Van Gilder Hotel - Seward Hotel

Class:

3.0 stars
per MyTravelGuide, Orbitz

2.0 stars
per Yahoo! Travel
Address: 308 Adams St, Seward, AK 99664
Phone: +1 907 224 3079
Email: vangilderhotel@gci.net
Website:www.vangilderhotel.com

Average Rating	3.5	23+ reviews from 8 sources

Yelp	5.0	2+ reviews
Orbitz	2.5	2+ reviews
VirtualTourist	5.0	3+ reviews
TripAdvisor	3.0	7+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel	3.0	4+ reviews
Frommer's	1.0	1+ reviews
Priceline.com	8.5	1+ reviews
MyTravelGuide	8.0	3+ reviews

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Van Gilder Hotel

308 Adams St
Seward, AK 99664

Van Gilder Hotel

Van Gilder Hotel Details

We Recommend Van Gilder Hotel Because

"we wanted a more pleasant view, so we upgraded to a private bath on the 3rd floor, which was really nice" more on Yahoo! Travel
"our room was clean and well appointed" more on TripAdvisor
"pretty good deal. Neat old building and a pretty good deal" more on VirtualTourist
"mix of food smells wafted throughout this old, decrepit historic hotel" more on Orbitz
"quaint hotel with a lot of history to it. Very close to sea life center and many other attractions." more on MyTravelGuide

Full Amenity List

City view
Free parking
Smoking rooms
Family plan
Phone services
ATM/banking
High speed internet access in public areas
On-Site parking
Wakeup service
Kitchen
Non-smoking rooms
Non-smoking
Maid service
Television
Fire alarm
Fax machine
Wake-up calls
Fire alarm with light
Television
Ice machine
High speed internet access
Telephone
ATM/Cash machine
Free airport shuttle
Parking
Shower
Internet access in public areas
Outdoor parking
Elevators
Business center

Descriptions from Across the Web

Early 20th century Victorian. more on Yahoo! Travel
HotelAdditional Property Description - Long A Favorite Of Tourists And Alaskans, The Van Gilder Hotel Is A National Historic Landmark Built In 1916, Which Has Been Tastefully Restored To Reflect Its Early Alaska History. You Will Find The Van Gilder A Quiet, Non-Smoking, Impeccably Clean And Comf... more on Hotels.com
This historic building, restored and decorated with the wallpaper of a century ago, has the small and oddly shaped rooms you would expect, but the style of the place and the quality of the management more than make up for it. Even the tiny bathrooms, mostly with shower stalls, not tubs, are tiled... more on Frommer's
Overview :Long a favorite of tourists and Alaskans, The Van Gilder Hotel is a National Historic Landmark built in 1916, which has been tastefully restored to reflect its early Alaska history.;Description :Long a favorite of tourists and Alaskans, The Van Gilder Hotel is a National Historic Landma... more on RealAdvenutres.com
long a favorite of tourists and alaskans the van gilder hotel is a national historic landmark built in 1916 which has been tastefully restored to reflect its early alaska history. you find the van gilder a quiet non-smoking impeccably clean and comfortable hotel. brass beds and period antiques al... more on Epinions.com

Reviews From Across The Web read all

1.0: Alaska summer

No elevator, no air, community kitchen so strange mix of food smells wafted throughout this old, decrepit "historic" hotel. Window opened onto an unkempt alley that seemed to be a favorite urination spot for the evening bar hoppers. Typical of hotels under $150 in Alaska in the summer. Terrible b... By An Orbitz reviewer, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel
: a pretty good deal

neat old building and a pretty good deal. rooms were ok, not fantastic. tv, not that we watched it much, was in the upper corner of the room on the same side as the headboard. almost impossible to watch. all in all, the service was acceptable, the room was clean, and the building had charector. ... KandD, a user of virtualtourist.com. Read full review on VirtualTourist
4.0: Nice place to stay

My husband and I stayed one night at the Van Gilder in June 2005. We had a room on the third floor. Please note that this hotel does not have an elevator, so you need to be able to manage steps. Our room had a queen sized bed and a fold-down Murphy bed, which we didn't use and a private bathroom.... geologygirl1, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor
: Excellent Location

We visit Seward every year to run in the July 4th Mt Marathon race. You could not ask for a better location!! The Van ... Suzanne, a user of www.Orbitz.com. Read full review on Orbitz
6.0: Old hotel nice people. Tom, a user of MyTravelGuide. Read full review on MyTravelGuide

Directions

DIRECTION TO THE PROPERTY FROM ANCHORAGE - TAKE THE SEWARD HWY SOUTH 120 MILES TO DOWNTOWN SEWARD. TURN LEFT ON ADAMS STREET. TRANSPORTATION FROM PRIMARY AIRPORT TO PROPERTY - TAXI - FROM ANCHORAGE AIRPORT- TAXI APPROXIMATELY 75.00USD FROM KENAI AIRPORT- TAXI APPROXIMATELY 75.00USD LIMO RENTAL CAR RAIL OR SUBWAY - FROM ANCHORAGE AIRPORT- TRAIN - 69.00USD BUS OR OTHER TRANSPORTATION - FROM ANCHORAGE AIRPORT- TAXI APPROXIMATELY 75.00USD TRAIN - 69.00USD FROM KENAI AIRPORT- CITY BUS - 49.00USD

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