about
golden standard
A Bed and Breakfast built on an airstrip. 15 minutes from Palmer Alaska and 15 minutes from Wasilla Alaska. These 5 cabins are built to offer you a comfortable and quiet space. Close to nature and on the edge of civilization.
We offer wedding services as a cute place with a wide open area near an airstrip. Weekend and nightly event hosting. We’re at a great location to host a fun outdoor event. Mixed in with fishing or hunting trips! (coming soon), airplane taxi services, outdoor trips and nature excursions.
How we got started
After his victory in the Pyeong Chang Paralympics. Andrew Kurka bought this property with a single unfinished cabin. While he lived in the cabin, he dedicated his earnings to build another, then another. With a dream to supply an outdoor adventure camp for people with disabilities. The dream has molded and changed since then. But the destination has stayed the same. Provide a lodge and adventures to people with disabilities. So that they may have a chance to experience the wilds and outdoors of Alaska. Whether it be by plane, or by boat. The goal is to give back to people who thought those opportunities were lost to them.
why we want you to stay with us
Every bit of your stay goes to give back, to help people with disabilities experience the outdoors in ways previously not thought possible. As an owner with a disability Andrew Kurka has pioneered how to adventure the outdoors in different ways. Providing fun unique perspectives and experiences for each person who wants to see and experience nature.
meet the family!
Andrew Kurka
Owner/Founder
Started Golden Standard BnB with his earnings from his gold and silver medal at the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang 2018. With a goal to build a BnB and outdoor lodge so people with disabilities may experience the outdoors the way he has pioneered, as a pilot and boat captain. His disability hasn't stopped him from pursuing his love of the outdoors.
Veronica Kurka
Owner/Event Planner
Wedding and event planner, in charge of making sure things are cute and clean around the property. .
April Strange
Cleaning Service/Manager
April has lived in Alaska since she was three. She puts her husband and five children above all else in her life. She is a CDL certified professional driver and enjoys the outdoors of the Alaskan summers. April provides professional residential cleaning services for Golden Standard BnB which she loves watching grow and expand.