The place is a bit on the rustic side, but the location at the very eastern end of the Denali highway makes it a pretty good place to stop and rest and recharge those camera batteries for the amazing scenery in the area. I used it as a stop between Fairbanks and Anchorage, and it worked out perfectly - a drive over to Tangle lakes for photos was awesome in the fall.

Maybe we just don't know what places in Alaska are like... We did find that everything in tourist season is way more expensive than we are used to. With that being said, we found this place to be about one step above camping out and maybe therefore highway robbery.

$90+ for a tiny cramped room up the stairs. They promised wifi but it was non-existent. They said it would work in the lobby, but it didn't. Ratty furniture and we were a bit skeptical about the cleanliness of the shower. The bed linens were clean. No TV, no phone.

We reserved a room for $80 and were charged $92 when checking out. Owner said a mistake was made even though we confirmed the room and rate before leaving home. Rooms are really small, it's a oil boom building (1970's ) that shows its wear-and-tear with basics. If you want better treatment and no bait-and-switch, go elsewhere

We stayed in this hotel in June 2010. Our room was in the front on top of the main entrance. When we got there, we seem to have been the only guess at the time. About one hour later another group came in and were given the room next to us. They were extremely loud and the walls are paper thin. There was also a child running up and down the stairs making all kinds of noise. When asked to be moved to another room because of the noise, they did, but did not seem very happy to do so. Both rooms seem clean and it had a nice hot shower. The staff was nice. Next time we would probably drive to Glennallen instead of stopping at Paxson.