The cottage has three bedrooms, a living room, kitchen, small sunporch, bathhouse, and outdoor privy. In this off-the-grid home, heat is provided by outside-venting propane heaters while propane lights illuminate the house (though in the long summer days in Alaska, lights are rarely needed!). Water is from a gravity-fed system. Because of our remote location, connectivity can be limited. Power is from a small solar electric system that supplies limited AC power for recharging devices.
At a glance
- Sleeps 8 in 3 bedrooms and the bathhouse
- Whole cottage, just for your group
- Off the grid: propane and solar, no Wi-Fi
- 2-night minimum; weekly and monthly rates on request
- No pets, please
What's included
- Full kitchen with propane stove, oven and refrigerator, and all cookware and dishes
- Hot and cold running water (gravity-fed)
- Bathhouse with hot shower, sink and a double bed, steps from the cottage
- Outdoor privy, environmentally friendly (no flush toilet)
- Outside-vented propane heaters and propane lights
- Small solar power system for charging phones and cameras
- All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels provided
- Propane grill on the back patio
- Front sunporch and yard with mountain views
Inside the cottage
Living room
The living room has a table, armchair, and couch that opens into a double (full) bed. It has propane lights and an outside-vented propane heater.
Kitchen
The kitchen has hot and cold running water, a propane refrigerator, propane stove and oven, and propane lights. All kitchenware (pots, pans, dishes, glasses, silverware, etc.) are provided. There is a grocery in McCarthy, 5 miles from Kennicott. To make logistics simpler, however, we strongly suggest that you purchase all groceries prior to driving to Kennicott.
Bathhouse
The bathhouse is a few steps behind the cottage. There is hot and cold water for the shower and sink, and a double (full) bed that sleeps two.
Back patio
There is a propane grill on the back patio for guests to use.
Sunporch
The front entry of the house is a small sunporch.
Privy
17 Silk Stocking Row is very much off the grid. There is no flush toilet; there is a very nice, environmentally-friendly privy in the side yard of the cottage.
Downstairs bedroom
The downstairs bedroom, with a double (full) bed, is off both the kitchen and living room, with two doors and a closet. It has an outside-vented propane heater. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
Upstairs front bedroom
The upstairs is essentially one room with a wall and door in the middle, and is reached via steep stairs. The front upstairs bedroom, with two twin beds, is open to the stairs. It has a small desk and chair, and a large closet. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
Upstairs back bedroom
The upstairs, reached via steep stairs, is essentially one room with a wall and door in the middle, giving privacy to the back bedroom, which has two twin beds and a small closet. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
The Rooms
Exclusive Use Entire Cottage (sleeps up to 8)
Rent the entire cottage to have exclusive access. Guests who rent the entire cottage can sleep up to 8 people in the three bedrooms and the double bed in the bathhouse. The living room couch also opens into a double bed. When you book, we’ll walk you through the layout and ask how your group would like to sleep.
Bedroom, Downstairs (1 double bed, sleeps 2)
The downstairs bedroom, with a double (full) bed, is off both the kitchen and living room, with two doors and a closet. It has an outside-vented propane heater. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
Bedroom, Upstairs Front (2 twin beds, sleeps 2)
The upstairs is essentially one room with a wall and door in the middle, and is reached via steep stairs. The front upstairs bedroom, with two twin beds, is open to the stairs. It has a small desk and chair, and a large closet. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
Bedroom, Upstairs Back (2 twin beds, sleeps 2)
The upstairs, reached via steep stairs, is essentially one room with a wall and door in the middle, giving privacy to the back bedroom, which has two twin beds and a small closet. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.
Bathhouse (1 double bed, sleeps 2)
The bathhouse, a few steps behind the cottage, has a double (full) bed for two guests along with the hot shower and sink. All sheets, blankets, pillows and towels are provided.