Historic Anchorage Hotel

“Comfortable beds. Great location”

We stayed a few nights in the Historic Anchorage Hotel. Overall, a good stay. How were the staff? 10 out of 10 - All the staff were friendly and polite. How clean was the hotel? 7 out of 10 - The common areas of the hotel were very clean. Bed linen and towels were spotless. Dust on the carpets i… more

We stayed a few nights in the Historic Anchorage Hotel. Overall, a good stay. How were the staff? 10 out of 10 - All the staff were friendly and polite. How clean was the hotel? 7 out of 10 - The common areas of the hotel were very clean. Bed linen and towels were spotless. Dust on the carpets in our room behind the chest of drawers. Generally okay. How were the facilities? 8 out of 10 - Room was very comfortable with TV, plenty of hot water, coffee making, hairdryer, etc. No A/C - we regulated the room temperature by opening a window and using a supplied fan. For one of the oldest hotels in Alaska, the facilities were pretty good. The seating areas on the ground floor are great. The hotel bar area is lovely but no longer operates as a bar - you need to go out if you want to buy a beer etc. The hotel will store your bags on check-out which is useful if you have a late flight. How did you sleep? 6 out of 10 - The hotel is in the middle of downtown which makes it super convenient for walking to restaurants etc. However, Anchorage has a sizeable population of people sleeping on the streets. Drunken behaviour (shouting) is common throughout the night. If you sleep with the room window open, you are probably going to get woken up by noise on the street below. Saying that, the beds and pillows are super comfortable. How was breakfast? 7 out of 10 - Breakfast is free. It is a simple buffet with a mix of hot (eggs, sausage, pancakes, etc) and cold (yoghurt, cereal etc). Not a huge selection but adequate to start your day. Hotel rates are expensive in Anchorage compared to the lower 48 - So a free breakfast is definitely a bonus. Would you stay at this hotel again? Yes - Now that we understand the street noise at night, we would probably ask for a room facing the back of the hotel if we book again. A little on the expensive side, but a great location for getting to the railway station and all the downtown attractions.

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“An old charmer”

We arrived and found our hotel early in day, while it was not check in time, the hotel staff were friendly and inviting and secured our suitcases. After lunch, we arrived back at the hotel to discover our suitcases delivered to our room. This is an old hotel with lots of charm. While the bathroo… more

We arrived and found our hotel early in day, while it was not check in time, the hotel staff were friendly and inviting and secured our suitcases. After lunch, we arrived back at the hotel to discover our suitcases delivered to our room. This is an old hotel with lots of charm. While the bathroom is functional, there is limited counter space. The shower, water temperature, hotness and pressure are above average. The bed takes up most of the hotel room and is unbelievably very comfortable, with lots of nice soft pillows. Many of the outlets are located on the floor with electrical strips, and on the light switches. This place does not have A/C, but our room had windows to open and take in the fresh Alaskan air, and a nice fan to provide an extra breeze. This room comes with a full breakfast meal each morning. This is the first hotel that had a self serve pancake machine (way cool). The breakfast area is in the former bar, and seats comfortable the guests in the hotel. The breakfast menu is varied, with plenty of options for each guests. As mentioned, all of the staff here has been helpful, friendly and willing to spend time and answer our questions. This is a rather small hotel - 26 rooms, but has an awesome gift shopt as well as a fitness room on the second floor. The hotel does have an elevator, but as residence on the second floor we used the stairs. The stairwell is wide, with nice carpeting on the steps, and lots of pictures to look at. The location is a quick walk to many sites and attractions in downtown Anchorage. I would highly recommend this hotel for those traveling that like staying in historic and hotel places as this place has great staff, a very comfortable bed, nice shower and good breakfast meal to start your traveler day.

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“Very historic”

This is really a very old historic hotel in a downtown location, easy walking distance to restaurants, shopping and the train station. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms are old, very small and very tired. We defintely needed the fan. It is very basic and fine for one night (may… more

This is really a very old historic hotel in a downtown location, easy walking distance to restaurants, shopping and the train station. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The rooms are old, very small and very tired. We defintely needed the fan. It is very basic and fine for one night (maybe not two). Breakfast was ok. As our intro to Alaska, it was interesting but we probably would have been more comfortable in one of the big hotels.

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