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2.5 out of 5
Cranky Crow Bed and Breakfast
1713 Rezanof Drive, Kodiak, AK

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8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 23 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The owner,Stephanie, was great at communication. She provided a great space for us to stay. The accommodations were great. Our stay was extended due to weather. We were able to adjust and make other arrangements.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stephanie is a great hostess, and our room was very clean and cozy. Shared living room and kitchen were nice areas as well.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2019
Response from Stephanie on 27 Aug 2019
That's great. So pleased you enjoyed your stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to relax and unwind. Stephanie was exceptionally pleasant, gave me great information but wasn't pushy. She was even able to secure a vehicle for me to rent to take my daughter around. I would highly recommend the Cranky Crow for anyone visiting Kodiak. It's conveniently located yet out of the way.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Stephanie - Owner on 12 Jun 2019
Thank you so much! I'm so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
“Comfortable/Cozy not Cranky Crow”
Great B&B! Nice owners, excellent breakfast, and the room and common areas were cozy and comfortable. Quite a modern feel with the furnishings. Close to downtown and great access to restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Stephanie - Owner on 12 Jun 2019
Thanks Brenda, I'm so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the warm, home away from home feeling at the Cranky Crow. Breakfast was terrific and place was clean and comfortable
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Owner on 16 Apr 2019
I'm so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us!

8/10 Good

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Bed and Breakfaste without Breakfaste
We only saw the proprietors when we checked in we heard them over head but never saw them. The accomadations were wonderful the bed room was a little warm and there was no hand soap but other than that we had a very relaxing stay and I would recommend it if you go in the off season and like to be left alone.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Owner on 5 Jan 2019
I'm glad you had a pleasant stay with us. We do our best to give guests their privacy to enjoy the property. I'm sorry you didn't have hand soap that was an oversight. We are always available to refill supplies and offer complementary items that guests may have forgotten. I'm sorry we didn't know you were out of hand soap to refill.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew D

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top-quality B&B in Kodiak
I had the pleasure of staying at Cranky Crow B&B while visiting Kodiak. Stephanie, the host, runs an incredible establishment! My room was spotlessly clean, spacious, very tastefully decorated, and afforded privacy. The house itself is very comfortable. Stephanie is very flexible about breakfast hours, and even offered to prepare a "pack and go" breakfast when I had to leave very early one morning to go on a bear viewing trip (which I highly recommend!). The only (slight) drawback is that the house is a bit far from town (about a 45-minute walk). But if you have a car (which I did for one of the days), that's no problem. Let me also give you a few tips about Kodiak: 1) The town is very "basic", but you'll definitely feel like you're in Alaska! Set aside 1/2 day to wander around downtown, visit the small museums, the Russian Orthodox church, and the old Russian cemetery on Mill Bay Road. 2) Go to "Monk's Rock" for breakfast or lunch. 3) My favorite restaurant was "Kodiak Hana" (Japanese-American) in the cool "Old Powerhouse" neighborhood. Food was incredible! (probably because Alaskan seafood is so fresh) - I had the miso salmon. (The restaurant and dish were recommended by Stephanie.) 4) Definitely go bear-viewing. Stephanie recommended Andrew Airways was very pleased with their tour. 5) Rent a car for a half-day or day, and drive around the island. You can't go very far (only about 30 miles, because paved roads are limited), but scenery is amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Owner on 9 Aug 2018
I am so pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us and trip to Kodiak. Thanks for taking the time to write such an informative review as I'm sure it will help future travelers!

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Owner on 9 Aug 2018
I'm glad you enjoyed your stay!

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Repeat Customer
Stayed here again. They are wonderful and accommodating! My personal favorite to stay at in Kodiak!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Response from Owner on 9 Aug 2018
That is so great to hear! Awesome to see you:)

10/10 Excellent

Daniella, Eagle River, AK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable & Cozy B&B
The Cranky Crow is a quaint, comfortable B&B. It is very clean, and the decor is so cute and cozy! Stephanie is an excellent hostess! She is personable, helpful, and very informative. When we arrived she met us to give us a tour of the property. She has a lot of information on the island including maps of downtown, Ft. Abercrombie State Park maps, tons of info on different tour companies, and menus for local restaurants. She was always available via phone to answer any questions we may have had about our stay or the island. We stayed in the Cozy Corner Room with a shared bath. The bathroom was only shared with 1 other room at the time of our stay, which makes it a lot easier to handle. My husband is not a huge fan of shared bathrooms, which is understandable, but in this case he actually did not mind it because it was only with 1 other room! The bathroom was fairly large, and very clean. Stephanie had plenty of toiletries available in case you forgot anything, and there were plenty of fluffy towels available. Our room was on the smaller side, but we were only sleeping in it, and storing belongings so it did not really matter. The bed was extremely comfortable. The room was clean, and well decorated. The breakfast every morning was such a nice touch! Our stay at the Cranky Crow was excellent! I would recommend this B&B to anyone looking for a place to stay in Kodiak!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018
Response from Stephanie on 17 Jun 2018
Thanks for the awesome review. I love all the detail you've taken the time to share with other guests! So pleased that you guys had such a great trip! It was wonderful meeting you!

10/10 Excellent

Carol, Anchorage, AK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay!
The B&B made for a fabulous stay. The breakfasts each morning were out of this world and in a sun room with a beautiful view. Stephanie the owner was incredible, attentive and willing to help with anything to make our stay perfect. It will be the ONLY place I stay the next time I'm in Kodiak. WIFI was super fast, and they had a massage chair that I used 3 times a day which completely fixed my back. WONDERFUL stay!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great B&B
Cranky Crow was conveniently located on Kodiak with a hostess who had a wealth of information on things to do as well as contacts to get them arranged. The facility was very equipted with a lovely eat in kitchen and a large variety of creative breakfasts that were prepared. The rooms were modern, attractive and loaded with amenities such as l fireplace, large, flatscreen tv, DVD player, etc. The common area was spacious, comfortable and inviting. Although this was our first time staying there, many of the others we met there were repeat customers, which speaks for itself.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017
Response from Owner, Stephanie on 16 Sept 2017
I'm so pleased you enjoyed your stay with us. Thanks for the kind review!

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Great stay!. Stephanie was proactive and very informative about the community. Other guests were both interesting and sensitive to sharing space in the home. Perfect weather!! Even a fly-by from the Russian Air Force :) (not really!) All in all a great trip that I'd do over again in a heartbeat!
Wonderful Richard! Thanks for you great review. I'm so glad the weather cooperated with you. See you next time.

10/10 Excellent

Trevor, New Jersey

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A Great B&B!
A Great B&B! The food was great and so convenient, perfect location and the house is beautiful! I had stayed here some years back and liked the place but after their remodel, it’s fantastic! I highly recommend the Cranky Crow B&B.
Response from Stephanie on 6 May 2017
Great to have you back with us after our wonderful remodel. See you next trip. Thanks

8/10 Good

gloria, lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good B and B
Lovely place, well cared for and very clean.

8/10 Good

Jeanie, Fairbanks, AK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice quiet B&B
The owner, Stephanie is very helpful and friendly. The B&B is in a quiet neighborhood within 5 minute drive of downtown Kodiak, boat harbor, and Near Island. The rates are quite a bit cheaper than hotels. It is clean and quiet. The room we had was small, but comfortable.
Response from Cranky Crow Owner on 14 Jun 2016
I am delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We do our best to provide low rates for the budget Kodiak traveler at often half the price of the major hotels. We do have a quirky bathroom with an odd low ceiling but do our best to keep our prices low and our property clean and comfortable for our guests.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Meh
The B & B somehow got overbooked and I had to find other accommodations the first of 4 paid nights. I was refunded. The owner was nice enough both on the phone and at the time of my arrival, but I wasn't informed that my room would be on a different floor that the shared bathroom. The split level area (where the bathroom was located) between the ground floor and top floor had 6ft ceilings. At only 5'4" even I found myself ducking down in this part of the house. The unusually nice weather caused the room to be 78 degrees (even with the shades drawn and windows open). I was offered a fan which brought it down to 75. I'd never been to a B & B quite like this one. The view I asked about on the phone didn't actually exist because of overgrown trees between the home & the inlet. It really seemed more like a hostel. I never saw or spoke to the owner(s) except when she came to repair my television connection. Kitchen was clean and stocked with the minimum breakfast items. Signs indicated that no one would be present to clean up so I did my own dishes, etc., which was no problem, just not what I expected, as most places I had stayed in the past had some kind of help to assist with cleaning, serving, or even just helping the guests locate breakfast food items, utensils, etc. I think that the price per night was a little unreasonable, but this site prohibits me from mentioning how much :/

4/10 Poor

Jackie, New York, NY

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Kodiak
The room itself was clean and had a nice flat screen TV and WiFi available. If you want to make your own breakfast at a B and B - this is the place. However, what was available was cold cereal, outdated milk, some frozen breakfast items, frozen bread. The bath is a shared bath and we were lucky in that we were the only couple there the first night so we had the bath to ourselves.
Response from Cranky Crow Owner on 14 Jun 2016
I'm pleased that you had a pleasant stay with us on your recent trip to Kodiak. Thank you for your feedback about our continental breakfast items. We will be certain to check the date on the milk for future guests and look into alternatives for storing bread products. The warm kitchen/sunroom tends to make bread products spoil quickly. We have found that tucking bread products into the freezer saves guests from ruined bread, bagels and english muffins.

10/10 Excellent

Björn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kodaik
The place is brilliant. Nice,warm and velcoming. Great breakfast. And then add Stephanie to that and its a perfect spot. Friendly, helpfull and such a great person. Soo enjoyed staying here Will come back
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
I blush... Thanks for the wonderful review! It was such a delight to meet you! We look forward to seeing you on a future trip!