The Oscar Gill House offers many amenities for vacationing and business travelers. Our quiet, downtown location on Anchorage's Delaney parkstrip is within walking distance to restaurants, museums and shops. Free Park Strip parking. No household pets. Day hikes and wilderness trips arranged through. Private bath in room 1 and shared bath (rooms 2 and 3) feature Body Shop toiletries. All guest rooms feature down comforters, robes and telephones. Delicious breakfasts are served family-style in the dining room at 8 o'clock am. Continental breakfast to go may be arranged for very early departures. Bed and breakfast hours are generally from 5 pm. in the evening to 11 am. the following day. We request that you notify us of your estimated time of arrival;otherwise we will expect you between 5 and 7 o'clock. Laundry facilities available by arrangement. Limited freezer space available by arrangement for your fishing bounty. Free bicycles. Nearby Anchorage attractions include... The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Elderberry Park The Oscar Anderson House Museum Log Cabin Visitors Center. Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. State and federal courthouses. Alaska Railroad Depo. Restaurants and shops. Anchorage Museum of History and Art. (all walking distance or within five minutes) A ten-minute drive will take you to... Ted Stevens International Airport. Merrill Field Airport. University of Alaska. Hospitals Earthquake Park. Take a photo tour of the OGH.

The Oscar Gill House features three comfortably appointed guest rooms to accomodate vacationing and business travelers alike. All rooms have down pillows and comforters, privately-keyed locks and room-darkening shades to keep out Alaska's midnight sun. Two rooms share a bath with a clawfoot tub; one room features a private bath with Jacuzzi tub and views of the Alaska Range and Mount Denali. Queen bed and twin bed. Private bath with Jacuzzi tub. Color cable TV. Crib available. $135 single and double occupancy, $25 additional guest. (Winter rate $95.). Queen bed. Shared bath with clawfoot tub and shower. Black white TV. $115 double occupancy; $105 single. Max. occupancy 2. (Winter rates $80 double, $70 single.). Double bed. Shared bath with clawfoot tub and shower. Black white TV. $115 double occupancy; $105 single. Max occupancy 2. (Winter rates $80 double, $70 single.). Please note: Prices do not include 12% city bed tax. Winter rates are in effect October 1 through April 30.

Queen bed.* Shared bath with clawfoot tub and shower. Black white TV. $115 double occupancy; $105 single. (Winter rates $80 double, $70 single.). Double bed.* Shared bath with clawfoot tub and shower. Black white TV. $115 double occupancy; $105 single. (Winter rates $80 double, $70 single.). * Sorry, maximum double occupancy; crib or featherbed available for child. Please note: Prices do not include 12% city bed tax. Queen bed in room 2. Clawfoot tub in shared bath. Double bed in room 3. Check availability of room 2 or 3.

Reservations: (907) 279-1344 or. The Oscar Gill House; 1344 West Tenth Avenue; Anchorage, Alaska 99501; Reservations fax: (907) 279-1344. The Oscar Gill House is one of Anchorage's most popular bed breakfast guesthouses. This 1913 home was originally built across the Cook Inlet in Knik, Alaska, by pioneer and former Anchorage Mayor Oscar Gill. Moved and renovated by owners Mark and Susan Lutz in cooperation with Anchorage Historic Properties, this private homestay is now located in a quiet downtown neighborhood on the Delaney Park Strip bordering the Cook Inlet with views of Denali and Sleeping Lady. Featured in Lonely Planet and reviewed as one of Alaska's best in Frommer's, this historic home has thoughtfully appointed rooms with down comforters, Body Shop toiletries, and delicious breakfasts. Superb location within walking distance to Performing Arts Center, courthouse, museum, microbreweries, restaurants, shops, and the beautiful Coastal Trail. Book early for summer stays.

Since 1997, the OGH has received consistently rave reviews from some of the industry's leading travel guides: Lonely Planet Alaska (2003). The Oscar Gill house features a fantastic breakfast, great conversation and lots of fancy bath products. This is the place to bring your mom. Frommer's Alaska (2000). [The Oscar Gill House] manages to be both homey and immaculate. The prices are low because the Lutzes are decent people;they book up many months ahead, and could charge 50% more. [One of Alaska's] best BBs. It's no longer hard to find beautifully restored historic BBs, but I've found no others like this one where, despite being overwhelmed with business, the hosts keep their rates low just because they're decent people who know how it feels to be overcharged when you're traveling. From. Frommer's Alaska (1997). On the Delaney Park Strip, just a few blocks from downtown, this is truly the oldest house in Anchorage;because it was built in Knik, before Anchorage was founded, and moved here on a barge a few years later. The house was to be torn down in 1982, but rescued in 1994 by Mark and Susan Lutz, who moved to its present location and, with their own labor, restored it authentically as a cozy, friendly bed-and-breakfast. The house is full of appropriate antiques; it's a classic BB experience. From. Fodor's Berkeley Budget Guide to the Pacific Northwest and Alaska (1997). If you need to pamper yourself after a few weeks of baked beans and bug spray, head to this exquisite historical site for down comforters, decadent soaps and mounds of fuzzy towels. The two doubles and suite with private bath, Jacuzzi, and space for four may convince you to sell your tent and get a real job. Your hosts serve up a full meal with all the trimmings, and they'll even let you borrow one of their bikes for free.

The Oscar Gill House in Knik, Alaska in 1913. The house is on the far right. The Oscar Gill House was built in 1913 in Knik, Alaska by pioneer Oscar Gill--Iditarod mail carrier, lighterage businessman, first Anchorage auto garage owner, three-term Anchorage mayor and Speaker of the Territorial House. Gill floated his two-story, clapboard-covered residence down the Knik River in 1916 and resurrected it in Anchorage's South Addition neighborhood. The farmhouse architecture of the Gill residence was unusual for the city. Oscar Gill came to Ship Creek in 1915 to work on construction of the Alaska Railroad. He and his wife, the former Emma Dohrmann, were familiar figures in South Central Alaska. They arrived in Seward in 1907 and moved to Susitna two years later, where they established a sawmill. With gold discoveries at Iditarod and Innoko, the Gills relocated to Knik, the trade center which served the interior of the state. Via his dog team, Gill became a mail carrier along the Iditarod Trail. Following the railroad boom, the Gills bought a one-acre home site in Anchorage's South Addition and had their Knik home moved and reassembled in that rural setting. Oscar Gill went on to establish himself as a prominent member of Anchorage's business community. From 1916 to 1923 he ran a lighterage business under contract with the Alaska Engineering Commission, transporting supplies to the docks at Ship Creek and to Knik. In 1923 he established an auto garage at the corner of Fourth Avenue and I Street, the first in the city. His political activities were varied: Gill served on the school board, the city council, and later served three terms as Anchorage mayor, from 1932 to 1936. Gill was elected to the Territorial House, prior to Alaska's statehood, and served as Speaker of the Territorial House until his death in 1947. In 1928 Oscar Gill sold his home to Charles Peterson, a contractor for the Alaska Railroad. It remained at its location at 918 West 10th Avenue until 1982, when it was threatened with demolition due to expansion of the nearby Anchorage Pioneer Retirement Home. Along with two other significant pioneer homes, the Municipality of Anchorage purchased the Gill house in 1982 and moved it to a storage yard where it remained for 11 years. In May of 1993 Mark and Susan Lutz purchased the Gill house from Anchorage Historic Properties, a non-profit municipal entity, for $1 and relocated it back to an empty lot at 1344 West 10th Avenue, a short distance west of its original location. After extensive renovations to bring the structure into compliance with current building code requirements, the Oscar Gill House greeted its first guests in May of 1994.

Check availability of rooms or reserve on-line using our secure server. Reserve a room by fax, phone or e-mail. The Oscar Gill House books up months in advance. Reservations are highly recommended, particularly during tourist season (May through September). TRAVEL AGENT COMMISSIONS are available only to bonafide IATAN agents listed on the Agency Personnel List. If you are a travel agent making reservations for a client, you must contact the Oscar Gill House by phone or fax with IATA ID CARD number, agency and numeric code (please no fakes from card mills!). You will not be able to provide this information when booking on-line. A deposit of one night's stay plus 12% city bed tax is required to reserve a room. Guest agrees to pay the balance due to the host prior to departure. Rooms are held but not confirmed until payment is received. For reservations of 4 or more nights, one-half of the total amount is due. Room rates and methods of payment. We accept American Express, MasterCard and Visa, cash, personalor travelers check. All rooms will be assessed an additional 12% city bed tax. Blackout dates and gift certificates. BLACKOUT DATES apply May 1 through September 30 for any certificate for Free Night through American Historic Inns, Stash Teas, and all other promotions. OSCAR GILL GIFT CERTIFICATES honored all year subject to availability. Cancellations and refunds. Due to limited availability and high popularity of the Oscar Gill House during tourist season, a two week (14 day) cancellation policy is gentle but firm for reservations May through September. We do make exceptions for true medical emergencies, and acts of God (e.g., volcanic eruption, avalanche, snow in Denali, etc.;no voluntary bumps for free tickets and shopping at the Mall of America). If a reservation is cancelled at least two weeks in advance, the deposit (minus a $10/room processing fee) will be refunded to your credit card or by check. The Oscar Gill House Bed and Breakfast | 1344 West Tenth Avenue | Anchorage, Alaska 99501 For reservations: 907/279-1344

 Baby chairs and cots are provided
 Central situation
 Clothes dry cleaning
 Conference and meeting room
 Facsimile services
 Heating
 Access to internet
 Jacuzzi tub
 Laundry services/washing machine
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Clock/radio
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Phone at reception
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms
 Patio, summer terrace