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Black Bear Inn Frommer's Exceptional

5528 N. Tongass Hwy, Ketchikan, AK 99901
Rates from
$136.00+
Frommer's ReviewMap ItPhotos and Video
Location Around Town
Phone 907/225-4343
Web site www.stayinalaska.com
Room Information 6 units
Prices $154 double; $210 suite; $194 cabin, year-round. Extra person $50. Rates include self-serve breakfast from stocked kitchen
Credit Cards MC, V
In Room Amenities TV/DVD, Wi-Fi, fridge, coffeemaker, gas fireplace
Kids Children by arrangement only

Black Bear Inn Review

This is a new luxury inn on a large waterfront lot with extensive gardens and a trail to a private beach. The main building shows the owners' attention to detail and exquisite taste -- wood floors, exceptional tile, fireplaces, the best fabrics, leather furniture, Alaskan art originals, satellite TV (flat screen) and radio, and so on. Each of the five units has its own covered porch and there is a large outdoor hot tub. A two-bedroom cabin in a refurbished cannery building overlooks the water, with walls of whitewashed red cedar and floors of slate and porcelain. The hosts, Nicole and Jim Church, offer unusual services, as well: They'll lend a crab pot or teach a guest to smoke fish. Breakfasts are self-served from a shared guest kitchen; a suite and the cabin have their own cooking facilities. The location is near the ferry terminal and airport, 4 miles north of downtown.

Facilities:
Hot tub; laundry service; fish-cleaning and freezing facilities

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.



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