Clarion Suites Downtown
The Clarion Suites Downtown is right in the middle of Anchorage and guests can walk to such attractions as the Anchorage Museum, numerous fine-dining restaurant and the 5th Avenue Mall. Guests can also take in a play at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts that is across the street from the hotel. The Clarion features a heated indoor pool and a fitness center, and it serves a free continental breakfast each day. All rooms come with a refrigerator and a microwave oven, a cable television with video games, a wet bar, Internet access and other amenities. The hotel also maintains laundry facilities for its guests. The business center is equipped with a computers for guest use. This hotel allows pets for an established fee.
Clarion Suites Downtown
1110 West 8th Ave.
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-222-5005
clarionhotel.com
Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge
Travelers will be one mile from Fairbank's airport---there is a free shuttle--- and five miles from the center of town when the stay at the 325-room Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge on the Chena River. This hotel has two restaurants, the casual Edgewater, Trackers Restaurant and an espresso bar that's open only for breakfast. The hotel also has a fitness center and a steam room, and rooms have Internet access, cable television and data ports among its amenities.
Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge
4477 Pikes Landing Road
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-455-4477
princesslodges.com
Best Western Edgewater Hotel
This 76-room hotel is open from May 1 to September 30. The Best Western Edgewater Hotel serves a free continental breakfast, has a cocktail lounge as well as business services, including computer rental. The hotel also has a sauna and a hot tub. There are full-service restaurants within walking distance as well at the Alaska SeaLife Center. Each room has high-speed Internet access, a cable television with premium channels, a microwave oven, refrigerator and free local calls up to 30 minutes.
Best Western Edgewater Hotel
202 5th Ave.
Seward, AK 99664
907-224-2700
bestwestern.com
Article Written By Bill Herrfeldt
Bill Herrfeldt specializes in finance, sports and the needs of retiring people, and has been published in the national edition of "Erickson Tribune," the "Washington Post" and the "Arizona Republic." He graduated from the University of Louisville.
