The entire unit in this Girdwood ski chalet is all yours for your Alyeska retreat! This upstairs unit is on the second and third floors. It features three bedrooms two with Queen sized beds and one with a double bed. The loft is the only room on the third floor and is equipped with a mini refrigerator/freezer, microwave, closet and dresser space, nightstands, floor lamp, and TV with streaming capabilities. Basic amenities are provided to make your stay comfortable and convenient. There are two small rooms on the main level, each with a Queen sized bed. The open floor plan makes it easy to entertain, and visit with your group while cooking and lounging. The most appealing feature is its great location, within walking distance of almost everything, and now with the free shuttle, it couldn't be more convenient! There is a nice mountain view from the loft bedroom and huge living room windows. You can access your streaming apps and watch movies or enjoy other app entertainment that you may have on the living room TV. The bathroom is small but is a full bath with cabinet space for all your stuff, and amenities are provided. The windows are problematic. Some are hard to close, once opened, a couple have some superficial cracks (one pane on two pane window), and some don't have screens. All windows were slated to be replaced before COVID hit and have had various hurdles with contractors, but hope to get that done this fall. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Everything is functional, but definitely apparent that it could be better. It's pet friendly (subject to a $30 nightly per pet fee). The coin-op washer and dryer are in a common laundry room, shared with the lower unit. The laundry machines take quarters and are $2.00 each.

Pets are welcome, upon approval. If you feel that the extra animal/person fee is too expensive, and the value isn't there for you, please don't book this place.

Self-check-in with a lock box makes late check-in easy. You'll be given the lock box code a few days prior to your arrival.

Check-in is at 4 pm and check-out is at 11 am. Early check-in and late check-out options are $50 and must be arranged 24 hours in advance.

The lower unit may also have guests staying during your stay. Please be cognizant of the noise level to be courteous to the downstairs guests and please make sure there is at least one parking spot available for those guests should you arrive with no cars in the driveway to prevent being blocked in by the lower unit guests.

Host Kelli happens to be a co-owner of a large tour company with over 20 shore excursions in Southeast Alaska. She offers a 10% discount on all tours offered by Alaska Travel Adventures to her vacation rental guests. Unfortunately, Alaska Travel Adventures doesn't currently offer any day tours in the area. If you are going on an Alaska cruise, this offer may be of interest to you. Popular tours in Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway, and Sitka include whale watching, salmon bakes, river rafting, kayaking, canoe tours, boat tours, hiking, gold panning, private cars, Mendenhall Glacier tours, Jeep tours, and more. Ask us for the details.

This is a cool place with some historic references. In 1998, Kelli bought the place to live in and considered painting over the Alaska-themed mural, but some of the Girdwood residents lobbied against it, including the librarian who stated that it was her dog painted on the property. She never painted over the mural, and now it seems appropriate to keep it that way. The cabin, now Alyeska Chalet, was built in 1964 and it was raised in 1978 when a concrete slab was poured and a block foundation installed creating a gift shop where tour buses would bring people on their way to and from the sites. Later the lower level housed "the bike shop". When the bike shop outgrew the space, it was converted to a two-bedroom dwelling unit.