Hotel in Juneau
 

I normally stay at Hilton and Sheraton family properties, but I do not see any in the downtown area. Any suggestions? I like the idea of staying in a place that is local-only, but I will need high speed internet at a minimum.

You might try- the Goldbelt Hotel- http://www.goldbelttours.com/travel/lodging/hotel.html

they have wireless internet- but all internet can be problematic here- just learn to live with it- part of being in "the last frontier"-

Have not been in rooms for many years- can not tell you the quality there-

It is within walking distance to all downtown Juneau areas- and if you get a front of building room should have nice views of the channel.

Would recommend either the Pearson's Pond (www.pearsonspond.com) or Alaska's Capital Inn B&Bs. My folks stayed at the Goldbelt and found it to be perfectly fine. You might also check out the Driftwood Lodge (www.driftwoodalaska.com)- they will pick you up from the airport and will loan you bikes.

Have heard good things about Extended Stay America (formerly Aspen) right next to the airport.

Feel free to PM if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Made a reservation for Pearson's Pond...great mix of local architecture and modern convenience.

Looks like they recommend a car rental, but I imagine the traffic is not too bad.

thank you
 

I really needed a good laugh this morning. Traffic in Juneau? Due to the few miles of roads, your rental car won't have high mileage when you turn it in.

Keep your eyes looking for gold nuggets. Some people do find one.

Always been happy with the Prospector (ask them for their "suite").

Hahahahaha! Naw, not too bad. Cracks me up the business travelers at the airport asking the clerk over and over for every detail how to get to down town.

Gas is about $3.27/gal in JNU right now, but don't worry, for a few day stay it will probably only cost you a couple dollars to fill it.

I LOVE JNU, when are you going? Hopefully not soon because right now it is kind of stinky with all the spawning salmon. There is a good reason for all that rain!

Internet service at the Goldbelt is very spotty and you need to be near the center of the building to get wireless. Pearson's Pond sounds nice.

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It will be my first time in Juneau for business and am looking for the best hotel in downtown JNU. Two that I have heard of include Goldbelt Hotel the Westmark Baronof? Which is nicer? More centrally located? Thank you in advance.

The Baronof is haunted. I'm not kidding! I stayed there once and will never do so again.

Yes, it has a central location but parts are very old.

Seek elsewhere!

Juneau is lacking in nice hotels. Parts of the Baranof look like it hasn't been cleaned since the Hammond administration.

When I'm in Juneau, I always just stay out by the airport and use a rental car to get into downtown. With the big parking garage in downtown parking is never a huge issue.

There's a couple of decent Best Western's, as well as the Extended Stay, all by the airport. If you're dead-set on staying in downtown, I'd either go the B&B route or just settle for paying a lot of money for a rather mediocre room at a place like the Baranof.

Thank you Chugach. We are limited to downtown based on our schedule, etc, so I guess it will be the Barnof for us. Oh well, it should be fun. Thanks again.

The Ramada downtown is clean and the people are friendly. If something is wrong, they try to fix it quickly. There is no a/c except for the window.

There is also a Hiton and Sheraton downtown, I think there is even a Marriott.

You must be confusing Juneau with Anchorage.

Hilton, Sheraton, and Ramada are all non-existent in Juneau.

I'd pick the Goldbelt over the Baranof. Better views, newer rooms, etc.

As it turns out we were placed at the Baranof and I was very happy with the rooms and the service and location. The restaurant is pretty good too. I say all this based upon a relative comparison of other options in Juneau. I would definetly stay there again.

Juneau could really use a couple of decent hotels. Where do the Alaskan legislatures stay when they are in session?

Generally visitors to the State stay at the hotels discussed. Actually, I have stayed at the Baranof three times now and have come to appreciate its location and being as close to full service as any.

Baranof, mostly. The Baranof was where the infamous Bill Allen bribery scandals took place.

I'll definitely agree about the location, although parking can be difficult in summer. And there's a great Mexican restaurant a block down Franklin. But I still contend that someone needs to go over it with a feather duster.

The Baranof is fine if you can handle the ghosts. Frankly I can't stay there.

Okay, now that I spent 4 nights at the Baranof last week, please indulge me about the ghosts.

Baranof (Westmark)
 

Recently stayed at the Baranof. Best part - location and convenience to museums and downtown attractions. Room was OK but service at front desk was curt and unfriendly - over multiple days.

Enjoyed the restaurant, though.

Stayed at Baranof recently
 

We had stayed at the Baranof in Juneau a few weeks ago. It seemed like the hotel was striving to be like a Motel 6 rather than an upscale hotel (like their website suggests). The rooms were very small and very plain. The towels were cheap and looked like they had been used for many years. The clerk at the front desk was very cold and uncaring. Our room had no view at all. The room was so hot that we had to keep our window open all night (and we were kept awake by hearing drunk sailors down on the street below).

There were only 3 good things I could say about this hotel. First, it's location was close to everything we wanted to be near, the steakhouse restaurant was excellent, and they offer Alaska Airlines Milage Plan miles (I think 500 miles but they haven't posted to my account yet).

Unless you need Alaska Airlines miles, I would suggest you find another hotel in the area of downtown.

We stayed at the Baranof for several months when we first moved to Juneau. I really like the hotel!

I wouldn't recommend the Gold Belt.

The Alaskan is OK for young folks who enjoy the bar.

There are some new hotels out by the airport, but it's more fun to stay downtown.

Need updated help please. Has anything better on the hotel scene happened in Juneau? All of them get really mixed reviews. Have a reservation for the Prospector for early July but have read a number of mixed reviews. Westmark ditto. Want to be downtown. Are they all really such a mixed bag? Don't need or expect the Four Seasons, but this is part of a big birthday trip and I would love to have a nice hotel there.

Any info appreciated :D.

I haven't heard of any new hotels in JNU, but I haven't paid attention to the JNU scene.

It's Alaska...you take what you can get. :p