Now that I think about it, after reading other posts, I'm not sure I'd advise a family from India to try dealing with an RV either. Alaskans get angry enough w/those from the lower 48 who poke along the highways and won't pull over.

Whatever you rent, make sure you have a night's sleep first. The scenic Turnagin Arm just out of Anchorage is notorious for bad accidents. One of the worst was a group of 12 from Bangladesh who were driving a rental van. Not meaning to scare you, just saying use caution.

Because days in May are long there are a lot of drivers on the roads who may have fished all night and are lacking sleep.

"double musky" and were not impressed, but did not get the signature prime rib.

Signature prime rib? Its top dishes are the blackened sockeye and the pepper crusted strip. Humpy's and Moose's (Tooth) aren't even close in quality of food, but are good places for what they are.

As for RV vs. hotel/motel/BB ... that's one of the more personal choices on the board. There are RV folks and motel folks ... plus only a small number of folks who comfortably do both.

One consideration: if you like being mobile, it's pretty hard when you need to break camp to want to head out for an evening drive, a trip down to a fishing stream or a beer at a roadhouse.

Plus for me, cooking in an RV gets old fast ... especially when you're in a new area with interesting possibilities.

repete---

I have a separate thread going regarding my own Alaska trip in '09. Could you please take a look and add your comments? sounds like you know the Kenai Peninsula/Anchorage area very well (as well as appreciating good food, as we do). Thanks!

ajayind---are you checking back here for suggestions?

Motorhome talk.

Did not mean to say that was the only way to see Alaska. I was making a comment based on the information they provided.

Really depends on the type traveller you are - our family will do a cruise or we can do our own thing as well (which we did when we visted southern France last year in a self drive canal boat).

Renting a car is fine but checking in and out of hotels/motels for us is a waste of limited and valuable time.

10 days - go the the Park and also to the Kenai - that should about do it.

The Double Musky is overated. If you're a tourist i.e., wanting to see some of AK, take the gondola up from the Alyeska Prince and if you have a drink in the bar, I think the gondola charge is free. Correct me if I'm wrong, used to be so.

Budget Queen is nearly RIGHT ON in every post about Alaska I have seen. She either lives here or is somehow 'connected' to Alaska tourism because she KNOWS this stuff.

I live here in Alaska, often read these Alaska posts, and for many years have been taking friends or family on these same trips. Her recommendations simply mirror what we have been doing for years with guests here.

The loud, crowded room at the Double Musky and the long waits can make some folks grumpy about the experience, but the food is very solid and has been for decades.

Perhaps I'm giving it a little extra props because it was there when the Anchorage dining scene was fairly shallow, but most others seem to agree. To quote Yogi Berra ... "nobody goes there anymore it's too crowded."

Even if you don't buy the Esquire, Food Channel or CNN raves, then the consider everyday folks who post on Fodors and TripAdvisor. They also seem to agree.

http://www.fodors.com/world/north%20...ity_46439.html

walking around looking outside at the flowers and gardens was enough for me to go back- beautiful