Kenai Peninsula Hotels & Lodges

Set on 30-some acres of scenic land just out­side Seward, Howl­ing Wolf Resort offers a true glamp­ing expe­ri­ence with 40 can­vas cot­tages fea­tur­ing real beds, wood fur­nish­ings, and elec­tric­i­ty. Each cot­tage has its own firepit, and the resort fea­tures saunas, hot tubs, cold plunges, and unique out­door show­ers with sky­light domes. Guests have easy access to the adja­cent Seward Adven­ture Park.

This 86-room lodge not only has end­less views over a vast val­ley, but it also sits on the banks of the Kenai Riv­er, which teems with fish. With vault­ed ceil­ings made of nat­u­ral­ly fin­ished wood, cozy sit­ting areas with wood-burn­ing stoves and pri­vate porch­es, it’s easy to feel like the whole place is yours. The area is famous for its fish­ing, but you also have easy access to Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park, a wild land filled with glac­i­ers, marine  ...more

The 24-room Mur­phy’s Alaskan Inn offers sim­ple, afford­able lodg­ing right in down­town Seward, with some rooms fea­tur­ing great views of Res­ur­rec­tion Bay and the moun­tains beyond. Rooms are a mix of sin­gle and dou­ble queens; two come with a kitch­enette, and all have a microwave and fridge. The inn’s down­town loca­tion puts the town’s restau­rants and attrac­tions, includ­ing the small boat har­bor, with­in walk­ing distance.

Look­ing for an inti­mate and acces­si­ble get­away with an authen­tic Alaskan feel? Alas­ka Wild­land Adven­ture’s Kenai River­side Lodge will fit the bill, with just 16 cab­ins set on the Kenai Riv­er, sur­round­ed by 3,000-foot snow-capped moun­tains. This easy-access river­side lodge has a remote feel, but is still right on the road sys­tem. Meals are served fam­i­ly-style, cre­at­ing a more inti­mate expe­ri­ence, and allow­ing you to min­gle with fel­low guests and  ...more

Dis­cov­er Lakeshore Lodging’s diverse selec­tion of lux­u­ry accom­mo­da­tions, all locat­ed in scenic Homer, Alas­ka. Avail­able year-round, these hand­picked rentals come in a wide vari­ety of set­tings, sizes, and styles — ide­al for fam­i­lies, cou­ples, and adven­ture seek­ers alike.

Locat­ed with­in a 1700 acre native-owned wildlife sanc­tu­ary in the heart of Kenai Fjords Nation­al Park, the cen­tral lodge and 16 guest cab­ins of Kenai Fjords Glac­i­er Lodge have full views of Ped­er­sen Glac­i­er and easy access to wildlife-view­ing adven­tures. The ele­gant­ly rus­tic lodge and seclud­ed guest cab­ins pair mod­ern com­fort and envi­ron­men­tal stewardship.

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.

Alas­ka Heav­en­ly Lodge offers the best of both worlds: all the seclu­sion and lux­u­ry nor­mal­ly asso­ci­at­ed with fly-in lodges, as well as the afford­abil­i­ty and con­ve­nience of being on the road sys­tem. You’ll find three hand-hewn log cab­ins, com­plete with a trail sys­tem and pic­turesque views of the Chugach Range and Kenai Riv­er. The loca­tion makes it easy to soak up the soli­tude of Alas­ka, as well as near­by adven­tures like fish­ing, raft­ing, and more.  ...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.

At this lake­side B&B just out­side Seward, you get gen­uine bed and break­fast hos­pi­tal­i­ty: home­made three-course break­fasts with Alas­ka ingre­di­ents, free use of kayaks and canoes, and per­son­al­ized ser­vice from hosts who know the area. Bear Lake’s unde­vel­oped shore­line means prime wildlife view­ing. You may see eagles in the spruce trees and moose along the water. Choose from five com­fort­able rooms, then unwind on the deck or explore the Om Home  ...more

Stay­ing at the remote Kenai Back­coun­try Lodge with­in the Kenai Nation­al Wildlife Refuge offers a real taste of the wilder­ness. The lodge, locat­ed on a five-acre, pri­vate in-hold­ing, began as a riv­er-accessed hunt­ing cab­in back in 1935. Years lat­er, the remod­eled and expand­ed prop­er­ty is still road-free, and guests raft into the lodge. Alas­ka Wild­land Adven­tures pride them­selves on a ​‘leave no trace’ style of eco-tourism. 

An all-inclu­sive ocean­front retreat on the shores of Sel­dovia Bay, Alas­ka, with off­shore hal­ibut fish­ing aboard a new 28’ land­ing craft. Hosts Scott and Janet Ogan pro­vide an authen­tic Alaskan adven­ture at their off-grid, hand­craft­ed tree­house and beach house lodge. Stays are exclu­sive, pri­vate escapes for you and your loved ones, with a mis­sion to ​“empow­er guests to recon­nect with their loved ones and God’s cre­ation through the extraordinary  ...more

Brand-new in 2021, this 74-room prop­er­ty with panoram­ic moun­tain views is a six-minute walk from the har­bor of Res­ur­rec­tion Bay mak­ing it easy to catch a day cruise or fish­ing char­ter. You’ll also be just a mile from downtown’s shops and restau­rants and you won’t even need a car for your stay here, thanks to a free shut­tle to and from the rail­road depot and cruise ship dock.

Dat­ing to 1916, the Van Gilder Hotel is the old­est sur­viv­ing hotel in Seward. His­to­ry buffs will love the antique fur­nish­ings, peri­od details, and hall­ways that trans­port you back more than 100 years. Rooms range from sin­gle queens with shared bath­rooms to dou­ble queen suites with ocean views. You’ll be stay­ing down­town and only two blocks from the Alas­ka SeaL­ife Center. 

Built in the 1950s, Mari­na Motel is a clas­sic, bud­get-friend­ly Seward motel with a touch of retro charm. It’s locat­ed right as you dri­ve into town, with­in walk­ing dis­tance of the har­bor, Alas­ka Rail­road depot, and every­thing else in Seward. Rooms are a mix of sin­gle and dou­ble queen rooms; some allow for dogs, some fea­ture par­tial moun­tain views.

The Seward Wind­song Lodge is a full-ser­vice lodge set in a glac­i­er val­ley, sur­round­ed by the for­est. Just eight miles from Exit Glac­i­er and four miles from Seward, the lodge offers a peace­ful retreat from the bus­tle of down­town; a free shut­tle pro­vides access to town, tours, and trans­porta­tion. Per­haps the best ameni­ty, though, is the sound of the gen­tle flow of the Res­ur­rec­tion Riv­er from your room. No sur­prise, many guests say their best night  ...more

Indeed, the Har­bor 360 Hotel has a pret­ty lit­er­al name: Locat­ed on Seward’s water­front, this 96 room hotel offers stun­ning 360-degree views: You’ll see the Seward Small Boat Har­bor and Res­ur­rec­tion Bay if you book a Har­bor­side room, or the Kenai Moun­tains if you book a Moun­tain­side room.

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

This lodge offers a unique wilder­ness expe­ri­ence. Set on Fox Island, it is acces­si­ble only by boat from Seward, and is a true escape from civ­i­liza­tion. Kenai Fjords Wilder­ness Lodge has 8 cab­ins which do not have tele­vi­sions; the focus here is on nature. Go out on a nat­u­ral­ist-guid­ed walk, or take a kayak excur­sion and look for whales that swim right up to the shore. At the end of the day, enjoy the com­pa­ny of oth­ers around the campfire. 

Locat­ed on the Kenai Riv­er, this inti­mate lodge offers seren­i­ty, stun­ning views, and pri­vate access to some of Alaska’s best fish­ing. All pack­ages include accom­mo­da­tions, 3 meals a day, pri­vate bank fish­ing at the lodge with pre­mier fish­ing gear, 50 pounds of on-site fish pro­cess­ing, and option­al char­ter fish­ing trips.

This tiny cove, 10 miles from Seward, offers a com­bi­na­tion of unplugged bliss, cool yurt liv­ing, and a kayaker’s par­adise. The two ​“unplugged” yurts each come with a queen-size bed and full size sofa bed, a table and chairs, linens, and a kitch­enette. You get unlim­it­ed use of kayaks dur­ing your stay — and giv­en the amount of sun­light dur­ing sum­mer, that means you can be pad­dling in and out of coves at mid­night if you feel like it!

Fam­i­ly owned and oper­at­ed for over 50 years, the McBride fam­i­ly has per­fect­ed Alaskan hos­pi­tal­i­ty. This all-inclu­sive world-class lodge fea­tures pri­vate, deluxe accom­mo­da­tions and gourmet meals. Per­son­al­ized guide ser­vice allows you to cus­tomize your adven­tures to your inter­ests. Enjoy the spec­tac­u­lar views by the fire or spend a relax­ing evening in the hot tub and Finnish sauna. Only host­ing 10 – 14 guests each week ensures that your stay is  ...more

Take a pri­vate, 1‑hour boat ride to a pris­tine wilder­ness resort fea­tur­ing 8 com­fort­able, ful­ly-equipped water­front yurts (fea­tur­ing a queen-sized bed and dou­ble futon with all linens, plus pri­vate bath and kitchen with run­ning water) and expe­ri­ence com­plete immer­sion in the won­ders of wild coastal Alas­ka. Your stay includes full access to our sea kayaks, stand-up pad­dle boards, skiffs, snorkel gear and fish­ing gear, so you can expe­ri­ence the  ...more