Hotels FAQ

Question:

We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? Thanks, Ethan

Response:

Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. Neither in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

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We stayed at the downtown Holiday Inn in July and were disappointed. We thought it was a dump basically. The housekeeping staff was argumentative, one of my sons squished one of those huge centipedes on a hallway wall, the room wasn’t very clean, we had the room reseved for 4, but had to request 4 towels and pillows.   Next time we will consider one of the other hotels, not necessarily downtown either.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. Neither > in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, > Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

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The Hawthorne is about 9 and L.  Downtown is basically 4 thru 6 C thru I.  Our streets run numbers east/west, letters north/south. The Residence Inn is in midtown.  Really not around anything and no restaurants in walking distance. Downtown there is a Hilton, a Holiday Inn, a Clarion Suite, the Anchorage Hotel, the Westmark, the Marriott, the Captain Cook.  Here’s the link to the Anchorage Convention & Visitor’s Bureau accommodation web page http://www.anchorage.net/444.cfm .  Hopefully this will help some. Anymore questions about Anchorage, please feel free to ask. Susan in Anchorage – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan > to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you > please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at > Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with > those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? > Thanks, > Ethan

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If you have a car, we found that being downtown didn’t much matter.  Our time was probably equally split between downtown Anchorage and the surrounding area, so we stayed near the airport (Courtyard Marriott, very nice).  There were many properties near the airport to choose from, tons of places to eat nearby, and the rates were right. ~ Peri – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > The Hawthorne is about 9 and L.  Downtown is basically 4 thru 6 C thru I.  Our > streets run numbers east/west, letters north/south. > The Residence Inn is in midtown.  Really not around anything and no restaurants in > walking distance. > Downtown there is a Hilton, a Holiday Inn, a Clarion Suite, the Anchorage Hotel, > the Westmark, the Marriott, the Captain Cook.  Here’s the link to the Anchorage > Convention & Visitor’s Bureau accommodation web page > http://www.anchorage.net/444.cfm .  Hopefully this will help some. > Anymore questions about Anchorage, please feel free to ask. > Susan in Anchorage >We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan >to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you >please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at >Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with >those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? >Thanks, >Ethan

Response:

The Marriott Courtyard by the airport was great.  Even had A/C unlike some of the luxury hotels downtown.  NEVER stay at any Anchorage hotel in the summer that doesn’t have A/C.  Anchorage can have a heat index higher than Houston at times.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We stayed at the downtown Holiday Inn in July and were disappointed. We > thought it was a dump basically. The housekeeping staff was argumentative, > one of my sons squished one of those huge centipedes on a hallway wall, the > room wasn’t very clean, we had the room reseved for 4, but had to request 4 > towels and pillows.   Next time we will consider one of the other hotels, > not necessarily downtown either. > Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. > Neither > in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, > Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

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We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? Thanks, Ethan

Response:

Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. Neither in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

Response:

We stayed at the downtown Holiday Inn in July and were disappointed. We thought it was a dump basically. The housekeeping staff was argumentative, one of my sons squished one of those huge centipedes on a hallway wall, the room wasn’t very clean, we had the room reseved for 4, but had to request 4 towels and pillows.   Next time we will consider one of the other hotels, not necessarily downtown either.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. Neither > in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, > Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

Response:

The Hawthorne is about 9 and L.  Downtown is basically 4 thru 6 C thru I.  Our streets run numbers east/west, letters north/south. The Residence Inn is in midtown.  Really not around anything and no restaurants in walking distance. Downtown there is a Hilton, a Holiday Inn, a Clarion Suite, the Anchorage Hotel, the Westmark, the Marriott, the Captain Cook.  Here’s the link to the Anchorage Convention & Visitor’s Bureau accommodation web page http://www.anchorage.net/444.cfm .  Hopefully this will help some. Anymore questions about Anchorage, please feel free to ask. Susan in Anchorage – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan > to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you > please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at > Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with > those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? > Thanks, > Ethan

Response:

If you have a car, we found that being downtown didn’t much matter.  Our time was probably equally split between downtown Anchorage and the surrounding area, so we stayed near the airport (Courtyard Marriott, very nice).  There were many properties near the airport to choose from, tons of places to eat nearby, and the rates were right. ~ Peri – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > The Hawthorne is about 9 and L.  Downtown is basically 4 thru 6 C thru I.  Our > streets run numbers east/west, letters north/south. > The Residence Inn is in midtown.  Really not around anything and no restaurants in > walking distance. > Downtown there is a Hilton, a Holiday Inn, a Clarion Suite, the Anchorage Hotel, > the Westmark, the Marriott, the Captain Cook.  Here’s the link to the Anchorage > Convention & Visitor’s Bureau accommodation web page > http://www.anchorage.net/444.cfm .  Hopefully this will help some. > Anymore questions about Anchorage, please feel free to ask. > Susan in Anchorage >We will cruise from Seward to Vancouver on Island Princess on 9/13 but we plan >to be in Anchorage a few days before the departure of the cruise. Can you >please recommend any good hotels to stay at? I have seen some good rates at >Hawthorn Suites and Marriott Residence Inn does anyone have any experience with >those? If you had to chose between the two which would you prefer? >Thanks, >Ethan

Response:

The Marriott Courtyard by the airport was great.  Even had A/C unlike some of the luxury hotels downtown.  NEVER stay at any Anchorage hotel in the summer that doesn’t have A/C.  Anchorage can have a heat index higher than Houston at times.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> We stayed at the downtown Holiday Inn in July and were disappointed. We > thought it was a dump basically. The housekeeping staff was argumentative, > one of my sons squished one of those huge centipedes on a hallway wall, the > room wasn’t very clean, we had the room reseved for 4, but had to request 4 > towels and pillows.   Next time we will consider one of the other hotels, > not necessarily downtown either. > Regarding hotels in Anchorage,Hawthorne and Residence Inn are nice. > Neither > in a touristy area though. Check out downtown hotels, such as Marriott, > Hilton, or Holiday Inn. Also consider Westmark.

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