The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Anchorage

The Hotel Captain Cook

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• 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 0 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, parking, hiking, child care, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

Alyeska Resort

Perfect for Your First Time in Anchorage

• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Alyeska Resort which has nice rooms starting at $329. Offering skiing, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1000 Arlberg Ave. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers parking, hiking, mountain views, laundry services, and a hot tub which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 31.8 miles from the city center. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring.

Embassy Suites Anchorage

Perfect for First-Timers

We found Embassy Suites Anchorage to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $292. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 600 E. Benson Blvd. You'll also find breakfast, mountain views, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.9 miles from the center of town. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day.

Anchorage Marriott Downtown

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

• Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $312, Anchorage Marriott Downtown, at 820 W 7th Ave provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. Its terrific guest rating is 8.10 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchenettes, city views, and an indoor pool. It's located just 0.2 miles from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.

Dimond Center Hotel

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

Dimond Center Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.20 out of 10, and offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, breakfast, and mountain views. The great rooms here start at $190 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 700 East Dimond Blvd.. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, a free breakfast, free parking, laundry facilities, and a free airport shuttle, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 5.2 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

Four Points by Sheraton Anchorage Downtown

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The great guest rating of Four Points by Sheraton Anchorage Downtown is 8.10 out of 10. This place has a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $166, and it's located at 325 West 8th Avenue. We also love the a hot tub, laundry facilities, a multi-lingual staff, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.5 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. We love relaxing in a hot tub after a long day, and the one here is really nice. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

Home2 Suites by Hilton Anchorage/Midtown

Perfect for Your First Visit to Anchorage

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

A cool place is Home2 Suites by Hilton Anchorage/Midtown because it has great rooms that start at $174. It has a fitness center, parking, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and mountain views, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 4700 Union Square Drive. Only 2.8 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this convenient hotel. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Maria's Creekside B&B

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

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

Maria's Creekside B&B offers a pool, skiing, breakfast, hiking, and mountain views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $144 (before taxes). It's located at 2770 East 46th Avenue and has earned a guest rating of 9.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers a free breakfast, free parking, laundry facilities, fishing, and family rooms which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.6 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Comfort Suites Anchorage International Airport

Perfect for Your First Time in Anchorage

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

Located at 2919 W International Airport, Comfort Suites Anchorage International Airport has great rooms from $156 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, a free breakfast, an indoor pool, free parking, and kids meals which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.3 miles from the center of town. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Historic Anchorage Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Historic Anchorage Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $335. Offering skiing, room service, a fitness center, parking, and a kid-friendly buffet, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 330 E Street. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers breakfast, hiking, laundry services, golf, and horse riding. It's located just 0.3 miles from the city center, too.