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Usually
we don't spend much time talking about the hotels and
lodges that we stay in on our tours... That's
because our primary focus is on where we go and what we
do. Our passion is to show you the the best
scenery, bicycling, and adventure that Alaska has to
offer...
In Alaska, If you design your tours
around four star hotels you become very limited as to
where you can go.
Big, Fancy hotels will only exist in crowded areas.
That's why most 'Outside' companies operating up here
focus on rather small sections of the state...
... But that does not mean that we are
indifferent to the quality of the accommodations!
All the hotels and cabins we use are clean, and
have private baths. We stay in the 'best
available' at each location. Naturally, 'best
available' is somewhat subjective. I have had
motel owners passionately argue as to why their motel
was better. I have read online reviews that
disagree with me...
I don't shy away from the
fact that 'best available' is MY
opinion. I have stayed at all of these places not
just once, but dozens of times. I know of what I
speak; and over the last 23 years, I have
experienced all the options.
My criteria for selecting 'best available' is
simple. I ask myself, "Where do I want to stay?"
And that is where we stay. After all,
I do stay there... again and again!
Walt Rowland Alaskabike
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In
Anchorage we stay at the
Hampton Inn.
It's a Hampton Inn. Its
very nice.
Its close to the airport and has a 24
hour Airport Shuttle If you want to arrive a day
early, or want to stay after the tour, we can reserve
you rooms at our group rate.
If you have bicycle
boxes or other luggage you don't need while on tour, the
Bell Captain will store it for you. |
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King bed on left...
...........two beds on the right.
Very convenient
to the airport, the Hampton Inn is an excellent choice for
arriving in Anchorage. |
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This
is the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks.
Its legitimately fancy. It would be fancy where
you live... Unless, of course, you live in Las Vegas.
There it would just be 'nice'.
But for Alaska it
is Super Fancy!
Sometimes we stay at the
Sophie
Station Suites in Fairbanks. It is very fancy,
but with
much larger rooms than the Westmark. You trade a
little 'fanciness' for more square feet.
They are
both great places. |
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In Glennallen, we stay at the
New Caribou
Hotel.
I show more than I otherwise would of the New Caribou because for a reason
unknown to myself, the New Caribou has some
negative reviews online.
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I have been staying there
for 23 years now and I think that the reviews are
undeserved.
Yes, its expensive, but we take care
of that. Yes, they leave the Bible open, but you
can close it, or put it in the drawer.
The New Caribou is fine... It's a clean, nice
place... |
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Its a good
shower and a clean room in the middle of nowhere...
The beds are better than average, and as you can tell
from the genuine smile on my face... after a long
day of biking and/or hiking... I am always happy
to be in my room at the New Caribou!! |
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In Valdez we stay at the Mountain Sky Hotel.
That's it, immediately to the left of my
right cheekbone. I promise to get a new picture
for next year.
Below left is the desk and
microwave and refrigerator, and below left shows the
beds.
There are two good, and fairly equivalent,
places to stay in Valdez. The Mountain Sky has
slightly nicer rooms. |
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These are the cabins at the
Denali Perch Resort,
one of our two preferred places in the area. Most
tours stay here, but a few stay at the Denali Cabins
a few
miles up the road.
Both places are well away from
the crowded tourist areas.
All the cabins in
which we stay are double occupancy with two beds and private baths.
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That's
our whole group posing at one cabin...
(They DID NOT
all stay in one cabin... Remember: two
people per cabin!)
That's our van in the
parking lot at The Perch. |
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This
is the Alaska 7 Motel in Delta Junction.
It has a very sophisticated satellite TV System.
I haven't figured it out yet.
It has very
good wifi... Its at the end of the
Earth!
There are not a lot of options in Delta Junction, and
the Alaska 7 is as good as they get. |
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