Recently renovated (2003), fairly run-of-the-mill Best Western, no smoking odor tho! :)

With this being the downturn toward the end of tourist season, the pretty much standard rate here is about $140 for 2 doubles.

Location is great, rt on the Harbor. If it weren't so rainy for the past week, I'm sure it'd be a lovely view of the glaciers and the waterfalls and the harbor.

Atmosphere: pleasant, subdued, welcoming and even restful. Decor: standard American hotel, with a bit more warmth and more than a passing nod to the abundant wildlife in Alaska and spec Prince William Sound.

First impression: wonderfully dry (it rained all the way fr the Thompson Pass, incessantly)

Has a Bistro attached, closes at 10pm. There is also a gift shop, a bit-overpriced, but the same shop houses a Heli-trek (?) outfit, and has the boots and many of the accouterments for just such an endeavour.

There is a computer room available to all guests (till 11pm I think) as well as a fitness room, tho I didn't get a chance to check it out.

The well-respected (my friends in AK tourism have mentioned him again and again as "first class") Stan Stephens' Wildlife and Glacier cruises is located on the same property, just behind the hotel to the left.

Space was more than adequate, beds were 2 doubles, comfortable, TV, DVD/VHS, microwave, refrigerator, hair dryer and iron included, as well as an electric fan (no AC), and the heater does work. Windows are screened and can be opened to allow in that fresh air.

My room was comfortable, tho there was a on and off again juddering sensation fr someplace below the desk/work station. Once I'd ascertained it wasn't an earthquake, and that I wasn't having a seizure, it became more tolerable, There must be some machine on the first floor.

Can't comment on service as I asked not to be disturbed and the staff honored the sign. The front desk staff was very pleasant and helpful.

I'd recommend this hotel, tho it's perhaps not the least expensive, nor the best value, it gets the job done. And the location can't be beat.

Definitely make reservations anywhere in AK during the summer months. Don't just arrive without them, as I was witness to 3 would-be guests having to be helped to look for other accommodations-- in the past 10 days, going fr Anchorage to Denali to Fairbanks, to Valdez.