Must-see hotels in Alaska

  • EarthSong Lodge

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    North of Healy, off Mile 251 on the George Parks Hwy, this spotlessly clean lodge is pretty much on its own in green fields above the treeline. The…

  • Gustavus Inn

    Southeast Alaska

    This longtime Gustavus favorite is a charming family homestead lodge mentioned in every travel book on Alaska, with good reason. It’s thoroughly modern…

  • Alaska’s Capital Inn

    Juneau

    Taking Alaskan B&Bs to a new level is the Capital Inn (suitably situated across the street from the state capitol), where period details mingle with…

  • Lucky Loon

    Southeast Alaska

    If you’ve had it with the cruise-ship crowds, this is your escape: a beautiful home in its own wooded retreat, 3 miles from downtown Petersburg. From the…

  • Wonder Lake Campground

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    This is the jewel of Denali campgrounds, thanks to its eye-popping views of the mountain. The facility has 28 sites for tents only, but does offer flush…

  • Stikine Inn

    Southeast Alaska

    Wrangell’s best and largest hotel is also the favorite local urban hangout. Herein lies the town’s best restaurant, best coffee bar, and a friendly…

  • Mendenhall Lake Campground

    Juneau

    One of Alaska’s most beautiful USFS campgrounds. The 69-site area (17 sites with hookups) is on Montana Creek Rd, off Mendenhall Loop Rd, and has a…

  • Ah, Rose Marie B&B

    Fairbanks

    This long-running and well-regarded B&B consists of an original 80-year-old Dutch-built cottage with charming heritage atmosphere, and a neighboring annex…

  • Inn at Creek Street – New York Hotel

    Ketchikan

    A historic boutique hotel that strikes a delicate balance between old-world ambience and modern comfort. The eight rooms have a 1920s period feel without…

  • Scandia House

    Southeast Alaska

    The most impressive accommodations in town, this hotel has 33 bright and modern rooms, some with kitchenettes, and a subtle sprinkling of Norwegian trim…

  • Silverbow Inn

    Juneau

    A swanky (for Alaska) boutique inn with 16 rooms. The 100-year-old building emanates a retro-versus-modern feel with antiques and rooms with private baths…

  • Alaska Paddle Inn

    Seward

    Two custom-built rooms and two gorgeous houses overlook a private beach and Resurrection Bay on Lowell Point. Arched ceilings, walk-in tiled showers and…

  • Copper Whale Inn

    Anchorage

    An ideal downtown location and a bright and elegant interior make this inn one of the best midrange places in Anchorage. The suite has a full kitchen. Two…

  • Camp Denali

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    Verging on legendary, Camp Denali has been the gold standard among Kantishna lodges for the last half century. Widely spread across a ridgeline, the camp…

  • Denali Mountain Morning Hostel

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    Perched beside the gurgling Carlo Creek, this is the area’s only true hostel. That's cool – it makes up in quality for a lack of hostel quantity. The…

  • Glacier Bay Lodge

    Southeast Alaska

    This is essentially a national-park lodge and the only accommodations in the park itself. Located at Bartlett Cove, 8 miles northwest of Gustavus, the…

  • Blue Heron B&B

    Southeast Alaska

    This B&B is nestled amid 10 acres of wildflowers and surround-sound views of the Fairweather Mountains. The two rooms and two cottages (with kitchenettes)…

  • Cape Fox Lodge

    Ketchikan

    This is Ketchikan’s splashiest lodging. Perched atop the hill behind Creek St, it offers the best views in town and can be reached by a high-tech…

  • Black Bear Inn

    Ketchikan

    This incredible B&B offers a range of waterfront accommodations 2.5 miles north of the ferry terminal and near a bus stop. There are four bedrooms in the…

  • Carlo Creek Lodge

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    The 32-acre grounds here, nestled amidst the mountains, are nothing short of spectacular, and the hand-hewn log cabins are filled with genuine old-Alaskan…

  • Denali Dome Home B&B

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    This is not a yurt but a huge, intriguing geodesic house on a 5-acre lot, offering a fantastic B&B experience. There are seven modern rooms (with partial…

  • Landing Hotel

    Ketchikan

    The aptly named Landing, directly opposite the Alaska Marine Highway ferry dock, is, arguably, Ketchikan’s best all-round hotel, equipped with an on-site…

  • Base Camp Anchorage Hostel

    Anchorage

    Conveniently located in the thick of midtown action, this great little hostel has a coin-operated laundry, a kitchen, lockers, luggage storage and bicycle…

  • Orca Island Cabins

    Seward

    In Humpy Cove, 9 miles southeast of Seward, this privately owned place has a gathering of seven yurts with private bathrooms and kitchens. All have…

  • Wildflower Inn

    Anchorage

    Housed in a historic home, a duplex built in 1945 for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) families, this B&B offers three large rooms, pleasant sitting…

  • Bent Prop Inn Midtown

    Anchorage

    The microdorms here are the best deal in town: in converted one-bedroom apartments, these come with four beds, a private kitchen and a living room – it's…

  • Spenard Hostel

    Anchorage

    Two blocks from Spenard Rd, this friendly and laid-back hostel has been an Anchorage mainstay for nearly 25 years. It has a laundry, no lockout and three…

  • Oscar Gill House

    Anchorage

    This historic clapboard home was built in 1913 in Knik by former Anchorage Mayor Oscar Gill and later moved to its midtown location. The quaint and…

  • Hotel Captain Cook

    Anchorage

    The grand dame of Anchorage accommodations still has an air of an Alaskan aristocrat, right down to the finely dressed door staff. There are plenty of…

  • Historic Anchorage Hotel

    Anchorage

    This boutique hotel was established in 1916, only a year after the city was founded, though the current building is from 1936. It’s luxurious, loaded with…

  • Moby Dick Hostel

    Seward

    Right in the middle of the town, this rambling hostel has a great big kitchen table for sharing tales, brightly painted walls and four dorm rooms sleeping…

  • Inn at Tern Lake

    Seward

    Set on nine gorgeous acres, this inn has just four guest rooms and a patio with lovely lake views. The rooms are folksy and warm, and there's a separate…

  • Skyline Lodge

    Denali National Park & Preserve

    This five-room, solar-powered lodge serves as Kantishna Air Taxi's base of operations. Guests have use of a common area, dining room, bath and shower…

  • Arctic Fox

    Anchorage

    Built as a seven-unit apartment complex, this downtown B&B now has six rooms and five apartment-style suites, one with two bedrooms. All have been…

  • Safari Lodge

    Seward

    Facing the small-boat harbor, these cozy and modern rooms are some of the best waterfront spots in town. All rooms have bay views, cushy beds, large…

  • Alaska Heritage House B&B

    Fairbanks

    Probably the fanciest B&B in town, Heritage House was built in 1916 by Arthur Williams as a way to lure his future wife up to the Great White North to…

  • 11th Avenue B&B

    Anchorage

    The reason to stay here is not (just) the memory-foam mattresses, private bathrooms, downtown location, lifelong Alaskan owner or even the large, south…

  • Squawking Raven B&B

    Southeast Alaska

    A deluxe B&B hides inside this gabled wooden house with panoramic windows overlooking Wrangell harbor. The light-filled supermodern lounge-kitchen is…

  • Ripley Creek Inn

    Southeast Alaska

    Fantastic array of rooms spread around nine different buildings in Stewart, BC, all of them historic, from an old prospector's house to a former brothel…

  • Clemens Memorial Cabin

    Seward

    Located 4.5 miles up the Lost Lake Trail, this renovated public-use cabin sleeps eight and is located at the treeline, providing spectacular views of…

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