Best Western Golden Lion Hotel

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Oct 20, 2008 by debbie
Overall Rating: 8

• Had a fridge and microwave in room and close to all.
• It's run down.

“The elevators are rickety and scary sounding. The floor in each one is wobbly.”

Oct 7, 2008 by Eric
Overall Rating: 2

• Hard to say. Ummm, I liked the stuffed animal heads on the wall. Interesting decor.
• Rude staff. Awful food. Dirty rooms.

“I specifically stay at Best Western because I was under the impression they were a nice hotel. I usually stay at Motel6, but I thought I'd live it up a little on vacation. ~loll~ If Best Western is a nice hotel chain, they need to jerk the franchise contract out from under this location. Rude staff. Awful food. Dirty rooms. Bad, no paint job in room. This particular Best Western is way below any Motel 6 I ever stayed at.
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Sep 8, 2008 by David from South Bend, IN
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[6] • Location:[3]

• Nothing.
• No shuttle service.

“Poor restaurant. No shuttle service to airport. Poor appearance. Over priced.”

Aug 25, 2008 by Karen from Los Angeles, CA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[6]

• Easy access for disabled traveler.
• Noisy party upstairs. Had to ask hotel staff several times to ask them to be quiet.

“Prices are outrageous in this city so it's no surprise that a moderate hotel would charge so much for a room. The muted brown and beige decor make it look older and dingier than it really is. Comfortable beds, large rooms, adequate restaurant and room service. In-room microwave & refrigerator. Nice place to start or end a vacation. Not very convenient to airport but that also avoids all the noise.”

Aug 18, 2008 by Arvin from Bethel, AK
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[7]

• Nice clean hotel near the center of town, theatres, shopping, and restaurants.
• Small elevators.

“This is a nice hotel near the edge of the center of town and by car it takes 5 minutes to shopping, theatres, and restaurants. You can walk and it would take 10 to 15 minutes to walk to things you would like to do. Staff is very friendly and work hard to make you comfortable.”

Aug 15, 2008 by Debi from Wakefield, RI
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[8] • Location:[7]

• Convenient restaurant and lounge.
• Toilet kept running.

“It was fine for a night stay to get you from one place to another.”

Aug 9, 2008 by Debbie from Santa Cruz, CA
Overall Rating: 4
Cleanliness:[4] • Staff:[4] • Location:[3]

• Exercise room.
• Slightly seedy, run-down appearance.

“Basic room, good bed and marginal pillows, but clean and adequate. Restaurant was slow and forgettable, and the location requires driving to Downtown Anchorage or anywhere else. Had a nice little exercise room and laundry facilities. Next time I'd probably pay a bit more and stay in a bit nicer hotel Downtown.”

Aug 9, 2008 by Priceline from Baker City, OR
Overall Rating: 5
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[7] • Location:[3]

• Fairly nice hotel overall with nice bar area.
• No shuttle service, terrible restaurant and too far from everything.

“Back in the day this way a nice hotel. Now it is just mediocre at best. The restaurant is terrible but it has a nice bar. The rooms were clean however and well taken care of.”

Aug 3, 2008 by K C. from Sammamish, WA
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[8] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

• They were able to send a fax for me at no charge.
• Workout area & Sauna open to main lobby.

“They were very friendly, helpful & was a good value for the price. Parts of the hotel were kind of outdated (stairways & restaurant area), but looks like they are in process of replacing carpet & updating.”

Aug 2, 2008 by Douglas from Valdez, AK
Overall Rating: 10
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[8]

• This one has the best parking situation I've seen in a while & a restaurant.
• I wish they would upgrade the cable & larger TV's but, many need to do that.

“The TV & cable was ok. I would love to see upgrades, that of course is big bucks. A centralized location & a theater a block away. I like it.”

Jul 30, 2008 by Doug from Petersburg, AK
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[9] • Location:[8]

• Convenient to Downtown.
• Hallways and elevators a bit run down.

“Very helpful staff at the desk. The room was large and had a microwave, refrigerator and television. Climate control worked well. Tub was run down with patches which didn't match the base color very well.”

Jul 28, 2008 by Debbie from Tooele, UT
Overall Rating: 5
Staff:[4] • Location:[5]

• There was enough room to move around.
• No breakfast and beds were hard.

“I would not recommend this hotel. It had no shuttle from the airport, no breakfast so I had to buy that and it was already really expensive to stay at the hotel.”

Jul 17, 2008 by Heidi from Shaktoolik, AK
Overall Rating: 7
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[7] • Location:[9]

• Location was excellent.
• Rundown feel.

“I was pleased at the room and the location overall. Unfortunately it is a bit rundown.”

Jul 16, 2008 by Lona
Overall Rating: 4

• The location of the room was horrible.

“At the beginning of the stay everything was great. Until 6:00 am came around and the housekeeping staff decided to have a get together right outside my hotel room door. Which happened to be right across the hall from the elevator and the housekeeping office. When I asked to be switched to another room I was told that they would get back to me to let me know what room and then they never contacted me back - I was there for a total of 4 days.”

Jul 15, 2008 by Nicole from Fairbanks, AK
Overall Rating: 8
Cleanliness:[9] • Staff:[10] • Location:[9]

• The staff is extremely friendly!
• The building is outdated, somewhat gloomy looking and there aren't many channels on the TV.

“The staff, from the reception area to the maintenance staff, is extremely friendly. Our room was quite spacious and included 2 beds, a desk, plenty of chairs, a fridge and microwave. The room was clean, as was the bathroom. They provide coffee, shampoo, lotion, soap & a shower cap in the bathroom. My only complaint is that they only have about 8 channels, and with 2 little ones and quite a bit of down-time in the room, there wasn't much to watch.”

Jul 14, 2008 by April from Fremont, CA
Overall Rating: 2
Cleanliness:[1] • Staff:[3] • Location:[4]

• The staff was friendly.
• It was too expensive, old and dirty.

“The mattresses had to be over 2 years old, the carpets were stained, the complete building smelled old and dirty. I would never have stayed there had I known it was that bad.”

Jul 14, 2008 by Char
Overall Rating: 7

• Staff was very helpful. The toilet was not working, and a staff member came & fixed it soon.

“Nicely remodeled, very good staff & a short distance from town.”

Jul 11, 2008 by Jennifer from Altamonte Springs, FL
Overall Rating: 9
Cleanliness:[10] • Staff:[10] • Location:[8]

• Exceeded my expectations, for the price.
• Handicap facilities are a bit lacking.

“I was so scared to stay at this hotel. Everything was perfect.”

Jul 6, 2008 by Liza
Overall Rating: 9

• Friendly staff and excellent food in restaurant.
• Did
  not like the large stuffed lion in the lobby.

“The rooms were large and pleasant. Front desk staff very friendly and helpful. Free Internet service. Restaurant food was surprisingly good. Enjoyed our brief stay and will stay there again when next in Anchorage.”

Jul 3, 2008 by Dan from Kasilof, AK
Overall Rating: 3
Cleanliness:[7] • Staff:[6] • Location:[5]

• Convenient. Friendly staff.
• Bad bed/sheets. Only entrance to floors was the elevators.

“Golden Lion has been here a long time, but it's my first stay. We were on the back side, away from the Seward Highway, so it was fairly quiet. Shower heads are about five feet from the tub floor. Limited TV selection.”

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Amenities at Best Western Golden Lion Hotel, Anchorage

24 Hour Front Desk AM/FM Alarm Clock Bar/Lounge Barber/Beauty Shop Coffee Maker in Room Elevators Fishing Fitness Center or Spa Free Local Telephone Calls Free Parking

Hairdryers Available Meeting/Banquet Facilities Modem Lines in Room No Smoking Rooms/Facilities Restaurant Room Service Safe Deposit Box Skiing Television with Cable

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