Name: Coast Inn at Lake Hood
Address: 3450 Aviation Drive, Anchorage, 99502, US

8/10

Excellent

18 Jul 2026

Marcelle

Good on site restaurant and a short distance with free shuttle to the airport

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Carol

Great stay! Fantastic restaurant on premises!

8/10

Excellent

15 Jul 2026

Helen

I liked everything about the property except the lighting in the bathroom. I wish I could have kept a bathroom light on all night without the light producing a loud buzzing sound.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2026

William

Music was loud and terrible. Especially in the bar and restaurant. Service was good and the food was excellent.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Sean

Stayed in the jr suite, which is large and roomy. No special features. Frig is in a cabinet which was weird. For a one night stay this is a decent spot.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Susan

Our kids enjoyed watching the sea planes take off and land

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jul 2026

William

This property is old and in need of updating. The hallway floors flex and squeak when walking on them. The room was dark.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Jul 2026

Jeff

Overall positive experience.

Downsides: no elevator (but there was a porter available to carry our bags up the stairs). Also our room (202) reeked of smoke despite it being Non-smoking room.

Positives: great fireplace in the lobby sitting area, beautiful view of Lake Hood to watch the seaplanes take off and land, spacious room, exceptional water pressure in the shower, delicious food at the on site restaurant. Also, a convenient free airport shuttle was another positive.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Donald

understaffed for the arrival and departure of a large number of overseas aircrews
all at one time, mixed with a surge of other customers. Recommemd a dedicaterd registration clerk and bellman for these special customers while other customers are in a separate first come first serve line. Lobby became very chaotic for a period in the early evening and morning

Friends

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2026

Chris

Great place to stay. Staff was always helpful. Rooms were comfortable. Really good price compared to other properties.

8/10

Excellent

03 Jul 2026

Md

Close to airport, good for short overnight stay

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2026

Patricia

Nice hotel, but for a one night stay—- not worth the extra money.

Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Jun 2026

Michael

I selected the hotel based on the favorable rating and positive reviews, but I should've read negative ones more carefully.

The hotel requires a major renovation. The room carpet so worn out, that it's hard to say if it's clean or not. It may be clean, but it doesn't look like it. Same with the bathroom.
The bathroom fan is making sound like a heavy plane.
The rooms are non-smoking, and smell like old smoke and mist. Probably from the lack of ventilation.

If you have heavy luggage or mobility issues keep in mind that there are no elevator.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Patrick

Nice that the restaurant is right there. They need an elevator- badly.

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2026

Angela

An okay property for the one night we needed a place to sleep. I like that they have 24 hour check in.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2026

Mark

We appreciated the clean, well sized room and the restaurant, Pipers.

4/10

Poor

22 Jun 2026

Jeanine

No elevator and we were on the second floor. Much older building in need of updating.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Andrea

We stayed in a junior suite on first floor - no lift but porter took our luggage up. very spacious room with comfortable bed.
Food and service was good in Pipers restaurant too.
We only stayed 2 nights but it met our needs for that basis.
Limited drink making facilities in the room - (coffee only and powdered milk sachets), no bottled water - no fridge - small towels.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jun 2026

Ellie

Great price, close to airport and car parking!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jun 2026

John

Unfortunately the restaurant/bar was terribly understaffed, but that seems to be the norm these days! The manager was a rude/nasty woman!

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jun 2026

Matthew

We only stayed one night and had an early flight, so admittedly limited exposure to the hotel. Hotel itself had a very strong, permeating odor of the hotel laundry services, atleast on the first floor. Despite our room being a down the hall and around a corner from the laundry services, all we could smell was chemical laundry odors. The room itself appeared to have been cleaned without attention to detail, as we found a candy wrapper under the bed and hair in the tub/shower. The front desk staff who checked us in were efficient, but certainly made no effort to be friendly or let us know about any amenities. I had to ask for directions to our room to know where it was located. When checking out, I had to wait for the front desk lady to notice us due to her playing a game on her phone. After she took our keycard back, i was waiting to see if I needed to sign anything and was simply told \"If you dont need a receipt, you can go\", before she resumed playing a game on her cell phone. Never asked us how our stay was. Overall, was very disappointed given how expensive the hotel rooms here are. Would not recommend and will not use when we return.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Jun 2026

Ann

We enjoyed our stay for one night. The room was clean, the bed was comfortable and the breakfast was good. Not complimentary though.
I wish the shuttle would have been able to take us to the train station. We had to get an uber.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2026

Laurie

All around great

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jun 2026

John

For an older property everything was great

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2026

Nancy

The building is very dated. Our room had very worn carpeting & old furniture & you could see people walk in front of our room through a gap on the side of the door. The bathroom seemed updated so I hope the rest will follow.
The adjoining restaurant & bar were VERY good. Great food, service & view.

Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Jun 2026

Daniel

I'm not a big fan of the coast

8/10

Excellent

07 Jun 2026

ken

Room was a little dated but clean. Decent location and connected to a good restaurant. Would stay again.

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2026

Brian

Very clean and our junior suite was quiet with a view to Lake Hood. No elevator. Somewhat dated. Pipers Restaurant was very good. Seemed to be a place where people mostly stayed for just one night. Convenient to Tony Knowles Trail and other Anchorage and beyond things to do. Easy free parking-be sure to get a pass for car. Free airport shuttle.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jun 2026

Srikanth

Clean room and very close to airport

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jun 2026

Lieyu

Very good stay of such lake view hotel. Worth 200$ of a stay in Anchorage. Spacious and close to places of interest.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jun 2026

Aaron

Hotel is older and run down.nothing like the photos on web site

8/10

Excellent

03 Jun 2026

gladys

Our stay at Coast Inn at Lake Hood was very pleasant. The room was very comfortable and clean, and the staff was very helpful. Having a shuttle service at the hotel at any time was very convenient for us. And you can't beat the price. Good Stay, convenient place close to the airport.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Jun 2026

Swetaleena

No lift was inconvenient, otherwise decent hotel for short stay. Don’t expect much

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2026

Shannon

The hotel could use a good cleaning and dusting. Plus some updating. But the price was amazing for this place. The staff were kind and helpful. It was so worth it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2026

Connie

Nice for an overnight. The weather was a bit cool, so we could not enjoy the deck and great view of the lake and planes.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2026

Rocco

Close to the airport

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

30 May 2026

Vagram

Very clean!

Family

8/10

Excellent

28 May 2026

Danny

Rooms were clean, freezer for your cooler, no elevator if you need them.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

28 May 2026

Dirk

Chaotic check in at 1am as a large group of foreign summer workers seemed to take priority. Sprawling property. No elevator. Room on but overpriced for what it is. Alaska?

Self

4/10

Poor

27 May 2026

KILEY

I had a frustrating experience with this hotel due to disorganization and lack of professionalism.
The airport shuttle process was unclear—front desk staff did not explain where to wait. (For reference, it’s across from Arrivals Door 6 at a covered bus stop.) I waited over 45 minutes because they forgot to call the shuttle. Once they did, it arrived in about 15 minutes.
At check-in, I was told to wait while both front desk employees spent over 30 minutes on their phones. It felt very unwelcoming and unprofessional.
The hallways were chaotic, with housekeeping carts and supplies scattered everywhere and staff yelling to each other. A vending machine didn’t return my change, and there was even a hallway chair missing its cushion.
On my last day, housekeeping knocked starting at 8:00 AM—three separate times—asking if I had checked out, even though checkout wasn’t until 11:00 AM.
The room itself was clean, spacious, and conveniently close to the airport. The accommodations were fine, but the overall experience was overshadowed by poor service and lack of organization.

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

Gregory

The worst thing about our stay was getting picked up from the airport by the shuttle, 3 calls, 1st after 20 minutes, next after 15 and third after 10. The shuttle is poorly marked and was not explained that it says AirPark with a hand written note taped to the window that said Coast Inn.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 May 2026

Donna

The staff was AMAZING! Definitely eat at The Piper, breakfast was great! Loved the location and the room was very comfortable! The best thing though was how nice and helpful every staff member was anytime we had questions!! Loved the stay it was perfect and we can’t wait to visit Alaska again! Thanks for a wonderful visit!!

Donna
Texas

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2026

William

It may not look as glamorous as other newer places to stay but it has been well maintained. Rooms clean and had some updates in the bathroom. The only issue we did have was that it is a has second floor in which we did say in and had no elevator.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 May 2026

ELAINE

Close to the airport with free shuttle. Clean nice rooms.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

18 May 2026

Kim

They put Expedia bookings in very worn room with view of wall. Across from laundry so at 7 am very chatty and boisterous housekeeping crew arrived and started working. Shuttle drivers very nice.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

18 May 2026

susan

Hotel has been remodeled inside. Great staff. 24 hr shuttle to airport.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Dawn

Great!

10/10

Exceptional

15 May 2026

Nathaniel

It was clean and the staff were friendly. The food was good.

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Erik

It was clean and friendly. the attached restaurant is a nice bonus. Building could use some updates from its age.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 May 2026

Kara

Lots of activity and noise with people up and down the hallway and nearby stairway all hours and since it’s located by the airport there’s noise with planes going overhead as well as vehicle traffic going past.
Water during a shower fluctuates between warm and cold.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2026

Benjamin

Great stay

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2026

Casey

Kind of run down. No diners at restaurant. Fine for the price.

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2026

Jack Savo

No Elevator

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 May 2026

linda

It was just great for a one night stay everyone was nice

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Toni

Nce

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2026

Toni

Was very nice and comfortable. Staff were nice and helpful. Rooms clean and spacious. Would stay there again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2026

Brandi

Room was spacious and clean, pillows and sheets comfy. Bar had good beer and food!!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2026

Jean

Room was big and clean. Hotel staff were very nice. Restaurant attached was very good with excellent service. Would.stay there again. Good value for Anchorage.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Joel

Staff was friendly. The Wi-Fi was good. The room was clean. Location is fantastic for access to the freeway as well as food and gas and otherwise.

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Apr 2026

David

Great bar and rooms have been renovated since last stay

Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Apr 2026

Russell G.

Nice room, staff was excellent, plenty of parking. Hotel has no elevators but has two floors, asked for handicap room, via Expedia but was not given one had room on 2nd floor had two bags and room was at far end of hotel, luckily a staff member helped take my bags to my room but i still had to deal with stairs for 2 days not good when you don't have working legs.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

Judith

The room was clean. Staff was helpful.

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2026

Bradley

Yes

Self

8/10

Excellent

25 Apr 2026

Laura

The night staff's English was very difficult to understand and she was fairly brusque and not overly helpful. I felt like she would rather have been elsewhere than at the desk helping customers.
There is no elevator in the hotel and we had a lot of bags, some containing valuable items, and we were not comfortable with storing them with the staff, so wound up schlepping about 7 heavy bags up and down stairs.
The morning staff was very pleasant and efficient.
Not one of our better stays at Coast Inn.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2026

Casey

Clean and nice, amazing bed

10/10

Exceptional

22 Apr 2026

Sepe

It’s real convenient. Especially the 24hr shuttle to airport. Staff were excellent. I loved my room. Clean! I’d definitely go again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2026

Ethan

Love staying at the Coast. Easy check in, and great location to the airport.

10/10

Exceptional

07 Apr 2026

Marvin

Clean

Self

8/10

Excellent

31 Mar 2026

David

Good place to sleep close to the airport!

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2026

Larissa

So close to the airport. Clean and comfortable stay. Parking was difficult in the icy lot but otherwise no complaints.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2026

Kathleen

Hotel very difficult to find even though I'm familiar with the area. Seems to be old hotel, not well maintained, room floor uneven, very worn room furniture. The parking lot was icy and should have been sanded better. But I only needed it for a night, and it was adequate for that and the reasoning for my \"ok\" rating.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2026

Rachel

Clean environment and room

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2026

Brett

Great place to stay.

2/10

Poor

20 Mar 2026

Sonja

Go somewhere else- anywhere else!

At check in told NO HOT WATER and there waiting on a part and it will be 3 weeks without hot water. Offered 30% discount which is an insult!

By midnight after flying for day's and sitting 12 hours in Seattle, go to my room only because I am desperate for rest. The tolit wouldn't flush!!! The maintenance man couldn't find the itrmd to repair it. By 12:45 am I am asked if I want to move to another room.

I told tge front desk lady she was kibd, knowledgeable and that she should look for a different job after she said dhe gets yelled at all the time- no hot water!
I was exhausted but kept my composure.

NO elevators- I have MS and unableto safely walk upstairs with a suitcase. Thankful they did have a floor room.

Beware if you for any reason can't carry your bags and children up 2 flights of stairs.

Worse experience in my 20 plus years of traveling .

Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2026

Jeremy

Floors were loud and creaky and I can hear people in the hallway and upstairs.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Mar 2026

Robert

Clean and comfy for my stay. The Pipers Lounge Restaurant is inside the hotel. Good food and good beer. Very happy to stay there often for Anchorage visits.

Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Feb 2026

Tena

Courteous staff and clean room. Responsive shuttle service. Highly qualified people. Delicious food at Piper's as well. Bed was comfy and the room was a great temperature.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2026

Randi

Room was clean, hotel was quiet.

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2026

David

Location

Business

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jan 2026

Sandy

Be aware there is no elevator. Room fine. Hotel shuttle not deluxe by any means.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jan 2026

Alanson

!!! NO ELEVATOR !!! The room itself was spacious but the walls were not very soundproofed. Our neighbor was blasting their TV until the wee hours of the evening. The beds were very comfortable and the room was the cleanest of the three hotels we stayed at in Alaska. So a mixed review.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

19 Jan 2026

Robin

Starting with the shuttle. I waited 45 minutes on the sidewalk in the freezing cold.
Entire place is filthy.
Loud and noisy with people arguing right down at the front desk at 4am!!
Phones in room don’t work if you have emergency.
No elevator. I’m handicap and other traveler helped me with my luggage at the stairs.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jan 2026

Waylon

Hotel was very nice and clean, service was very good. In the restaurant the food was very good but the service was terrible.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jan 2026

Donna

Helpful, friendly staff. Super convenient airport shuttle. Great onsite restaurant.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Catherine

Clean room, and quiet for a good night’s sleep.

Self

8/10

Excellent

11 Jan 2026

Robert

Easy check in.

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2026

Randall

They don't have an elevator, so if you aren't into stairs make sure they have an opening on the first floor.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2026

Douglas

Room was convenient, but lacked many items we are used to when we rent condos from our time share. The garbage disposal did not work, there were no towels of any kind, and there was very little silverware. Also, no pot holders,
no cooking trays, and no glasses. Very poor kitchen for a
full kitchen as advertised.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Michael

Bartender after 5 pm, think her name was Bee, i csnt remember but she was very rude and after a complaint to the front desk it looks like she got to keep her job. I stopped going to the pipers lounge after the way she treated people.and myself

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2026

Yulanda

The room was fine. Staff seemed annoyed that I had booked my reservation through Expedia and that it was an inconvenience for them to select me a room.
It was Christmas too and I don't think they were too happy about working, The on site restaurant was closed and they could not offer any dining suggestions. I would not choose to stay with them in the future.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2026

Justin

The place was booked. They had a room ready on time and the restaurant attached to the hotel was great too.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2026

Tracey

They had great coffee in the lobby!

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2025

Sharon

Continental breakfast that was $18 and it wasn’t very good

10/10

Exceptional

15 Dec 2025

John

Safe and secure building,

Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Dec 2025

Cheyenne

Convenient location to shuttle and airport

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2025

Todd

My stay started off with issues, not from the hotel, but from my personal issues with my credit card> Jen as the front desk was very patient and as helpful as she could be. She saw my frustration with my issues, but was kind enough to ask her boss to wave needing a card on file. Her kindness and her bosses was way above what that had to do, and for that I am very thankful. I travel often and will stay here from now on because of their kindness. They demonstrated kindness that they didn't have too and I will forever be thankful.....especially for Jen. God Bless you

10/10

Exceptional

07 Dec 2025

Rebecca

Clean and comfortable

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Dec 2025

David

Breakfast 👍

8/10