McFarland's Floatel Review

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McFarland's Floatel

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You'll need a boat or floatplane to access this quiet resort 2 mi across the bay from the logging town of Thorne Bay on the eastern side of Prince of Wales. Each of the four beachfront log cabins sleeps up to six people and includes a loft, woodstove, full kitchen, and private bath. A 200-foot walkway leads to the floating main lodge, which was built in Ketchikan but floated by raft to its present location in 1981. The lodge now acts as dining room and gathering place for Floatel guests and visitors, who can feast on hearty home-cooked seafood dinners for $30 (reservations required). Co-owner Jeannie McFarland teaches basketry workshops and sells her pine-needle raffia baskets here. Charter-fishing trips are available, or you can rent a skiff and fishing gear and head out on your own.

  • Hotel Details: 4 cabins
  • In-room: no phone, kitchen, refrigerator, no TV, Wi-Fi.
  • In-hotel: laundry facilities, Internet terminal, water sports, Wi-Fi hotspot, no kids under 10.
  • Credit Cards: MC, V
  • Closed: Closed mid-Sept.-mid-Apr.
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