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Old Jul 7, 2014, 8:42 am
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Originally Posted by bryanwallace
thanks-one more question-other nights in anc im booked at the hol inn express.
would the crowne plaza be better with kids or are they about the same?
(they are both same number of points for a free night)

thanks!
The CP is in a "better" area (although the section of Spenard that the HIX is in is fine and safe along with a bunch of other hotels and eateries and, as alphaeagle mentioned, a few parks and things). That said, there's not much else other than a couple of hotels in the CP area, so you'd need to drive anywhere to see/do anything with the kids.

As for the hotels themselves, the HIX is your typical cookie-cutter HIX--perfectly fine but nothing special. I've never been inside a room at the CP (only the lobby), but it's a bit newer than the HIX (although the HIX doesn't feel dated to me yet) and feels slightly more upscale. Ignoring the area around the hotels, I can't tell you which would be better with kids.
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Old Aug 1, 2014, 10:56 am
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very excited about our trip next week!!

last few questions:

is the alyeska hike to the top where the restaurant worth doing-or is that tough with kids?
we are keen to take the tram -and i see it is free if you book the restaurant,but that seems very pricey,also maybe difficult with kids..


near denali-is byers lake worth some time or not(hiking/kayaking/)

thanks
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