Fairbanks
An easy-breezy international scene makes this place regularly full in summer. Billie’s has typical hostel amenities such as showers, laundry and kitchen,…
Must-see hotels in Alaska
Sitka
Recently reopened after being upgraded, this handsome wood-paneled structure in the center of town looks like a gold-rush-era building given a style…
Valdez
Something of an apparition 35 miles east of Valdez on the Richardson Hwy is this gorgeous boutique hotel that is taken over by the heli-skiing set in the…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This official park campground is nicely set on the banks of a large glacial river in an area that is great for day-hiking. The seven sites can only be…
Southeast Alaska
This self-contained inn has a great waterfront location overlooking South Cove Boat Harbor and is only a five-minute walk to shops and restaurants in…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This is a friendly, well-run place with the most modern cabins in Carlo Creek. Given that the grounds aren’t well treed, it’s best to get a creek-side…
Southeast Alaska
This offers the best camping on Wrangell Island, but unfortunately it is 14 miles from town. Each of the six free wheelchair-accessible sites has a picnic…
Kodiak Island
Just a few blocks from the main action downtown, this excellent, two-room property overlooking the harbor merges traditional bed & breakfast hospitality…
The Interior
In addition to its 70 sites, this campground offers walk-in sites along the loop trail around the lake, and the state park’s Byers Lake cabins 1, 2 and 3…
Southeast Alaska
In 2010 the USFS opened Middle Ridge Cabin, the first road-accessible cabin of the 22 in the Wrangell District of Tongass National Forest (until recently…
Southeast Alaska
The closest place to the ferry terminal – it’s practically next door. It has an outdoor hot tub where you can soak while watching the ferry depart. Five…
Haines
Seven miles southeast of Haines toward the end of Chilkat Peninsula, this campground has good views of Davidson and Rainbow Glaciers spilling out of the…
Juneau
The Prospector is a typical middle-of-the-road Juneau option: unexciting, but perfectly comfortable and in a good location. There's an on-site bar…
Haines
Built in 1904, this grand and roomy place was once the chief surgeon's house and the walls are adorned with historic photos. Recently put under new…
Juneau
Luxury is an accurate assessment of this B&B with five rooms and amenities that range from balconies and private entrances to fireplaces and in-room…
Juneau
The woody, slightly scruffy exterior doesn't really do the 63-room Driftwood justice. Sure, it looks like a journeyman motel, but inside the rooms are…
Valdez
This mega-popular park has two sites. The main one (where you check-in) is right downtown in a big barren parking lot behind the small-boat harbor (on…
Matanuska Glacier State Recreation Site
The Interior
Just steps from outrageous glacier vistas in the rest-area parking lot sits this campground with tree-shrouded sites. At the far edge of the lot is the…
Sitka
In the middle of Katlian's bustling harbors and canneries sits this newly renamed and rebranded lodge with 10 rooms featuring refrigerators, wet bars,…
Sitka
This is one of Sitka’s larger hotels, with 68 comfortable rooms featuring the traditional (Alaska Native art and prints on the walls) and the modern (flat…
Fairbanks
Sven, from Switzerland, welcomes all kinds of travelers and vagabonds to this fine, multifarious hostel. This is where you'll meet some of Alaska's most…
Valdez
This business hotel is set in an inordinately large parking lot, but has OK rooms (despite the old-school TVs) and good views (if you can see past the…
The Interior
Perch boasts almost two dozen excellent cabins nestled in a stunning valley setting. The best options sit creekside, in particular the stylish A-frame No…
Prince William Sound
Run out of a 1910 heritage home, the NN offers four old-school rooms in the house itself along with accommodations in a self-contained apartment down on…
Sitka
Perched right above the shoreline, all 10 rooms in this handsome wooden inn face the ocean and have a private balcony overlooking it. There are four top…
Kenai Peninsula
There are two cabins along the fjords, as well as countless other informal campsites that line the kayak-accessible beaches of Aialik Bay and Northwestern…
Sitka
This new chain has infiltrated several Alaskan cities in the last couple of years, Juneau and Haines among them. The new Sitka offering opened in the…
Southeast Alaska
This large, rambling lodge has wraparound porches and 11 rooms, most with private bath. On the 2nd level all seven rooms have a private entrance off the…
Southeast Alaska
A great place to stay, this large, rambling log home 2 miles from the ferry terminal is run by the Salvation Army. Three of the five rooms have views of…
Anchorage Region
Seven bathrooms for seven bedrooms. This grand home sits on a 15-acre sheep farm and has uninterrupted views of Pioneer Peak over the trees, many from…
Ketchikan
A mile north of the airport ferry on the waterfront, the Edgewater is a posher-than-average motel with a good aspect overlooking the Tongass Narrows. The…
Kenai Peninsula
Nearly 20 years ago, this was just the Martin family farm – but with anglers constantly asking to camp in their field, the Martins converted it to a…
Ketchikan
Yours for a reasonable price is the new-in-2017 My Place, part of a small franchise but locally run, which is equipped with 64 pet-friendly rooms (some…
Kenai Peninsula
Six tidy and fresh cabins come with memory-foam mattresses, river views and kitchenettes, while five smaller rooms share bathrooms and leafy views. A…
Homer
Everything is on offer here: cheery European-style rooms with or without bathrooms, snug, cedar-finished ‘ships' quarters,’ two sprawling vacation houses…
Juneau
Located 10 minutes from Mendenhall Glacier, this valley B&B has five luxurious rooms with phone, TV, refrigerator and coffeemaker. In the living room is a…
Anchorage Region
What was constructed in 1935 as the Matanuska Colony Teacher’s Dorm is now a quaint inn. The 12 rooms are spacious (especially the corner rooms), well…
Southeast Alaska
A former smokehouse on the Salmon River (hence the colorful fish mural outside) has been converted into three bright, airy and comfortable vacation…
Denali National Park & Preserve
This small, waterless, seven-site camping area marks the beginning of true bear country. The day-hiking around here is excellent, especially the numerous…
The Interior
The four rooms at the Matanuska, between Miles 99 and 100, are a hybrid of cabin chic and overstuffed comfort, all lovely soft beds and explosions of…
