Is Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Where is Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna located?

Situated in Talkeetna, this cabin is within a 15-minute walk of Talkeetna Historical Society Museum, Aurora Dora, and Village Park. Nagley's General Store and Dancing Leaf Gallery are also within 15 minutes. Talkeetna Station is 13 minutes by foot and Alaska Railroad - Talkeetna Depot is 16 minutes.

Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

Frank

Jun 21, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Clean, convenient, quiet, walkable

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa J.

Jul 5, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

Great location to walk into Talkeetna. Very quiet with beautiful decor. Overall a great place to stay

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Karl V.

Jun 16, 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Our Week in Talkeetna!

Great location!

Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim H.

Aug 24, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Property

Beautiful property! Clean and modern with an Alaskan style. Very close to town. Fully furnished with everything you would need. I would book again.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jack W.

Aug 3, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great spot!

Very nice property that is walkable to main street. Also convenient to the airport.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Clark S.

Jul 4, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful property

Great property. Very clean and walkable to town. Trent was great! Wonderful communication. Highly recommended property

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karin

Jul 12, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication

Very spacious with a neat spiral staircase leading to a loft bedroom. We liked that it was within walking distance of downtown Talkeetna. It also has a nice shower! I would recommend this property for its cleanliness, spaciousness, and close proximity to town. It’s a very nice property.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelsey J.

Sep 16, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great experience

We stayed here with our infant and another couple for my sister’s wedding. The house was perfect for our needs and the caretaker was very helpful and welcoming. The house was immaculately clean and well stocked (though admittedly we didn’t do any cooking), and the location was great. Highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Trevor K.

Jun 23, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Talkeetna

A perfect little spot to stay a few nights. The place is decorated very nicely and suitable for visitors.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

jeanne m.

Apr 30, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Girl’s trip

Great location…close to town. Very clean!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Hannah G., Anchorage, AK

Jun 19, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Close to town

Nice spot, close to town meant we could leave the car parked, walk around and explore. Well-equipped kitchen for cooking in.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Cheryl L.

Sep 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

The place was nice but the bed downstairs was uncomfortable and there was no place on the main level to hang out.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stacey J.

Nov 7, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely Amazing

This place was absolutely fabulous and perfect for our family. We traveled with our adult daughter and it was the best set up for us ! And walking distance town. Would definitely recommend! Can not wait to go back

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Matthew M.

Jun 6, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful experience!

The rental was great, very high end finishes and very nice. Everything was clean and ready when we arrived. It was close to restaurants and the train station. Only thing to note is that the 1 bath is upstairs and the primary bedroom is in the basement. Overall a great place to stay and we would certainly recommend staying there!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Annette P., Naperville

Jun 28, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place to stay, close to town

Location was excellent, just a short 5 min walk through the woods (and saw a moose and baby moose one time!) to town and airport across the road. Clean, nicely stocked kitchen and good quality linens. As mentioned, there are steps from bedrooms to bathroom but wasn't a problem for our family. And the kids loved the electric bug hand zapper - definitely helped with mosquitoes that snuck it with us.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica H.

Jul 15, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for weekend stay

Cabin was clean and kitchen was very well stocked. All of the sleeping areas were comfortable and the laundry machines were great. Talkeetna is a cute town on the weekends, but seemed to slow down a bit on weekdays (even mid-July). As we were leaving on a Tuesday, there was a sign in a restaurant downtown that said "sold out, see you friday". We thoroughly enjoyed the Hurricane Train that runs on Thurs - Mon afternoons. Teens hiked in Denali State Park (trailhead about an hour away).

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Dean

Jul 3, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication

The house (formerly a garage) is spacious and the beds are comfortable. The kitchen is large and well-equipped. It is so very quiet. There are several ill-conceived designs. First and foremost is the location of the single bathroom on the second floor. One bedroom is on the first floor; the other bedroom is a loft on the 3rd floor which is accessed via a winding metal stairway. So you either have to climb up stairs or climb down the winding metal stairs to reach the bathroom, which can be treacherous and aggravating if you need to “go” once or twice during the night.The loft also has no room for nightstands, so there is no place for your glasses, book, glass of water, etc. The bathroom is very roomy with a nice shower. I would not recommend this property for anyone who has issues with walking or climbing stairs.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dona M.

Sep 1, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Brother Bear Lodge - Denali bound

Brother Bear is beautiful & immaculate. There has been great effort in the conversion to a guest house. However, the set up seemed a bit awkward. Photos are accurate - first level had a sitting room (pull out sofa bed) the only bedroom & laundry. The stairs leading to the second level were uneven. The first step quite high and the last step in the flight - short. (Honestly, coming down the stairs and getting to the last step, we all used caution.) The second level contained the kitchen & dining & 4 chairs AND the bathroom. Plenty of nice quality towels and additional toiletries available. At the far end of second level is a small landing to sit and enjoy the fresh air. From this second level was a spiral staircase that lead to a loft. Getting luggage up the stairs was tricky. I elected to leave one of my suitcases on the second floor & only take the small piece to the third level. Linens were of quality and beds comfortable. We spent the majority of our time on this second level. It was the most open and "social" area. It was unfortunate that this main space did not have a TV. The room is long & has wasted space. Well equipped kitchen - Hi-quality everything. We contributed some spices and condiments with our stay -normal pass along. There was only ONE wine glass. We enjoyed our peaceful time at Brother Bear and the little Chalet town of Talkeetna. Would stay again. Not much to do & that was just fine! Town folk were very friendly.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Randall B.

Jul 20, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in

Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

Not what was advertised

Myself and the friend traveling with me are in our mid-to-late ‘70’s. From the pictures and the description of this property it appeared clean and bright and the location was great, with two bedrooms. However, on arrival, we discovered that the “master” bedroom had no bath and that the only bath was up two flights of difficult stairs. And the second bedroom, which we also intended to use, was up a metal spiral staircase that was very narrow. It turned out the bathroom was located on the middle floor, above and below either bedroom, and for persons of our age and health, where getting up multiple times during the night was necessary, the stairs were very difficult for both of us to climb. After fully understanding the layout, we opted NOT to stay even one night at the property and returned to Anchorage, our homebase and my home town. I requested a return on half of the room deposit (we had reserved two nights in Talkeetna), stating that the property was not well described and the pictures misleading as to the location of the only bath. The owner declined to return half of the deposit, claiming the property was adequately described on the website. I disagree. Worse, even after we had communicated with the owner/manager that we were not staying even one night, I continued to get emails each day expressing the hope that I was enjoying the visit! Those wishes may be computer generated but given our situation, I found those emails very irritating. Not a good experience. RPB

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Bill H.

Aug 30, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie K.

Jul 1, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location and property

So cute!! We loved it! The property is a short walk from downtown Talkeetna. The town had great stores, amazing restaurants and lots of adventure opportunities. Denali can be seen from town on clear days. The host had coffee and cream along with a Brita water pitcher for us when we arrived. Very clean rooms, and plenty of towels. Beds were very comfortable. We can’t recommend this rental enough. We would definitely stay here again. Very modern appliances with laundry soap and all cleaning supplies we needed during our stay Three luggage racks were a great bonus.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Chris G.

Aug 29, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Property had a very unique layout but was as described.

Beautiful kitchen with much thought to appliances and fixtures. Beautiful long table allowed us to gather and play games . The awkward layout made it difficult to gather anywhere besides the table . The lack of end tables created a challenge with being able to drink/eat anywhere besides the table . The walk to town was close and enjoyable .

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Glenn C.

Aug 28, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Disliked: Check-in, communication

Nice place, so-so host

Place is as described. It was clean and roomy. It takes getting used having to go up or downstairs to the bathroom after going to bed, but that's a small thing. Kitchen has great gas appliances, no toaster, though. Overall, a very comfortable place to stay. The host, however, didn't send check-in instructions as expected on the morning of our initial check in. Because we were touring, we didn't get to the property until 12:30 that night. With no check-in instructions, we were locked out. We contacted the host, through the VRBO website to get instructions. He sent a code for the keypad, but it was the wrong code. Tried calling the host but got no answer. Contacted VRBO customer service who advised us to check into a hotel and we would be compensated; the problem is that there are no hotels in Talkeetna, so we would have to drive at least an hour to find one. All this is happening at 12:30 AM in the middle of the night in semi-rural Alaska. Finally, after 3 attempts to contact the host, we finally get the correct code to let us in at about 1:00 AM. At 1:49 AM, the host sends the check in instructions. Not an easy check in or good experience. In fairness, after that the host was quick to respond to correspondence.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maria P.

Jul 22, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Little Cabin

This is a great little cabin walking distance to downtown Talkeetna. The space was clean and had exquisite appliances! We definitely recommend this vacation rental if you are comfortable with steps. Thank you.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Christy B.

Jul 19, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location with fun decor

Big things: very comfortable beds, plenty of space, lovely shower pressure, and amazing kitchen. We found everything we needed to cook for our family of five. Ample plates, cutlery, glasses, and mugs. The decorations are very spartan for the bedrooms (no bedside tables), but that is part of the minimalistic appeal of the decor. There is only one hook for towels in the one bathroom, so we improvised by using hangers from the master closet. It might be a good idea to put hooks under the bathroom shelves? Whatever the case, everything in the vrbo description matched. A picture of the entire front of the place might help, because it adds to the fun nature of the place. Thanks for the amazing stay!

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

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