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Where to Stay

Sheraton Anchorage Price Guide
Anchorage Hotel & Spa $$$ Prices are based on one night’s stay in
Downtown Luxury Map F5 high season for a standard double room,
Iinclusive of service charges and taxes.
401 E 6th Ave, 99501
Anchorage Downtown Hotel $$ Tel 907-276-8700 $ up to $100
Boutique Map C5 ∑ sheratonanchorage.com $$ $100 to 250
826 K St, 99501 Rooms are large, with big flat­ $$$ over $250
Tel 866-258-7669 screen TVs and fridges. The
∑ theanchoragedowntown business and fitness centers are Dimond Center Hotel $$$
hotel.com open 24 hours; the Ice Spa is a Luxury Map E2
Convenient for the ocean, shops highlight, with treatment rooms 700 E Dimond Blvd, 99515
and galleries, and the green space overlooking Cook Inlet. Tel 907-770-5000/866-770-5002
of Delaney Park. Rooms have com­ ∑ dimondcenterhotel.com
fy beds, free Wi­Fi, coffee maker, Sleek architecture, and art from
microwave, and fridge. There’s Greater Anchorage the Kachemak Bay region. The
an airport shuttle in summer. Spenard Hostel International $ large, modern rooms have
Hostel Map E1 oversized tubs. Airport shuttle,
Anchorage Grand Hotel $$ 2845 W 42nd Ave, 99517 fitness center, free breakfast
Modern Map C4 Tel 907-248-5036 buffet, and business center.
505 W 2nd Ave, 99501 ∑ alaskahostel.org
Tel 907-929-8888 Clean, basic bunks with linens Embassy Suites Anchorage $$$
∑ anchoragegrand.com provided; three kitchens and Modern Map F1
Comfortable downtown suites common areas, book exchange 600 E Benson Blvd, 99503
with full kitchens, plus a business and travel library, yard with Tel 907-332-7000
center. Near the 5th Ave Mall and barbecue and off­street parking. ∑ embassysuitesanchorage.com
five blocks from the Coastal Trail. Well­equipped suites midtown,
11th Avenue Bed & Breakfast $$ with lots of amenities and extras,
Copper Whale Inn B&B $$ B&B Map E1 from a pool and spacious hot tub
B&B Map B5 334 W 11th Ave, 99501 to complimentary full breakfast
440 L St, 99501 Tel 855-446-1410 cooked to order. Good service.
Tel 866-258-7999 ∑ 11thavenue.net
∑ copperwhale.com In a quiet historic area; rooms
In a historic building with pretty are simply furnished, with private
gardens just a block from the bath and premium bedding. The Kenai Peninsula
Coastal Trail. The 15 rooms, some Full breakfast and 24­hour
en suite, are small but clean and snack service. COOPER LANDING: Kenai
charming, with views across Cook Princess Wilderness Lodge $$
Inlet. There’s one two­room suite. Oscar Gill House $$ Wilderness Lodge Map B3
B&B Map E1 17245 Frontier Circle, 99572
Historic Anchorage Hotel $$ 1344 W 10th Ave, 99501 Tel 907-595-1425 Closed Oct–Mar
Boutique Map D4 Tel 907-279-1344 ∑ princesslodges.com
330 E St, 99501 ∑ oscargill.com Frequently booked by Princess
Tel 907-272-4553 Three clean, unassuming rooms Tour Groups, this rustic lodge
∑ historicanchoragehotel.com in a charming restored 1913 in a beautiful location features
Opened in 1916 and fully home, situated in a quiet vaulted ceilings, wood­burning
restored in 1989; convenient for neighborhood bordering Cook stoves, a river­view deck, and
shopping, the 5th Avenue Mall Inlet, but close to downtown and a massive central fireplace.
and Coastal Trail. Free Wi­Fi, the Coastal Trail. Two rooms have
breakfast, fitness center, business a shared bathroom. HOMER: Land’s End Resort $$$
center. Helpful staff include a 24­hr Luxury Map A4
concierge. Rooms are spacious 4786 Homer Spit Rd
and clean, if a bit dated in décor. Tel 800-478-0400
∑ lands-end-resort.com
DK Choice Beautifully situated near the ferry
terminal at the end of Homer Spit,
Hotel Captain Cook $$$ this nautical­themed resort offers a
Luxury Map B5 spa, sauna, hot tub, a fitness center,
939 W 5th Ave, 99501 and fine seafood dining. Ocean
Tel 907­276-6000 charters can be organized.
∑ captaincook.com
One of Downtown’s premier KENAI: Diamond M Ranch $
business hotels, this high­rise Wilderness Lodge Map A3
comes with a gym, pool, spa, 48500 Diamond M Ranch Rd, 99611
business center, hair stylists, and Tel 907-283-9424
four restaurants. Several rooms ∑ diamondmranchresort.com
boast spectacular views of Cook Bunkhouse rooms, cabins, or suites
Inlet. The top floor suites and in the main lodge; good amenities,
some tower rooms offer a lounge a fish­cleaning station, and free
with free breakfast and snacks. The Historic Anchorage Hotel offers comfort Wi­Fi. Organized potluck and
and traditional décor campfire socials are a highlight.
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