I want to begin by saying that once you've been in this area for a while, you begin to recalibrate your standards for what qualifies as good food or lodging. That said, I give the Diamond Willow 5 stars because it is by far the best hotel in Delta Junction, and it's actually a pretty decent place. The Diamond Willow Inn opened its doors to travelers in late 2011. Read April Q's review for the lodging options. I stayed in the hotel, which is basically a standard hotel that something akin to the Holiday Inn Express. Nice, inexpensive, clean, and well managed. It has a small kitchenette with microwave, coffee maker, mini refrigerator/freezer and sink. They stock with some basics - coffee, sugar, spoons. Rooms are new and comfortable; they have a queen bed, plush recliner, desk, and small dining table. Large screen TV, self-controlled heat, nice plush carpet, and free high speed wireless internet (decently fast). Two drawbacks: 1. The interior walls and doors are not well insulated, so you can hear people in the hallway or in other rooms. Note that outside walls and windows are great so you'll stay warm! 2. Over the course of the last 3 nights here, housekeeping has come to my room only once. They did a nice job cleaning when they did come. Note that the owner (Gordon) or his wife will be happy to give you anything you need, or replace you towels upon request. A potentially useful note: 1. The location is listed wrong on some websites. The hotel is located on the Alaska Highway just east of the fork in the center of Delta Junction. The driveway entrance is on the right (if you're heading east) just after Bear Ave. The log cabins are located at the intersection of Bear Ave and Tanana Ave. My advice is to use Google Street View before you arrive. read more

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Ooh la la, this place is the creme de la creme of housing in Delta. There are 6 cabins in the Log Cabin Village, one of which I am currently residing in. These places are designed to be homes away from home. Comes with a stacked washer and dryer, full kitchen set-up, living room, two bedroom separated by wall, and a deck in the front. The owners, Sherry and Gordie, are very accommadating and affable. Currently they are building a really nice lodge that will have 30+ rooms when complete. It is supposed to be beautiful with all the fixings! If you ever need a place to stay in Delta, this is the place to do it at! read more

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This place is fine. Charmingly decorated for Christmas and Easter at the same time. Definitely the best in the area, BUT - there's room for improvement. If you are staying long-term like me and my companions, don't expect regular maid service, even if you use the door sign. Once a week at best - and they may or may not replace towels and toilet paper. Upside - housekeeping did my dishes - totally unexpected and appreciated. The rooms are very clean, but the walls are thin. Expect to hear (and smell) your neighbors. The front desk was full of characters (and they keep a "long gun" under the counter because "this is the free state of Alaska!") You'll pay $8 to do a single load of laundry unless you are in certain cabins. If there in winter, good luck with the parking lot as it won't be scraped well, if at all. Because of the icy conditions, I had a small collision with the ramp in the back. I'm awaiting that bill... (I plan to pay it, but considering I spent nearly $2k on my room for 2 weeks...) No need to nickle and dime customers just because you are the best/only gig in town. Also - PLEASE put curtains on your windows. Those of us from the lower 48 aren't accustomed to sleeping when the sun is still out. read more

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This place truly is as good as it gets in Delta Junction. The family that runs this place are not only kind and friendly, they know hospitality. There are 3 options when staying at the Diamond Willow suite of accomodations: 1) the log-cabins which is a little complex of small cabins meant for 1 to 2 people (check out Lard Belly E's pics) that you can rent per-cabin. 2) the cabin which is a house of 4 bedrooms (2 bathrooms that are shared and also a big common area, check out my first pics) that you can rent by-the-room. 3) the NEW hotel which is just next to the cabin complex and has 32 rooms that are individually rented. I have stayed at both 2 and 3 during my several stays here and I think they both have their merits: 2) You share this house with 0 to 3 other guests and likely will share the bathroom with the neighboring room; rooms are very cozy and carpeted and have TVs with full cable; shared area has a giant TV and cozy couches as well as a full-kitchen where you can cook and, of course, clean up after yourself; There's also a laundry room downstairs you can use and wifi, of course. 3) A hotel room that is very nicely decorated and furnished, newly built; rooms have a pillow-top bed, 40-something flat-screen (2 if you're lucky!) a nice huge recliner, a desk, wi-fi, a small kitchenette (microwave/sink/mini-fridge) and table for eating; If you want to cook (well, grill), you can always use their propane grill out back, so that solves that problem. I truly love staying here.. and when I have to be here weeks at a time, there's not a better place to stay than at a cozy cabin or hotel room that offer all these cozy room-amenities and giving business to a great family. read more

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If I could give this place zero stars I would. Here's your warning.....DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY AT THIS ESTABLISHMENT. - First of all before I say any more let it be known that I spent the last four months straight between the hotel and the five bedroom cabin across the street that the diamond willow owns and operates as well as five of my coworkers. - even though four of us were renting out the cabin for four months they gave us ZERO discount and charged us per person per night. That's $556 a night for an outdated cabin in delta junction. -Right when we got there we immediately noticed that the oven was broken and was beeping loudly all night long. We told the owners (Gordon and sherry) who got back to us a day later. Gordon then spent the next week straight coming over to the cabin (unannounced with no knock) usually between the hours of 8-11pm attempting to fix the extremely outdated oven. We even came downstairs and found him helping himself to the food we had cooking in our crockpot..... - even though we were paying the ridiculous amount per night to use the cabin the laundry machines inside of it were coin operated and WERE $8 A LOAD. that is absolutely absurd. - Finally the water stopped working completely in the cabin so we were forced to move into the hotel. - After spending around $90,000 over the course of 4 months between all of us just to top it off they charged us for the 48 hour cancellation policy.... an extra 2 days of stay were charged. - Gordon isn't capable of keeping track of any reservations as I had to reconfirm at least twice for all of my employees' reservations that were rotating in and out. THE ONLY POSITIVE about this place was working with Bobby who works the front desk during the day. She took care of us time after time and was very helpful with making our reservations and fixing the ones that were messed up by the owners. We would purposely make sure to come in during her working hours to get all our our problems taken care of. Thank you Bobby! read more

I spent a week there not long ago with family during an emergency in Delta. I couldn't have asked for a better place to stay or better owners. They keep the place clean and were extremely friendly and helpful. If you're looking for a place to stay in the area stay at this one. read more

5 Stars in Delta Junction, Alaska! This place is brand new with huge modern rooms and a super friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Read the other reviews as most as right on. I will also state the owners are super nice people and very helpful. I have no doubt this is the nicest in Delta of any place to stay. It is decorated almost like a boutique inside and everything is plush and NOT rustic as a lot of places in Alaska. They do not do breakfast here. Not even donuts but do have a kitchenette in the room we stayed. The walls are paper thin so you will here everyone end everyone will hear you. This is on personal preference, but the bed was so soft I felt like I was the hot dog in the bun. I didn't sleep well because of it. They also don't have a suite case stand. We used the bed. Now the biggest problem I found with staying here was they don't have curtains. It wasn't just our room either. We as a friend who stayed in a different room and they didn't have curtains either. We did have blinds, but blinds don't cut it up here when the sun does go down until way after bed time and comes up way too early. We stacked pillows and everything else we could find in the window and it helped. Overall, it was a good place and given the other choices in Delta, I would come back if work required it. read more

This is the nicest hotel in Delta Junction. The owners went out of their way to help my family and I have a great stay. We live in Alaska and it's great to see a locally owned business do well. I've travelled worldwide and their customer service is exceptional. read more

I found the rooms to be just as the other reviewers have described them, spacious and comfortable. The rooms and the building are built to withstand the cold temperatures here in January and February. It is a comfortable and welcome place to come back to after a long day outdoors. This is a family run business and they will treat you like family. If you are thinking of coming to Delta Junction and want to stay at the Diamond Willow Inn I suggest you make your reservations early. The rooms fill up and some companies get blocks of rooms for weeks at a time while their people work at the various businesses in the area. read more

The Diamond Willow Inn in Delta Junction Alaska. We arrived at a newer establishment that was well kept. Registration was slow and painful , with confusion and unorganized staff. We where in town for three long days of work and looked forward to a comfortable and quite place to sleep. After listening to and ignoring children and adults loud conversation , running , playing and singing until 9 pm the first two nights. I went to the lobby on the third night at 830 pm ,( we had to be up and out by 430am to work) to complain. The mother (owner) her daughter and three grand children where present. After telling them that I needed to sleep and that the loud noise was unacceptable I was told by the daughter to pack my things and get the fuck out ! I was very taken back by this returned to my room ,we left in the morning. There are other maybe not as new establishments in Delta Junction that have great customer service at half the cost and highly appreciate there customers. This place will never make it 10 years. read more

Called to make a reservation and the guy who answered was very rude. I made plans somewhere else. New motel but lacking in customer service.