As a 40 yr old woman that was blessed to be raised in this area, I only wish that those that visit now could have experienced this place in it's prime! Butch and Carol are my parents, and although I am no longer in the Alaskan area, we woke every morning to a SPECTACULAR view of Mt Deb out our window, and an AMAZING view of the Susitna River every night! I was fortunate enough to re-visit this lodge July 2010, and enjoy a FABULOUS day trip via one of the TRUE Alaskan Bush Pilots left on this Earth!! We passed through gravel pits, on to tundra, next to glaciers, and over mountain passes! All within a short 2 hours time frame!!! Most people spend their entire lives never witnessing this amazing change of Alaskan landscape! In it's "Glory Days", the Gracious House Lodge was the setting for an AMAZING movie made to play in Japan, hosted numerous tour buses, and instilled TRUE values in us, as children. We had pack horses as pets, learned to ride ATVs, motorcycles, and 4 wheelers, and held our first Customer Service jobs as waitresses at the tender age of "As soon as you can see over the counter"!! If you have never traveled the Denali Highway, I HIGHLY recommend it! Bring your kids/grandkids/etc! Show them the BEAUTY of Alaska in a way you will NEVER witness in any other state or place EVER!!!!

Carol and Butch are very personable and extremely hard working folks. Gracious House is now a B&B, but we lucked out and were included in great dinners with a group of mine exploration people. The area is beautiful and off the general beaten path. A wild and remote area, peaceful and serene. Once again we enjoyed the visit.
Walt and Pat, North Carolina

The room itself looked like it was straight out of the 70s; however, it was clean and adequate. The shower took a very long time in the morning to get hot water. The food was very good, though - anything you can order with fresh ingredients from the garden is good. I would highly recommend the strawberry-rhubarb pie, which I ate for both dinner and breakfast.

The Gracious House Lodge is an Alaskan roadhouse located at mile 82 of the Denali Highway, roughly half-way between Cantwell and Paxson. The accommodations are modest, yet adequatem, suitably clean and reasonably priced given its remote location. A quonset hut serves as a diner, with limited grill food menu, serving good breakfasts. It is also worth stopping in at the "Sluice Bar" for a beer, or a shot of "Wild Turkey," which is was a favorite watering hole for gold miners before the mine closed down. Patrons have plastered the ceiling with dollar bills. The Gracious House also has float plane service for hunters and fishermen. You can expect to meet an interesting assortment of other guests. During our stay, we had an interesting conversation with a group of geologists that were studying the nearby 2002 earthquake and fault lines.