The Best Hotel in The Bush, Alaska

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Lodging choices in the Bush are also limited. Some communities have a single hotel; the smallest have none. Others have a mix of hotels and bed-and-breakfasts. As a rule, rooms are very simply furnished and not always updated. You may have to share bathroom or kitchen facilities. Rooms go fast during the summer season, so book as far ahead as possible. And it never hurts to carry a tent as backup so you'll never be without a place to stay.

Fishing Bear Lodge

$$$$ | AK, USA

This family-operated, all-inclusive lodge offers clean, comfortable cabins with twin beds and propane heating and lights, daily fishing and sightseeing by jet-boat, and home-cooked meals, sometimes served along the water. It sits on Bristol Bay's Peace River in the center of Wood-Tikchik Park near Kulik Spires. There's a maximum of 8 guests at the lodge each week, with daily fly-fishing excursions for rainbow trout, arctic char, arctic grayling, northern pike, and sockeye salmon.

Pros

  • Gorgeous location
  • Daily fly-fishing excursions
  • Intimate feel with only eight guests per week

Cons

  • Six-night minimum stay
  • Fishing focused, so not for everyone
  • Bathroom and shower facilities separate from cabins
AK, USA
800-552–2729
www.fishingbearlodge.com
Hotel Details
Closed Oct.–May
4 cabins
All-Inclusive

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