Denali Cabins - Denali National Park

I traveled solo from Anchorage to Denali. I stayed in the Denali Cabins and I loved every aspect of my stay. The cabin was simple, but contained everything I needed. It was comfortable and cozy. The weather in mid September was already turning colder, but the cabin was warm with plenty of covers. The bed and pillows were better than I have at home. The Denali Cabins Shuttle service was convenient and on time. Drop offs and pickups were at all the places you needed to be: The Train Depot, The bus depot for guided tours, the Denali Visitor Center and the Denali Boardwalk. The drivers were there to help you and recommend the best pickups for your activities. All the drivers were great, but Sandy first picked me up at the train depot upon my arrival. Her smile and helpfulness made a great first impression. The coffee shop had grab and go choices in the morning and you were served by a nice service person. The Prey Restaurant and bar offered dinners starting at 5 pm while I was visiting. I ate there every evening I was in the park. Waiter Dennis was both friendly and efficient. My Denali Cabins experience was everything I could have hoped for.

First, the positives about our 3 night stay here and the reason why I am not giving it just 1 star. The location is close to Denali NP and therefore very convenient. Also, the food in the restaurant was fine. |Now the negatives:|-When my wife and I arrived, we were given the key to Cabin #8. When I unlocked it, a woman started screaming. She had been given this cabin and thought that we were breaking in. We went back to the check-in desk to find that the cabin had already been given to another person. After a lot of computer searching, 1 empty cabin was found and we were given the key. We found out later that this was the cabin that the screaming person had originally been given. The heater wasn’t working properly, so they gave her our cabin prior to our arrival. Which leads me to…|-The heater. It would either not stop pumping out heat or not work at all. We had maintenance stop by 4 times, each time assuring us that it was fixed. It always worked for a couple of hours, then ceased to function. We woke up each morning freezing.|-These cabins are really expensive. We knew that they were rustic and costly, but this was the only available lodging near Denali when we decided to go on this trip. For this price, at least the heating system should work. The many apologies by the assistant manager just didn’t cut it. She admitted that they knew that the heater was a problem, and that this was the case in many cabins. She said her superior had approved a free breakfast for us on our final morning there for our troubles. I pointed out that this wasn’t much compensation. She contacted her superior again, and that person agreed to deduct $50.00 from our stay.|My conclusion is that their bottom line is to invest the minimum amount in keeping up the cabins while realizing the maximum amount of profit. The quality of their customers’ stay was certainly not their priority. I would never recommend this establishment to anyone.

When my wife and I arrived I had 2 different envelopes thanking us for our stay and another happy birthday card Also I had a package of chocolate chip cookies, and the largest and best tasting cinnamon roll I ever had. My cabin was located next to a beautiful trout stream and picturesque mountains all around. The cabin was exceptionally clean and since I had some health issues I couldn’t stay from the year prior so they let me do the following year The nice lady at the front desk recognized my name when I checked in because she had talked to my wife over the phone. Everything about my stay was perfect! I recommend that everyone stays here if you are going to Denali!

This was a great place to stay. There were 6 adults in our group, so we booked 2 cabins. The cabins were clean and warm. The property was very clean and kept up. There is also a restaurant and coffee shop on the property for convenience with great food and drink options. Matthew, at the front desk, was very kind and helpful. Sandy picked us up from the train station and continued to assist with getting our luggage inside our cabins. One of the main things that really impressed me is that Denali cabins took great care with our luggage. We had booked excursions for the day, and they took care of our luggage and took it to the train station so that we did not have to hang on to it all day long. Several other highlights about the property were the sauna and the covered fire pit. I would highly recommend this property for your stay in Denali!

These cabins were a great place to stay near the park. We felt like we were in our own world, not having to share walls with anyone. Listening to the rain on the roof was a special memory. Only a few miles from the park, it was easy to get to each day. The staff was super attentive; after dinner, we stopped by the front desk to mention an issue with the heater, and they beat us to the room to fix it.

Tiny cabin which was clearly once a larger cabin and was subdivided into 2 units with a thin wall in which you can hear everything from your neighbor's cabin. Fortunately our neighbor was our daughter but I would not want anyone else on the other side of the wall. ||Bed is super small, perhaps a double.||Bathroom is also teeny, just wide enough for a stand up shower.||There is no fridge in the cabin.||There is a good amount of road noise.||Extremely basic and not really quaint.||Hot tub was cloudy and unappealing for relaxation after a day of hiking and exploration.||The landscaping and flowers are pretty.||Service in the restaurant is exceptional! Breakfast was great but the food at dinner was disappointing.

The cabins are unique but also very basic. With the rustic ambience come some downsides: the room was hot with outdoor temperature of 48 degrees because the heater was generating heat even though it was off, regulating the shower temperature was a challenge, the sink was leaking onto the floor. The price seemed high based on the room quality, but then, everything in Denali is high priced. The availability of shuttle services was a real bonus and the reason we chose this booking. I found nowhere else that offered shuttle service. Denali offers no public transportation nor Uber services. Traveling by train, the shuttle service was essential.

Our family of four adults stayed two nights in the family cabin here before heading to its sister property, Denali Backcountry Lodge. The Cabins are pretty far away from everything else in Denali Park (except the Husky Homestead, which is walkable and worth it), and I wouldn’t stay here again were it not for the convenience of transit to DBL. The cabins are fine but could use some attention — the futon in our cabin was so bad we didn’t even want to sit on it much less sleep on it. The property’s restaurant is really the only place to eat without a decent drive (or shuttle) trip; luckily it’s good. The shuttle driver was very nice to drive us to and from Alpenglow restaurant — amazing — though he would not have been able to do it in peak season I’m sure. They offer box lunches which we ordered the night before our East Transit bus trip - we paid for 4 but they only made 3. Luckily it was enough food anyway but I never did get my money refunded. All in all this property is not in the same league as DBL and I would skip it and figure out transit for check in to DBLif I had to do it over again.