Tsaina Lodge — Hotel in Alaska

I must take time to describe our impressions of this most unique Lodge located 35 mi North of Valdez in The Alaska Range of mountains in what is called the Thompson Pass on the Richardson Hwy. Thompson Pass is a 2,805 foot-high gap in the Chugach Mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska. It is the snowiest place in Alaska in winter. ||Contemporary styled rooms with queen size Tempur-pedic mattress beds, private bath, luxury linens and luxury turkish towels, deluxe duvet, shower amenities, panoramic forest view and high speed wifi.||The Lodge features not only stunning views from our rooms, but offers a full service bar and excellent restaurant, and large rustic fireplace with comfy oversized soft leather sofas and colorful throws to use. Food and service top notch!||ROOMS: Although well appointed, Our room was small with queen size bed filling most of space, mounted on a platform that extends past the mattress. This was a hazard to human shins if not careful when rounding the corner of the bed! The mattress is a Tempur-pedic, very comfortable – good sleeping! Very European in design, with half-glass shower stall, elegant sink & faucets, small glass shelf under mirror. No closets, but small niche with shelf and hangers next to bathroom sink. No chair. Small bedside table with drawers. We used the window sill for our devices. Thankfully we brought a plug extention to use, there were not enough outlets for our chargers. (There may be larger rooms available with seating in them, so you should ask when booking. No mic or fridge, which was expected with a restaurant on site. The staff is young, friendly and helpful at all times, and have small cabins in woods nearby for their use when not on duty.|| In spite of these small inconveniences, we really enjoyed our stay. We were there to visit Valdez and go on Stan Stephens Columbia Glacier cruise (I will review it also) - we had a wonderful time...

I must take time to describe our impressions of this most unique Lodge located 35 mi North of Valdez in The Alaska Range of mountains in what is called the Thompson Pass on the Richardson Hwy. Thompson Pass is a 2,805 foot-high gap in the Chugach Mountains northeast of Valdez, Alaska. It is the snowiest place in Alaska in winter. ||Contemporary styled rooms with queen size Tempur-pedic mattress beds, private bath, luxury linens and luxury turkish towels, deluxe duvet, shower amenities, panoramic forest view and high speed wifi.||The Lodge features not only stunning views from our rooms, but offers a full service bar and excellent restaurant, and large rustic fireplace with comfy oversized soft leather sofas and colorful throws to use. Food and service top notch!||ROOMS: Although well appointed, Our room was small with queen size bed filling most of space, mounted on a platform that extends past the mattress. This was a hazard to human shins if not careful when rounding the corner of the bed! The mattress is a Tempur-pedic, very comfortable – good sleeping! Very European in design, with half-glass shower stall, elegant sink & faucets, small glass shelf under mirror. No closets, but small niche with shelf and hangers next to bathroom sink. No chair. Small bedside table with drawers. We used the window sill for our devices. Thankfully we brought a plug extention to use, there were not enough outlets for our chargers. (There may be larger rooms available with seating in them, so you should ask when booking. No mic or fridge, which was expected with a restaurant on site. The staff is young, friendly and helpful at all times, and have small cabins in woods nearby for their use when not on duty.|| In spite of these small inconveniences, we really enjoyed our stay. We were there to visit Valdez and go on Stan Stephens Columbia Glacier cruise (I will review it also) - we had a wonderful time...

My wife and I stayed in Tsaina Lodge during our Valdez visit. It is set at the end of a mountain valley along the Richardson highway, about 35 miles from Valdez. The view of the area is gorgeous. A direct view of Worthington Glacier, just 8 miles away, is seen from the lobby, no better setting in the area, and in fact this hotel is the only building around for miles!||||Rooms are small but beds are comfortable, and the Internet worked fine. No TVs in the room. The lounge area had one. You honestly won’t need TV while outside so much, exploring the area. ||||The hotel had some nice add-ons. A free laundry room with modern washers and dryers to use as needed, plus laundry detergent is provided. Unfortunately this room was next door to our room. This added some occasional noise, as did the fact we were on the first floor of a two story building, which causes some footsteps to be heard. I always try to get on top floors of this type hotel for this reason, but no rooms were available.||||Coffee is also gratis in the bar area. The restaurant has good food and the people working at the hotel are friendly and helpful.||||Can’t think there is a better place to stay in the Valdez area than Tsaina Lodge. Unless, of course, you need to stay in the town itself. We didn’t miss that since the drive down to Valdez, via Thompson Pass and Keystone canyon, may be the most spectacular drive in Alaska, if not the world! This made staying at Tsaina Lodge all the more...