Nicest hostel in the area and nice owners. Very cheap compared to a hotel and same commodities as a…read morehotel.

My third time to overnight at the Jana House in eight years. This Hostel is a great place for…read moreindividuals or groups. I have overnighted twice with my family and had a great and safe experience. They have family rooms with multiple beds or singles in dorm style. One overnight was my brother and I had a private room with two full size beds. You just can not beat the cost and cleanliness of this place. They have wireless internet, dishTV and a very nice kitchen to cook your fresh salmon. BBQ outback, next to the RV spots. This will be my go to place when fishing around the Kenai River area!

Stayed for 6 nights in late June. We had a group of 7 and utilized 3 cabins. The cabins are…read moremostly for sleeping and showering and were comfortable for both. The beds were comfortable, the heaters kept the temp nice at night, the showers were very hot which was great after being in the river all day. When not fishing we basically would just relax on the porch of our cabin. In provided chairs, or just hang out at the fire pit. The firepit area was very clean and they have wood there for making the fire. The fish cleaning area is nice, but the real hookup is to just pay them to clean, pack and freeze all your fish. They have commercial equipment for processing the fish. Most of the fishing when we were there was about 30 minutes north to coopers landing or 40 min south to the Kasilof river. But if you go when the reds are running up the kenai, you could walk about 5 minutes right down to the water and fish: The lodge has pretty much anything you need within 15 min drive. Some things are just a couple minutes away, but 15 and you could get about anything you're looking for. Steve the owner, was great and had a ton of local knowledge on where to fish each day. He also knew various guides and could help lining them up. We had a great time! If your looking for the Ritz Carlton then probably not your speed, but if your looking for a cozy cabin to clean up in and sleep and be close to the fish, this is a great spot.

TL;DR BEWARE! Stay away from Alaska Redfish Lodge and do not…read moreconduct any business with the owner Steven F Stuber. The place is messy, unorganized. The lodge is quite a 10 min walk to the river. The common area had flies and smelled like dead fish. Steven is an emotionally unstable person ready to snap at any moment. Full Story: We booked two nights stay for 2 adults, 2 kids, and 1 infant on Friday evening to go to Sterling for some fishing on a weekend Saturday-Monday. Our full booking price was about $320 ($129 per night plus fees) which we thought was odd as the Airbnb calendar showed $89. Anyway, we booked it and got all the confirmation information. Approximately at 1 AM we get an email from Steven the owner saying he is fully booked and unable to honor the reservation. We called Steven in the morning to clear things up as the reservation was already confirmed. He started blaming Airbnb for not honoring the blocked out dates saying this happens once in a while and there is no way he can give us a cabin on these dates and that he didn't want to lose his "Super host" status on Airbnb. We asked to cancel, he convinced us to continue with the reservation and that we would get a good deal. I had a bad feeling about it but felt bad for him and agreed to his offer. We moved the dates from Saturday to Sunday-Tuesday. It was inconvenient for us as kids are in school but we said we can manage and adjust our schedule. He asked us to move our date to just one night and refund the difference, in his system he would block out two nights for us. Our new total was going to be $94 for two nights. Not bad. He was very friendly on the phone and kept reiterating that he is willing to go far and beyond to make us whole. He also stated that he usually does not let five people stay and is willing to make an exception for us. This was very odd as we put five people in AirBnB and did not conceal the baby. I told him I am planning to do a lot of fishing. He said he will give me all the gear and even upgrade us to a bigger cabin that has a full-size refrigerator, and a loft area. We were excited! We get there on Sunday at 3:50 PM, check-in was at 3. The lovely cleaning lady which is potentially his wife, not sure, asked us if we were checking in. She said that we are staying in cabin 7 and that it was not ready for us. We thought that was odd as I expected that Steven would make our experience great as he promised. We said we can wait 30 minutes for the room to be cleaned up. I called Steven just in case he had told me that we are staying in cabin 8 and that he would make it to the property at ~5:30. We go to the cabin the lady said the keys were inside, I spend five minutes looking for the key, could not find it. She said she can bring it to us and she did. I started looking for the wifi password, could not find it anywhere on the wall. The lady did not know the password. I had to text Steven and he gave it to me over text. I thought it was odd that it's not printed in most normal places. There was no welcome package or welcome tour at all. Oh well. The wifi did not work inside cabin 8 but did barely work right outside. The TV did not have Netflix or cable even though it was connected. The knives in the kitchen were dirty, otherwise, the room was decent. It was NOT the room that Steven had promised us that had a loft with a full-size fridge, but I did not bother to call him as he seemed to be in a bad mood. We went to the playground, it had a very strong smell of pigsty as there was one behind it, the common area had a full trashcan of beercans and the fire pit was all covered in flies. It was pretty disgusting. I did a little fishing and we came back. I made a mental note that the experience so far was a bit odd. No welcoming, confusion with the keys, no wifi password printed, no TV and smelly, and dirty common area. Steven had returned at this point but did not bother to greet us. We did not feel welcome at all. I asked the lady if she can call Steven over as I had questions around processing my fish. She said he was upstairs but did not want to call him over. I thought it was odd, she instructed us to call him on his cell instead. He came out, I had asked him to use the coolers as he promised he said I could. He had combative body language but was answering all my questions. He told me to process the fish and leave it on the cooler pointing to it. He had instructed me to write my name on it and leave the tag. I did, he IMMEDIATELY said "What are you doing?!" is this your cooler?! I said it's empty and you pointed to it, he goes oh ok I wanted to make sure it was not someone else's. Mmm okay. the review got cut off here's the rest: https://gist.github.com/lpizzle/c5361eeecf94d79bb64102bd869ed998

Kim and Ross were truly amazing during our trip. They were extremely hospitable and accommodating…read more I can't imagine visiting Alaska without staying with them and coordinating our vacation with them. If you're planning a fishing trip, do yourself a favor and book with Riddle's. They're AMAZING.

Run by one of the nicest families you'll meet. Great fishing guides, their daughter works to…read morefillet all the salmon (and she's a pro), and there are drinks by the fire on the river nearly every night. A great place to stay!

Absolutely incredible. Great food, views, staff, fishing. It was all amazing. Already booked for…read morenext year!

Absolutley loved our stay at the lodge. Every staff member was going out of their way to make you…read morefeel comforatble and taken care of. All of our guides did a such a great job, very knowledgeable and fun to hang out with! Bear camp was the highlight, this could very well be the best place anywhere to see huge brown bears in the wild. Special thanks to the staff to make our stay so memorable. Truly a once in a lifetime experience. Also the flight in and out to bear camp is an adventure as the plane is landing on the beach during low tide. Also went on the glacier tour in Seward and enjoyed a great day on the water watching humpacks hunt and orcas cruising by. The Aialik glacier was impressive. This tour should not be missed during your stay in Alaska! Food at the lodge was delicious, everyday we were surprised with some new delicious meal from elk burgers to salmon and filet mignon. The chef, bakers and the whole crew did such a great job. Happy hour was great to mingle with other guest and talk to the guides about your next day adventure. You get what you pay for at this lodge. Would definitley recommed it to anyone!

I found this place through some amazing Instagram shots and knew that if I ever made it to the…read morePeninsula, I had to stay here. I got a hold of the owner, Courtney, who made the reservation process so easy and booked my family and another family coming down with us in the Chapel Cabin. Not knowing what to expect, we packed the car with toiletries, camping chairs, bed stuff. Turns out, we didn't need it because the cabin came stocked with it all. There is an amazing little "social circle" around a fire pit and propane grill (utensils all included.) There is pre-chopped firewood that I was almost demanded to use as much as we wanted which was nice in the cooler evenings. The cabin itself has a fully stocked kitchen (but no dishwasher), a queen bed and two twin beds upstairs and a pull-out sofa and futon downstairs. I'm not much of an outdoorsman or camper but I could come back time and time again to ACBTP. The one thing that really stuck out to me was the service from Courtney and Eric. While we didn't run into them during our stay, their phone numbers are all over the complex and if anything is needed or if we had any questions, they welcome a call or text and were very quick to respond. From the beginning, I felt like I had known these guys my entire life, that's how nice they were. We're already trying to plan our next trip. I was on a mission to see Molly the Moose but it didn't happen. Hopefully next time she'll grace us with her presence. Highly recommend this location, whether its for a quick getaway from Anchorage life or if you're coming down to fish as the Kenai River is a hop, skip and jump away.

First time staying at A Cabin By The Pond, owners Courtney and Eric were perfect hosts. They…read moreintroduced themselves and entertained us with wonderful stories about Alaska and were very kind to our puppies! They provided a beautifully furnished and well stocked cabin that was puppy proofed. It's a quiet area about a mile from town and within walking distance to the Kenai River. We will be back!

The breakfasts are super yummy and the location is great, you can walk down their steps and you are…read moreright on the Kenai river ready to fish. Great deck with a beautiful view of the river, and got to see a couple eagles in the trees. I will be coming back year after year.

My husband and I got married here in June of this year after a year and a half of planning. We…read morefound it through a wedding fair (pre-Covid) and what enticed us about this venue was the "all inclusive" aspect. Having been in several weddings before, the allure of being able to have everything in one place and the inclusion of services provided was attractive. The venue itself is beautiful. It was very nice to have our friends and family in one place with the flexibility of being able to stay the night. Sitting down by the river on the metal dock brought us a wonderful sense of peace amid the chaos of putting the production of a wedding together. Our problem mainly lies with the wedding package. I would recommend to anyone renting this venue to get your wedding necessities elsewhere. I promise you, it will be far cheaper to rent tables, chairs, linens, and dinnerware from a rental service in Kenai or Soldotna. We paid $2500 for the above listed items (with set up and clean up services) which were not received with additional fees being quoted for moving items from the ceremony to the reception (approximately 500 feet) the day of. When we brought our concerns to the general manager it took over two months to get a response. I felt that over the year and a half leading up to our wedding we had build up a good rapport with him so I was surprised that It took so long to hear back. When we did receive the answer it was dismissive and defensive with a comment of "our expectations were too high". This was incredibly disappointing. When you spend a decent sum of money on services in the expectation that they will be provided and some of the services are not, you expect some level of understanding. The view from the property is worth the price of the venue itself but we would highly recommend seeking outside resources and not relying on the venue for the additional wedding services. Especially if you are not looking to add stress on a day meant to be blissful.

We have stayed her for 5 summers in a row and have nothing but amazing things to say about the…read morelodge and wonderful family that owns and runs it! Ross and Kim are both very knowledgeable and helpful for your fishing experience and great company by the campfire - seriously, hang out with them by the campfire!