The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Alaska

The Hotel Captain Cook

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• Heated pool

Located at 939 W 5th Ave, The Hotel Captain Cook has great rooms from $263 (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.

Alaskas Capital Inn Bed & Breakfast

Perfect for Your First Time in Alaska

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Alaskas Capital Inn Bed & Breakfast which has nice rooms starting at $351. Offering skiing, room service, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 113 West Fifth Street. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a free breakfast, city views, cooking classes, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 649.1 miles from the city center. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice.

Alyeska Resort

Perfect for First-Timers

• Heated pool

We found Alyeska Resort to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $329. We loved that is has skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 1000 Arlberg Ave. You'll also find parking, hiking, mountain views, laundry services, and a hot tub which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 211.3 miles from the center of town. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

Silverbow Inn

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

• Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $362, Silverbow Inn, at 120 2Nd Street provides skiing, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, hiking, mountain views, and rooms with kitchens. It's located just 649.4 miles from the city center, too. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Embassy Suites Anchorage

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

Embassy Suites Anchorage has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. The great rooms here start at $292 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 600 E. Benson Blvd. Furthermore, it also offers breakfast, mountain views, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 194 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The indoor pool here is terrific, and makes for a great place to relax and have fun no matter what the weather is like.

Homer Stay and Play

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

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

The great guest rating of Homer Stay and Play is 9.40 out of 10. This place has breakfast, hiking, mountain views, golf, and a free breakfast. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $146, and it's located at 2400 Paradise Place. We also love the city views, cooking classes, free parking, fishing, and a tour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 303.1 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 $139. It has skiing, hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 244 W. Pioneer Ave.. Only 305.1 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love city views, free parking, evening entertainment, horse riding, and bicycle rental 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.

Hotel Seward

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

Hotel Seward offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and mountain views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $149 (before taxes). It's located at 221 5th Ave and has earned a guest rating of 8.10/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, city views, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 270 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

McKinley Creekside Cabins

Perfect for Your First Time in Alaska

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Mile 224 George Parks Hwy., McKinley Creekside Cabins has great rooms from $283 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a bar, hiking, mountain views, and rooms with kitchenettes. It has a terrific 9.20 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a game room, free parking, kids meals, evening entertainment, and car rentals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 47 miles from the center of town.

Anchorage Marriott Downtown

Perfect for First-Timers

• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Anchorage Marriott Downtown which has nice rooms starting at $312. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also has a great guest rating of 8.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 820 W 7th Ave. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, city views, and an indoor pool. It's located just 192.4 miles from the city center, too.