miamiair wrote:Holy Cow, the Flea Bag Inn Lakefront is $ 349/night.
Yup. Tis that season up there . . .
Coast Inn is a fleabag, and it's also closet to ANC and LHD is within spitting (and peeing) distance . . . no elevator but only two floors. Old, natty, but free parking (decent bar, typical bar food). Also benefit there is the end of the 25R across Int'l Airport Road and Spenard Road with a parking area and spotter friendly "hilltop" about 1/4 mile away.
Alex Hotel is worse. And bring your sidearm there (or anywhere else in the Spenard neighborhood).
Courtyard is basically across the street from the Coast Inn but no view of ANC (parking garage and trees). Pricey and aside from the bar and free breakfast, you can do better.
Lakefront Hotel, which you mentioned MiamiAir, was a Clarion for decades. Recently lost it's flag because they couldn't maintain the standard. It has (had) a GREAT bar and restaurant and excellent, unobstructed views of LHD from the deck. Within walking distance (meters) of the aforementioned Courtyard and Coast Inn. No real view of ANC, but again, close enough to the end of 25R to get aerial shots.
Obviously, anything you wanna know about Anchorage and environs, I'm your man . . .
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!!