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We stayed here for two nights as part of a tour package. They set the stage by saying you’ll be staying in “rustic Coldfoot Camp” which doesn’t quite capture it. The rooms are definitely rustic, but the beds are great and you have your own bathroom! On top of that, their morning and evening buffets - while a little pricey - are very good! Apparently they got cell service about 18 months ago. It’s only 3G for me on Verizon, but in the middle of nowhere it was nice to be able to maintain a bit of contact with the world. This is a cool experience and I definitely recommend it if you have a chance.
The beds are often uncomfortable. Some lean or are caved in a bit. Bring your own memory foam and maybe lay mattress on the floor. Furnace has common thermostat in the hallway, so it might get cold, then starting about 2 am it will turn on loudly and for too long. Your room will get as hot as hades and then stay that way for a while. Then cold again later and the process starts over. Good luck. Parking lot you walk through is often a mud bog. But at least it’s expensive. Some of the sandwiches over at the truck stop (the Club sandwich!) are reasonably priced, tasty, and ample.
Hands-down the best coffee on the Dalton Highway!
Such a great little oasis in the middle of nowhere! This is a much needed stop on the desolate Dalton Highway. There is very little along this road and it is very difficult to supplies shipped up this far. It ALL has to be shipped in. The food is good, the people are super nice, and we had a great experience when we flew in and drove out for our arctic circle tour. The people that work and live here do an excellent job keeping it clean and kept us as good as possible with very limited resources. Side note- this is NOT a 5 star hotel. It is a basic CAMP in the MIDDLE of NOWHERE. Ignore the reviews complaining about the lack of amenities and food/beer selection please. You are seriously lucky to have a warm place to sleep this far north! Have realistic expectations for this place. You are in the wilderness, inside the ARCTIC CIRCLE people!
We stayed here for 2 nights and we loved our stay, everyone is so friendly, the rooms were cozy and the food was really good too (come hungry) and there northern light tours are awesome. Highly recommended
The rooms were clean and as advertised, basic services. The Cafe was comfort food, warm and good with large portions. ALL the camp staff were extremely helpful and very friendly! Highly recommended for the services offered.
It's nice to have these services in this location, but I woke up hot at 3am, it's November and their air conditioning suddenly started coming out crazy hot, it's like I'm sleeping in Miami Beach in the summer, the room can't be controlled for temperature and there's no staff, no way to sleep, the room temperature should be around 85, very hot! I have to drive on the most dangerous highway in the world the next day!
Well managed truck stop with fuel, a restaurant, and motel. Oh, and the most northern saloon in the USA! The people are helpful and friendly!
Clean, warm, expensive,not a lot of choices for you anyway, not complaining these. The only one thing I'd like to mention: the central heating is delivering super strong gas odor. Strong enough to make you headache.
The rooms could really use some cleaning. Although it's the only option in one of the most remote towns, you'd expect a bit more for the incredibly high prices you have to pay. Most people stop here for a couple hours of rest while driving on the Dalton highway, so don't expect a whole lot of comfort.
It's nice to have gas and a real meal available in the middle of nowhere. Like mentioned, it's not fancy, it's a truck stop. The dinner buffet was pretty good. Expensive, like everything else in Alaska. Was a little bummed that their website mentions serving craft Alaskan beer on there. I was looking forward to a nice cold beer after a 6 hour drive but all there was was Bud Light. No thanks lol
Coldfoot is the halfway point on the Haul Road (Dalton HWY). It is a great place to recharge with some coffee or even some food.
It was an oasis in the middle of nowhere, but could you please be sure there is toilet paper in the room. The lack of soap was workable. (There was liquid hand soap at the sink...) Then there was this: In the middle of my bed there was a soaking wet half-moon area in the middle of the bed on the side facing the center of the room. (Previous guest sat down completely soaked????) Had to be sure I was sleeping opposite of that up against the wall. It was as spartan a room as I ever had and yes it was all there was, but somehow all of that would have been more than good enough had some detail, any detail at all been brought to my room. I could care less about the almost ripped down curtains and no screen in the window. (The "Central" heat (No individual controls) was on ROAST THEM TO DEATH!) Yep, 2 stars is about it. The food was very good. (Breakfast & Dinner) with the service very good as well. Just no one to assist with my room's failings. (The Beer selection: aaaarrrggghhh)
What I expected for a "camp". Small rooms, very basic. Everything is expensive, gas was $7.50 per gallon.
Okay, really want be fair with the review considering they are providing an essential service in the middle of nowhere. BUT, given the price and standard of service I really struggle to give any more than 2. The new tall boy even after repeated request refused to sell wifi lying that they are out of quota for guest sale until end of month even though the lady at the time of booking assured availability of wifi. Our van broke down and we needed to contact the mechanics but couldn't! So appalling!
Clean and comfortable place to rest while traveling the Dalton Highway.
The Inn at coldfoot camp is kind of cool!! I felt like I was on an expedition, housed in a neat little room! The room are quite small. Has 2 twin beds which can’t sleep more than 1 adult each. However, if you carry along a sleeping bag, 3 adults can stay in the room, relatively comfortably. Our room had a tiny washbasin and an attached washroom. The temperatures inside were warm(too warm I’d say) in the winter! I visited in second week of April when the temperature was hovering around 0 degree, F. The room was very basic, yet very clean. Towels and extra blankets were provided. They’ve a lounge-like area in the building with a TV and some books to read. Coldfoot camp also organizes a lot of tours/activities! I’d recommend the mountain safari and the aurora tours! We’d an awesome guide in Megan and a lovely host in Jack.
This place will be always in my mi d and heart! The people who lives there are amazing!!! Only 20 ppl lives and work there and they do everything, including the airpot protocols. We stayed for 4 days because or main experience supposed to be the Aurora Boreales which was a magnificent experience, we were able to watch them since the first night, it was like watching rivers of lights on the sky!!! We also did dogsled, snowshoe and a safari tour to the mountain range. Only T-Mobile can catch some signal any other phone line would not work at all so be prepared to be disconnected mostly of the times. There is a phone at the cabins but you have to buy a prepaid card which is not an option over there because is only a restaurant and the cabins, they populations lives close by and that’s it no stores mostly the basics for food and couple personal items can be only found at the restaurant. People is very connected to the nature, they learn how to live like that. We went during winter season which is the best time for the auroras and the temperature was always around 5F to -7F, the lowest was -25F so be prepared if you planning for winter. We use about 4-5 winter clothing layers. Basic jackets and clothing will not work if you are not the use to low temperatures like this. I would not say you can sleep like a baby because they always wake up crying at night lol! I would say you would sleep like hibernation that’s how I felt it I came back home younger lol. Feel free to explore the areas, plan ahead your options and check the forecast everyday so you can decide for the activities, the staff will always have a better recommendation for what’s best to do, we were lucky to do basically everything the offer specially because the time we where staying and out commitments to adapt. Daily weather will most likely allow you for what to do. The safari tour is a is a must do besides the autoras, I post couple of pics of that. I brought a drone and capture memorable pics, the one I us
Paid $210.00 for a room worth no more than $100.00. No television, radio, microwave or fridge. Barely a bathroom. Everything's made from thin sheet metal,plywood,partical board and wood paneling. It was the stay from hell mostly because overcharging unsuspecting people is just wrong and so unnecessary. Buy a tent and sleep anywhere in the artic but here. You won't spend as much and those things can be reused again and again. I have to admit though that the restaurant does make one of THE BEST hamburgers I’ve ever had and I’ve had alot of em. Also your in Alaska and what happens in Alaska is not like the lower 48. It’s a different way of life so if you absolutely have to have a normal mattress to sleep on, they’ve got one for ya.
Service is always great. Awesome food.