Fairbanks Princess Riverside Lodge

The lodge is by the river quite a way from the centre of Fairbanks. It is convenient to the airport and they offer a free airport shuttle for guests. The menus for each of the two restaurants did not offer anything we found appealing and were pricey. We walked to a place at Pike’s Landing for dinner that was OK. The lodge offered a shuttle service into downtown but we decided to use the bus service from the bus stop on the road nearby. These buses run on a loop route that intersect with other bus loops and we found the drivers pleasant and able to offer advice about the service. As a bonus, these buses are free for seniors. Regarding the lodge, it was clean and nicely decorated. Our room was fine, with a comfortable bed and good hot water.

It was a great hotel for myself, I get a free coupon for asking that I can skip housekeeping, that way I can get $5.00 off from like having breakfast and shopping in this gift shop. I can always go there sometime if I had to.

The staff was great, helpful and friendly. Comfortable room. Had a great meal at the Edgewater Restaurant: not too fussy, but elegant and delicious.

I have never stayed anywhere that was so rigid about its check in time. There were three people just sitting at the front desk and they would not check us on until 3PM. Didn’t even check to see if our room was ready, just stuck to their 3PM time frame, so we had to stand there for 20 minutes waiting until 3. The lodge itself feels like a convalescent center, all it was missing was wheelchairs in the hallways. At least it was cheap.

Beautiful property, kind and courteous staff, perfect location, reasonable price. Thank you so much!

We were placed in a room in the lowest level. The room was musty. The hotel was booked. I am disappointed that I spent three nights and was down there when folks that came in for one night were upstairs. When I went to checkout the front desk was not responsive.

The hotel is very nice. The rooms are spacious. Once we got over the initial “this room is really nice” I started noticing that the carpet wasn’t vacuumed, the toilet had pee stains and the tub was still dirty. It looked liked they did the bare minimum to clean the room. Was very disappointed and a little grossed out. We even found the previous guests empty envelope which held the room keys. Not what I was expecting for a Princess Hotel.

The hotel caters to cruise stays on land. So it's nice. Though it shows some wear, it was comfortable. Ask for a river view, otherwise you're starting at a parking lot. Staff told us we had a river but we didn't. Make sure they are correct before using the bathroom.

Located near the airport on the river. Short drive to Walmart and Fish and Game. Beautiful garden.