This is one of the two best accommodations during our driving trip in Alaska (the other one is "Kenai Fjord Glacier Lodge, which opened brand-new on June 1st." You can say it stands out in the middle of nowhere - only magnificent views of mt. st Elias group and the trans-Alaska pipeline. It's a good stopover if you plan to drive b/t Valdez and Fairbanks.
We stayed in the standard room with the mountain view. It's not very spacious but quite normal for a hotel room size and it's clean and comfy for 2 people. We tried the "Two River restaurant" (the elegant dining one) and the food were very nice. With the fantastic relaxing environment and tasty food in front of us, we just wish we could have spend one more nights there.

This hotel was part of our land excursion with a Princess Alaska cruise - 2 nights. The place is small (only 80+ rooms) and is isolated on the west edge of Wrangell/St. Elias National Park. Nice views to Mt. Drum and Wrangell and the river valley. Quiet, well equipped rooms, decent restaurant, and a fire in the fireplace every night. Staff we friendly and ready to serve. If you are looking for a lot of activity, this is not the place for you. If you want to sit, read and take one of the day trips (we went flightseeing over the glaciers in clear weather), it is very relaxing.

This is a really nice hotel on a hill on the opposite side of the Copper Center area on the Richardson Hwy.

It's a really upscale lodge type place with a huge entry level gathering place, and a second floor balcony with a few open use wi-fi computers, and a few tables for guests to set up theirs.

We had booked using a special Wed PM $89 rate because the normal Princess tours usage does not use the place this day.

We had a large room overlooking the grassy areas and patio. It was a warm day, and we were rather exhausted from hiking around Kennecott, and driving back from McCarthy, so we did little but eat dinner, play on the computer and go to sleep. We slept quite well in the very quiet environment.

We did use the restaurant, opting for the "tavern" informality, where we each had a very acceptable and tasty platter, and shared a beer, for about $15 each plus $5 for a beer. For breakfast, we caught some stuff at the market on the Glenn Hwy in Glennallen, as we drove west.

There was a short mishap at checkout which was adjusted fairly readily, which was that we were presented with a balance due that was more than our dinners and room. Apparently, a server was careless about which room number was presented and marked down. The chits from the previous evening needed to be pulled out. The times pretty well overlapped, and the beer consumption was clearly for 4 versus our party of two. So, the charge was cleared, and we went on our way.

We were disappointed. Did not see any moose or other animals on the property. If you are on a Princess or other tour, you are captive in that nothing else is near, as in an hour or two walk.

We stayed one night in June (enroute to see Wrangell St. Elias National Park). This one was recommended to us as an option by an outfitter. it is a bit "pricey", but is probably the best in that area. It was very clean, comfortable and the staff was great. It has some hiking trails and I believe they offer several area tours. It caters to the more "well off" cruiselines clientele and some of those guests were quite rude - but as far as the lodge staff - they were wonderful and very friendly. I would probably check out staying in Kennicott in the park next time around - if their prices are just as high - shrug off some of the rude guests and stay at the Princess anyway - they don't pick their guests!