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Westmark Anchorage Hotel, a Holland America Line Company in Anchorage, Alaska |
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Westmark Anchorage Hotel, a Holland America Line Company
720 W 5th Ave
Anchorage, Alaska 99501
Call Expedia at: 1-800-551-2409 |
| Adjacent to the Egan Convention Center, the 14-story hotel provides captivating views from its downtown location. Outfitted with dark-wood furnishings, the 200 guestrooms and suites offer private balconies. This service-oriented property features an array of amenities such as complimentary parking, two restaurants, and a lounge.
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Amenities | Recreation | Features | Reviews
Westmark Anchorage Hotel, a Holland America Line Company Amenities
Just 1.5 blocks from the Egan Convention Center and within a block of cultural attractions and shops, this hotel offers a convenient base for business and leisure activities. A gift shop just off the lobby is open seasonally. Discounted passes are provided to a fitness facility a half-block away. The hotel has 3,000 square feet of meeting space, with audio-visual and catering services.
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Recreation
The hotel provides discounted passes to a fitness center a half-block away. Club amenities include a Nautilus circuit, cardio machines, classes, spa tub, sauna, massage, and tanning beds. The Tony Knowles Coastal Trail, an 11-mile paved path along Cook Inlet, draws walkers, runners, bicyclists, and even moose. In winter, the trail is lighted and groomed for cross-country skiing. The closest access is about five blocks from the hotel. Bike rentals are available downtown. Flat Top Mountain, about 11 miles from downtown, is a more strenuous hiking trail. Views from the summit encompass the city, the Chugach Mountains, Cook Inlet, and Turnagain Arm. Outfitters in Anchorage offer fishing adventures to the backcountry via seaplane. The Alyeska Resort, about 40 miles from downtown, has 1,000 acres of deep, pristine snow for downhill skiing and snowboarding. The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Features
What to expect: This 14-story hotel stands in the middle of downtown. A fireplace, red-leather chairs, and abundant natural light create an inviting ambience in the lobby. Owned by the Holland America Line, the hotel attracts cruise passengers, as well as businesspeople from around the world, conventioneers, government officials, and artists appearing at the adjacent Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.
Amenity highlights: The hotel’s casual café spotlights steaks and fresh Alaskan seafood, along with burgers, ribs, draft beers, and specialty cocktails. The adjoining sushi bar is open Tuesday through Saturday evenings. A computer kiosk just off the lobby provides complimentary high-speed Internet access. Parking is complimentary, a rarity for downtown. The hotel is 100% nonsmoking.
Insider tip: At the Bear Tooth Theatre Pub, 2.5 miles from the hotel, movies and munchies reel in locals and visitors. Most movies are second-run or art films, and draft beer is available.
Solstice Bar and Grille - Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Breakfast buffet available May–September. Steaks and seafood for dinner. Full bar available. Masa Sushi Bar - Fresh fish flown in daily. Serves Saki and Japanese beers. Open Tuesday–Saturday.
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Westmark Anchorage Hotel, a Holland America Line Company Reviews
| Traveler Ratings Summary for Westmark Anchorage Hotel, a Holland America Line Company
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Overall: 2.50 |
Service
3.00 |
Condition
3.25 |
Cleanliness
2.75 |
Comfort
3.50 |
Recommend
50.00 % |
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| rooms, location ok; service far from |
Overall: 2 |
Service
1 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
No |
| With a great location in downtown Anchorage, serving many cruispassengers our expectations were high for this price. The rooms were ok, contained all amneties and were in pristine order. However the staff was rude upon reception and cecking out. Was uninterested in the questions asked. Next, it is kind of surprising that the Holland Amerika shuttle to the railroad station and the airport is not complementary for regular hotel customers and that considering this hotel is being advertised as a Holland Amerika owned hotel and the bus is circling half-empty.
Reviewed by traveler from Boston, MA on August 5, 2006 |
| Great value |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Our four night stay was great. The hotel is right downtown, easy walking. Breakfast was not included, the only negative. Nice comfortable kingsize bed. Great staff.
Reviewed by traveler from Salt Lake City on April 19, 2006 |
| Run down. Second most expensive on entire trip, we saw far better for less. |
Overall: 2 |
Service
4 |
Condition
2 |
Cleanliness
2 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
No |
| Location is fine but parking is a problem. Front desk was fantastic for recommending where to go and what to see. Motel was dissapointing, being owned by a cruise line we thought this would insure that the place would be clean.
Reviewed by traveler from Kalispell, MT on April 8, 2006 |
| the good and the bad |
Overall: 2 |
Service
3 |
Condition
3 |
Cleanliness
1 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| We have stayed here several times before because it has a great downtown location. Very handy for shopping and dining. The rooms are pretty nice really, but this time we stayed two nights and when we returned after the first day our room hadn't been touched by anyone from housekeeping. A call to the front desk wasn't helpful. They transfered our call and we were told to leave a voice message. It was about five in the afternoon and hope was slim to get someone to clean our room. I went down to the front desk and told them to please give us a new room and he did so promptly, so it wasn't a really bad experience, but still...
Reviewed by traveler from kenai, ak on December 14, 2005 |
| A little overpriced, but a nice location |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Skip the expensive continental breakfast. The lobby was small for checking in and out because most of it was used for seating. Could be better arranged. Room was small, but clean and comfortable. Bed had a nice firm mattess. Location of the hotel is excellent, everything is in walking distance. Staff was friendly and helpful. A little pricey, but overall, we had a nice stay.
Reviewed by traveler from Dade City, FL on July 16, 2005 |
| I would stay here again |
Overall: 4 |
Service
5 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
2 |
Recommend
Yes |
| My husband and I were traveling with another couple, we had separate rooms and were not associated with a tour group. The location was excellent, really close to anything you would want to see or do. They have a desk that will make tour arrangements for you right in the lobby. There is a free internet computer available. The rooms were very nice, clean and comfortable. However, we had no clock or kleenex in our room. This was very frustrating. The elevators were very slow. Our room was on the second floor and when we looked out our window or went out on the deck the roof for the entrance cut our view right in half. The "continental breakfast" was expensive ($9.99 for cold cereal, danish and fresh fruit or $12.99 for the above and eggs, bacon or sausage and pancakes). The lobby was always very crowded with people and luggage waiting to go on a tour. This sometimes made movement in the lobby difficult. Employees were wonderful. I believe I would stay there again, but would want to make sure that I had a different room.
Reviewed by traveler from Seattle, WA on May 31, 2005 |
| Weskmark Anchorage Hotel |
Overall: 5 |
Service
5 |
Condition
5 |
Cleanliness
5 |
Comfort
5 |
Recommend
Yes |
| I really liked this hotel. If I had to go to Anchorage again I would stay in this hotel. If you have a budget and want a nice comfortable hotel for not a lot of money this is it.
Reviewed by traveler from Santa Cruz, CA on November 18, 2004 |
| Westmark, Anchorage |
Overall: 4 |
Service
4 |
Condition
4 |
Cleanliness
4 |
Comfort
4 |
Recommend
Yes |
| Great service, friendly people.
Reviewed by traveler from Grand Forks, ND on November 17, 2004 |
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