Arctic Fox Inn Bed & Breakfast

Attractive and well-maintained place and great value very close to downtown (easily walkable). Don't listen to any of the reviews talking about safety of the area unless you are a suburbanite that is used to your perfect little bubble. It's just fine and pretty much what you expect in a fairly-urban area. Materials provided for breakfast were actually better than expected. Only issue we had was the queen bed in our room. Clearly a broken box spring so one side of the bed was quite uncomfortable. Other than that, the Arctic Fox is exactly as-advertised.

Anchorage is an expensive place and the Arctic Fox Inn represents good value for money and a good level of comfort with plenty of room. A clean and well-maintained property, we had Apt. 5 which was well appointed and spacious (though the sofa does need replacing and the mattress is getting on a bit too). There is some noise from outside activity but really not enough to stop you getting sleep and the area appears down-at-heel but certainly NOT dangerous. An easy 15-20 mins from the train station and the centre of town, this place is well located and is better than some of the nearby hotels. There is no breakfast offered anymore (in keeping with most places in North America) and whilst the remote check in is efficient, there is no easy way to communicate with the owners. We had a problem with our lock (our fault, we were too quick in pushing the door rather than waiting for 30 seconds for the mechanism to automatically unlock) when I phoned the emergency number, I was put through to voice mail giving me another number to phone - unfortunately, I had no pen and paper ready. When I phoned again, there was no reply. E-mail requests went unanswered too. This could cause a problem. Still, we enjoyed our stay here and would certainly recommend it over nearby hotels.

IMPORTANT: I stayed with family in June 2024 Safety Concerns: Regrettably, the property is situated in an unsafe area. As a guest, safety is paramount, and this aspect requires immediate attention. Inaccurate Information and Uncomfortable Conditions: Furthermore, the property information and photos provided on Expedia do not align with the actual conditions. The living area is notably small, the sofa bed appears old and unclean, and the beds are uncomfortable. These discrepancies impact the overall quality of the stay. Feels like the good reviews are just made-up ones and are not true experiences.

This B & B has some issues. I did not realize when I booked it that it would be a completely remote check in. Seemed like only housekeepers were round. The stairway up one floor to the 9 guest rooms was incredibly narrow. I was traveling 2 weeks and my bag barely fit. You enter through a kitchen/dining area and realize that, as noted elsewhere, breakfast would be basic coffee/tea, oatmeal, bagels and apples/bananas. I did not partake in breakfast. The room was an adequate size and the bathroom was clean/updated. The mattress was soft but not super soft. I agree with others that the TV was difficult to work. What really disturbed me were the room hollow doors seemingly purchased at a large box hardware store. You could hear the slightest noise outside in the hall. Their thinness, combined with the remote entry/lack of onsite staff, does not make one feel secure. Especially when, again noted previously, this is not in the best of neighborhoods. AFI can not control the houseless in the blocks around them but it is not at all a comforting feeling to walk by it to get to the B & B.

We recommend the Arctic Fox. Convenient to the train station and a short walk to downtown where we caught the trolley tour. The room, unit E , was perfect, comfortable bed and ensuite bathroom. The free light breakfast was perfect for getting our day started. The host was very accommodating with holding our luggage until we left for the airport. More intimate than a hotel , we enjoyed our experience. Clean and organized.

Luxury towels, comfortable bed, thick floor rug, spacious unit with kitchen and large bathroom. Space available for parking if you rent a car. I used uber to arrive. The area is walkable. Close to restaurants and tour attractions. I felt safe here and the area. I slept very well and would recommend this place to solo or couples. Pick up drinks and food on your way because there is a spacious kitchen with equipment to cook and clean.

Safety Concerns: Regrettably, the property is situated in an unsafe area. As a guest, safety is paramount, and this aspect requires immediate attention.|Inaccurate Information and Uncomfortable Conditions: Furthermore, the property information and photos provided on Expedia do not align with the actual conditions. The living area is notably small, the sofa bed appears old and unclean, and the beds are uncomfortable. These discrepancies impact the overall quality of the stay.

Friendly host who allowed an early check in since the space was available. My apt was clean, quiet and very comfortable. I slept very well. The location is close enough to walk to restaurants. It also has space for your rental car. Lots to do in the area. The unit has a full kitchen, spacious bathroom, sofa and dinette table if you choose to cook or bring food. I advise picking up water, juice and snacks on your way in before check in. Lots of storage space if needed. Luxurious towels, and the thickest and nicest floor rug. For those who wear makeup- please bring makeup remover towels. The owners request you do not use their towels to remove makeup. I understand their requests. The towels are great and unstained. If I'm back in the area I would choose their location.

IMPORTANT: I stayed with family in June 2024 Safety Concerns: Regrettably, the property is situated in an unsafe area. As a guest, safety is paramount, and this aspect requires immediate attention. Inaccurate Information and Uncomfortable Conditions: Furthermore, the property information and photos provided on Expedia do not align with the actual conditions. The living area is notably small, the sofa bed appears old and unclean, and the beds are uncomfortable. These discrepancies impact the overall quality of the stay. Feels like the good reviews are just made-up ones and are not true experiences.

We stayed here for two weeks while using Anchorage as our home base. The b&b is located such that we were easily able to walk into town and down to Ship Creek. We walked those routes many times during our stay. It was also very conveniently located within walking distance of the Alaska Rail station. It is not located near any grocery stores, however, so we did a big Costco shop shortly after our arrival in Anchorage. Our room was on the top floor and we had a great view through the living room window. The bedroom has plenty of closet space as well as a comfortable queen sized bed and ceiling fan. The bathroom is small with no bathtub, but has an awesome rain shower. The staff are very friendly and helpful. Because we stayed as long as we did, we did not receive the bagged breakfast offered to other guests. We were asked what we would like and were given fruit, bread, eggs, yogurt, butter, bacon, bananas, apples, oranges and granola. Basically, everything we asked for, we received. It was great being able to make our own breakfasts! Compared to the price of hotels, many of which are located only a block or two away from the Arctic Fox, this place is a good deal. As well, as the privacy of your room, you have access to a large outdoor deck with tables and chairs as well as a grassy area with a table and chairs and there is a common room and a laundry room. A cab to/from the airport cost us just $25. Now, as for the negatives. Anchorage has a homeless problem. Many homeless are attracted to a soup kitchen located within a block of the Arctic Fox. They did not harass us or approach us at any time, but they are there in numbers and it wasn't all that pleasant having to walk by them as often as we did. Most nights we didn't hear them either, but there were a couple of nights where they kept us awake with their shouting. This b&b is also located near the train tracks and during the day, especially if you have your windows open, the trains can be noisy. We were not bothered at night, however, because the bedroom is on the side opposite to where the tracks are located.

I give this place a 3.5 star. Don't get me wrong, we had great service, it just comes down to personal preference. We stayed here May 2016. It's about a 20 min walk from the downtown area. We didn't mind walking around but if you want to be close to restaurants/shops this may not be the place for you. It doesn't look like much on the outside but once you're inside, it's pretty. There are no elevators so if you have bags they will help you carry them up. The common area is on the 2nd floor and so was our room. Some rooms share bathrooms. We didn't want to share so we requested a room with your own bathroom. When we checked in, Carol took good care of us, she was our host during our stay. She was a sweetheart, every morning she made breakfast and it was good. Yes, your stay comes with free breakfast. If you can't stay for breakfast just let your host know the day before and they will prepare you a bag and have it ready for you in the morning. House keeping was great! Our room was spotless! The whole place was spotless! The only complaint I have is that the walls are thin. It's an old house, I understand. We are from the east coast so we were in bed by 8pm. When other people came back from dinner we could hear them loud and clear, the walking and closing doors, etc. This was our first time at a Bed & Breakfast so we didn't know what to expect. While we enjoyed our stay we have discovered that we actually preferred hotels over B&B's. If you like B&B's and don't mind walking to the center of town or driving, then I would say give this place a try.

Stayed here for a few nights last week. The positives: room was clean, nice bathroom and parking available. The bad: next to train tracks so If you want to sleep, good luck with that, trains pass all the time with their horns blasting, area does not feel safe, next to soup kitchen and many homeless sleeping around the area on the sidewalks. I didn't feel safe to walk there at night and we took Ubers. The rooms do not have any usb outlets to charge your devices, the tv only comes with a roku system so it's a pain to watch and there's no way you want to log into your private Amazon or Netflix account here. We just watched on our phone/iPad via our phone provider. They say they serve an "enhanced " continental breakfast, they actually give you a little brown paper bag with crap in it that you need to get out of the fridge in the morning. The room price is the same without a nice usual B&B breakfast. Better off at a hotel and hit IHOP! To top it off, the walls are paper thin and you can hear your neighbors snoring all night long!! Ugh! We wouldn't recommend this place and won't be back, too many other choices with better quieter locations.

I would have given the Arctic Fox a 5 star if it was not for the train noise, airplane noise, thin walls, and a brown bag continental breakfast at a bed and breakfast. The one bedroom apartment we stayed in for 2 nights was beautiful inside with an upgraded kitchen and bathroom. We stayed May of 2022. In between our tours of area, we wanted to take a nap with no interruptions. This is not possible. The trains start coming through around 8am and don't stop until about 10:30pm. The noise from the horns sound like the train is in the next room. Speaking of the next room, the walls are thin and conversations carry. There is no elevator and the apartment was on the third level. Small airplanes flying low are a constant. The brown bag breakfast included- yogurt, boiled egg, granola bar, an orange, mixed nuts and a bagel. The floors are not carpeted and needed scrubbing because the smell of other guests' pets was in the air. The living room couch needs to be replaced because some assistance is needed to get up from it or do a couple of quick pushes. Well, good luck.

I really enjoyed my stay at the Arctic Fox. It is in a part of town that is best described as a bit dodgy but I always felt safe. The B&B itself is very nice, the rooms are great and the hostess (Alex) is pleasant. The common area is well appointed and relaxing. As I write this review I'm sitting on their nice little patio looking at the mountains. I travel through anchorage frequently for business and I'll definitely stay here in the future.

I am fascinated with B&Bs, I'd love to own one one day, so I went in and had a look around this place. The owners are super nice, if you go here expect to be treated like a good friend or even family, the guests all just kind of gather in the community area and talk to one another or the hosts, it's so comfortable. I went through the different rooms they're quaint, clean and warm, they've got tons of rooms for small or large groups, some rooms have full kitchens for privacy and home living while away from home. I'd definitely be comfortable staying here. I just think this place is terrific. If you're looking for a place to stay while visiting Anchorage, go here. The cost for a really nice sized suite with a full kitchen for 2 people is only around $149 a night, I checked one of the hotels in the same general downtown area and their smallest room for one person would run $232 a night, ick.

Nice place! Very clean and well tended. Beautifully decorated. Breakfast was fantastic. Carol was wonderful and gave us lots of suggestions. Conveniently located. Rooms are small but we managed.

The owners of this BnB are truly the kindest super hosts! I have stayed at 2 of their properties in Anchorage. By far the best place to stay in Anchorage for cozy comfort. Breakfast is always delicious, varied, and healthy. Extremely clean. The beds are extremely comfortable. Very spacious and nicely decorated. Check in is very easy with their door codes. Plenty of parking and close to downtown.

This place was surprisingly nice-- the check in was very easy as it is marked well as far as where the office is. We were greeted by 1 staff immediately who showed us our room. The room was a little small but very clean and had everything we needed.

Very accommodating, friendly and helpful staff. Common areas and our room we dust free and all furniture and furnishings functioned perfectly - this place felt comfortable and we'll maintained. My fiance and I have not experienced many bed and breakfast places and this one left us with a positive experience. All the staff (Carol and Allen were the two we spoke with) were full of friendly advice, information and knowledge. The food was better than we expected but have little to compare it to. One downside is that our room did not have blackout curtains. The place is within walking distance of everything we hoped for. Would recommend this to family and friends.

We called the Wildflower Inn and somehow ended up at this location (we were told they are affiliated). Best prices we found when calling around other B&B's in the area. Wifi included. Option for private or shared bath. Coin laundry available on property. Friendly and helpful staff.

We reserved two rooms with a shared bath for my wife and me and for my sister. Although the bedrooms are quite nice, what we discovered was that the bathroom was not only down the hall, the hall was open and adjacent to the dining and living room area where other guests were congregating. This was clearly not going to work for us, so we ended up moving to another hotel and we were NOT refunded our deposit by the Arctic Fox. So please BEWARE before booking!

I'd reiterate my previous review of the Arctic Fox. Just know that this is NOT the Wildflower Inn.

Such a cute place! Would definitely stay here again. Walking distance from downtown. Good European style, continental breakfast. Maybe not in the best neighborhood, but not bad either. Staff is very nice.

The Arctic Fox B&B is great! It's in the process of being renovated and the manager let us peak into some of the new rooms. Everything is getting an update, and it seems that Carol (the manager) has the perfect eye for even the smallest of touches. She is extremely helpful and warm (let them know ahead of time of any dietary restrictions and they are more than happy to oblige...Carol is an excellent gluten-free cook, being GF herself). While we were there, they were renovating some bathrooms which we were able to get a look at their plans and I can attest they will be beautiful. We stayed in the suite on the top floor (number 5?) and had a great view of the mountains and city from the bedroom, and a huge picture window overlooking the historic railroad yard and the inlet in the main living area. You can even see Denali from there! And the sunsets...! To previous posters, yes, the location is not the Wildflower Inn, but it is a short walk to downtown, and the charm of this place is unmistakable. We will definitely be back!

This place was, at first, something I was dreading staying at. It seemed oddly cheap for the other hotels in the area, it didn't look too nice, and I just had a not-so-good feeling. When we pulled up for the first time, I thought it was going to be bad from looking at the facade of the building, but when we went into the office, and one of the owners led us into the room, I was pleasantly surprised. The room was very spacious, clean, modern, and stocked with amenities. Luckily, we were on the lower floor, and so didn't have to climb up the stairs. The staff there were very nice, welcoming and seemed pleased with our business. The breakfast was also great, with many choices of fresh fruits, meats and cheeses, as well as breads and yogurts, and even more. The dining area was also very nice, with great views and several places to sit and meet the other guests, but never crowded or loud. They even have laundry service which we used a bit earlier than the posted hours, but they were happy to accommodate. This place is truly a hidden gem and makes for a great place to stay whenever you're in Anchorage. PROS: -Price -Location, very convenient -Welcoming staff -Clean and modern rooms -Great breakfast -Self-service laundry -Tons of amenities -Fast WiFi, watch HD videos easily CONS: -Location, near the Alaska Railroad Depot -Facade is old and need of repair, but not too bad -Only one bathroom for the two-bedroom suite

I loved staying at the arctic fox and wildflower inn. ( Separate places owned and managed by the same guys.) After 5 days on the Alaskan highway these cozy spots in great locations were soooo welcomed. Wildflower inn has a natural grocery store across the street, and arctic fox is close to all the downtown fun. Larry and Alan go out if their way to be excellent hosts. And their breakfasts are phenomenal. I'm gluten free and there were tasty choices there for me every morning. The rooms and suites were very clean and invited and had all we needed to make meals for ourselves. I highly HIGHLY recommend staying here if you are in Anchorage. :)

Very Clean, comfortable, and the breakfast is not bad considering it's Anchorage. I'm a big breakfast person, despite the egg dish is not fancy, at least they provide hot boiled egg, hot sausage and some fruits and another hot sweet breakfast dish, apart from coffee, tea, juice and cereal. Highly recommend it to anyone who visit Anchorage.

Stayed two nights. The owners are so gracious. Beautiful rooms, and extremely clean and well kept. I travel often and this was the cleanest place ice ever stayed. The home cooked breakfast provided every morning was so yummy and had options for everyone! Especially the reindeer sausage and potatoes-don't miss it! 100% this was a great place to stay!