Best Western Kodiak Inn and Convention Center

Trip with family & friends. We usually stay at Kodiak Best Western prior to going to remote fishing lodge. Good location with excellent shuttle service. Excellent Service from all staff. Restaurant is very good. Front desk Staff is excellent! Some difficulty in accessing rooms, as elevator does not go to all rooms on 3rd floor. If you have handicap or difficulty walking upstairs, be sure to ask for easy access rooms. less

Pros: -Location: The hotel is maybe 100 yds from the St Paul Harbor marina where the charter boats work. The downtown area is small so you're only a couple blocks from just about anything you might need if you're there for fishing. -Free Breakfast: Free breakfast is good, not great and never varied. The staff gladly filled my thermos each morning on my way out. Nice view of the harbor from breakfast. Breakfast from 6am to 8am so plenty of time to eat before heading out fishing. -Free shuttle: Arrived very quickly when we called from the airport. Also took us to pick up our fish before heading to the airport. -Free wifi: worked well throughout the hotel. -Big flatscreen and mini fridge in the room. Cons: -Towels: There were 4 of us and every single day we had to request a 4th towel. It was so consistent it makes me think 3 towels must be on some checklist. -Heat: We turned the heat off on the first day but still had to sleep with the window open because the room was so hot. It was about 50-55 degrees outside so the room (#313) must be something to do with the location. We never complained so I don't know how the hotel would have responded. Laundry: Laundry only had one guest washer. It closed at 9pm so not easy to get laundry done when you are competing with other guests. Summary: the hotel might be one of the best ones in the downtown area but this is Kodiak so come with appropriate expectations. I would stay again. less

The lobby staff were very helpful when we arrived. They allowed us to store our fish catch in the freezer. Our room was on the third floor and there was no elevator to the third floor. NOT COOL. Because we were in AK for 14 days, we each had a large piece of luggage. We had to get it up the sixteen steps from the second floor to the third and my husband had a baddddd knee. Not COOL at all. The room itself was nice and well lit. The bed comfortable and in good order as far as linens, etc.. The TV didn't work, so we had to ask for help and the toilet barely flushed. That said, we were on an island so we were guessing the water pressure might not be that great. The restaurant is pointless. Terrible food and one staff member who was actually attentive. The shuttle driver, taking us to the airport, was wonderful. VERY personable and full of stories. We enjoyed his company very much. less

This was a multiple week stay for work. The parking availability for this location is horrible, people going to the bar take up the majority of the spaces. Had to walk two blocks in heavy weather with a two year old nearly every day. Brought this up to the front desk multiple times to different staff and the answer every time was deal with with. less

We stayed two nights and were perfectly happy with our room. The bed was very comfortable! The motel addition is designed a bit oddly, but that just added to the eclectic Alaska ambience. Note that the on-site restaurant, The Chartroom, is POOR. Try Henry's or the Powerhouse (seems to be where the locals go). less