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1430 Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
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Black Angus Inn
Ranked #60 of 70 hotels in Anchorage
2.5 of 5 stars 18 Reviews
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Anchorage, Alaska
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58 reviews 58 reviews
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Bed Bug Heaven”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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I booked the room for 1 month--big mistake. 5 days later my daughter got bit. I called the front desk telling them I would vacate the room by 8 am. By 5 pm the room was ready to stay in. 3 days later the mature bed bugs reappeared. The carpet was so stink & dirty, I rented a carpet shampooer. When the carpet dried--it still was stink. We had to cover it over with a drop cloth (plastic for painting) to be able to stay. We had to sleep with the windows open it was so stink. We had to listen to people arguing or loudly talking & all the trucks, motorcycles & semi's passing by. The most horrible stay ever at any hotel.

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Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
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“Dirty...Dark...Grimey.. The Slum of Anchorage”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 August 2009
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This should be classified as a Hourly Rental in the slum part of Anchorage. Not safe to walk from Hotel. Rooms do not have locks. Sheets are not cleaned between guests. Dirty Carptet, Dirty Refridge and Microwave.
Booked a Week, as it showed "Clean and remodeled" This is not the case. Just new Korean Owners.
Three Rooms shown, all worse than the prior room. 2-3 beds stuffed in each room. You could not pay Homeless to stay here.

  • Stayed August 2009, travelled on business
    • 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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“HOTEL BY THE HOUR”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2008
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I Have To AgreeWith everyone except the one who gave this HOTEL the good review. When We Walked into the room i looked around and told my daughter not to sit or touch anything. I got the phone book and called the hotel my friends were staying the Clarion (WONDERFUL) When i told the receptionist where i was he said get out now aand gave me the rate my friends got months before. fortunatly i did get my Everyone who did not should get together and go to small claims court. Let Judge Judy get her hands on them.. THIS IS A PAY BY THE HORE I MEAN HOUR MOTEL.

  • Liked — seeing it from the rearview mirror
  • Disliked — everything. would not recomend even to my ex or his mother
  • Stayed June 2005, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Anchorage life...close encounters”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 July 2007
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Well...I was aware of the reviews written here and "rolled the dice". I have been to Anchorage a half dozen times or so, usually on cruise destinations, but this time it was just my brother-in-law and I doing some fishing around the Kenai area. I wanted a room at the Comfort Inn, but that cost $200/night. The Black Angus was almost half that, so my expectations were accordingly. The receptionist at the desk was very pleasant and helpful. A man was busy picking up litter around the property both nights we stayed. We were assigned one of the "nice" rooms according to the receptionist. The room itself had a modern card key lock, the sheets were clean, bathroom clean, tv worked great. A small fridge and microwave oven were present and in fairly new condition. The carpeting was not very clean, so I wasn't running around the room in bare feet. The neighborhood in which this hotel is located is a lower income area, with a couple liquor stores nearby and the usual types of people which frequent these areas. While we were on the hotel property, nobody bothered us. However, off property we did get an offhand proposition from a woman who "needed a ride to the Black Angus". Another time we noticed an individual urinating behind a telephone pole beside the hotel. This hotel is probably not the best for a family to spend the week, but if you're needing a place for a couple nights and the budget is tight--I'd do it again!

  • Liked — Price
  • Disliked — Location
  • Stayed July 2007
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Do Not Stay Here!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2007
3
people found this review helpful

Where do I start! First of all, there are drunk homeless people hanging around the Hotel asking for change and digging through the garbage for scraps of food. The dead bolt on my door doesnt work and the window (which has no screen) didnt lock. When I asked for a differnet room, they told me there wasnt anymore available. Here are some more things (in no particular order) that is wrong with this place.
1. All the vending machines were empty.
2. The Laundry room was out of order (the entire week I was here)
3. Homeless people roam the halls (I found one passed out behind the ice machine)
4. The rooms stink.
5. The bedding has cigerette burns in them ( I was in a non-smoking room)
6. Sirens from cops or firetrucks are a constant noise in this nieghborhood,

Never again will a settle to save a few bucks when it comes to a hotel stay

  • Liked — WHen I checked out....for good
  • Disliked — The nieghborhood
  • Stayed July 2007, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Address: 1430 Gambell Street, Anchorage, AK 99501
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