My third trip to Alaska in three years… Since I arrived back from my short winter trip to Alaska in March 2008, I’ve been thinking about heading back ...
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My third trip to Alaska in three years… Since I arrived back from my short winter trip to Alaska in March 2008, I’ve been thinking about heading back up in the summer of 2009. I am on a budget like a lot of folks, so I started saving for this trip during the summer of 2008. There are a number of activities & adventures on my life’s ‘to-do’ list that I desire to achieve and Alaska seems like a great place to accomplish them. - Ride & sleep on a Ferry (maybe see a whale or two) - See the Southeast Alaska ; Ketchikan , Sitka , Juneau , Haines & Skagway - Relax in the Hot Spring - Go whitewater ra...
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First visit to Alaska… In the summer of ’07, I lived out of a backpack and traveled throughout the Interior & Kenai Peninsula of Alaska by myself for ...
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First visit to Alaska… In the summer of ’07, I lived out of a backpack and traveled throughout the Interior & Kenai Peninsula of Alaska by myself for 17 days. It was the ‘best’ trip that I had taken! Early that year, my co-worker in Anchorage and I were taking about how we were going to spend on PTO time for work, she suggested I visit Alaska. I asked her “are you crazy? Me? Go on vacation by myself and to Alaska, where there are bears? What was she thinking? I’m a city girl. “ My co-worker sent me brochures and booklets on Alaska, another friend told me about the ‘Milepost’, which is an excel...
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Awesome trip! Met a lot of nice people and would do it all over again. 10 days is not enough time to see all the sights, but it was a good start. ...
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Awesome trip! Met a lot of nice people and would do it all over again. 10 days is not enough time to see all the sights, but it was a good start. Total miles driven touring Alaska, 1655. To know more about the trip, click on "schedule view", then click on "expand all". Look at the notes and you can read the highlights of the trip!
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Service was great. Room was very clean and comfortable. We loved the quiet but didn't feel isolated. Food and drink were great. We especially enjoyed ...More
I have stayed at this hotel several times and have always been treated well.The staff is always helpful and friendly. The hotel is well situated on ...More
I've stayed at this hotel several times, usually because it is one of the best values in terms of rates...although not always on the hotel website, ...More
IT WAS REALLY COOL AND THE SERVICE WAS SUPERB. THE WHOLE ENVIRONMENT WAS QUIET. THE ATTENDENTS WERE PROFFESIONAL AND VERY FRIENDLY. THE ROOM WERE WELL ...More
The hotel is a very nice renovated older hotel, extra clean, and the people were wonderful, they made you feel right at home. We were traveling with a ...More
Secluded, beautiful setting! Awesome view of the city and wownderful hosts. Alaska Railraod cars restored with big comfortable beds and private ...More
This is a very nice little hotel well suited to the business traveller. It is new, clean and fairly inexpensive for the area. Free internet access in ...More
The Proprietors are very interesting. David is a native who still enjoys trapping and gold mining in the local area. Boy does he have some stories to ...More
We were there in Aug. 06 as part of a land/cruise package. It was our first time in Alaska, what a treat! Good food, very clean, very friendly. ...More
Great location for viewing the aurora. You are in the darkness as the lodge is located 30 minutes north of fairbanks. The Lodge is located on top of ...More
For peace of mind and just plain down to earth folks consider this a place where you can get to experience Alaska one on one. There is no place else ...More
Beautiful hotel surrounded by evergreens. Modern, comfortable lobby. Excellent breakfast included (waffles, cereal, hard boiled eggs, pastries...). ...More
i stay there for two night in our land tour to princess cruise... we got the governors suite ...it was clean , spacious , nice bet and pillows...but ...More
The beds were soft and comfortable to rest on when I got into my room for the night! Staff was well-prepared for questions that I asked and very ...More
Since 1991 Backpacker\'s Hostel is Fairbanks\' longest running, friendliest and YEAR ROUND hostel. We are a family run, home hostel with a very ... More
Such a nice place. Washer and Dryer in the middle of your trip. This cuts your luggage ! very clean, great location, great people. Lots of Alaskan ...More
The premium suites are very nice and I liked the fact that I was able to walk to the main part of town. I was able to use my computer and had a ...More
The rooms are much to small and have a moldy stench. The window would not open so we couldn't escape the gross smell. The "shower" is horrendous. ...More