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Chelsea Inn Hotel – reviews, photos

3836 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99517
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Chelsea Inn Hotel
Chelsea Inn Hotel
Chelsea Inn Hotel
Ranked #64 of 70 hotels in Anchorage
2.0 of 5 stars 19 Reviews
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Fremont, Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Worst Hotel ever. I paid for it but could not bring myself to stay there !!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2011
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WORST hotel ever !!! What everyone else said is true except double. I think they were trying to be nice, but not me. DONT ever stay there.
I could not bring myslf to even sit on the beds or to use the bathroom. We called another Hotel and they came and got us and the first thing that I did was WASH my hands. Oh my God it was bad !!!!
Our travel agent reservse this hotel for us and I won't ever use him agian either, He should have checked this out better.
I am not sure how they got there picture to look so good, it is a good thing that you can't smell pictures, because that would have told you the whole story.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Reidsville, North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“PLEASE DO NOT STAY HERE!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 July 2011
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people found this review helpful

My daughter and I tried to stay here. AC in room broken, guy at desk just shrugged and recommended we open windows. Windows open to alley - not a nice one. Dingy and dirty. HORRIBLE and I am not picky! We called and found another hotel and moved - worth losing our money - we'd have been more comfortable sitting up at the airport!

Called to get money back - manager was nice but owner wouldn't budge. We didn't stay there and their AC was broken (temp in room close to 90 degrees by the thermostat). They are in business because people like me think they might get a cute, quaint hotel at a good price - they succor you in and then won't reimburse anything!

STAY AWAY!

  • Stayed May 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“AWFULL!!! The worst place I've ever stayed (that's true!!)”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 June 2011
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person found this review helpful

It's smelly, dirty (they don't vaccum the room); they say it's a non-smoking environment, but it's false. I had a strong reaction because of all the cigarette smell. There'a a train track right behind the hotel, so, if you don't have earplugs, well, you don't sleep! It's not located in a good place of the city; the place looks like junk! DO NOT BOOK HERE!!! Pay the 50$ more, and go to a best western, it will be much better!!!

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Overland Park, Kansas
1 review
“YIKES!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 August 2010

After reading the reviews on TripAdvisor, we still hoped that this hotel was not going to be that bad. We're a family used to Motel 6's and Super 8's, so we were sure we couldn't be frightened by any hotel. We were WRONG. Don't stay here, the other reviewers are completely accurate! It's a shady feeling neighborhood, and with two teens training for cross country season, they were not pleased that the neighborhood was this unsafe to run in. Sure, the people working at the hotel were nice, considering the state of this hotel. The shuttle service worked out fine, the people at the front desk gave good suggestions on places to eat. The bathroom in our room was not very nice - the only hotel bathroom worse than this I have ever seen was reminiscent of the bathroom from the movie Saw (although missing the body). Our room was also next to the dumpsters, so we were woken up early by the trash being taken away.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Arlington, TX
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“Absolutely the WORST hotel at which I've EVER stayed!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 August 2009

We thought that we'd save a few bucks and stay at the Chelsea Inn. HUGE mistake!! AWFUL! These other bad reviews are not strongly enough worded and do not trust anyone who doesn't give this hotel an awful rating. It deserves a negative rating.

Our flight arrived @ 2 AM and when we arrived at the hotel there were sketchy looking people hanging out outside the hotel. My first reaction was to just turn around and pay the extra $$ at a name brand hotel. (I regret not doing that.)

The hotel is smelly, outdated, tired and worn out. We booked through Orbitz, which was terrible because we paid $100 instead of the $69 on the sign outside. There was a sign on the front desk that advised no prostitution or drug dealing or you would be evicted. (That's "classy".) And, make no mistake, this is a hotel where seedy people live!

The lock on the door didn't work, there were 3 large windows - one of those didn't lock. The towels were threadbare and a dingy grey color. There were loud people in the lobby all night long. There were cigarette burns on my 2 year old son's sheets. And, again, the odor. Ugh.

If you stay here, you will regret it and have an incredibly bad night's rest.

I would not recommend this hotel to my worst enemy. If you've already paid for the room, I would advise you to just lose that money and stay somewhere... anywhere else!!

  • Stayed July 2009, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 3836 Spenard Road, Anchorage, AK 99517
Price range (per night):* INR3,076 - 4,921

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