Is parking available at the property?

Yes, parking is available on-site. It is free but limited.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

Full breakfasts are available daily from 6 AM to 11 AM for a fee, approximately USD 10 to 20 per person.

Does the property allow pets?

Yes, pets are allowed in specific rooms only, with a pet fee of USD 100.00 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is at 3:00 PM and check-out is at 12:00 PM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

Are airport shuttle services available?

Yes, a complimentary roundtrip airport shuttle service is available 24 hours.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property features wheelchair-accessible facilities, including limited access to elevators and step-free entrances.

What is the property's location in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located on a lake, within a 10-minute drive of the University of Alaska - Anchorage and Lake Hood Harbor. It is 1.3 miles from DeLong Lake Park and 1.7 miles from Lynn Ary Park.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Up to 2 children 17 years old and younger can stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

What are the policies regarding extra beds and cribs?

Cribs are available for a fee of USD 5.00 per night, and rollaway beds are available for a fee of USD 15.00 per night. Advance request or confirmation may be required.

The Lakefront Anchorage Hotel in Alaska

Average nightly price at The Lakefront Anchorage by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$127
February	US$141
March	US$141
April	US$148
May	US$247
June	US$417
July	US$422
August	US$425
September	US$241
October	US$140
November	US$121
December	US$117

What guests think

At The Lakefront Anchorage, travellers praise the lakeside setting by Lake Hood and easy airport access with a shuttle, while feedback is mixed on dated interiors, long hallways, and service that ranges from very friendly to occasionally slow or unhelpful.

Rooms vary from clean and comfortable to worn and musty, with frequent comments about tired carpets, loud window AC, maintenance issues, and limited lake views from most rooms. Many enjoy the on site restaurant and bar with float plane views, though some report waits, limited options, and higher prices. Common area cleanliness and ongoing renovations draw criticism, and several reviews mention resort or extra fees and a rough surrounding area. Expect a convenient, characterful stay with great views but inconsistent upkeep.

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Facilities

On-site restaurant and bar, shuttles to the airport (and sometimes downtown/train), on-site parking, and a lakeside patio are appreciated, with extras like freezer storage for fish or game. Downsides include a small gym (sometimes closed), no pool or hot tub, and occasional shuttle timing issues.

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Josh

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Shuttle service was great

6

Tracy

4 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Close to the airport, nice outdoor seating at bar/restaurant, large rooms, but no pool or hot tub.

8

Billee

20 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was nice, clean. The check in bell desk process seemed to take a long time. No swimming pool

8

Elaine

6 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good hotel that had the basics I needed for my stay. The airport shuttle was very convenient. When I arrived at the front desk, there was a long line to check in. Staff was friendly, but service was a little slow. The same was true at the on-site restaurant for dinner. The gym is limited—one small room with a few treadmills and another slightly larger room with elliptical machines, dumbbells, and older weight machines.

10

Cordella

11 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

No security cameras for the parking lot.

6

Mary

4 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bad on amenities. No morning coffee in lobby or other included perks. Weight room equipment wasn’t connected to WiFi so not fully functional. Shuttle service was mentioned in expedeia as complimentary but charged at check out for it as well as WiFi in room!!

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glenda

6 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable beds and laundry facilities available 24/7. Breakfast was delicious. Parking included. Shuttle to airport available also.

10

Robert

1 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quick night stay after getting back from a hunting trip. They stored some luggage for me in the safe room. They have a freezer to put fish and game in during the stay. The Sweet & Sour Halibut meal was excellent in the restaurant!

10

Steve

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

If you're looking for a hotel with an Alaskan feel, this is the place. I was only overnighting here as I had an early flight in the morning. The airport shuttle is very convenient, however in the morning it leaves every hour, on the hour (ie: 3am, 4am, 5am,...). I had to take the 4am as the 5am was cutting it too close for my departure. As a result, I had to get up earlier, with less sleep, and have a longer wait at the airport. Just a minor complaint. Most hotels in the area run every 20 minutes, which would have been nice. Overall, I would recommend. Definitely one of the nicer hotels near the airport.

10

Jack

20 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Its nice to have a walk-in freezer available to store fish or meat before catching flight. There shuttle runs back and forth to airport every 30 minutes.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent: some rooms are spotless, but many reviews cite dirty or worn hall carpets, dust, odors, and occasional debris or hair left in rooms.

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Melanie

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was awful. Room wasn’t ready 2 hours after check in time of 3:00pm. Friends we were travelling with could only get their room at 9:00pm! Cleanliness was gross! Toenail on carpet in lobby for 2 days; hair from prior guests on bath. Housekeeping is obviously a major issue and I was told they are short staffed, including just one person at reception at time of checkout this morning.

6

Eric

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Older property not well kept, room had musky odor

4

Tina

23 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There were cobwebs in the corners, fruit chews and other dirt on the floor where you could tell it had not been vacuumed. Tried to do dinner at the restaurant, called ahead of turn to confirm when they stopped serving. Got there an hour before cutoff. Tried to order 3 different things on the menu and they did not have any of them. Settled on a soda, lemonade. Margarita and app. Never got the margarita and had to ask for the coke and lemonade twice.

6

MARGARET

20 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Worn out and dirty

4

Karl

31 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bathroom was very clean but the headboard on the bed had dirty sticky handprints all over it. The 4th floor feels very dirty. The bed cover was coated in dog hair as well.

10

Barry

28 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Cleanliness of the room

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Gina

21 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

It’s dirty … I had blood spattered in my bathroom

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Dunbar

9 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was spotless. Ive stayed there several times in the last few years and front desk has always been awesome. Every service there has been consistently great. Thank you!

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Jo Mama

29 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

My room was dirty. It was years of grime build up. I opened the door to my room and there were liquid drips on the wall like coffee or other things around the light switch so walls and things aren’t getting wiped down at all. I had to switch rooms. The carpets were really dirty in the halls. The cleaning lady said they only have so much time per room but I’ve stayed in much less expensive hotels that were way cleaner. The only really clean place is the lobby. Very worn down rooms. Looked like someone took birdshot to the blackout curtains they were so old. Had trouble checking in and checking out. The computers kept “glitching “ and it took her 15 minutes and a computer switch to print a receipt. I would never stay here again.

6

Laura

7 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great. Hotel looks warn. Carpets look like they haven’t been vacuumed in a week. Looking out at the pond is nice but if you get a room facing the parking lot and street it’s not so nice. Decent but not great overall.

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Rooms

Rooms are generally spacious and quiet but dated, with worn decor, loud window AC that can affect darkness, limited lake views from most rooms, long walks to some rooms, and periodic Wi-Fi or maintenance issues.

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Krystal

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was very easy and fast. She did give us a partial view, but when we got to the room it was a view of another building. The room was clean. The hotel had nice decor. The hallways were very long, so if are older or have inability to walk long distances, I would ask for a room closer to the lobby. The hallways were short, my husband is 6’4” and he had to duck in some spots. Walking around the property and watching the plans take off was a treat!

6

Gail

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Large property with unique entry area however property is dated and somewhat difficult to navigate. Room was clean, bed comfortable. Food at restaurant was ok. Loved proximity to lake and float plane activity.

6

Bruce

4 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The restaurant and bar are decent with cool views of sea planes landing and taking off. Rooms very dated with poor HVAC system

6

Thomas

31 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We requested a room with a view. When we arrived, we were told there were none available. My wife has a problem walking due to a recent knee injury. We requested a quieter room because ours was noisy, it was right over the parking lot. The desk clerk gave us a room at the other end of the building. A long walk from the elevator.

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Todd

22 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Mostly 4 star but if I have one critique it’s the heat. Room was very warm. Units hav ac but they are loud and I’m a light sleeper so I can’t run the ac at night and the room just heats up very quickly. Your heat in the hotel is way too warm. The temperature on the clock in the lobby said 80 degrees when I checked in.

6

Laurence

20 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room and carpets are worn - in window cooling ac means not dark in summer / and very noisy ac - - people nice

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kyall

29 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No usb in room loud heating unit

8

Linda

4 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I like being on the top floor. Breakfast was a buffet, it was okay. Nothing special. Older but nice spacious guest rooms.

6

Robin

25 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

No wifi in my room. 1029. Could not connect Front desk attendant tried multiple times but nothing. In today's world you have to have wifi. It's necessary and expected Please check your server or provider

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Sabrina

9 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel sits in front of a lake so there is a nice view but only from the dining room. The rooms do not have any good view. The room was spacious and had everything we needed.

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Service

Service varies widely: many guests praise friendly, accommodating staff, while others report long or disorganized check-in, understaffing, billing mistakes, and unhelpful responses.

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Monica

28 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Front desk staff - very welcoming!

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Gloria

4 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a great time at The Lakefront! Everyone was so nice and helpful!

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Phillip

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I liked the hotel and the restaurant was very nice. My biggest complaint was the wait time to get checked in. The line moved very slow. Otherwise, everything was good.

4

Terry

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Was very cool location next to the seaplane port. Was woefully understaffed, shuttle took 1.5 hrs to pick us up, room check-in too almost 2 hrs, then did not get room we reserved, but a downgrade, never got room service or bucket of beer we paid for. Had to speak to a manager to get anyone to acknowledge any problems, but still did not get any resolutions. Would not recommend this hotel.

6

Kelly

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This should not be a milleneum property. it is not up to par. The staff are surly and rude, the floors throughout the property were disgusting. Our room was clean and nice, but the second you left your room, really bad shape. Window air conditioners in each room, which also does not seem par for a Milleneum. Mostly the staff is what killed it for us. So, so bad. For an area so reliant on tourism, some level of effort should be made to at least smile at your guests. Instead we were greeted the second we walked in the door to check in with a front desk agent glaring at us, then saying "its going to be a minute", then about 30 seconds later saying "it's going to be a lot more than a minute" (there was noone ahead of us). When she finally decided to help us, about 5-10 minutes later, while we just stood there waiting, she was cranky and short with us. It went downhill from there, sadly. The float plane landing field was amazing though, so that part was good.

4

Ruth

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very dirty and u kept. Very unhappy staff who were voicing their anger at being the only ones there shuttle and help people.

8

Larry

31 May 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Close to the airport with a beautiful view, but trying to reach the staff when we arrived at midnight was horrible. The front desk didnt answer the phone leaving us stranded when we had planned to use the shuttle. We paid for $45.00 for 2 UBER

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Dan

9 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I booked third party for three nights. Third party only booked me for two. I had to book a third night. Check out after my second night and and check back in. The guy behind the counter was rude to me and not helpful. Then gave my room to someone else while I was in my room another couple unlocked my door and walked in. Then the same gentleman call my room and demanded me downstairs as if this was my fault. He was extremely rude with me and never apologized for his mistake. Zero customer service. He didn't even pretend that I was a guest who spent three nights there and only eating at their restaurants. Good thing for me is there are lots of other hotels to choose from. I work in Alaska so I use anchorage hotels once month. Bye bye

8

Elaine

6 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good hotel that had the basics I needed for my stay. The airport shuttle was very convenient. When I arrived at the front desk, there was a long line to check in. Staff was friendly, but service was a little slow. The same was true at the on-site restaurant for dinner. The gym is limited—one small room with a few treadmills and another slightly larger room with elliptical machines, dumbbells, and older weight machines.

10

Janice

26 Apr 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I cannot say enough good things about this place. The rooms were nice with comfortable beds. The food in the restaurants was excellent. And the staff, the staff Was so accommodating. Everything a visitor would hope for and more. Thank you to the staff of the Lakefront for being sowarm and friendly and helpful. You sure set the bar high for other places to live up to.

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Location

Scenic spot on Lake Hood and very close to the airport, with easy transport links. Several reviews note a rough surrounding area with homeless activity.

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Marene

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Location is excellent for watching sea planes

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Anne

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Ny third time in this hotel. Super nice. Very close to airport. Beautiful views of the Lake. Great pictures throughout the hotel.

8

Michele

3 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a one night stay on our way home from a cruise. Nice location by the sea plane base and airport!

6

Carolyn

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

This hotel is pretty rundown. Definitely needs some updating. Grounds were not well maintained. Carpets need to be cleaned in the hallways. They were in the process of replacing some wallpaper and there was a terrible chemical smell. The neighborhood is not great either. There’s a marijuana dispensary directly across the street, a park just up the street that seems to be filled with homeless/people that appear to be under the influence.

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stacy

26 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great view. Convent to airport.

8

Jason

25 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Property itself is very nice. It is located in a struggling part of Anchorage. The Spenard area is a bit ghetto. Very close to the airport with a shuttle and the hotel itself is satisfactory.

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Monica

6 Apr 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The Lakefront Anchorage is a beautiful hotel on Lake Hood in an area unfortunately rife with homeless and abandoned hotels with squatters. There have been fires recently in the latter hotels. Better to stay downtown..

8

Michael

5 Apr 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice but a bit old and dingy. Breakfast options in restaurant limited to buffet. Closer to airport than downtown. Good shuttle to airport.

10

Nicholas

22 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I really liked the hotel. Proximity to the airport and mid town Anchorage, authentic Alaska feel, friendly staff and nice restaurant. I’d stay here again.

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Michael

23 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It's an older property that, in its day, I would imagine was 5-star. That being said, the rooms are a little dated and the surrounding neighborhood isn't the best. I love that they offer shuttle transport to downtown and the airport - that was very convenient. Dining on the patio area is pleasant, too.

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Dining

Many enjoyed the restaurant and breakfast with lake and float-plane views. Others mention waits, limited options (including gluten-free), auto gratuities, and that breakfast is not always included.

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John

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bathroom door would not close at all. The food and the service was great!

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Linda

23 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very nice place to start our vacation. 3 nights was perfect. Restaurant pretty good but woefully short on gluten free options. Had salad one night and nachos the other.

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Wesley

8 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Watching the planes fly in and out on the lake was very cool to see. The dining is fantastic. Locals actually drive to the hotel for dinner. Its that good…..

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Crystal

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel staff was friendly & helpful. The breakfast buffet was delicious. The bar/restraint was great for outside & inside viewing of the planes on water and great atmosphere. The hotel was convenient location

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Debra

26 Jun 2025

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Stayed 7 nights

Very dated and not in great condition. Refrigerator was broken and toilet didn’t flush well. Bathtub drain was clogged but they serviced it when we asked. The restaurants pad good food and nice servers but was very slow. VERY slow. Need 90 minutes for breakfast three mornings and was told they didn’t have enjoy help. Great location tho with the airport nearby and the boat planes taking off. Overall it was extremely over priced. Five star cost, two star accommodations.

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Tina

23 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There were cobwebs in the corners, fruit chews and other dirt on the floor where you could tell it had not been vacuumed. Tried to do dinner at the restaurant, called ahead of turn to confirm when they stopped serving. Got there an hour before cutoff. Tried to order 3 different things on the menu and they did not have any of them. Settled on a soda, lemonade. Margarita and app. Never got the margarita and had to ask for the coke and lemonade twice.

10

Tana

26 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good place to stay. Pretty close to airport and Lake Hood. The Flying Machine restaurant inside had a great breakfast.

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KENDRA

16 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Full service restaurant with excellent food on site. Beautiful area for a walk to watch planes, fully visible from restaurant as well. Great shuttle to and from the airport that runs hourly. Very kind staff.

10

scott

30 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Close to the airport, with shuttle pick up, beautiful location on lake hood. Enjoyed watching the float planes land and take off..Restaurant was okay, not as good as I hoped…

10

Nicolas

10 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Good restaurant options within the hotel

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