Are you making plans to visit Fairbanks, Alaska? If so, it’s time to start looking for the perfect place to stay. While there are dozens of great options in Fairbanks, some hotels are better than others. To help you decide which is the most suitable for you and your family’s needs, we offer our listings of the 10 best hotels in Fairbanks. We’ve rated them by guest reviews. These reviews include cleanliness, the level of service from staff, amenities, and location.
10. Minnie Street Inn
Minnie Street Inn is a 3-star hotel that offers comfortable rooms and excellent service from staff. It’s situated just one mile from downtown Fairbanks and the Ice Museum and other popular attractions. The hotel is also close to some great shopping and dining venues. It’s a cozy family-operated guesthouse so you won’t’ have a lot of neighbors.
9. Bridgewater Hotel
The Bridgewater Hotel is a 3-star venue with a low-key environment. The rooms are clean and comfortable and guests enjoy the use of complimentary wi-fi in the room, coin-op laundry facilities, and a cafe on the hotel grounds. Transportation is available with great access to the airport, museums, and a host of popular attractions, shopping, and dining venues.
8. Glacier House
Glacier House is centrally located in a great area that is within minutes of Pioneer Park, a historical theme park, the Museum of the North, Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center, Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum, Santa Claus House, Fairbanks Ice Museum, Freinds of Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, World Ice Art Championships/Ice Alaska, Georgeson Botanical Garden, Fairbanks Community Museum, Wedgewood Wildlife Sanctuary, Geophysical Institute, Pioneer Air Museum, and several shopping and dining venues. It’s close to transit with good airport access. The host and hostess are friendly and helpful and the rooms offer clean and comfortable bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas with a kitchen for preparing meals. There isn’t a spa, pool, or other recreational areas here because you’re so close to great sightseeing and recreational venues in Fairbanks.
7. Fairbanks Downtown Hostel
Fairbanks Downtown Hostel is a highly rated place to stay in the city. It’s centrally located within just minutes of popular attractions and things to do. You can enjoy a few rounds of golf while you’re there, plus free parking and wi-fi in the rooms, along with full-service laundry. Guest gives the Hostel high marks for clean and comfortable rooms and friendly helpful owners.
6. Alaska Grizzly Lodge
Alaska Grizzly Lodge is a 3-star hotel within 20 minutes of travel of downtown Fairbanks and numerous shopping, dining, entertainment, and recreational venues. The Lodge is a cozy bed and breakfast with rustic rooms, some with decks and you can even spy a moose wandering through the property on occasion. The rooms are comfortable and the food gets high marks. The hosts are friendly and helpful and serve breakfast as a part of the package.
5. Billie’s Backpackers Hostel
This hostel provides colorful rooms with a homey vibe. A communal kitchen is available for guest use along with a deck and barbecue facilities. It’s just a mile from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 3 miles from the Museum of the North and many other popular visitor attractions. There are 2 bus stops within a 2-minute walk of the Hostel to take you anywhere in the city you want to go.
4. Aurora Villa
Aurora Villa may be expensive, but it offers memorable accommodations. Rooms provide excellent views of the Aurora Borealis when the Northern Lights are at their finest. Guests enjoy a kitchen with a stove, an oven, a microwave, a coffee maker, and a fridge. The hotel is a little out of the way, but if you arrive by car you can drive the half-hour to the most popular attractions including dining, shopping, and recreational activities.
3. A Taste of Alaska Lodge
A Taste of Alaska Lodge is a 3-star hotel that sits on 280 acres of the wilderness area. The rooms feature cabin-like decor for a rustic vibe. Wildlife and Denali can be seen from the rooms. The Lodge is within a half-hour or less drive from popular attractions in Fairbanks including Pioneer Park, the Santa Clause House, and numerous museums, shopping, and dining. The rooms are comfortable and the staff is friendly.
2. Anschen Log House
Anschen Log House provides comfortable rooms with good service from its friendly staff. The hotel is located in a great location for seeing the sights of Fairbanks. It’s just 12 minutes from the airport and 10 minutes from Pioneer Park, the Museum of the North, and many other local attractions. The hotel does not feature a restaurant but there are several great places to eat nearby.
1. Aurora Pioneer Manor
Aurora Pioneer Manor has received perfect ratings from guests who enjoyed the large and comfortable rooms with friendly and helpful staff. This venue is centrally located in a great area for sightseeing, recreation, shopping, and dining opportunities. Breakfast is served to guests each morning and it comes as one of the most highly recommended places to stay in Fairbanks.
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