Arctic Chalet LTD

We enjoyed a visit to Arctic Chalet, a tour of the kennels and informative talk about the husky breeding programme. The guide was very knowledgeable and answered our questions in a confident manner. We were allowed into the kennels and be up close to the huskies. An invitation was extended to go exercise the dogs, however as this involved sitting on a 4x4 and going over rough ground, I declined the offer on account of medical insurance conditions!! I think Arctic Chalet would be a fun place to stay for the more active person.

We had a wonderful 2 night stay at this chalet. Lovely dogs dragged sled for a morning walk, a scene never to be expected in cities. The rooms are comfortable and spacious. Full kitchen gives us freedom of cook our own meal after the trip to Tuktoyaktuk. The chalet is located perfectly cross the Welcome to Inuvik sign, 150kms to and from Tuktoyaktuk. The internet connection (Starlink!) is way beyond my expectations in such a remote location. A much appreciated plus for visitors coming from cities.

My family stayed on Judy and Olov’s property in mid August. Being new to the territories, we were disconnected. We instantly felt safe and at peace at the Arctic Chalet. I forgot to write a review in September, so this is long overdue. I feel it is important to acknowledge our stay as it was a wonderful one. We had to stay here for 2 weeks and the time went by quickly. We were so fortunate and more importantly, our 10 year old daughter was introduced to all the beauty and fun this resort had to offer! She caught her first big fish, canoed on the lake, she got to see the beautiful huskies every day, she rode her bike and walked the river and trails. Judy and Olav are lovely, helpful folks who take care of their space and their land. They run a well||organized, practical, environmentally friendly resort! In a few weeks we will once again be guests at the chalet. The family cabin we stayed in is a dream and had everything we needed to make our stay cosy and comfortable. I highly recommend this resort to anyone and everyone. I know we are excited to walk the trails with snow on the ground in a few weeks!

The cabins are adequate for what they charge, though the view from the Northwood cabin made us feel like we were in the middle of a scrapyard (surrounded by junk/old cars/etc). Still, it was good enough to sleep in so no big deal. Can't say the same about their car rentals. We wanted to drive up to Tuk, which is a 3 hour drive on a rough washboard road with no services or cellular. The rental vehicle they gave us for this trip was an old yellow GMC Jimmy. Both rear tires were very low on air and almost bald, the check engine light was on, it reeked of antifreeze when running and was hard to shift from park to drive. Needless to say, we took it back. When given this info, the owner made excuses and told us 'that's the typical shape cars are in up here,' 'it's better to have low tire pressure on those roads' and that 'it had made 100 trips up to Tuk with no problem.' I'm familiar with vehicles and I know a beater when I see one. Those tires would have blown their beads on that washboard road guaranteed if we had proceeded. Anyway, they gave us a discount rate for the tour bus ride they operate to Tuk, so we were still able to go. Nice people, but they should really consider the liability they are taking on when renting a piece of junk to people for a trip down a long and desolate road.

If you like a roughing it ...good enough type of experience then the reindeer is for you..nineteen seventies trailer converted to a multi occupant duplex. Very crooked and comes with mice and the flies to feed them. When you do dishes your over welmed with the stench of sewer gas from the shower drain. When asked for mice traps I was given urinal pucks ....to set around the unit...I tried to make the best of the situation but I couldn't. When I left they charged me for 2 additional night as they had a 48 hour cancelation notice....needless to say I won't be back anytime soon. Judy thanks for the experience of a lifetime! Hope the Huskies get treated better than the guests.

Six buddies stayed for 2 nights in Mid August. We had the family cabin and the room above the main house. Accommodations were clean and comfortable. We made use of the bbq and the kitchen was equipped to handle our needs.

They were able to accommodate us last minute which is an oddity during the summer out here. The beds are comfortable and the cabins are beautiful and clean. It’s located only a few minutes out of town by car and a 3 minute walk to the water. Highly recommend this place.

So I am in the process of moving to a isolated community in the North and thought this would be a good place to stay a couple of nights on my layover and took in the fact that these cabins would be good as they would have out door access for my 14 year old dog. I emailed the contact number and never received a email back. My wife called 4 times and left several messages before they got back to us. The contact "Judy" was happy to take our credit card and confirm our reservation as well as our vehicle rental. Four days before our our stay we get a call from Judy who tells us that we can no longer stay there because they are going to house quarantined teachers instead. But don't worry they want to accommodate my dogs and kennel them but we can't stay there with them. This is very poor business management practices. I will continue to encourage people to stay elsewhere. People beware ... your reservation does not mean you have an actual reservation with this company it sounds like someone who offers more or willing to stay longer you will get bumped. ||||Brad