Hotels near Merrill Field Airport - MRI, Anchorage

Very easy to get around but I recommend a rental car. Lots to see but some of the locations are definitely within driving distance. Alyeska Resort is a must. Tram rail and seven glacier restaurant is very impressive.

We did not have an opportunity to view much of Anchorage as we were headed to Wasilla to visit family. We did eat at the Arctic Roadrunner in Anchorage, which is a very popular burger restaurant; the burgers were great! We stayed at the Hyatt in Anchorage, which is only 8 minutes from the airport. We'd recommend this hotel to anyone who wants to be close to the airport and have a great hotel/restaurant to visit. Directions to the airport were fairly straight forward; there was very little traffic mid-morning Sunday.

We just had one day to sightsee. We did the city trolley tour in the morning, hosted by a local with excellent knowledge of the city and Alaska generally; it is worth going on the longer trolley tour so you can get off the bus for photos etc. In the afternoon an out of town tour by “escape anchorage.com” was also excellent and made a good contrast to the city tour, and was good value at $129. If we had had longer we would have hired bikes to cycle the coastal trail, visited the museum and done a longer trip to one of the national parks. Restaurants were good - we went to Ginger and 49th State Brewing (both bar / restaurants) and would recommend both. There is plenty to do - but do check the weather, and also Alaska’s 35 different species of mosquitoes (we didn’t see any in mid May)!

The whole place is run down and shabby. The draperies had holes, the phone was dirty, and the TV controls were sticky. I was afraid of bedbugs but the linens were clean. There were homeless right outside our window playing rap music on loudspeakers. Very sketchy people staying at the hotel. The shuttle drivers were nice, but the desk guy wasn't friendly. It was a very depressing place. Definitely not worth the money. Ramada should be ashamed.

Most horrible experience we ever had. We asked for towels. Receptionist got rude and nasty to us. We were verbally abused, insulted and told to leave the hotel before they call the police on us. Said we think we’re entitled and acting like 5 year olds throwing Kleenex and toilet paper. No idea why she would say that but by the time we left the front desk and got to our room, toilet paper and Kleenex were on the floor in front of our door. They had time for that but not to bring towels to the room. We had 2 wash cloths and a hand towel. Obviously the room was not cleaned and ready for guests. Will NEVER stay at a Hyatt property again.

Anchorage AK was a wonderful starting destination for our trip to Alaska. This small city was a great place to fly in and out of and provided all the information we needed to explore Alaska. The airport was easy to access and it was convenient to rent a car. There were many dining options in the city as well as hotels. The scenic views were abundant as well.