Where To Stay In Homer

Ocean Shores offers amaz­ing views from all of its sites — plus, it’s warmer here than on the Homer Spit, since it’s not as windy. Most sites come with a pic­nic table and three shared fire rings over­look­ing the bay. You’ll also find cable TV and Wi-Fi, as well as coin-oper­at­ed show­ers and laundry.

At this year-round B&B just out­side the heart of Homer, the notion of being a guest takes on a new mean­ing. In her sun­ny two-sto­ry home, innkeep­er Paula caters to just one par­ty at a time — whether you are trav­el­ing on your own, or have up to six in your group. That means the B&B caters entire­ly to your needs dur­ing your stay — and you have easy access to quaint Homer, just out­side the doorstep.

Guests who come to this sun­ny, com­fort­able inn just out­side the main hub of Homer might be for­giv­en for doing a spin on the front-yard mead­ow and break­ing into ​“The Sound of Music.” After all, own­er Mar­cel­la Suy­dam says that guests often tell her that this spot reminds them of the Alps — and no doubt, the hills here feel pret­ty alive.

At Brigit­te’s Bavar­i­an B&B you’ll find cab­ins and fur­ni­ture, hand-built by the Euro­pean own­ers. You’ll also be treat­ed to home-raised food and award-win­ning gar­dens. Views of Kachemak Bay are read­i­ly avail­able from the prop­er­ty so you’ll have plen­ty to see while you relax in this lit­tle piece of paradise. 

Locat­ed with­in walk­ing dis­tance of town over­look­ing Bish­op’s Beach.

The Two Sis­ters Bak­ery is an insti­tu­tion in Homer. 

There’s a good rea­son why every room in this four-room inn out­side Homer is named after a bird — such as pheas­ants, ptarmi­gans and puffins. Feath­ered friends tend to pop up in the gor­geous views from the inn’s win­dows — and birds know a great place to kick back when they see one.

Alas­ka may not be known for its wines, but it is famous for its great berries — full fla­vors that make for won­der­ful wines. At this small win­ery and B&B in Homer, you can taste and pur­chase a com­pelling mix of award-win­ning fruit wines and fruit grape wine blends.

Alaska’s Ridge­wood Wilder­ness Lodge is a pre­mier, full-ser­vice des­ti­na­tion lodge in Hal­ibut Cove adja­cent to the Kachemak Bay State Park. Your hosts under­stand that expe­ri­enc­ing Alaska’s great out­doors is a pri­ma­ry goal for those active in mind and spir­it, so they have designed numer­ous guid­ed adven­tures to choose from, includ­ing hik­ing, glac­i­er kayak­ing & wildlife view­ing. You can also add-on a fish­ing char­ter or bear view­ing tour during  ...more

The McBride Fam­i­ly has per­fect­ed their all-inclu­sive world-class Alaskan expe­ri­ence. Their amaz­ing local Alaskan team and pro­fes­sion­al guides will per­son­al­ize and cus­tomize your stay based on your inter­ests, the tides, and the weath­er. Your days can be qui­et and relax­ing or filled with action-packed adven­tures includ­ing sea kayak­ing, hik­ing, casu­al beach fish­ing, tide pool­ing, marine and wildlife view­ing, boat excur­sions, beach camp­fires, bird  ...more

Drift­wood Inn presents a vari­ety of lodg­ing options, includ­ing hotel rooms, deluxe lodges, a fam­i­ly cot­tage, and an RV park — all of which have great views of Bishop’s Beach and Kachemak Bay. This fam­i­ly-owned and ‑oper­at­ed inn and has free Wi-Fi, cof­feemak­ers in most rooms, and a cozy lob­by with a fire­place. And you’re with­in walk­ing dis­tance of cof­fee shops, bak­eries, book­stores, and restaurants.

Otter Beach Lodges makes for an inti­mate Alaskan stay. Just 13 lux­u­ry units (7, 1 – 3 bed­room lodges and 6 effi­cien­cy apart­ments) make up this prop­er­ty in Homer, offer­ing plen­ty of pri­va­cy and fea­tur­ing stun­ning water and moun­tain views. Plus, the prop­er­ty is with­in walk­ing dis­tance of Homer’s great restau­rants, as well as its art gal­leries and shops. It’s also close to the docks — per­fect for those leav­ing on ear­ly-morn­ing fish­ing char­ter trips.   ...more

The Lands End Resort sits at the very tip of the Homer Spit, offer­ing incred­i­ble views of Kachemak Bay and the Kenai Moun­tain Range. Take a walk along the beach­front, then head to the shops, bars, and restau­rants along the spit. If the views are too beau­ti­ful to leave, enjoy a meal at the hotel’s Chart Room restau­rant. When it’s time for activ­i­ties, a help­ful staff of locals can pro­vide rec­om­men­da­tions and book your excursions.

This cozy, fam­i­ly-run hotel fea­tures a range of com­fort­able stu­dios and suites — some of which come with ocean views. Sea­far­er Suites is walk­ing dis­tance to local restau­rants and art gal­leries, and just a few miles away from the Homer Spit.

Not many hotels can say that every room has a great view, but Ocean Shores was designed that way. Each room fea­tures views of Kachemak Bay and the sur­round­ing moun­tains. Also the ocean front prop­er­ty has a nice path to our seclud­ed beach and tide pools of Kachemak Bay. Or explore the near­by town of Homer.

There’s a good rea­son why every room in this four-room inn out­side Homer is named after a bird — such as pheas­ants, ptarmi­gans and puffins. Feath­ered friends tend to pop up in the gor­geous views from the inn’s win­dows — and birds know a great place to kick back when they see one.

Guests who come to this sun­ny, com­fort­able inn just out­side the main hub of Homer might be for­giv­en for doing a spin on the front-yard mead­ow and break­ing into ​“The Sound of Music.” After all, own­er Mar­cel­la Suy­dam says that guests often tell her that this spot reminds them of the Alps — and no doubt, the hills here feel pret­ty alive.

Alas­ka may not be known for its wines, but it is famous for its great berries — full fla­vors that make for won­der­ful wines. At this small win­ery and B&B in Homer, you can taste and pur­chase a com­pelling mix of award-win­ning fruit wines and fruit grape wine blends.

The Two Sis­ters Bak­ery is an insti­tu­tion in Homer. 

At this year-round B&B just out­side the heart of Homer, the notion of being a guest takes on a new mean­ing. In her sun­ny two-sto­ry home, innkeep­er Paula caters to just one par­ty at a time — whether you are trav­el­ing on your own, or have up to six in your group. That means the B&B caters entire­ly to your needs dur­ing your stay — and you have easy access to quaint Homer, just out­side the doorstep.

Locat­ed with­in walk­ing dis­tance of town over­look­ing Bish­op’s Beach.

At Brigit­te’s Bavar­i­an B&B you’ll find cab­ins and fur­ni­ture, hand-built by the Euro­pean own­ers. You’ll also be treat­ed to home-raised food and award-win­ning gar­dens. Views of Kachemak Bay are read­i­ly avail­able from the prop­er­ty so you’ll have plen­ty to see while you relax in this lit­tle piece of paradise. 

It’s thrilling to see coastal brown bears in their nat­ur­al habi­tat, espe­cial­ly when you’re not rushed. Fly out of Homer to the Kat­mai coast for five days of amaz­ing bear view­ing with Alas­ka Bear Adven­tures. Stay overnight on the Alas­ka Dawn, a 65-foot expe­di­tion trawler, so you can eas­i­ly get back to the bears each morning.

See the bears of Lake Clark and Kat­mai Nation­al Park on their own turf at this bliss­ful­ly remote cab­in-based eco lodge. This is a glamp­ing expe­ri­ence with incred­i­ble views — both of the bears liv­ing in their own habi­tat, and of the nat­ur­al scenery that you get from your hosts, who also run Homer’s only heli­copter-based adven­ture safari company.

The view will like­ly be the first thing you notice at Alaskan Suites. Set about 20 feet from the edge of a bluff, the prop­er­ty fea­tures incred­i­ble views of Kachemak Bay, Cook Inlet, and the moun­tains beyond. It’s a view you can take in from the five roman­ti­cal­ly rus­tic cab­ins, the com­mon-area hot tub, or the camp­fire pit. Do as most guests do: max­i­mize your time here by stay­ing at least two nights.

If you can’t decide whether you’d rather have sun­set or sun­rise views on vaca­tion, Between Beach­es Alas­ka per­fect. Perched on a spit near Sel­dovia that offers both East and West water views, this idyl­lic spot also offers the chance to watch whales, otters, seals, shore­birds and eagles while enjoy­ing the tran­quil­i­ty of a unique set­ting. Choose from 3 cab­ins or 2 lux­u­ry glamp­ing tents.

Seren­i­ty and pri­va­cy are para­mount at this inti­mate col­lec­tion of five roman­ti­cal­ly rus­tic vaca­tion rentals. Under­ground cab­ins and a yurt are just some of the unique rooms that make up this Homer prop­er­ty, all perched on a bluff with spec­tac­u­lar views of Kachemak Bay and the moun­tains beyond.

Otter Beach Lodges makes for an inti­mate Alaskan stay. Just 13 lux­u­ry units (7, 1 – 3 bed­room lodges and 6 effi­cien­cy apart­ments) make up this prop­er­ty in Homer, offer­ing plen­ty of pri­va­cy and fea­tur­ing stun­ning water and moun­tain views. Plus, the prop­er­ty is with­in walk­ing dis­tance of Homer’s great restau­rants, as well as its art gal­leries and shops. It’s also close to the docks — per­fect for those leav­ing on ear­ly-morn­ing fish­ing char­ter trips.   ...more

Lee and Jess Ten­hoff start­ed con­struct­ing tough, qual­i­ty yurts in 1995 and since then they have worked with the Alas­ka State Park sys­tem to place nine yurts across the Katchemak Bay from Homer. Each of the yurts is in a pic­turesque loca­tion and pro­vides a home base for adventure.

If you are look­ing for an Alaskan get­away that is beau­ti­ful, remote and rus­tic, Otter Cove makes the per­fect des­ti­na­tion. Locat­ed in Eldred Pas­sage, a short water taxi trip from Homer, Otter Cove lets you explore this idyl­lic cor­ner of Alas­ka by kayak­ing, hik­ing, wan­der­ing a beach, tak­ing pho­tos or just relax­ing. You can even stay the night in Otter Cove’s cab­ins, nes­tled in the lush coastal for­est off Kachemak Bay.

Your own idyl­lic log chalet —is sur­round­ed by more than a mil­lion acres of Kachemak Bay State Wilder­ness Park and Kenai Fjords Nation­al Mon­u­ment. Every day offers a first-class adven­ture. There are miles of love­ly hik­ing trails and trout fish­ing sup­plies are pro­vid­ed. You may ask the pilot to return and take you for a day of brown bear view­ing, or oth­er fly-out adven­ture! Immers­ing your­self in some of the best of Alas­ka involves just a  ...more

The McBride Fam­i­ly has per­fect­ed their all-inclu­sive world-class Alaskan expe­ri­ence. Their amaz­ing local Alaskan team and pro­fes­sion­al guides will per­son­al­ize and cus­tomize your stay based on your inter­ests, the tides, and the weath­er. Your days can be qui­et and relax­ing or filled with action-packed adven­tures includ­ing sea kayak­ing, hik­ing, casu­al beach fish­ing, tide pool­ing, marine and wildlife view­ing, boat excur­sions, beach camp­fires, bird  ...more

Alaska’s Ridge­wood Wilder­ness Lodge is a pre­mier, full-ser­vice des­ti­na­tion lodge in Hal­ibut Cove adja­cent to the Kachemak Bay State Park. Your hosts under­stand that expe­ri­enc­ing Alaska’s great out­doors is a pri­ma­ry goal for those active in mind and spir­it, so they have designed numer­ous guid­ed adven­tures to choose from, includ­ing hik­ing, glac­i­er kayak­ing & wildlife view­ing. You can also add-on a fish­ing char­ter or bear view­ing tour during  ...more

See the bears of Lake Clark and Kat­mai Nation­al Park on their own turf at this bliss­ful­ly remote cab­in-based eco lodge. This is a glamp­ing expe­ri­ence with incred­i­ble views — both of the bears liv­ing in their own habi­tat, and of the nat­ur­al scenery that you get from your hosts, who also run Homer’s only heli­copter-based adven­ture safari company.

A Stay at the Tut­ka Bay Lodge near Homer will give you a greater appre­ci­a­tion for nature, while boost­ing your gourmet skills and broad­en­ing your culi­nary palate. Once you’re set­tled in, you can hike through the old-growth for­est, pick berries, go kayak­ing or fly-fish­ing, watch for whales in the bay, or even dig for steam­er clams that might show up in that night’s din­ner. One of the lodge own­ers is a Cor­don-Bleu-trained chef and since 2010 has  ...more

Deb­bie and Gary Seims built the Peter­son Bay Lodge three years ago, focused on cre­at­ing a low-impact, wal­let-friend­ly estab­lish­ment. Their loca­tion on the rocky coast­line in the back of Kachemak Bay pro­vides their oys­ter farm with a boun­ty of shell­fish, part of which is shared on guests’ arrival. Savor fresh oys­ters on the half shell with mar­ti­ni and cham­pagne sauces, whipped up by Gary, a splen­did chef. He also makes a killer king salmon…  ...more