Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge

Excellent large hotel just outside Talkeetna centre. Free shuttle bus every 30mins makes it easy to get into the centre, Very friendly staff from across the globe. Main entrance lobby and massive fireplace stunning. Large outside decking with amazing views out across the valley to Mt Denali. Rooms are standard hotel style clean and adequate , all be it a little dated. Dinner was good in the restaurant with friendly service. The gym is tiny, a converted bedroom including carpet, with a few outdated cardio stations and no mats or room to stretch. Needs a bigger room and upgrading.

The lodge is very nice. The restaurant service, I would give a 1. The breakfast is a buffet and the food is just OK. Not enough choices, to many starches. The service was horrible., it was a joke trying to get drinks, or milk for the only cereal they had, granola. Our breakfast was included, but the prices are very high if you're paying out-of-pocket, the views are to die for, full view out the back of Denali Peak. The room was very clean and well stocked, even had a refrigerator which was nice, but the bed was not comfortable at all. The property is absolutely gorgeous. While we were here, there were many flowers blooming. We also saw the first night a moose and her baby calf. I would recommend this place. I would take the shuttle into town which is not that far. The shuttle is free and grab yourself some food there. Great pizza parlor in town. Unfortunately, they do close very early. all the shops and food service places, the shuttle stops early also, so check on times.

Stayed at the Lodge for 1 night during our Cruise Land Tour. Our room was clean and adequate. Appreciated that the lodge had a free shuttle to Main St that we took advantage of during our one night stay. Lodge has a large lobby with plenty of comfortable seating with great views. Lodge does offer an onsite restaurant but we only used the coffee shop for breakfast before getting on our bus. Would stay again if we return to Alaska.

Had stayed before and very pleased overall.This visit there were very limited dining opportunities and was told by staff that it was late in season and they were shutting services down. We were not told this at booking. We had to go into town to eat when we would have preferred to relax at the hotel after long day of travel. If we had known this at booking we would have made other plans.

Beautiful setting with views of Denali (on a clear day). Vanessa was fantastic. There is a pretty walk around the property.

Hello fellow Tripers! Been a while since my last Review and I really dont give them unless I feel really strongly about it, no matter if its good or bad. I wanted to give this a little time before I wrote (2 weeks) because I was waiting to see if I heard anything further regarding the appallinly BAD service that we recieved from this establishment. We did not hear from the agency or the lodge and at this point I dont care to, so here it goes. The lodge itself is nice and clean for the area. Our room was an Executive Suite which probebly thier best room category. It was comfortable so the room itself I would give it a B + , oh and the elderly driver of the shuttle was so sweet and HE gets an A+.. however that's where the compliments stop.. Firstly this Lodge is massive with many rooms in different buildings and it mainly caters to bus loads of tourists from Cruise ships and other tours so you have to keep that in mind.. Its a bit touristy so if that's not your thing, be advised. Frankly its not my thing either but I didint know better. My Husband and I came here as part of an itenary from a high end Custom tour agency who does adventure tours to Alaska and other places. It's expensive but up untill this stay it was well worth it. I did this trip for my husband as an early Birthday gift. We checked in to Talkeetna lodge and that first night we had Dinner in thier more spendy restaurant the Foraker,, it says its fine dining? At least the people working THAT place were nice but it took over an hour to get our food and the place was half empty. How long does it take to cook fish? Perhaps they went fishing for it? The food was not what I would call Fine Dinning, just so so, my Halibut was kinda cold like it had been sitting there waiting for attention and the crab legs were a little over done, plus it was well over 200 bucks for just the two of us. The bigger problem happend the next morning when my Husband went to have breakfast at the Base Camp Bistro. He went alone as I was not feeling well and when I learned what happend, I wish I had been there. Breakfast was indeed included with our stay but I guess some of the staff did not get the memo, . Our first night there we even double checked with the staff at the front desk and we asked if we needed Vouchers, they said "No, you just give them your room number " So that's what my hubby did the next AM. He was sitting and having his breakfast and while he was there a server, lets just call her "CRS" came up to his table, she sharply pointed out that his breakfast is NOT included. She became argumentative with him when he told her it WAS included and that we confirmed this with the Front Desk.. She supposedly went over and checked with the Front and comes charging back to his table saying the Front desk said our breakfast was NOT included and that he was going to "Pay for that breakfast and she's brin