<P> The estate today covers approximately 8,000 acres ( 13 sq mi ; 32 km ) and is split in half by the French Broad River , overseen by The Biltmore Company , a trust set up by the family . The company is a large enterprise that is one of the largest employers in the Asheville area . Restaurants were opened in 1979 and 1987 as well as four gifts shops in 1993 . The former dairy barn was converted into the popular Biltmore Winery in 1985 . The AAA four - diamond 210 - room Inn on Biltmore Estate opened in 2001 , and in 2010 , the estate debuted Antler Hill Village , as well as a remodeled winery , and connected farmyard . </P>
<P> The estate today covers approximately 8,000 acres ( 13 sq mi ; 32 km ) and is split in half by the French Broad River , overseen by The Biltmore Company , a trust set up by the family . The company is a large enterprise that is one of the largest employers in the Asheville area . Restaurants were opened in 1979 and 1987 as well as four gifts shops in 1993 . The former dairy barn was converted into the popular Biltmore Winery in 1985 . The AAA four - diamond 210 - room Inn on Biltmore Estate opened in 2001 , and in 2010 , the estate debuted Antler Hill Village , as well as a remodeled winery , and connected farmyard . </P>
when was the inn on biltmore estate built
when was the inn on biltmore estate built
in 2001
in 2001