I chose Chena for several reasons: as a resort it would provide multiple activities (including a snow-coach trip to a prime viewing area for northern lights) and a shuttle service from Fairbanks. We did not rent a car. The 100 year-old resort offered both old-fashioned-y-type (no phone) rooms (called Signature rooms) and a modern hotel. Our Signature room faced a... More

Chena Hot Springs is a very peaceful area with a natural hotsprings. You will also find alot of other activities here that is worth bringing the family out for. More

It is a singular experience, can you imagine swimming in a hot spring with weather temperature about -30 degrees Celsius (-22F)? It is amazing. ps: take care with your hair, it should break if you don't wet from time to time. More

We went to Chena Hot Springs Resort in hopes of seeing the Northern Lights, and we were not disappointed! Chena is located about 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and is a 40 acre resort with comfortable, though not fancy rooms, a good restaurant that serves produce from their greenhouses, and a large variety of activities for guests to enjoy.... More

The hot springs were a lot of fun (bring your own towels and shower shoes.) The ice museum was kind of hokey but fun all the same. Share a martini just for the experience. More

The main reason we visited Chena was the 60 mile evening drive there & back promised the best chance to see moose. And we did. However, the restaurant there had a very reasonably priced dinner menu which I would recommend. More

I stayed in fairbanks this last weekend after flying up from Anchorage to see the Chena Hot Springs. The hot springs are at least an hour outside of Fairbanks with nothing else around it. The hot springs were very cool, a picturesque setting to be sitting in a hot spring with snow all around you. My biggest complaint is the... More

Husband went into hot springs and really liked it. I loved the permanent ice hotel...soooo beautiful. They have a lot of activities to do. More

Husband went in the springs....said he liked it. The permanent ice hotel is really neat.......especially when you realise that just 2 people created it(Brice is the name) Many ice sculptures and just a really neat place! More