Must-see hotels in Alaska

  • Fred’s Creek Cabin

    Sitka

    Popular cabin at the start of the Mt Edgecumbe Trail (read: hikers passing through) with wooden bunks for eight, pit toilet and mooring buoy. Close to…

  • Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site

    The Interior

    At Blueberry Lake, you'll find 25 campsites situated in the alpine beauty of Thompson Pass, just north of Valdez. There are toilets and potable water on…

  • Ptarmigan Creek Campground

    Seward

    These 16 sites were once shady but now resemble a clear-cut in places due to the spruce beetle, which killed many trees in the early part of this century.

  • Summit Lake Lodge

    Kenai Peninsula

    This lakeside lodge has refined log cabins, more basic motel accommodation and a bustling restaurant. We only wish it were a bit further from the road.

  • Quartz Creek Campground

    Kenai Peninsula

    On the shores of Kenai Lake, this is crazily popular with RVs and anglers during salmon runs. The campground is so developed that the sites are paved.

  • Arctic Getaway Alaska Cabin Rentals

    Alaska

    Offers a sunny two-person cabin and antique-laden four-person cabins. All come with breakfast and have kitchenettes available for making other meals.

  • Glacier Bear Lodge

    Southeast Alaska

    Has 31 comfortable rooms, and a good restaurant and lounge. It also provides a shuttle to and from the airport. Heavily oriented toward fishing.

  • Russian River Roadhouse

    Kodiak Island

    One five-room lodge and three spacious, private cabins on the property of a former lumberyard (rusted equipment still dots the parking lot).

  • Alaska Wilderness Cabins

    Anchorage Region

    Offers accommodations ranging from its cozy Eklutna room with a view of the lake to three cabins without electricity or running water.

  • Eagle’s Rest RV Park

    Valdez

    On the edge of town, this RV park has nice views, plus showers and laundry. The small wooden cabins have cable TV and coffee machines.

  • Renfro’s Lakeside Retreat

    Seward

    It has mediocre RV sites but fabulous lakeside cabins, with fire pits and lofts with views. It's just under 20 miles north of Seward.

  • Resurrection River Cabin

    Seward

    This public-use cabin is 6.5 miles from the southern trailhead of the Resurrection River Trail. It's first-come, first-serve.

  • USFS Cabins

    The Stikine River

    You can book one of a dozen USFS Cabins along the Stikine River, most of them on or close to the riverbank. Book well ahead.

  • Centennial Park Campground

    Kenai Peninsula

    Maintained by the city, this 176-site campground has boardwalked fishing access to the Kenai River. The day-use fee is $8.

  • Uptown Motel

    Kenai Peninsula

    The rooms here are clean and the very cool lobby is full of antiques, including an old barber’s chair and cash register.

  • Paxson Lake BLM Campground

    The Interior

    With 50 sites peppered around a misty lakeshore, this is one of the most dramatic public campsites along the Richardson.

  • Crescent Creek Campground

    Kenai Peninsula

    This small campground has nine wooded sites for tents. From most you can hear Crescent or Quartz Creeks babbling away.

  • Bridgekeeper’s Inn B&B

    Kenai Peninsula

    A cozy place with private bathrooms and full breakfasts; one room has a balcony overlooking the salmon-filled slough.

  • Forest Acres Campground

    Seward

    Located 2 miles north of town just off the Seward Hwy on Hemlock St. It has quiet sites shaded by towering spruce.

  • Control Lake Cabin

    Southeast Alaska

    Control Lake Cabin is reached from State Hwy 929, where a dock and rowboat are kept on the west end of the lake.

  • Bear River RV Park

    Southeast Alaska

    Sixty-eight sites along the Bear River a mile from Stewart, in BC, Canada. There are washrooms and pay showers.

  • USFS Cabin

    Anchorage Region

    Three miles up the Crow Pass trail, on a beautiful alpine lake. Book well in advance.

  • Public-Use Cabins

    Kenai Peninsula

    The refuge maintains 16 public-use cabins. All but two must be booked in advance.

  • Discovery Campground

    Kenai Peninsula

    Has 53 campsites near the beach in Captain Cook State Recreation Area.

  • Skater’s Cabin

    Prince William Sound

    In a beautiful Eyak Lake setting, 2 miles east of town on Lake Ave, with a scoop of gravel beach and a woodstove, this one-room cabin can be booked…

  • Denali Park Salmon Bake Restaurant & Cabins

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    These standard cabins come with TV, heater and bath, and are on the dingy side of clean. The economy rooms have shared bathroom and a shingle exterior…