Snow River Hostel

Clean, quiet, friendly hostel
This was a nice hostel to stay at-it was very quiet and located about twelve miles north of Seward. The owners are very nice people, and the hostel, while somewhat basic, was very comfortable and "Alaskan" feeling. I would recommend it to travelers with cars who want to stay outside of town -- there are trails in the area and it is located close to a river.

We stayed a couple of nights in this hostel in Seward. The private room we stayed was very clean and nice. The kitchen was pretty good. Overall, we had a good stay in this place.

Great place,...a cozy old hunting lodge with a big spread out kitchen bar and lots of books. I popped in and out for dozens of nights during a summer long stay. Home away from home to a wandering painter who worships the spectacular vistas of the Kenai.....Hi to Mr. and Mr.s Lennon!

This was a very nice place. Manager - Mrs. Lennon - was a lovely lady and very helpful. There was a female and a male bunk room and a private room for three which we requested and used. Two bathrooms and showers in the facility, a breakfast area and kitchen utensils. Lock on front door and on bedroom. Very nice area. Very safe. Very clean and comfortable.

We three women asked for and reserved a private room. It was upstairs, and it was clean and comfy. The main area is large and clean, and there is an old, wood-burning, cast-iron cooking stove. The place you register at is next door - over an amazing creek. The downstairs is spacious, with a huge table surrounded by many dining room chairs, sofas and such. The outside of the building is charming. There are many good hiking trails nearby. The town area of Seward is what we were interested in, and it has many artsy shops and a GREAT Bakery,"The Ranting Raven" (excellent quiche for breakfast), as well as an adjoining gift shop with unique items at good prices. (The bathrooms and showers at the hostel were being worked on in mid to late June, 2004, and that will be a blessing - but they do work.) It was a good exerience. A full-size kitchen lines one wall of the lower hostel.