Denali Bluffs Hotel

3.0 star property

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Property grounds
Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds | Iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Property amenity
Interior
Lobby sitting area

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Mile 238 4 George Parks Hwy, Denali National Park, AK, 99755
  • Mt. Healy Overlook Trail
  • Wilderness Access Center
    4 min drive
  • Denali National Park Visitors Center
    6 min drive
  • Denali National Park, AK (MCL)
    5 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 392 sq ft
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the neighborhood

Denali National Park

Located in Denali National Park, Denali Bluffs Hotel is in the mountains, a 4-minute drive from Wilderness Access Center and 6 minutes from Denali National Park Visitors Center. .This hotel is 9.4 mi (15.1 km) from Black Diamond Golf Course and 20.5 mi (33 km) from Stampede Trailhead.

What's nearby

  • Wilderness Access Center - 4 min drive
  • Denali National Park Visitors Center - 6 min drive
  • Black Diamond Golf Course - 13 min drive
  • Stampede Trailhead - 37 min drive

Getting around

  • Fairbanks Intl. Airport (FAI) - 126 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Prospectors Historic Pizzeria & Alehouse - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Black Bear Coffee House - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Denali Doghouse - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Thai & Chinese Food To Go - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Alpenglow - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Denali Bluffs Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Wilderness Access Center
Denali Bluffs Hotel offers 112 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 112 air-conditioned guestrooms. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided on request.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as bicycles to rent or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.
Satisfy your appetite with barbecue at Mountaineer Grill and Bar, a restaurant where you can enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge and dine alfresco. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/cafe.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Guests may use a train station pick-up service for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Mountaineer Grill and Bar - This restaurant specializes in barbecue and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Perky Moose Espresso - This coffee shop specializes in American cuisine and serves light fare only.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Train station pick-up and drop-off shuttle (surcharge) from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Train station shuttle at scheduled times
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Mountaineer Grill and Bar
  • Perky Moose Espresso

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible train station shuttle
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 12 buildings
  • Built in 1997
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 5 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the train station (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between December 10 and May 24.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 17 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

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Denali Bluffs Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 333 out of 734 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 734 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 734 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Pathik

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Erin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Arriving by train and having check-in combined with the shuttle ride up to the hotel was super slick. My room was giant, had a great view, and was clean and comfy. Only downside: the shuttle into the park took forever, and I ended up walking instead most of the time. If you aren't there as part of a cruise/tour, just be prepared for most of the guests to be cruise ship people.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great views of the area. Easy walk to shops. Feel of being in the wilderness. Awesome night stay!!!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel room relatively close to Denali. Outside propane fire pit did not work. When staff was asked about this we were told they were out of propane and probably wouldn’t be getting any more as the end of the season was approaching. We felt that if we paid the same as earlier summer guests we should have the same amenities. Otherwise it was a good stay and would stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Billy

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Great property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jose, Glendale

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wish I had an upstairs room
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Miki

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jaime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cozy and Close Park Access
Clean and comfortable. This stay fit out needs well. You can hear a little noise from the floor above but not much. There is a restaurant on site with a nice view - menu is small and prices are tourist prices, but it fit out needs and food was good. The bathroom is a little snug, but overall nice and for our needs. Location is hard to beat for park access. The little balcony was nice for coffee in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beatrice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luis, Oviedo

Traveled with partner
Love the view, accessible to downtown area about 10 minutes.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Smruti

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Rooms are tiny, beds are quite uncomfortable and there’s not much space to open bags/store stuff. Despite location views from room are terrible - just overlook other rooms instead of outdoors. There are some convenient food options - esp grab and go early in the morning and they have a shuttle service to the park.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruby

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
There were 4 used towels left in our room when we checked in. 2 were in the bathroom and 2 behind the TV. The food at the mountaineer grill was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Shuttle was great taking to town and to the park! Staff was superb! Beds could be a bit softer but nothing a few pillows couldn’t fix!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Barbara F

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness
The overall condition of Denali Bluffs was great. Although our room (and the bathroom!) reeked of smoke. Fortunately they moved us to another room. Parking was a bit of a walk to the rooms. And the shuttle was useful for stopping down ‘in town’ or going to Denali National Park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The views are great and their sister lodge is just up the hills. Awesome walking trails.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Barbara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
mixed results, both good and not good
This hotel has pluses and minuses. Pluses are friendly staff, comfortable clean room, restaurant, bistro and bar on-site. Decent views of mountains but not Denali. Minuses are checkout time of 10:00 am with staff promptly knocking at 9:59, balcony for our building 10 is view of neighboring building that is very close, people on neighboring balcony or walking path having loud conversations both early and late, very limited parking, trek from parking lot to room that is on uneven surfaces, not covered and can be quite a distance with heavy luggage. No elevators if staying in upper room. Restaurant on site that was closed for breakfast at 10 am and cafe on site that was open at 10 but served no breakfast items other than coffee. The same restaurant for dinner was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property is one of the closest to the Denali entrance with an hourly shuttle to Denali you can walk to Denali, takes about an hour to reach the visitor center There is a small strip of shops near the hotel but need to walk down a steep hill to get there
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

SHRADDHA

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property !
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carla, Redfield

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views and room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Guy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No sinage directing us from train to shuttle. Our shuttle was at the far end of the parking area of many busses. There was a sign on dashboard of very large bus. It might not have been used because it was pretty windy.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to the park which was a plus. It was fine place to stay but given the price I was disappointed. The room was basic. We walked to a number of other resorts which had better amenities on site (i.e. sitting room in lobby and outdoors, scenic views etc.) Overall, just okay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth the price
Everything in Denali is going to be pricy. We just planned on it. We got the deluxe roo because it was updated and offered a better view. Shops and restaurants are all walking distance.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024