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Kenai Riverfront Vacation Cottage

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Welcome to your Sourdough Suite!
Relax on your deck overlooking the Kenai River
A great view while preparing a meal
From the living room looking back towards the bedroom and bathroom
View from the deck.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Barbecue
  • Balcony
  • Internet access

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 Queen Bed

Convertible bed(s)

1 Double Futon

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Kenai Riverfront Vacation Cottage

Secluded executive suite located on the banks of the world famous Kenai River.
~165 Feet of Private Bank
~Fishing from our bank
~Well Supplied Kitchens
~Spacious Open Living Room
~Secluded Deck Overlooking beautiful Kenai River
~Separate Master Bedroom
~Satelite TV, Barbecue, Washer & Dryer
~Wireless Internet
~Large Freezer for Your Freshly Caught Fish!
~Location Location Location!!!
~Great Alaskan Hospitality

Let us help you plan your Alaskan adventure!
~Guided Salmon & Trout Fishing
~Salt Water Charters for Halibut & Other Species
~Remote Fly-In Fishing Trips
~Kenai Fjords Glacier & Wildlife Cruises
~Sea Kayaking
~White Water Rafting
~Clam Digging
~Flight Seeing & Bear Viewing
~Guided Hiking & Canoe Trips
~Relaxing Day at the Spa
~Golfing



Keywords: Kenai River, Vacation Rental, Furnished, View, Deck, Fishing, Hiking, Sightseeing, Kitchen, Bedroom, Private, Freezers,

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About the area

Soldotna

Located in Soldotna, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Soldotna Regional Sports Complex and Phormation Chiropractic & Day Spa are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and Cunningham Park. Soldotna Creek Park and Jumping Junction are also worth visiting. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or try out other outdoor activities such as ice skating and sledging.
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Soldotna, AK

Getting around

  • Kenai, AK (ENA-Kenai Municipal) - 16 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hooked On The Bean - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Duck Inn - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pad Thai Cafe - ‬5 min drive

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 51 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 51 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 51 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 51 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 51 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brenda H.

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

Great place

Very clean and location
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jim t.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great salmon fishing on this river!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Wilson B.

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

Wonderful place and owners

Janet and Marv are great, and I loved getting to stay at their place overlooking the river!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Annie L.

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

Thank you!

We enjoyee our stay. Definitely will book again.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charles M.

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

July in Homer

Lovely property. Beautiful view of the Kenai from the deck.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mickel E.

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

Quiet with a beautiful river view.

This place is Wonderful. We seen a lot of wildlife numerous bald eagles down at the river, Fishing was excellent, Most of all we liked the at home feeling Peaceful and quiet. Thank you Janet and Marv for this stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

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

Beautiful Location

The spot was beautiful and Janet was incredibly kind. We were a little early for fishing, but we had a wonderfull time regardless. Hope to be back soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shelly S.

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

Wonderful Hosts and Fantastic Stay

We had a fantastic stay! Marv and Janet were incredibly welcoming and accommodating hosts, making the check-in process seamless. We had the pleasure of chatting with Marv—he’s a truly genuine and down-to-earth person. The views of the Kenai River from the living room and deck were absolutely stunning and made our time there even more special. If you’re looking for a place that feels like home with unbeatable scenery, this is it!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

kris v.

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

Such Fun

This is an extremely nice mid ‘70s condo. Our hosts were the best and even gave fishing advice.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Johannes S.

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

Kenai Riverfront Vacation Cottage

First of all we want to mention that Janet and Marv where excellent hosts. Very friendly and helpful. Cabin was very clean and exactly as advertised. Spectacular views. Thank you very much for making us feel welcome!!! We will definitely be back.
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janice F.

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

Fishing fun!

The property is on the Kenai River and the view is fabulous. My husband was able to catch fish on the bank of the river! Cozy and warm accommodations and well stocked kitchen. There is a washer and dryer available which is a must with the Alaska rain. We definitely would stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Aug 2020
And we would love to have you as returning guests!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Reina C.

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

Perfect peaceful night on the river

We loved our night on the river. Our hosts were the nicest, welcoming people. We had just come from fishing and they shared their freezer space with us. Every thing was clean and we had great views. There is easy access to the river if you don't mind a few steps. Consider it a bonus workout. Check out the "kenai flip" technique before you stay so you have the right gear to enjoy the river. The neighborhood was nice and quiet and a great place to get a run in.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul M.

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

Host review

This is a different sort of review since my wife and I unexpectedly found ourselves unable to enjoy this property. That said, we still want to leave a review to share the outstanding efforts, communication and understanding this host showed us. Even though we weren't able to make our trip, it was the outstanding communication and empathy to our situation that we want to comment on. If you choose this property, you will find an outstanding host experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Sept 2023
Ahhh Thank you for your kind words. We will look forward to meeting you and your wife “next time”!!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Maria J.

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

Comfortable with beautiful surroundings...

and ready access to the river. We used it as a pit stop in a longer trip with a different destination, but if I wanted a place for fishing, I'd be hard-pressed to imagine a better one.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

cathe r.

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

Everything As Advertised

Gracious hosts, beautiful property, all amenities needed in the unit for preparing meals, spectacular views. Truly a lovely property.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Doug S.

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

Great Place on the river

I have family living in Nikiski, this was a great place to stay while visiting them
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

scott d.

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

Great location, accommodation, and views

We stayed here on two separate occasions and will come back when revisiting. Janet and Marv are great hosts and wonderful people. The bed was very comfortable and the place offered everything else we needed for our stay. The river area is a nice place to sit and take in all in, we shared it with a moose on our last night there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam O.

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

Beautiful View

Enjoyed our stay, everything was wonderful, good fishing off the banks, well equipped thru out, easy access to town if needed, plus a gorgeous view of the Kenai
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David U.

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

Thanks for the stay

See you folks next year.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brenda W.

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

Awesome stay on the Kenai River

Incredible location and beautiful property. Janet was very friendly and helpful. We are so glad we had the opportunity to stay here!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

martin l.

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

Great condo on the river

We had a great stay in Soldotna and at Riverfront Vacation Condo. The condo was clean, comfortable, and had everything we needed. It is centrally located on the Kenai Peninsula so everything is a short drive away. We just missed the Red Salmon run but everything else went just great. Thank you Marv and Janet.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Lydia R.

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

Lovely River View

The owners of the property were lovely people and the location was beautiful.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

john h.

Excellent Accomodation with Fantastic View

This riverfront, two-unit condo on the river was perfect for our family visit to Kenai. Weather was gorgeous (80 deg), so sitting on the balcony to eat breakfast/dinner with the Kenai river flowing by was fantastic. Condo is one of two one-bedroom units (we were in Sourdough) that I believe are mirror images of each other - so could accommodate two couples or small families equally. Our unit (believe both) are one bedroom with sofa sleeper in living room area. Usually hate sofa beds, but this one has a blow up mattress topper that is fantastic (takes about 10 seconds for auto airpump to fill). Good HD TV and cable/sat with Wifi (a bit slow, but ok for non-millennials) Kenai river is just down some steps and along a walkway where you can fish or enjoy a 6 hour sunset (dusk) and watch the numerous bald eagles after dinner. The river was very high, deep and very fast during our stay, so wasn't able to catch fish, but owner has courteously provided access to rods/reels for use (provide your own terminal tackle). Also, a freezer is available for fish you might catch there or from taking any of the numerous nearby guided tours. Condo is well furnished for cooking and there is a pay washer/dryer available. Deck is great (partially shared with other unit) and has nice barbeque which we used nightly. The unit is on a very quiet, private street, but main street Soldotna (Safeway, etc) is just a couple of miles away. Janet and Marv live just next door and are very accommodating. We were unsure of our time of arrival (driving from Talkeetna) but Janet provided excellent instructions on how to find and access the unit. They are as available/responsive as you need them to be and likely great resources for information on local services/guides/etc. In addition to the fishing equipment available, there is also a basketball hoop in the driveway, badminton rackets/birdies and a nice lawn area (with swing set) next to the wide, flat parking area in front. One note: I mentioned that the river was high and fast (running 15mph according to local guide) during our stay. As shown in picture of chairs by bank of river, there is no fence or barrier (nor should there be given focus on preserving natural riverbank) so need to be careful and parents in particular should not allow children to play/run or be unattended in this area if water is up. Look forward to staying with Jan and Marv again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Helen S.

Wonderful!

Marv and Janet are warm caring helpful hosts Both condos are cozy clean and incredible view of the Kenai
Archival

8/10 Good

Joseph W.

Wonderful location, wonderful people

Janet is absolutely wonderful. Very helpful and accommodating. The view of the Kenai is incredible. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
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