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Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna

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Simple, functional entrance with a central door and round window.
Stunning multi-level interior with a spiral staircase, dining area, and kitchen.
Enjoy cooking in this well-equipped kitchen with a central island, oven, and stylish backsplash.
Cozy cabin with a sloped ceiling, featuring a bed and two wall-mounted light fixtures.
Stairs lead up to a door, flanked by white walls and a ceiling.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire cabin

2 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue grill
  • Outdoor Space

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire cabin to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna

Summary:
Kick back and relax in this stylish artsy and rustic cabin getaway centrally located within walking distance to downtown and train depot. A 5 minute walk to the town of Talkeetna for good food and plenty of fun services including flight seeing, white water river rafting and Alaska’s world famous fishing.

Lodge includes 2 king size beds, a pullout sofa, WiFi, self check-in, AppleTV (Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+), complimentary Keurig coffee and tea bar, free parking, private entrance.

The Space:
The cabin is an large space with a full kitchen, laundry room, and a master suite with plenty of storage space . There are 2 dedicated bedrooms, a pull-out couch and One full bathrooms. Upstairs living space for gathering around the kitchen table for games and puzzles, and a full kitchen for making any meals you'd like. The downstairs TV room is great for reading, relaxing, or watching Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+ (all complimentary with your stay).

We have onsite caretakers that live on the property site that can help assist with anything you might need during your stay.

Guest Access:
1500+ square feet of cozy open floor plan space. Private balcony attached to the second floor west end of the lodge.

The Neighborhood:
Talkeetna is a small unique town with great restaurants, breweries, and nightlife. Walking trails behind the home for a shortcut to downtown. All downtown attractions and restaurants are within 0.5-0.7 miles. Train depot is 0.7 miles away.

Getting Around:
Convenient location and within a half-mile walking distance of downtown restaurants, nightlife, and rail depot. We provide access to two bikes from June to September.

Interaction with Guests:
Will communicate with guests through air bnb messenger

Property manager

Trent Quackenbush

Languages

English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in the cabin: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1 bathroom
  • Shower

Entertainment

  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Things to do

  • Bicycles

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Bicycles
  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,800 square feet

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Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

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
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

Brother Bear At Talkeetna
The Hideaway at Talkeetna
Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna Cabin
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About the neighborhood

Map
AK, Talkeetna

What's nearby

  • Talkeetna Historical Society Museum - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Aurora Dora - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Village Park - 12 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Talkeetna Riverfront Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

  • Talkeetna Station - 13 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪Denali Brewing Company - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Denali Fairview Inn - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Latitude 62 Lodge - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Mountain High Pizza Pie - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Flying Squirrel Bakery & Cafe - ‬6 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

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.

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Brother Bear Lodge at Talkeetna Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 41 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Clean, convenient, quiet, walkable
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Melissa J.

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.

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

Our Week in Talkeetna!

Great location!
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim H.

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.

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.

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

Kelsey J.

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

Karin

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

Trevor K.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julie K.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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