After unexpectedly needing to spend the night in Anchorage, my partner thought this hotel looked historic and worth checking out. I loved its character, with glittering chandeliers in the lobby and an old-timey saloon-type bar/dining area (that looked decommissioned at the time of our visit). It was a nice change from the cookie cutter modern hotel experience. We got room 201, a corner room overlooking several main streets. Therein lay the problem of noise, which apparently in downtown Anchorage (as in many other cities!) revving one's engine as loudly as possible down the main drag on a Friday night is the thing to do. There was absolutely no apparent noise reduction somehow in that room, despite closing the windows and drapes and turning the free-standing fan on high. I could hear actual conversations from the street below as people left bars all throughout the 1am - 3am hours, so the roaring vehicle engines sounded like they were headed directly towards flattening us in our beds. However - I now see this perpetual sleep disturbance as a possible blessing in disguise as I felt that a slight ghostly encounter happened for the first time in my life! Around 3am I felt the comforter around my shoulders shift noticeably, and I tuned in to see if my partner was moving - he was not. I did not think that was a ghost, but then - being newly alert by the comforter shift, I heard in the room, a very distinct, loud squeaking that was like two large pieces of styrofoam rubbing against each other. I heard it clearly and loudly until I fully sat up in bed and looked in the direction of the desk, and it stopped. We had to be out of the hotel at 4:30 am for our next flight, and I asked the very friendly and helpful desk attendant (Timothy or Thomas maybe?) if there were any reports of strange happenings, and he said that this hotel is known for this, and that the 2nd floor has the most reported unexplained activity. So, overall, despite not getting a wink of sleep, I really enjoyed my experience at this hotel, and my partner said he slept great, so that was a good outcome for a non-ghost enthused guest as well.
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