MSPCUBS Posted January 21, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Does anyone know what hotel HAL uses in Anchorage? We plan on arriving a day early and would like to stay in the same hotel before we start our land portion of the tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Crew News Posted January 21, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Does anyone know what hotel HAL uses in Anchorage? We plan on arriving a day early and would like to stay in the same hotel before we start our land portion of the tour. My HAL Land/Cruise used the Captain Cook last June (2017). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Eyes Are Sailing Posted January 21, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 21, 2018 When we went, in 2011, it was the Westmark. Maybe it is the same. Someone who has gone recently can confirm or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Eyes Are Sailing Posted January 21, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 21, 2018 We have heard the Captain Cook is a much better hotel. We didn't feel the Westmark was very good. Perhaps they have remodeled the place and it is better now......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted January 21, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 21, 2018 We also used the Westmark. We walked down to the Captain Cook hotel where the Princess people were staying -- so much better than HAL's Westmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSPCUBS Posted January 21, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted January 21, 2018 How soon were you told which hotel HAL would be using for your tour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svalbard Posted January 21, 2018 #7 Share Posted January 21, 2018 Probably Westmark, I've stayed there on several occasions with HAL land/cruise tours. The hotel was built before the big cruise and tour boom, so the lobby is pretty dark and cut into several weird rooms and passageways. Ask for a room as high up as possible, and ask for a room with a nice view (some rooms face other buildings). Rooms are large and have balconies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted January 21, 2018 #8 Share Posted January 21, 2018 They put us in the Sheraton. There were renovations (much needed from my research) last summer. You will get the information about a month in advance. You could make a few reservations for your extra night and just cancel the extra places once you find out. Or just book an extra night through HAL and then you know they would keep you in the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anexnyer Posted January 21, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 21, 2018 My HAL tour booked us in the Westmark last June. DH and i flew to Anchorage a couple of days earlier and stayed in a Marriott (on points) and just walked the one block over to the Westmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluewatercoulpe Posted January 22, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We stayed at the Captain Cook for a Princess cruise and it was great. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GE Mom Posted January 22, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We stayed at the Captain Cook Hotel in Anchorage after a Princess Cruise.It was very nice, but I believe there was no air conditioning in the rooms. Instead, we opened the windows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 22, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We like the Captain Cook Hotel. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynndon Posted January 22, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 22, 2018 We stayed in the Captain Cook last June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Eyes Are Sailing Posted January 22, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yes, I would describe the Westmark when we stayed there as "Old Worn Out Holiday Inn" decor. Was not pleased for the price we were charged by HAL. I sent a written critique to HAL headquarters and got some compensation as a result. I can say, if they have not made any improvements, it might be best to stay somewhere else. If you do have to stay there, try to get a room on a higher floor, which helps, which we did. Also try not to get a room facing the street, which we found to be very noisy at night. I think the bars must close very late there in summer and the revelers are numerous. Seemed like every truck (and that is the predominant vehicle) had no mufflers, and there were loud motorcycles too. We didn't get much sleep. Wished we had faced another direction other than the street that night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted January 22, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 22, 2018 They put us in the Sheraton. There were renovations (much needed from my research) last summer. You will get the information about a month in advance. You could make a few reservations for your extra night and just cancel the extra places once you find out. Or just book an extra night through HAL and then you know they would keep you in the same. Too late to edit. HAL had us in Sheraton because Westmark was being renovated. I considered it lucky to not get Westmark. Wish it had been Captain Cook though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacto Rick Posted January 22, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Last year they put us at the Capt, Cook because the Westmark was being renovated. Probably will have you at the Westmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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