Denali Bluffs Hotel

3.0 star property

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Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds | Iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Property amenity
Breakfast, dinner served; barbecue, al fresco dining

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included

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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

Room options

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • 36 sq m
  • 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

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(10 reviews)
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

7.2 out of 10
Good
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Room, Accessible

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(10 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(36 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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About this property

Denali Bluffs Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Wilderness Access Center
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, a microwave in a common area and a business centre. Housekeeping is available on request.
Denali Bluffs Hotel offers 112 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Cable televisions are provided. Bathrooms include a shower. Housekeeping is offered on request and an iron/ironing board can be requested.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of Denali Bluffs Hotel's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Kantishna Gallery. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy barbecue while dining at Mountaineer Grill and Bar
  • Services include tour or ticket assistance, a porter and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes bicycles to rent
  • Guests have great things to say about the location and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Wilderness Access Center and 6 minutes from Denali National Park Visitors Center
  • Train station pick-up and train station drop-off shuttle service available for a fee
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. There's an onsite business centre.

A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. A terrace, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at Denali Bluffs Hotel. A train station pick-up service and a train station drop-off service are available for a fee. Free self parking is available.

This 3-star Denali National Park hotel is smoke free.

Mountaineer Grill and Bar – This restaurant specialises in barbecue and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy al fresco dining (weather permitting).
Perky Moose Espresso – This coffee shop specialises in American cuisine and only serves light fare.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Train station pick-up shuttle (surcharge) from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • Train station shuttle at scheduled times
  • Train station drop-off (surcharge)
  • 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 centre
  • 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 lift
  • 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

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 at the property

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between 10 December and 24 May.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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 a smoke detector and window guards
Denali Bluffs Hotel offers transfers from the train station (fees may apply). Please contact the property on the number on the booking confirmation with your arrival details prior to travel. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Children aged 17 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Denali Bluffs Hotel Reviews

8.4

Very good

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 383 out of 826 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 267 out of 826 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 112 out of 826 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 44 out of 826 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 826 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

sara

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean. Deluxe room was worth the minimal extra cost. Lovely view. Parking and bringing luggage to room not convenient. You could very easily hear the room above. Woke us up multiple times.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

christine

Liked: Cleanliness
Very expensive for solo person in a very basic room with no breakfast included and limited paid options in cafe for breakfast. No restaurant operational on site so had to walk to village for dinner, totally booked out everywhere. Free shuttle bus was a good addition.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Alex and Lydia were awesome at the bar and restaurant. We did not get maid service. Check-in was great. We did not get a view.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is ok but expensive for what it is. Happened to be there when it was hot. I understand that they don’t have air conditioning but we could not get a fan to increase airflow in the room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maura

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
The staff was just wonderful…I had a small glitch with my reservation but there were no problems, only solutions. My first time to Denali, so I had a lot of questions…and they all had great answers. Wonderful place. Stay in building 26! Best views in a property with generally great views.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our view from room 2629. The room was spacious and had a great view. Only thing is you can’t park near your building, but they have a golf cart to take you and your luggage to your room. It’s stairs only if you are on the second floor. But would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Sadia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
I had my expectations low considering it’s a hillside hotel even though it was $400/night. The room was very average with limited towels and awful soaps. The towel bar was broken and when I called front desk no one answered. We spend two nights and the rooms were not cleaned. My husband was upset at the rough blankets and bedsheets and the super loud heating system. I am shocked this hotel has good reviews. I do not recommend this hotel for this price. It was load as you can hear people walk above and talk Nextdoor.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
It was a convenient location with a clean room. It is showing it's age and the comfort level for the price was not what I would expect. It is Alaska though.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hua

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kimberlyn

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I cannot say enough about our room. It was huge and the view of the national park was outstanding. Sitting on the balcony was wonderful! The staff was attentive. Every question was answered immediately. My only complaints: 1) very limited menu at the restaurant (I asked to use the children’s menu but was denied) and 2) the grab and go needs more items, even if they don’t expand the menu. We could only eat one of the four breakfast sandwiches. We got the last one our first morning and had to share it. They were out of it the second morning and we tried the chorizo burrito but it was way too spicy to eat before the national park hike. The location of the property was ideal!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Comfortable rooms with good hot water. Food options both for breakfast and dinner were expensive and eminently forgettable - walk down to the Denali Downtown area to eat. Front desk staff were a mix of friendly and helpful to surly and unhelpful. Shuttle bus driver slept in, meaning we missed out tour bus. On reflection, we would not stay here again, although Denali as a whole is an expensive and disappointing tourist trap.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mary Sue

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were assigned a room in one of the newer buildings and it was very nice and spacious. We had a gorgeous view of the mountain. We arrived on the first day that this property opened for the season. The reason for a 4-star rather than a 5-star rating is due to our feeling that things were not quite up to speed for opening day along with the fact that the lobby is not terribly welcoming. Our other Alaska accommodations - as well as others that we visited while in Denali - offered comfortable furniture for gathering and relaxing with travel companions. This property did not offer this. Their shuttle service was all that one could ask for. Over all, our stay here was nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not sure how to answer, we were only there one night. Slept well.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

KATHLEEN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Stop in Denali

It was brief. The accommodations were nice and the property well maintained. The restaurant was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

CHRISTINE

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
We stayed 2 nights at Denali Bluffs hotel. The 1st night the alarm went off in the middle of the night, a little thing but startled me. No hot water in the room. The TV and frig were on the dresser top so no place to pack and unpack. The room decor is tired and old looking, like garage sale furniture. I may have missed it in the info, but the rooms are pedestrian access only. Fortunately, there are golf carts and drivers to help with that. I stayed in a room farthest from the ice machine so I utilized a ride there. The rooms do not seem sound proofed at all, heard everybody and everything. I expected more for $400 a night but, hey, location, location, location. NOTE: the service people were generally pleasant and helpful (albeit undertrained for the season) and this is an OWNERSHIP PROBLEM. Seems they put the minimal amount into the experience and it's obvious. Greedy.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

ayushya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is great except the internet. The hotel details promises a free wifi but it doesn’t work. It was working fine in the hotel lobby so not sure why it cant be made available in rooms. When we informed at the front desk we were told it was due to the weather but I don’t think that is true. We were here for multiple days and it didnt work.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in room 2629 for 2 nights May 2025. The hotel had just opened for the season. Staff get 10/10 for being welcoming, responsive and respectful. Our room was perfect! On the end of the lodge, 2nd floor with a wrap around balcony, providing stunning views of the mountains and river below. We could not have asked for better, especially just coming off a disappointing 2-night stay at the McKinley Lodge, Trappper Creek. The entrance to Denali Park is less than 1 minute down the road - perfect for early access to the park. We also had a wonderful Salmon Salad at the Black Diamond Grill in Healy (10 minutes north).
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

JoDee

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, wonderful staff the rooms were nice.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Mark

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
View from the balcony is great. Bedroom and bath are clean and well sized. TV reception was grainy. Transportation shuttle schedule (once per hour) was helpful - when schedule was achieved... but problematic when schedule failed to be followed.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oonagh

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Wonderful staff. The TV system is not working. They are aware of the problem, but depend on distance repair support. I understand. The bed quality was fair. Some new, better-supportive mattresses would be nice. Overall, it is very good, and I would recommend it to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Lawrence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Potentially a very nice place. We were among the first to check in on day one of the season. They were clearly not ready for prime time. Restaurant closed, rest rooms in main building out of order, serious ongoing problems with hot water. Front desk staff inconsistent in responding to our concerns. I can only trust that things will improve but avoid the first week.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025