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Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks

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A wooden cabin with a sloped roof, a porch, and a gravel driveway.
A wooden cabin with a balcony, surrounded by trees.
A cozy living room with a sectional sofa, a rocking chair, and a coffee table. There is a dining table with chairs, a chandelier, and a large window with a view of the outdoors.
A tranquil lakeside view with a wooden deck leading to a bench.
A wooden deck with a wicker sofa and a table, overlooking a forested area and a body of water.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Garage parking available
    Enjoy the convenience of garage parking - a rare offering in the area.
3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Dogs and cats allowed
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue grill
  • Balcony

Explore the area

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Talkeetna, AK
  • Place, Denali Brewing Company
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Question Lake
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Montana Lake
    ‪8 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Denali Room

+3
2 Queen Beds, 2 King Beds and 3 Single Beds

The Bear Room

1 King Bed and 2 Single Beds

The Orange Room

1 King Bed and 1 Single Bed

2 bathrooms

Main Floor Bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shampoo

Upstairs Bathroom

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shampoo

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks

Escape to your private lakefront retreat on Sunshine Lake in Talkeetna, Alaska. This fully renovated home sleeps up to 12 with 2 King beds, 1 Queen, and 2 Doubles—perfect for families and groups. Enjoy a fully stocked kitchen, stunning lake and mountain views, and everything you need to relax. Unwind in the brand-new custom sauna (2025) after a day of fishing, exploring, or kayaking. End your evenings by the fire pit under the Alaska sky.

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House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Adults only
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats less than 99 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
$50 fee for pet. Message for questions.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Load and start the dishwasher
Gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights and lock the doors
✔ Towels – Start a load in the washer before you leave. Any extras? Toss them in the bathroom hampers. You’ll be our housekeeping hero!
✔ Dishes – Load and start the dishwasher. Wash anything else and leave it to dry—no dirty dishes left behind! ✔ Lights & Lock Up – Flip the lights off and lock the front door with the keypad.
✔ Trash – Leave the main garbage can—we’ve got it. Extra bags? The large dumpster between the house and fuel tank can be used for any extra trash created during your stay! Text if you leave earlier!
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Please clean up after yourselves, if the house is left messy. We will give your children cotton candy and red fruit punch for the drive home :)
We love our neighbors please keep the noise to a minimum from 10 pm- 8am.
Our Newly added sauna is a relaxation amenity! Please read the users guide and abide by the rules, so we can offer it for all our guests!

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2854973vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Talkeetna

Located in Talkeetna, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Montana Creek State Recreation Site and Talkeetna Riverfront Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Alaska Railroad and Wal Mikes. Spend some time exploring the area's activities, including birdwatching and wildlife walks.
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Talkeetna, AK

What's nearby

  • Denali Brewing Company - 5 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Question Lake - 6 min drive - 6.9 km
  • Montana Lake - 8 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Section House Lake - 8 min drive - 7.0 km
  • Woman Lake - 9 min drive - 12.9 km

Getting around

  • Talkeetna Station - 14 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Denali Brewing Company Tasting Room - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Brown Bear Espresso - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Subway - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Y-Knot Bbq & Grill - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪My Mom's Thai Tastes Talkeetna - ‬5 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 99 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Luxury Lakefront Retreat | Sauna, Dock & Kayaks located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within 3 miles (5 km) of Denali Brewing Company, Alaska Railroad and Lake Two. Section House Lake is 3.1 mi (5 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 26 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 26 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 26 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janet M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay. The home is clean and comfortable. We also enjoyed visiting in the town of Talkeetna. Cute shops and friendly people.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steven R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Perfect for our group. Peaceful, convenient location and a nice view.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mark G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Lake

We enjoyed our stay at this beautiful relaxing lake retreat.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
A wonderful quiet place to stay in the country on a small lake. Plenty of room for are family of 10. The back deck was our favorite spot. Well maintained and the owner was easy to work with.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cecelia B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place! Fantastic location lots of fun had by our family and friends. The house was well equipped with catering facilities and delious coffee. The washing / dryer facilities the best we have had since we started our trip. Unfortunately we did not have time to use the sauna, but it was nice knowing it was available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

CESAR

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Charity is a great host. The place is a superb location for those visiting Denali. It is a long drive to Denali's main entrance but Talkeenta is a much livelier town than any other closer to Denali. The proximity to the lake and the sauna are really nice additions.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rhianna H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter Wonderland

My sisters and I all loved the house! The view was absolutely gorgeous from the patio. We enjoyed our stay and all want to come back to this house in the summer.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stellar Relaxation

Comfy easy and tranquil house, calm quiet vibes with a great landscape and amazing lake. Loved the amenities and the host!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sam H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Alaska Family Trip

It work really well for are family of 9. We drove to Denali from here, enjoyed the town Talkeetna, the brewery near by and were able to come back to a nice relaxing comfortable place on the lake.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tracey L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful

Everything was great. Nice peaceful setting
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 1 Sept, 2022
I'm so glad you had a relaxing stay! I enjoyed hosting you!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charlie S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice place by a little lake

The house comfortably fit our group of 8. It is fairly close to a grocery store, not too far from Talkeetna, and is on a little lake where we saw moose. The house was clean, well-stocked, and has plenty of parking.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Aimee B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful “Home Base” for Our Time in Talkeetna

This home was the perfect home base for our multigenerational family of five. It was clean, comfortable, and exactly as described in the listing. The location is serene and very convenient for exploring Talkeetna and the surrounding area. Charity is a fabulous host and exceptional communicator. Our only regret is we didn’t have enough time to take advantage of the kayaks! This was by far our favorite place we stayed in Alaska.
View from the deck.
View overlooking the lake from the dock.
View from the dock looking back at the cabin.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David and Sandy D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lakehouse

My wife and I along with additional family rented the lake house for a week. House and area were as advertised. Very nice, clean and well stocked home. Charity was very easy to communicate with. I highly recommend. great location. About 10 minute drive to Talkneeta, which is really cool town.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Getaway!

This house had everything we needed for a family trip to Talkeetna. The house was clean and we appreciated all of the little things that helped make it a home. We loved congregating on the porch for coffee each morning looking out at the lake. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paresh G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

No stress home

It's always nice when family members from different parts of the world meet after travel (and delays) and home is the last thing you need to think about once there. It was everything we needed to be comfortable and some more. Beautiful location and view but very homie and cozy as well. Every care was taken to think of anything a guest of all types may need. And if you need something or not happy with, just text or call the listing manager who was always on point with the communication. Check in was a breeze with clear communication and so was check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 31 Aug, 2024
We're so happy you had a relaxing visit! I enjoy helping anyway possible! Hopefully, your travel home or the rest of your trip was smoother than your arrival! It was wonderful to host you.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location for Family

Property is "as advertised". It was great for our family. House is well stocked. Quiet neighborhood with separation from neighbors. Full size washer and dryer helped cut down on the packing for the trip. 2 Kayaks were great for the kids to get outside. Caught a couple nice trout with the fishing pole and net. Thanks for the mosquito repellent- came in handy for evenings on the deck and dock. Close to Denali Brewing for pizza and beer. Thanks for a good stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Winter weekend getaway

We stayed for just a weekend as two families with elementry age kids and dogs (4 parents, 5 kids). We lucked out to get nice winter temperatures about 25F. Everyone enjoyed sledding down the hill from the house to the lake. We brought kicksleds to use on the road and that was fun too. The neighborhood is quiet without much traffic at all. Our dogs got to meet some of the neighborhood dogs and had a great time playing with them (very friendly also). The house was clean and as pictured. We really appreciated the bed configuration that let kids be in the room with parents as the kids prefer that in new places. The two upstairs bedrooms are really large, especially the room with the king and two doubles. Talkeetna offers some good food options even in winter, great pizza at the Denali Brewing tasting room and burgers/Phillies at the burger barn. I will look at booking this house again next time we want to go to Talkeetna.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing Lake Cabin

We had a wonderful stay at this cabin. It was very nicely decorated and had all the amenities we needed. The rooms were perfect, with comfy beds and TVs for the younger adults to play video games and watch movies when we weren't exploring the beautiful area. We did not use the lake since ourntime was short and we had a full schedule, but the provided kayaks, paddles and life jackets are an amazing plus for the property. The lakeside deck was wonderful, with a swing chair, deck furniture tonseat several people, and a grill. The kitchen is well stocked with all the necessary cooking supplies, some basic needs like oils, seasonings, condiments, foils and zip lock bags. The only drawback was the large quantities of mosquitoes in this particular area. Theybseemed to know we were insode and the congregated outside the door just waiting gor us to come out. We did really appreciate thenthoughtfulness of the host and manager to leave multiple devices and options for mosquito control to allow you to enjoy the deck and lake. Wish we had extra time to use them. Overall, we were very pleased with our stay and the rental experience. We would stay ahain if the opportunity arose. Thank you for sharing your lovely cabin with is for our stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melanie S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place for a family stay! The water was close and the kayaks were fun on the small lake. Well stocked with everything we needed. Very clean. There were 5 adults and 2 kids and we had a full bed we didn’t use. Would definitely recommend. Only downside one shower did not work, only the bathtub.Make sure to bring mosquito repellent they are huge and there were lots of them in June.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

astrid h.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Short Stay, Grewt Memories

House was perfect for us! Very well equipped and stocked, beautifully decorated and amazing location on the lake. Great host...highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ed & Susan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family, Fun, Fishing

It was amazing place. Better than expectations!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hailey M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Family Weekend

We had a lovely family trip at the Sunshine Lake Retreat! The house was inviting and cozy with many thoughtful additions that helped to make our trip more comfortable. The beds were very comfortable in every room. The bedrooms upstairs were large enough to accommodate different family groups(with kiddos). The kitchen was very well equipped to cook some big family meals. We spent time playing at the lake every day and enjoyed the beautiful lake views from the house. *Bonus* The house is very close to Denali Brewing for some delicious food and drinks. Charity provided clear directions and was very responsive and kind to any inquiries we had. We had a wonderful time making memories at this lovely house and would definitely make another trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gina P.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kurt C.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ginger C.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

About the host

Hosted by Charity Moore

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Welcome to Our Alaskan Dream!

Hi there! We’re Camille and Garrett, proud parents of five adventurous kids who love the great outdoors. Owning a home in Alaska has been a lifelong dream, and we’re thrilled to share it with you! Whether you’re here to fish, hike, relax, or just see how long you can stay awake in the midnight sun, we hope you love this place as much as we do.

To make your stay even better, our host, Charity, is here to help! Born and raised in Alaska, she knows the area like the back of her (probably mitten-covered) hand. Need local tips? Fun activity ideas? A backup plan for when your kids “accidentally” fall in the lake? Charity’s got you covered. Plus, she lives just down the street, so if you need anything, shoot her a text, and she’ll be happy to help.

We want you to have an amazing, stress-free stay, so settle in, explore, and make some unforgettable Alaskan memories!

Why they chose this property

This quiet neighborhood is 10-15 min from downtown Talkeetna which allows for easy access but also relaxation. Sunshine Lake is a beautiful lake to fish, paddle, or just enjoy from either the large deck or dock down by the water's edge.

What makes this property unique

Our lakefront retreat on Sunshine Lake is the perfect mix of adventure and relaxation! With a private walkway leading to your own dock, you can start your morning with a peaceful kayak ride, cast a fishing line, or just soak in the stunning Alaskan views.

To make your stay even better, we’ve added a brand-new cedar sauna—because nothing says “vacation” like sweating out your worries in the middle of the wilderness!

We’ve also stocked the house with everything you could possibly need, so you can focus on making memories instead of making last-minute store runs. From kayaks and life jackets to a couple of fishing poles, we’ve got the gear—just bring your sense of adventure!

Whether you’re here to relax, explore, or do a little of both, our home is designed to be your perfect Alaskan getaway.

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