The Wildbirch Hotel - JDV by Hyatt

The Most Exciting Hotel Openings of Summer 2025 | Condé Nast Traveler

"On downtown Anchorage’s Fourth Avenue in the so-called Mushing District, this boutique stay delivers the hotel the city has been waiting for. Local flavor runs through the public spaces—locally roasted coffee at lobby café Canteen and seasonal Alaskan ingredients at restaurant Crimson—while rooms are dialed for post-adventure unwinding with Illy coffee makers, retro mini fridges, Jonathan Adler bath amenities, and plush robes. Co-owned by locals Mark Begich and Sheldon Fisher, it’s only getting better once the in-house brewery, Undertap, opens this fall." - Todd Plummer