Homestead Bed and Breakfast, in Gustavus, Alaska, the gateway to Glacier Bay National Park, is situated on a portion of an original homestead from the 1920’s. Our home looks out on open meadows full of wild strawberries and flowers and is backed by a spruce forest. Moose, bears, and a large variety of birds are frequent visitors to our yard.

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We are centrally located, and it is an easy walk or bike ride to shops and restaurants, the beach, and the Salmon River. We are just over a mile from the airport. The local taxi or a rental car will get you to our door, where you can slow your pace and switch to one of our bicycles to explore Gustavus. Level terrain makes for easy bicycling, even if it has been years since you’ve been on a bike.

Although Homestead Bed and Breakfast is new, your hosts, Tom and Sally, are not newcomers to the business. We have many years of experience accommodating visitors to Gustavus and Glacier Bay and are excited to again be welcoming guests into our home. Accommodations include two comfortable upstairs bedrooms which share a bathroom as well as a large sitting room. In the morning the dining room, which looks out over the garden and wildflower meadows, will be set with hot fresh breakfast offerings, including freshly laid eggs from the hen house. Coffee is ground fresh each morning; breads, scones, sourdough waffles and other goodies are baked daily in our kitchen; and berries are picked in season to eat fresh or to make jam for the table. We make an attempt to grow, gather or catch as much of our food as possible, and any day may find us actively involved in this endeavor.

Children are welcome and will especially delight in exploring the nearby woods, gathering eggs from the henhouse or watching the endless antics of the ducks. We have some smaller bicycles for them and our quiet, level roads make this an easy outing for all. Neighborhood children may even show up to play, giving travel weary adults some time to relax, knowing the kids are happy and safe.

We are happy to help you plan your visit to the Gustavus/Glacier Bay area. We can recommend activities and make the arrangements for you if you like. Kayaking, whale watching, hiking, biking, golfing, and flightseeing are all activities that are readily available as well as the very popular Glacier Bay cruise. This daily seven-hour cruise takes you into the far reaches of Glacier Bay for spectacular wildlife and glacier viewing. Just let us know how we can help you plan your perfect vacation. We can even make arrangements for you to get to Gustavus from Juneau with a local air taxi service, if you prefer a more intimate and scenic flight in a 6-passenger plane as an alternative to the once-daily jet service of Alaska Airlines. There are limited dining options in Gustavus; however, good lunch and dinner choices are available and we can make recommendations and help with reservations.

You most likely will be taking some tours and keeping a busy schedule. We highly recommend scheduling an extra day here. Sleep in, take a leisurely walk, look for birds, pick wildflowers, have a picnic on the beach. This unique, quiet town is a perfect place to rejuvenate.