The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Alaska

Hotel Captain Cook

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Heated pool

Located at 939 West 5th Avenue, Hotel Captain Cook has great rooms from $568 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 192.3 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, parking, hiking, child care, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Aurora Denali Lodge

Perfect for Your First Time in Alaska

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

A great place to stay is Aurora Denali Lodge which has nice rooms starting at $225. Offering skiing, room service, a restaurant, hiking, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 249.5 George Parks Highway. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, free parking, and bicycle rental which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 30.7 miles from the city center. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Pike's Waterfront Lodge

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

We found Pike's Waterfront Lodge to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $241. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.80 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1850 Hoselton Road. You'll also find pet-friendly rooms, a game room, free parking, a pool table, and laundry facilities which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 86.1 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Silverbow Inn

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Alaska

• Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $424, Silverbow Inn, at 120 2nd Street provides skiing, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and hiking. Its terrific guest rating is 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, city views, a hot tub, and laundry facilities. It's located just 649.2 miles from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

McKinley Creekside Cabins

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

McKinley Creekside Cabins has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, hiking, a game room, and free parking. The great rooms here start at $364 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Mile 224 George Parks Highway. Furthermore, it also offers evening entertainment, mini-golf, bicycle rental, family rooms, and a tour desk, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 46.9 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

Best Western Bidarka Inn

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.

The great guest rating of Best Western Bidarka Inn is 8.20 out of 10. This place has skiing, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $254, and it's located at 575 Sterling Highway. We also love the golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, a game room, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 305.3 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Pioneer Inn Downtown

Perfect for Your First Visit to Alaska

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Pioneer Inn Downtown because it has great rooms that start at $184. It has skiing, hiking, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, and free parking, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 244 West Pioneer Avenue. Only 305.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love horse riding, bicycle rental, family rooms, a tour desk, and a 24-hour desk at this convenient hotel. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

The Wildbirch Hotel - JdV by Hyatt

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

The Wildbirch Hotel - JdV by Hyatt offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $373 (before taxes). It's located at 239 West 4th Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 8.60/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 192.2 miles from the city center.

talkeetna villas and tours

Perfect for Your First Time in Alaska

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 13742 East Veterans Way, talkeetna villas and tours has great rooms from $261 (before taxes). It offers skiing, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, free parking, and a pool table. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find evening entertainment, laundry facilities, bicycle rental, a microwave, and a refrigerator which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 116.2 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Talkeetna Roadhouse

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Talkeetna Roadhouse which has nice rooms starting at $119. Offering a restaurant, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, free parking, and family rooms, it also has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 13550 East Main Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers a tour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator. It's located just 116 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.