel Vlog

[@shaneencalade4988]

I love the Biltmore…. The last time I was there it was a Wednesday in September and I had the WHOLE house to myself. Being able to go through and not be rushed or with a crowd was magical looking at every detail. It’s hard to believe that people lived that way.

[@harriscashcoach]

Wow, having the Biltmore all to yourself sounds like a dream come true! So cool that you got to take your time and really soak in the details.

[@patriciafix6626]

Yeah, but you can't go up the servant's stairways and the third floor. Too many velvet ropes.

[@mr4ourty5ive]

@patriciafix6626 when we went there for a field trip in the 90s the tour guide let us in the 3rd floor and the roof

[@jspohl]

It’s lovely it’s still in the family and they are sharing it with everyone. 💖

[@harriscashcoach]

I totally agree!

[@williamthomas9968]

My Wife and Myself enjoyed our visit there. Very thankful the family shares the historic nature of the home with us!

[@millcity9711]

Thanks for the tour, Annette. Biltmore has long been on my bucket list of places to visit. Until such time, I shall live vicariously through your visit to Biltmore. Your steady and thoughtful camera work is much appreciated.

[@harriscashcoach]

Thank you very much! We plan to visit next year to see Biltmore decorated for the holidays. I'll be sure to share.

[@BrentButner-bm7zr]

I'm glad I didn't have to listen to your music when I visited the Biltmore

[@harriscashcoach]

Noted.

[@JenniePz]

Thank you for the tour, Annette! I have wanted to visit the Biltmore all my life, but haven’t been there yet. This was a fun glimpse in the meantime!

[@harriscashcoach]

My pleasure. I can't wait to go back and see the Holiday decorations.

[@cynthiam976]

Thx for this! I've always wanted to see this since I saw his brother's extravagant home in New Port, Rhode Island called the Breakers. It was smaller but more like a European castle. One of the Vanderbilt family was on the Titanic and since he was a man he sank with it. P.S. I found the music relaxing. People can be so rude hiding behind the internet. Don't listen to the haters. Lovely video!

[@harriscashcoach]

Thank you for watching and for your encouragement.

[@Rosy_corner]

It’s amazing to see a beautiful mansion and the way those people lived. I find it interesting. I’ve been caught up in abandoned mansions, chateaus, but they are in decay. This was a grand tour. Thank you!

[@harriscashcoach]

Thanks for watching!

[@lauramitchell6725]

What’s really amazing is the fact that it has continuously remained in the same family so it was never left to decay or had its contents pillaged. It has been maintained but never had to be restored or recreated. The tapestries and books were already antiques when Vanderbilt collected them. (Like Napoleon’s chess set)😳 So hard to even fathom!

[@mariannepindar2278]

Thank you Annette - I enjoyed being an arm-chair traveler with you. Have a beautiful Christmas 🎄 sending you love ❤️ and light 🙏🏼

[@harriscashcoach]

Thank you for watching! You too! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🙏🏼😊❤️🎄

[@ChristaMarshall]

You have done such a great job with this video. Best i have seen. I have not been, to the Biltmore myself but i did a painting of it on a 36x48 canvas.

[@harriscashcoach]

That's so cool, thanks for sharing! I love to paint!

[@ChristaMarshall]

@harriscashcoach I wish I knew how I could show it to you to get your expert opinion on it.

[@Bullwinkle-h7b]

Ive been there many times and the Christmas Holiday time as well, fantastic! A must see.

[@harriscashcoach]

That's wonderful to hear! The Christmas decorations are something I aspire to see. 🙂

[@karenstieglitz3443]

Just beautiful. Thank you so very much for posting!! ❤

[@harriscashcoach]

You are so welcome!

[@gailaspreen2520]

Our visit was in the spring also and the blooming trees and shrubbery were fabulous. I really enjoyed the gift shop (barn?) where many lovely items were purchased. Thanks for your tour.

[@harriscashcoach]

Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@barbieburchfield5933]

Thanks for the tour. We were there about 40 years ago. At that time they said that there was a section upstairs that was closed because a family member lived there.

[@harriscashcoach]

Oh wow! That's awesome!

[@jesse4689-o2l]

Amazing attention to t he details of the house. Thank you.

[@harriscashcoach]

Agreed. It was amazing to experience.

[@2036livy]

It's been many years since I have visited but it is an amazing place. When we visited, you could walk into the area with all the plants, and many of the roped off areas were accessible then. I would love to go back in time and get to witness it all

[@harriscashcoach]

You can still walk through the gardens. That's in my other video. It was very beautiful.

[@cellison9414]

I like the music. Thanks for this relaxing tour.

[@harriscashcoach]

Glad you enjoyed it! 🙂

[@tarariden9211]

Visited was beautiful

[@harriscashcoach]

That's great news. Was your visit recent?

[@J_Thomas24]

Just took my first trip to the Biltmore of the weekend. What a wonderful experience. We only did the one day self-guided tour. I will definitely be going back to spend more time on the next trip.

[@harriscashcoach]

Awesome! It definitely deserves a return trip. I'm hoping to go back when it is decorated for the holidays.

[@BrentButner-bm7zr]

Beautiful home!! I have been there 3 times but they didn't allow cameras or filming when I went. How did you get by with it ???

[@harriscashcoach]

I think they may be used to it now. No one said anything and I kept it moving, so as not to aggravate anyone.

[@phughesphoto]

There was a time that you could walk down into the winter Garden. I had a day trip in school early 80’s and distinctly remember it being my favorite spot! ❤ Can’t remember if it was for History or Art!

[@harriscashcoach]

Love that!

[@timmillan6701]

It’s super impressive during the holidays also. Been there a few times

[@harriscashcoach]

We plan to go back in February to see the holiday decorations. Can't wait!

[@Casanova102986]

you did a amazing job .

[@harriscashcoach]

Thank you.

[@PatriciaStambaugh]

I did notice a lot of rooms you didn't show like the rooms where the washing was done also there was a room where flower arrangements for rooms were made ,also I believe there was a room that they just made pastries 😮

[@harriscashcoach]

Yes, some rooms were closed off, and I wanted to avoid getting in anyone's way. I was trying to be mindful of others. 😊😊

[@tarariden9211]

Just the doors where incredible so huge

[@harriscashcoach]

Yes, they were. Very historic and grandeur.

[@PatriciaStambaugh]

Visited the. BILTMORE in the early 1990's a lot has really changed from what I can tell from your video and appears to be for the best ate at the restaurant they had on the property loved the food and visited the winery done some tasting still have a bottle of there wine would love to visit again it was $19.00 for a pass I believe than I don't know what it is now I visited from Paintsville,Ky.good video😊😊

[@harriscashcoach]

I can see why you would want to visit again! We stayed at The Village Hotel during our stay and did the wine tasting too. I can't wait to go back soon.

[@trishradloff2421]

The weird music is rather distracting. I enjoyed the tour nonetheless. Thank you for sharing

[@harriscashcoach]

Noted!

[@carolmcdonnell502]

George wanted to replicate estates in Europe. He had thousands of furnishings brought from overseas. Cost to build was $5M then $183M today. Of course, Vanderbilts had a monopoly of railroads and shipping.

[@harriscashcoach]

It's a testament to his ambition and wealth.

[@HoosierDaddy11]

Went there it was amazing experience

[@harriscashcoach]

That’s fantastic! What was the most memorable thing you saw?

[@tressinar]

I have my grandmothers tapestry rug. It is stamped made in France. I have never seen another pattern like it. I would love too sell it too a french chateau somewhere. It is a pretty large tapestry.

[@harriscashcoach]

That's such an amazing treasure to behold. The tapestries at the Biltmore Estate were stunning as well. I'm sure yours would look just as amazing in such a grand estate.

[@d.l.l.6578]

Just turn off sound if you don’t like background sound.

[@harriscashcoach]

Seems so simple right… thank you 🙃

[@grrriallen7192]

Noit isn’t because if they decide to say something, you can’t hear it. Seems so dumb, right?

[@d.l.l.6578]

@ that’s a valid point.

[@jennymcgraw855]

Are all the flowers and plants real in the house? They are so beautiful.

[@harriscashcoach]

Yes, the flowers 🌸 are real and just as beautiful in person.

[@timmillan6701]

There is also a huge and beautiful greenhouse where they grow all the plants and flowers- they rotate everything to keep it looking the best

[@carylgrundy7814]

Where do the secret doors lead to?

[@harriscashcoach]

In the Library the one behind the tapestry on the balcony leads to a passageway connecting to guest bedrooms. Guests could grab a book and head back to their rooms in the middle of the night. In the Billiard Room the secret door leads to the Smoking Room. Thanks for watching!

[@tarariden9211]

It had elevator shoots Where Your food would be sent up Through this small elevato , what floor you on how cool right

[@harriscashcoach]

Yes, typically you only see that on movies. I actually saw one of those in my coworkers homes years ago. Thanks for watching!

[@usmcholmans]

At one point these most wealthy Americans paid 90% tax rate, and yet they still built these estates. That gives an idea of how obscenely rich they were, and it was all due to the blood sweat and tears of the poor who built the wealth for them.

[@harriscashcoach]

It was a sight to display for all to withhold.

[@grrriallen7192]

THAT BACKGROUND MUSIC IS ATROCIOUS

[@harriscashcoach]

😬🙊

[@SixEightPsycles]

People sure like to drop the "excess" bomb. Tells me that maybe they should have tried harder instead of being jealous. Mr. Vanderbilt employed a lot of people and took very good care of them. Asheville would be nothing today if it weren't for that man.

[@harriscashcoach]

Agreed. He earned it and spent it how he liked. The same rings true today. As long as your needs or families needs are taken care of, do you. Right?

[@grrriallen7192]

TURNED OFF THE SOUND. COULDN’T STAND IT ANYMORE BUT WANTED TO WATCH THE VIDEO.

[@harriscashcoach]

Thank you for watching.

[@a_new_leaf_eric5828]

Wonder if we ever will get the real history of this dutch castle or just reset so another generation can just go thru not with eyes that see.

[@harriscashcoach]

The history of places like the Biltmore Estate is often complex, and it’s important to remember that every generation interprets it in their own way.

[@a_new_leaf_eric5828]

@harriscashcoach agreed apon,i try to keep my personal opinions on historical structures private and civil since cannot prove anything but being said there is more to biltmore than meets the eye. There is a similar structure in Winston-Salem called the graylyn estate has very similar interior as beautiful biltmore. Roof top tour is my favorite. I would recommend that tour for anyone who loves architecture and ac power the views are amazing as a cheery on top.

[@bryanspindle4455]

I visited Biltmore in 1998. We paid $28 per person for tickets. I would like to go again but the ticket prices are through the roof now and completely unaffordable for me.

[@harriscashcoach]

Oh yes, it was over $100 for the visit pass, but we only went in the mansion once. We visited the flower garden multiple times, and there's no fee for that, so I would definitely check that out again.

[@SixEightPsycles]

I went several times in the 90's and you could do the rooftop tour and the behind the scenes tour for an additional $30

[@michaeljarosz4062]

I love manor house libraries full of leather-bound book sets. Did anyone ever read them? Even if Mr Vanderbilt tried, there's more than a lifetime of reading there. Of course I have seen nouveau-riche mansions where the books are fake: just bindings with no real pages inside. Or were they one-of-a-kind rare manuscripts that Mr V picked up in his travels, hand written in Latin that no one but a scholar could understand? In that case, shouldn't they in in an active library somewhere, available for study and not on an unreachable 12th shelf above the floor in a house that charges admission?

[@harriscashcoach]

You raise some excellent points about the libraries in historic homes! It's fascinating to think about the stories those books could tell, whether they're real or just for show. While at the mansion, you're able to learn more about Mr. Vanderbilt and his travels. The books in the library were real books that he picked up along his journeys and at home. They spoke of visitors picking up a book and reading while they visited him.

[@mchapman1928]

The tour stated they referred to this magnificent structure as their country cottage. Their lifestyle was one of opulence and excess, to impress their wealthy friends.

[@harriscashcoach]

And we are now able to look in awe at the magnificence. With all of his wealth Mr. Vanderbilt also gave back to the local community: Biltmore Estate: A Grand Tour Through History kzbin.infoit8fTyzEdA4

[@mchapman1928]

@ - My next door neighbor from Savannah GA, his female cousin was a servant for them in that beautiful home. True, they were very good to the surrounding community in Asheville. We’ve been there many, many times. Sadly, the road we take to get there is destroyed by the storm, so it will be a long time before we can go again.

[@nuttybloc4321]

There is no way that was built in the late 1800s

[@harriscashcoach]

Haha, I get what you mean! It does seem too grand to be from the 1800s. But it's true! They really went all out.

[@Funanimations-cl2ry]

quick tip for editing. Don't have the same muisc over and over again.

[@harriscashcoach]

I’ll mix it up next time-maybe a little polka or some whale sounds?

[@nurscathwill]

Disgusting! No one needs this much excess when people still are suffering from lack.

[@harriscashcoach]

There will always be those who face financial struggles and challenges in life. What truly matters is how we strive to make an impact and inspire change, fostering both an internal and external sense of community.

[@grrriallen7192]

Stop with the music. it is very distracting.

[@harriscashcoach]

You can turn the volume down.

[@BeAConservative]

I do not believe that spending your entire inherited fortune on a house is such a great legacy. George left his widow in debt with no income

[@harriscashcoach]

I see your point. While a house might not be the most liquid asset, it can provide a home for generations to come. As we can see the house was an investment that remains in the family future, even if it meant some financial risk.

[@MrRFAvery]

The problem is Ashville has became the San Francisco of the east. Queers galore. Been there several times years ago. Have no desire to go back.

[@harriscashcoach]

Many places experience shifts in demographics and culture, and it's natural to have feelings about how those changes impact your personal experiences. While some people might share your concerns, others find the increasing diversity of Asheville to be one of its strengths. Ultimately, whether or not a place is enjoyable is a personal decision, and it sounds like Asheville isn't the right fit for you anymore.

[@grrriallen7192]

This music is plain awful!!!!

[@harriscashcoach]

I've heard that before. You can mute it and still explore the beauty of the Biltmore Estate.

[@lennytnovel]

Why did you have to come back 5 months later to complain?

[@commonsense246]

Excess is sad and pathetic. If he hadn't built such a huge and grand place they'd still be wealthy and would still own Biltmore. Frugality would have accomplished so much more than such incredible excess! Still.....fabulous, but golly......

[@harriscashcoach]

It was a lot to see and just think, that wasn't even all of it. The family still owns it and they hope their children will want to keep it in the family and the legacy alive.

[@jaegerfamily2070]

It is still privately owned by the Biltmore family

[@ednakelley814]

It's still owned by the family.

[@ednakelley814]

@@jaegerfamily2070 The family is Vanderbilt. The Estate name is Biltmore.

[@grrriallen7192]

They DO STILL OWN BILTMORE. The Vanderbilt family as a whole spent all that they had when they had it. Ever heard of only burning a whole in someone’s pocket? The Vanderbilts were the epitome of that expression. Besides who are we to judge how they spent the money THEY EARNED?

[@joanneortiz6715]

Why play that awful music?

[@harriscashcoach]

I understand that everyone has different music preferences, so I chose a historic, slow vibe for the background music in this video. I'd love to know your preferences for future videos! Feel free to mute the video if the music isn't to your liking and focus on the awesome content in the meantime!

[@ednakelley814]

When you make your video then your can choose your music.

[@AFAskygoddess]

Mute it and change the speed to 1.5x. Turn on the closed caption feature. It helped a lot.

[@lynnhoffmann247]

It is slow music, I’ll give you that. But it’s dark and the lyrics are rather depressing, IMHO. ✌🏾

[@lauramitchell6725]

@@harriscashcoachMay classical for this era of house?

[@lindahughes2289]

That ain't a "home". Shameful excess.

[@harriscashcoach]

From what I hear, there was a competition in the family to see who could build the biggest house. And guess, what? George won, because he “built more house”.