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Based on KAYAK hotel searches, the most popular destination is Anchorage (63% of total searches to Alaska). The next most popular destinations are Juneau (20%) and Homer (10%). Searches for hotels in Seward (8%) are also popular.
KAYAK users have found double rooms in Alaska for as cheap as $114 (Homer) in the last 3 days. The average price is $599.
In the last 72 hours, users have found Alaska hotels for tonight for as low as $179 (Homer). Users have also found 3-star hotels from $179 (Homer) and 4-star+ hotels from $468 (Girdwood).
A very popular type of fishing for those that are visiting Alaska is to go salmon fishing and a great place to do this is in Bristol Bay. The town of Bethel is a great jumping-off point for fishing in the bay and a good hotel here is the Alaska Inn.
There are quite a few places that offer great white water rafting that have a location in the mountains just south of the city of Anchorage. The Dimond Center Hotel sits right in the heart of Anchorage but with a location on the south side of the city, you will have easy access to Highway 1 that will get you to all the great rafting.
The La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Fairbanks Airport makes a great hotel for business travels to this area because it is a very short distance from the Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) plus the hotel offers a free airport shuttle as well as a business center for its guests.