Chena Hot Springs Resort

A great choice for a stay in Fairbanks, Chena Hot Springs Resort features an airport shuttle. Guests can indulge in deep-tissue massages or reflexology, then grab a bite to eat at the restaurant. Other highlights include an indoor pool, an outdoor pool, and a bar/lounge.

Bernie Karl is a recycling entrepreneur who makes things happen. After buying the struggling Chena Hot Springs Resort, he built an outdoor, boulder-rimmed swimming pond of hot mineral water without chlorine or treatment, geothermal greenhouses that grow produce year-round for the in-house restaurant, an innovative geothermal power plant that supplies the resort's electricity, and an ice museum...

Chena Hot Springs Resort is the most accessible and developed hot spring resort in Alaska's Interior. Chena Hot Springs was discovered in August 1905 and became famous for curing crippled prospectors of their aches and pains. Fairbanksans would take the near day trip each way to enjoy the healing waters and soak.

Today, many local, state, national and international visitors enjoy Chena's...

Resort, Full Service Restaurant & Lounge, Aurora Ice Museum, 80 Lodge Rooms, Alaska Resident Rate, World's Only Year-Round, Complimentary Daily Geothermal Tours, Hiking, Massage Therapy, X-Country Skiing, Dinner, ATVs