First stop in Alaska was Fairbanks. This lodge was quiet with clean rooms. There was a grab and go with bagels, muffins, yogurt and coffee. The Bear Lodge is right next to a wilderness walk that had several branches of trails of different lengths. We were lucky to se a large flock of noisy beautiful Sandhill cranes. Easy access to the Fairbanks bus system that we took to the University of Alaska museum with amazing native Alaskan crafts, local photography and a 30 minute film about the aurora borealis.

The room is spatious, the beds are comfy, if you stay in some of the upper floors you get some awesome views. I think there was no milk to accompany the complimentary coffee bags in the room. The breakfast is mayhem, we did not have breakfast included and to just get coffees and a snack from some voucher that was included meant waiting in a pretty crazy line. But all in all, centrally located too, so walking distance to Anchorage city centre. Internet not the best TBH.

I stayed for two nights on two instances a few days apart. The rooms allocated were low quality and in need of refurbishment. One room had a sloping floor.Be very careful with payments. If you pay in advance (eg via Booking.com) be careful that you are not charged again (eg via credit card) at the premises. I am currently trying to have a duplicate payment refunded.

This was a great place to stay. The rooms were comfortable, the staff friendly, great food at the restaurant and a well-stocked bar that had a real neighborhood feel to it. We throughly enjoyed ourselves here.

Only stayed one night, but geez, what a dump. The staff was friendly and none of the problems were their fault. Our TV didn't work, the remote was for a different TV and didn't have batteries in it. The only person who could address the problem was out driving the shuttle. Everything was worn down and well past its heyday. Ownership needs to give this old hag a face lift stat!