WHAT OTHERS SAY
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Jim Carrey, AKA Ace Ventura,
the Grinch & Count Olaf
has Jon & Nelda Osgood in stitches. |
"Many heartfelt thanks for
sharing your absolutely beautiful lodge with our family. Your hospitality
is superb - matter of fact - very southern indeed! We look forward to our
visit again next summer!"
Jan & Dean Rodenbeck
Manchester, Tennessee
"We think you should have a sign
over the bed in our cabin saying 'Jim Carrey slept here'."
Larry, Sue & Maggie Yellen
Chicago, Illinois
"You run a heluva good show here
and I've been around."
Brian Shaw
Tampa, Florida
"After a busy day of fishing, kayaking or hiking, you'll want to
hurry back to the lodge for dinner as the food is to die
for."
Tracy Gallagher, Travel Channel |
"Layers of soul enlarge as sad moods
discharge. Thanks for dreams that live on at Tutka Bay's great
lodge!"
Barry & April Farber
New York, New York
"I could not help but write you and
tell you that our time spent with you has brought more joy to our lives than
I can possibly convey. Linda and I are constantly reliving the hospitality
you provided and the irreplaceable experiences we enjoyed while being your
guests. We reminisce often and
relive our memories with each other and with special friends when possible.
Thank you again for bringing a special joy that only a visit to Tutka Bay
can provide."
Brian & Linda Stanley
Atlanta, Georgia
"I have heard Tutka Bay Lodge
referred to as 'Beyond the End of the Road'. After our second vacation at
your lodge, this time 5 wonderful days, I think your slogan should be 'Tutka
Bay Lodge - Beyond the Best'."
Ed & Sheri Ball
Forestburgh, N.Y. July 20,2005
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"I just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of your
hospitality and to tell you how much we enjoyed our stay. The
fishing trip was something I will never forget."
Steven Seagal & Kelly LeBrock
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Jewel's grandparents emigrated from Switzerland and homesteaded
near Homer during WWII. you should hear her yodel! |
"Thank you so
much for sharing your wonderful lodge and hospitality with us. We
have had a simply stunning time. When we tried to consider special
things done by the staff, it seemed to us that everything was
special. Our cabin unit was kept up nicely, the meals were superb,
the service impeccable. The excursions we went on were wonderful - and we
especially liked not having to worry about them. Everything was
absolutely perfect. Please feel free to use us as a reference."
Ed & Cathy Barrows Holly Springs, N.C. July 21,2005
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 "During
our visit to Alaska in 2004, we spent three days at Tutka Bay Lodge. This year we booked two weeks. Tutka Bay Lodge is our ‘Four Seasons' of Alaska."
Cody and Jennifer Payne, Evergreen, Colorado
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The
following letter sums up what running a small, remote lodge is
all about.
Greetings to all:
My trip to Alaska was over a year in the making and was to be a trip
of a lifetime. You hosted three generations of Gunns celebrating my
father Bill's 70th birthday and my son Peter turning 12. But for me
the ability to bring the three of us together for what was expected
to be a magical trip at the hands of strangers with a promise to
deliver us their very best effort was a dream come true.
In every aspect you exceeded our highest and demanding expectations.
The service was with special care. The sensitivity to the fragile
opportunity for three generations to have this time together to
create lifelong memories was genuine and heartfelt. The scrambling
to see that our off days were filled with last minute opportunities
to see glaciers via an amazing inflatable kayaking trip and hiking
Grace Ridge. The labor over the gourmet meals and the effort to get
us on the very best fishing charters was so appreciated.
Clamming together, bear viewing, assisting us with exceptional
accommodations while in Anchorage en route to Homer and of course
the way you blended all the eclectic families at meal time, because
of your special attention to and genuine passion for your guests our
trip will be remembered as the most special time together in our
lives.
I have already recommended you to all of my most important
relationships and will insure that as I make plans for future
travel, Alaska and your family are at the top of my list.
If ever we can be of service to you or your family in the Lower '48,
please call on us. In the meantime, please keep us posted on your
activities and wellbeing as we believe we have made lifelong friends
with your family in Tutka Bay.
Our very best wishes to all of you and God bless.
Warmest personal regards,
Raymond W. Gunn
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Quotes from several guidebooks recommending Tutka Bay Wilderness
Lodge:
 "Kayak,
fish, harvest steamer clams and mussels, return the curious gaze of
a sea otter swimming past, wave at a bald eagle swooping overhead,
wander the beach in search of treasures to fill your pockets, ease
your muscles with the sauna's penetrating heat, or simply snooze on
the deck. And you may have read
Gourmet
magazine's sterling recommendation
of the food that fills the table and the satisfied guests."
Alaska
Best
Places
 "Tutka
Bay Wilderness Lodge ranks as one of the finest wilderness lodges in
Alaska."
The Rough Guide to
Alaska
 "On pilings and on a narrow,
grassy isthmus by the green water of the Tutka Bay fjord, this is an upscale hotel in the wilderness,
with cabins connected by long boardwalks, a deck large enough for a
helicopter to land on, and a kitchen capable of producing gourmet
meals. It's quite a feat – the water system alone is a wonder.
There's plenty to do: tide-pool and forest walks,
bird-watching, hiking, berry picking, rowing, fishing from the dock
and other activities around the lodge, and you can pay extra for
guided fishing or kayaking, bear-viewing flights, and other outdoor
experiences that go farther afield.
Frommer's Alaska
 "On
a small cove 9 miles from the Homer Spit, this luxurious small
resort is surrounded by Kachemak Bay State Park. The deluxe modern
cabins have private baths and comfortable beds."
Fodor's Alaska
 "The lodge
caters to nature lovers, bird watchers, and anglers with an
appreciation for the finer things in life.
Accommodations are luxurious, no
roughing-it here."
Moon Handbooks Alaska
 "Roughing
it doesn't get much cushier than this. But the reason to come here is not
the indoors; guests come for the easy access to forests, islands,
inlets and bays where sea otters play within inches of kayaks, and
bald eagles soar overhead.
Outside's Wilderness Lodge Vacations
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Tutka Bay Wilderness Lodge
P.O. Box 960 · Homer, Alaska
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Phone (907) 235-3905 Fax (907) 235-3909
Reservations (800) 606-3909
info@tutkabaylodge.com
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