Seward
Half the rooms face the water in this harbor-front hotel, and a few have balconies. Rooms are clean and comfortable, and it has a pool and a hot tub. It…
Must-see hotels in Alaska
Seward
This secluded place has five rooms sharing a common area, and comes with a fantastic sauna and hot tub next to a deliciously icy-cold salmon stream. The…
Seward
A quiet and wooded spot with wonderful views of Kenai Lake, plus a rushing creek.
Juneau
Welcome to a real old-fashioned hostel, the type where the rates are low as long as you perform a daily chore (dish washing anyone?). The chore policy…
Denali National Park & Preserve
At the park’s main entrance, and within earshot of George Parks Hwy, this is Denali’s largest and most developed campground. It's open year-round and has…
Denali National Park & Preserve
The 'Grizzly' spans pretty much every price range and configuration, including wooded campsites by the Nenana River, platform tent-cabins, and well-spaced…
Fairbanks
This upscale lodge has an enviable position on the green banks of the Chena River. Room decor tilts toward the matronly, but there’s also a row of spiffy…
Alaska
A cozy apparition in the unashamedly basic confines of Nome, Dredge No 7 is a modern inn that strikes a nice balance between rustic charm and some fine…
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge
Denali National Park & Preserve
The high-roofed, perennially busy reception hall at this giant 'lodge' carries the slightly antiseptic essence of a cruise ship, which is fitting as 80%…
Juneau
The former Goldbelt hotel – one of Juneau's tallest buildings – has recently come under the ownership of Sheraton, which has given the place a full…
Alaska
‘Take your boots off at the door!’ proclaims the sign. The Prudhoe Bay is that kind of hotel. Long corridors with industrial carpets are full of weather…
Juneau
Welcome to a quintessential gold-boom hotel, with heavily patterned wallpaper clashing with the heavily patterned carpet, lots of wood paneling and walls…
Alaska
This 1952-vintage six-room lodge (now a National Historic Site) provides accommodations in the tiny settlement of Bettles. There's a common area with…
Denali National Park & Preserve
The arch enemy of Patagonia lodge? Just kidding – this spot is affiliated with Camp Denali and located just down the hill. It's a more traditionally…
Southeast Alaska
One of the more Norwegian-looking of Petersburg's houses, this stunner is raised on stilts above the water and has Nordic trim painted onto its attractive…
Denali National Park & Preserve
There are 53 sites, flush toilets, piped-in water and evening programs at this campground, popular with tenters, RVers and the occasional wolf or two.
Fairbanks
An easy-breezy international scene makes this place regularly full in summer. Billie’s has typical hostel amenities such as showers, laundry and kitchen,…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This official park campground is nicely set on the banks of a large glacial river in an area that is great for day-hiking. The seven sites can only be…
Southeast Alaska
This self-contained inn has a great waterfront location overlooking South Cove Boat Harbor and is only a five-minute walk to shops and restaurants in…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This is a friendly, well-run place with the most modern cabins in Carlo Creek. Given that the grounds aren’t well treed, it’s best to get a creek-side…
Southeast Alaska
This offers the best camping on Wrangell Island, but unfortunately it is 14 miles from town. Each of the six free wheelchair-accessible sites has a picnic…
Southeast Alaska
In 2010 the USFS opened Middle Ridge Cabin, the first road-accessible cabin of the 22 in the Wrangell District of Tongass National Forest (until recently…
Southeast Alaska
The closest place to the ferry terminal – it’s practically next door. It has an outdoor hot tub where you can soak while watching the ferry depart. Five…
Juneau
Luxury is an accurate assessment of this B&B with five rooms and amenities that range from balconies and private entrances to fireplaces and in-room…
Juneau
The Prospector is a typical middle-of-the-road Juneau option: unexciting, but perfectly comfortable and in a good location. There's an on-site bar…
Juneau
The woody, slightly scruffy exterior doesn't really do the 63-room Driftwood justice. Sure, it looks like a journeyman motel, but inside the rooms are…
Fairbanks
Sven, from Switzerland, welcomes all kinds of travelers and vagabonds to this fine, multifarious hostel. This is where you'll meet some of Alaska's most…
Southeast Alaska
This large, rambling lodge has wraparound porches and 11 rooms, most with private bath. On the 2nd level all seven rooms have a private entrance off the…
Southeast Alaska
A great place to stay, this large, rambling log home 2 miles from the ferry terminal is run by the Salvation Army. Three of the five rooms have views of…
Ketchikan
A mile north of the airport ferry on the waterfront, the Edgewater is a posher-than-average motel with a good aspect overlooking the Tongass Narrows. The…
Ketchikan
Yours for a reasonable price is the new-in-2017 My Place, part of a small franchise but locally run, which is equipped with 64 pet-friendly rooms (some…
Juneau
Located 10 minutes from Mendenhall Glacier, this valley B&B has five luxurious rooms with phone, TV, refrigerator and coffeemaker. In the living room is a…
Southeast Alaska
A former smokehouse on the Salmon River (hence the colorful fish mural outside) has been converted into three bright, airy and comfortable vacation…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This small, waterless, seven-site camping area marks the beginning of true bear country. The day-hiking around here is excellent, especially the numerous…
Southeast Alaska
The best way to see the bears at Anan Creek, if you can plan ahead, is to reserve the two-bunk USFS Anan Bay Cabin, which comes with four permits and is a…
Seward
This historic hotel is very Alaskan, with major taxidermy in the lobby and a variety of rooms that range from stinky to a splurge. The historic wing has…
Anchorage
This excellent downtown hostel is friendly and relaxed, with eight private rooms that share bathrooms, and 14 dorm rooms with either four or eight bunks…
Southeast Alaska
This waterfront campsite is across from the Rainbow Falls trailhead in a wooded area near a creek. There are 25 sites, 15 with hookups for RVers, and a…
Southeast Alaska
Posing as the prettiest house in town, this excellent B&B is within easy walking distance of the ferry, just a short way up 2nd St. There are four antique…
Southeast Alaska
Just south of City Park, this oceanfront B&B does have the grandest view in town. From the living room a row of picture windows frame Zimovia Strait and…
