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Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Deluxe Room
Property amenity
2 restaurants, breakfast served

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Laundry
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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133 Parks Hwy, Trapper Creek, AK, 99683
  • Place, Denali State Park
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Place, Talkeetna Riverfront Park
  • Place, Byers Lake
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(92 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Trapper Creek

With a stay at Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge in Trapper Creek, you'll be 0.6 mi (1 km) from Denali State Park and 15.8 mi (25.5 km) from Byers Lake. .This lodge is within the region of Talkeetna Riverfront Park and Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station.
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What's nearby

  • Denali State Park - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Blair Lake State Recreation Site - 5 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Alaska Veteran's Memorial - 25 min drive - 30.0 km
  • Byers Lake - 25 min drive - 30.0 km
  • Denali Brewing Company - 58 min drive - 78.6 km

Getting around

  • Talkeetna Station - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪20,320 Alaska Grill - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪North Fork Restaurant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Coffee Bruin - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Base Camp - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Mary Carey’s - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge

Lodge with 2 restaurants, 10-minute walk to Denali State Park
Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge offers 460 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Business-friendly amenities include desks, desk chairs, and phones. Additionally, rooms include ceiling fans and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered on request and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Stay in one of 460 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Cable television is provided for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and gift shops/newsstands. This lodge also features a fireplace in the lobby, tour/ticket assistance, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite to eat at 20,320 Alaskan Grill, one of the lodge's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
20,320 Alaskan Grill - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Base Camp Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
North Fork Restaurant - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Open daily.
Coffee Bruin - Onsite coffee shop. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 15 to 30 per person
  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • 20,320 Alaskan Grill
  • Base Camp Bar
  • Coffee Bruin
  • North Fork Restaurant

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Firepit
  • In a state park
  • In the mountains
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 5 accessible parking spaces
  • Accessible shuttle
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Lever door handles
  • No lift
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 2 floors
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Portable fan
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 15 to 30 per person
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

MT. Mckinley Princess Lodge Trapper Creek
MT. Mckinley Princess Trapper Creek
MT Mckinley Princess Trapper
MT. Mckinley Princess Lodge
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Lodge
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Trapper Creek
MT. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Lodge Trapper Creek

Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 439 out of 851 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 207 out of 851 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 99 out of 851 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 56 out of 851 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 50 out of 851 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
N/a
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent experience
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Victor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel para crucero retible

No te quedes en este hotel , está en medio de la nada , no tiene gym, jacussi , las actividades q se supone que debería tener se suspendieron por lluvia , un frío terrible en el lobby , el spot es bonito , pero parece q estas en un crucero miles de personas , subiendo y bajando de camiones , colas para pedir un café , el cuarto tenía un olor feo
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Cathy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness

Not worth the money ...

The accommodations are very dated. First attempt to checkin was met with a rude 'come back at 3p' - no direction to activities or hotel amenities to pass the 1.5 hours. There is a lot of attention to flowers and grounds, but the interior of the cabins is very 'used.' The first refrigerator we received didn't work. The housekeeping staff not only did not make up our bed, but left our door open. I would have stayed in Talkeetna if I had known this ...
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Phyllis

Liked: Cleanliness
Bathrooms were old and needed updating
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Bernis

Travelled with family
No air-conditioning no elevators
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Dale

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
This is one of only a couple places to stay with large groups close to the summit of Denali (not driving distance). The views of the mountains are excellent. I recommend eating off site if possible for better value. Rooms were basic but very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jalaine

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Shannon

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Housekeeping didn’t stock soap in the shower as requested and then asked us to leave before our checkout time.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Judy

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There were hair pins on my floor when I arrived to my room. My bathroom had hair in the sink. That is disgusting. I thought, don’t complain, see how they clean it in the morning. Came back to my room after being out for a full day at Denali and guess what? The hair pins were in the same place. Upon check out, I commented about it at the front desk, asked to speak to a manager and initially the front desk receptionist said “she’s not available, they’re in a meeting” like it didn’t even matter. Then my friends that were staying another room had a mouse in their room the last night of our stay. They called the front desk. The front desk solution…we’ll bring mouse traps. Mouse traps? How about moving to another room? How about reimbursement for the room for that night. It’s a never again And I hope to discourage others to not stay there as well. Princess Hotels should be ashamed of themselves.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sudhakar

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is in a great location with proximity to Denali National Park. The amenities are good and have nice walking trails. Restaurants choices around the area are limited to none. But there are 3 restaurants on premises.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

ron

Liked: Staff & service
Nice resort with restaurant/bar options.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Celeste

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bennie, littleton

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful views of Mt. Denali from large welcoming seating on back deck. Awesome grounds and walking paths, lovely restaurants, food and lodging.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Alison

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Pretty views weren't worth the headache

The location's view was amazing. The room itself was very out dated. There were oversized lamps that took up a majority of the table and end table space around the room. One thing that isn't made clear when booking is parking is TERRIBLE. Depending on the building your put in parking is very far away. My parents who have mobility issues couldn't even get close to their building to be able to drop off their bags. They needed walk up a steep incline. We booked two rooms and weren't able to be remotely close. The building I stayed in the door to the outside didn't even lock or looked air tight. It had no elevator which after a long day lugging up 4 suitcases two flights of stairs was really annoying. I would look at different options in the future, pretty views weren't worth the headache.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shalimar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean with Nice restaurants

The hotel and grounds are resort style. This place is an extension of a cruise vacation and everything is a la carte. $3 for the ingredients to make 1.5 smores is ridiculous. The ability to do laundry at $5/load was a bonus. The onsite restaurants were very nice.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

AJAY

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Be sure to do more than just spend the night. Many activities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joyce

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

susan

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amelia

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the shuttle service. We stayed in a room that was farther away from the main lodge so having this option to get a ride was great!
View from main lodge.
View from North Fork restaurant.
Cocktail and small dish at North Fork restaurant.
Beignets and reindeer sausage for breakfast at 20,300 Alaskan Grill restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Person checking us in wasn't friendly . Here are your keys and a map to the property then back to visiting with coworker aignage to groups of buildings was poor and we drove around ,3 times before finding the access to our building only to find there was no elevator to the 2nd floor and nowhere to park. We didn't even walk up the stairs to see the room. Called and talked to a very nice person who was able to switch us to a first floor by the time we drove back to the main lodge. Very accommodating and showed us which turns to take to get to our next building, which also had a parking area for that building. Very nice room, but the smoke alarm above the bed was hanging by wires from the ceiling and the shower wouldn't stay on showerhead, which wasted a lot of water. The grounds were quiet and well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice, but needs more parking!

Great resort-like setting with many activities and 3 restaurants, but this facility caters to Princess Cruise Ships with guests arriving in buses. The parking is very inadequate for travelers who are driving their own cars.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025