Would not recommend. I would not recommend this place. We were assigned a room right next to the washroom. Next we felt un-welcome the whole duration of the stay by the service provided. The pictures are inaccurate. There are better properties around and closer to Denali.

Cute, comfortable cabins Cute cabins that are family-owned and run. Comfortable beds, beautiful quilts, equipped with small fridge and microwave. Tiny bathrooms. Somewhat clean (shower was a little gross). Wifi that works most of the time. Restaurant on site for breakfast and close to a pizza restaurant and cafe.

Cabins' smaller bed encourages snuggling And the ladder to the loft is quite steep. But everything else makes up for this. Cabins include frig, microwave & one-cup coffee pot. But you really need to go up to the office and have breakfast against a lovely scenic background...especially if weather is nice enough to use the deck.

Disappointing and Disgusting We arrived at the Perch around 10pm, on a necessary trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage, and the room was disgusting. Upon opening the door we were greeted by a strong stench of urine The floors were sticky to point it felt it would take your shoes off. The towels had dirt and hair. The bed had a set of pliers sitting on it. Pulling the blanket down we discovered stains, hair and crumbs on the sheets. Feeling disgusting my wife went into the bathroom to wash her hands and the sink would not drain; it only back filled with food and waste from drain. Seriously, over $250 for a piss smelling, disgusting room? We got our refund and continued on to Anchorage; there were absolutely no available rooms from Wasilla to Anchorage leaving us with no sleep or shower for our meeting the following day. Booking.com wouldn’t post our review because of the word ‘piss’, so we’re not using Booking.com again. (Unfortunately my photos won’t upload ☹️)

Carlo creek dry cabin #6 - the overall effect is charming Would stay here again. With my family in July as a base for visiting Denali. Next time we’ll try to get dry cabin 1 or 2 (which have a view of the creek). My family (husband and wife and 6 yo) stayed in dry cabin #6. For those unfamiliar, a dry cabin doesn’t have water, hence no toilets, sink, shower. They have cabins with toilets/sinks/showers but that’s not what we stayed in. The dry cabins at The Perch share a bath house. Cabin #6 faces the creek but due to trees and shrubbery you can’t see it from the cabin. However, the cabin is steps from the creek and extremely easy to walk to (literally about 20 steps away and a charming trail takes you to it). The cabin is very clean and reminds us of the public use cabins we’ve rented over the years in Alaska. The cost is about the same (compared the Ken k’esugi and other premium public use cabin locations) and the size is comparable. We had a queen bed, twin bed, and loft (with a twin bed and accessible ladder). There was a table and 2 benches and 2 windows (one in front by the door, and one the side of the cabin). And small pot of flowers and a small deck with a bench in front. There is electricity too. There is only one outlet. There were several hooks to hang things on and small shelves. The cabin is roughly 12’ x 12’. The overall effect is charming. The beds were comfortable (to us) and there were 4 pillows on the queen and 2 pillows in the twin. Both with quilt comforters and sheets. The heater in the cabin was nice to have but unnecessary for July (for us). The door is loud to open and close and the cabin has the tiniest slant (probably due to earthquakes. I’m sure it used to be 100% level). The slant isn’t noticeable - my husband and kid didn’t notice. The floor is (I believe) vinyl and looked very new. We were comfortable taking our shoes off at the door. We are long time Alaskans and brought several items that made out stay easier: (1) a power strip; (2) an extension cord; (3) a small table lamp (this helped in the back where the cabin is dark); (4) a cooler (no fridge); (5) a 5 gallon container of water; (6) an electric kettle (nice to make a cup of coffee and drink it on the deck); (7) wet wipes; (8) mosquito coils - mosquitoes weren’t bad (probably due to the creek and small breeze) but the horse flies were horrible. We treated it like a camping trip and brought utensils, mugs, plates, beers, etc. We packed items in plastic totes. The trail to the dry cabins is an easy walk. You cannot park in front of your cabin. We parked, walked past the bath house, down a ramp to a gravel trail. To the right are cabins 1-3 and left are 4-6. In front is Carlo Creek. There is no open fire at the cabin and no cooking over a campfire or camp stove. We ate one dinner out, one breakfast out and the rest at the cabin. Our cooler came in very handy. For those traveling from out of state rest assured there are plenty of good restaurants nearby and within walking distance. Just be mindful in a dry cabin there’s no place to store leftovers. I even made overnight oatmeal in a 2 qt crockpot for my family. The checkin was at the restaurant which is a drive around the grounds and up a hill (follow the wooden moose). The sign off the highway is large and easy to see. The keys are actual keys (not card keys). The check in process was easy and smooth. Same for check out. The bath house has 2 bathrooms and 2 showers for each gender (men on one side and women in the other). They all have doors that lock. There is one sink and mirror and a hair dryer. We never had to wait and never ran out of warm water. The showers are small stand up enclosure (about 3’x 3’) and have a small bench to place items and hooks on the doors. If you adjust the water BEFORE you get in it’s fine. Turn on the hot water first then the slightest turn for cold. If you turn on as much cold as you did the hot water you’ll become an icicle. I’ll also admit I might feel differently if I had to make the walk in the rain in the middle of a dark night (opposite of what we had). But we know what to expect in any weather. For the shared bath common courtesy goes a long way. Floor mats are available to reduce water on the floor. Paper towel dispenser is available for wipe hands and around the faucet. As with most places that are near a highway there is some road noise. The creek is much closer and is also noisy. We always travel with ear plugs and slept well. The neighbors were all considerate and even when I was walking to the bathroom at 1am there was no inappropriate behavior (e.g, partying). Everyone seemed very considerate. We saw neighbors and said hello in passing but everyone pretty much stayed to themselves. This is a fair and objective assessment of cabin #6 at The Perch. We did not expect more than what we got and enjoyed our time there. Pictures: the cabins look like what’s on the website. We saw Denali on our sunny day in the park. We drove to Teklanika (30 miles in). We saw a grizzly at Teklanika and a caribou on the road on the way back to Savage River (mile 15). See if you can spot the rock formation that looks like a sled dog musher and his team. Picture of the cabin didn’t load due to being oversize. We had a permit to drive to Teklanika, if you’re not on a bus or there for the road lottery you can only drive to mile 15. Next year we’ll put in for the road lottery and if we get it will probably stay at The Perch again. The house cleaning staff was nice and helped find my personal towel. They spent about 5min away from their regular duties to find it. We left as much cash as we had and some homemade cookies for gratuity. Oh, WiFi was fine but we weren’t streaming anything either.