Travel Inn

2.0 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Exterior
Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View | In-room safe, desk, free WiFi
Check-in/check-out kiosk

Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Parking included
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Explore the area

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720 GAMBELL STREET, Anchorage, AK, 99501
  • Place, Anchorage Museum
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Place, Anchorage 5th Avenue Mall
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Anchorage, AK (ANC-Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

Comfort Room, 1 Queen Bed, City View

  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About this property

Travel Inn

Motel in Downtown Anchorage
A 24-hour front desk, a garden, and RV/bus/truck parking are available at this motel. WiFi in public areas is free.
Travel Inn offers 10 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Premium cable television is provided. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Travel Inn features a garden and RV/bus/truck parking. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed seasonally each year. They will be closed from September 16 to May 6:
  • Parking area

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Samovar Inn Anchorage
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Travel Inn Anchorage
Travel Anchorage
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Travel Inn Motel
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Travel Inn Motel Anchorage

Travel Inn Reviews

Reviews

4.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 10 out of 75 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 75 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 8 out of 75 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 75 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 75 reviews

5.0/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

4.2/10

Amenities

4.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

4.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disgusting!!!

If I could give this hotel a rating of "minus 10", I would. It was the dirtiest/smelliest place I have ever stayed. The bed was made with 1 fitted sheet and 1 top sheet only. There were only 2 towels in the bathroom....no bathmat and no hand towels or face towels. If we could have left, we would have but there was nowhere else to go. Listing says that there is a city view but what you are looking out to is a body shop for cars. Also the cost of this hotel is way over priced. We stayed at a different hotel, which was a lot nicer, better area of town and the room was great. Lots of towels, bed was made properly and there was even a breakfast included...and all at a cheaper price. Do yourself a favour and don't stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samuel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Rachel

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Clean and convenient for downtown. A lot of questionable people walking through the area but I’ve stayed multiple times and it’s always been fine.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s ok
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Alfred

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right next to a high traffic roadway so noise is a big problem. Location near downtown Anchorage.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Lona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
sketchy neigborhood. chainlink fence protecting stairs
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

MICHAEL, Carmichael

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were desperate for a place to stay on short notice after we missed our connection and landed in Anchorage at 1:30 am. We needed a place with 24 hour check-in and so selected the Travel Inn. This property should be taken off of Travelocity as the site is a barely functional hotel. The neighborhood is really sketchy and felt unsafe. The clerk opened the wrong room for us, and only after we noticed that there was no bedding did he relocate us to the correct room. There, the fridge stank and didn't function, the outlets were missing switchplates, and the shower was cold. The property was surrounded by chain link fences. At 7:15 we were awoken by street people playing music and talking loudly. No staff was around to speak to in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Gil

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Katie

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Ann

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty

Stetchy area of town. No vending, no ice, no cable tv, no cups or glasses in room, used soap in the tub, room and bath unclean.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Big gaps around door, used space heater to control temperature.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Norm

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Worst place for the price they charge

I was scared to stay there. The building looked like it was falling apart. I had to carry my heavy luggage up 3 flights of stairs
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Tom

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I stayed at the Travel Inn while attending a conference in Alaska. It was one of the only options available at an affordable price (lodging in Anchorage is super expensive). The stay was not great, but it had about the minimum you would expect for the cheapest option around. I had read a lot of comments online from a while ago mentioning bed bugs and such and was therefore a little stressed and very cautious, but those issues seem to have been fixed: I didn’t see any bugs in the room and checked the mattress under the sheets, which had a thick sealed plastic mattress protector around it and no trace of bugs. I will say, the bed was big and I found it surprisingly very comfortable. The area seemed a little sketchy but nothing too crazy. My main issue with the room was the cleanliness level: it had been cleaned, but very superficially (mystery stains in the bathroom, unknown scraps of food in the fridge, sticky remote control, very dusty corners, etc.) so I had to clean a few things myself. The front desk person was super nice, welcoming and helpful. He really tried his best and I truly appreciated that. It seems the hotel is understaffed and might have difficult clients. I think these are most likely the main issues. If you’re on a budget in Anchorage and stay at the Travel Inn, you won’t have the best experience in the world but you’ll be fine.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Aldo

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room,refrigerator and microwave were disgusting!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Charles

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The pictures on the travel websites where not what the property looked like, no chairs in the lobby, had to wait for the owner to arrive, as he is the only one who does check ins, the bed was a fold up cheap matress, only tv channels were what were "air" channels. The property hosts low income extended stays for most of the back rooms, and the "better" rooms are upstairs at the front of the property. Was on a budget, and the pictures from the search engine looked completely different than what the property looks like. For $150/night, I would find another place to stay, even if its a little further to take Uber or in a close town.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hannah

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This motel is absolutely horrible and should only be used as a last resort.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

Traveled with partner
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Staff was great and room was very clean. Room had a mini fridge and a microwave.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Howard

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is nothing like the photos, it’s very run down. The proprietor is lovely however. The Wi-Fi is poor as are the supplies in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Terry

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was no coffee maker in room. No hot water. Baseboard heater didn't work, but electrical radiator was availabke.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Steven

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checked in and there was only 1 towel for 2 people...no soap or shampoo. Within 15 minutes ofncheckin at 2am, the clerk was gone and at 9am, nobody was there. It was cold and felt dungy although room was clean.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Picked it from an Orbitz list. Flew up from SF. Used twice in a week to stay between Alaska Railroad trips from Anchorage to Fairbanks & back. Austeer but clean. I was on the second floor both stays. Bring your own Walgreens hangers. Water took 2-3 minutes to get from the boiler to my room, but I always had hot water to shower in. Desk sold cokes, etc. The Korean manager went out of his way to call me cabs (my cell phone did not work). He responded to all of the property's age-related deficiencies promptly. Inexpensive restaurants are nearby. Downtown museums, etc. are within walking distance. No real fear of homeless hassles or room or car break-ins. Decent place for short term stay. Parking on site. Room had basic television. Lots of FM stations. I was there in August.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

J.J.

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is currently almost closed - it literally is fenced off and apparently undergoing rehab. The room had no glasses and only two towels. I got bitten by bedbugs!! The manager was as helpful as possible, but this place is a Pit!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024