Meet Diana and Kevin…
Diana Thornton and Kevin Gero met May 18, 2002 and their longstanding 15-year relationship culminated in marriage in June 2017. Kevin and Diana have always loved entertaining and cooking for their family and friends. They are expanding this love of entertaining and great food into an occupation with the Carolina Bed & Breakfast.
Diana Thornton was born in St. Petersburg, FL and during her life she has lived in a good number of States, as well as spending 13 years in England. She has worked the last 25+ years as an IT Healthcare executive specializing in Healthcare Information systems for hospitals and managed care organizations. She left her position as a Business Change Director with Anthem, Inc. at the end of June 2017 to turn a lifelong dream of owning a Bed & Breakfast into reality. Her core skills and strengths for relationship building and daily organization translate well into the management, hospitality and operation of the Carolina Bed & Breakfast.
Kevin Gero was born in Worcester, MA and spent 4 years in the United States Marine Corps where he learned basic electronics and honed his strong leadership and team-building skills. Kevin has worked for various Power organizations while obtaining his BSEE and MBA degrees. He spent 30+ years working in the Power Supply Industry in Engineering, Sales, and Marketing. Kevin is working for Murata Power Solutions from Asheville in the data center power market and travels periodically supporting his customers. Kevin assists in the operation and maintenance of the Carolina Bed & Breakfast.
Diana and Kevin have a lovely blended family that includes Diana’s two sons and Kevin’s two daughters:
Diana’s two sons are happily married. Matthew and his husband Steve welcomed their precious baby girl Luna Rae to their family on Matt’s birthday in August 2019. Sam and his wife Hannah have two beautiful little girls, Nora Wren, born in October 2018 and Alice Hardin, born in October 2020.
Kevin’s two daughters are Danielle and Kristen. Danielle is happily single and back in school furthering her education and expanding her mind. Kristen’s family includes husband John and their two amazing children, Ella Mae and Jackson Parker.
Life is beyond good when your blessings include grand babies!!!!
About the Inn…
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast, located at 177 Cumberland Avenue, Asheville, NC was built in 1901 and is in the Montford Historic District. Richard Sharp Smith, the Supervising Architect of the Biltmore Estate, designed the Carolina Bed & Breakfast, an Arts & Crafts Style house, using his preference for pebble-dash, shingles, high-pitched roofs and heavy stone foundations.
This beautiful Inn was family owned by the W. Vance Brown family until the Depression hit in the 1930s when it was sold to the George Webb family, who turned it into a boarding house. Their young son, David, who lived in the Cottage on the rear of the property, embarked on an illustrious career as a jewelry designer to the President and movie stars. David Webb jewelry has been worn by the rich and famous ranging from Jackie Kennedy-Onassis to Gwen Stefani. The home sold in 1983 and became the Carolina Bed & Breakfast. This lovely Inn has hosted many visitors to the Asheville area for 35+ years.
The Carolina Bed & Breakfast provides guests the ultimate in relaxation and comfort. It offers a lovely space for guests to enjoy and to lay their heads after a busy day exploring all the best that Asheville and the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains area has to offer. The Carolina Bed & Breakfast location in Asheville is perfect in a beautiful historic neighborhood with downtown only a short walk away. Our sole purpose is to make our guests feel pampered, spoiled, and completely at home like a member of the family during their stay.
