Stayed here for 4 nights. Accommodations just fine. Restaurant food good, but a little pricey.

Front desk service superb!

During the winter this hotel is often available at very low prices. Not only are the prices low, one can request and be given a 3rd floor room overlooking the Chena River. Everything in my room was clean, and the carpet and bedding appeared to be new. The bathroom is fine (I really don't understand why one reviewer said the rooms were outdated). They are just comfortable hotel rooms!

I think some people may be put off by the relatively small (for a view hotel) windows, but I suspect the window size directly relates to the subartic winters this building needs to endure. As opposed to many hotels in the north, this is place is kept open during the winter.

I have seen complaints about rooms with no views, I asked the desk about this, and yes there are some with almost no or no views. This relates to what you pay for the room. So, if you are on a cruise package and book an inside stateroom or something like that, check and find out if you also get an inside in the hotels too. When walking around outside I could see the window wells (peeking out of the snow drifts) of the lowest level rooms, and I think those views would be grim. You get what you pay for.

The hotel has a shuttle to the airport (about 3 minutes away). But to get to the grocery store (Fred Meyers) you do need a taxi (unless you want to walk 1.5 miles). This is in part because of the strange road arrangement around the airport. Six or so dollars to go the store isn't bad. All of the hotels in the area (there are several along the river) are in the same boat.

Since I stocked up at the grocery store I didn't spend a lot of $$$ in the restaurant. The restaurant food prices are high by Alaskan standards, but when staying in hotels that cater heavily to the cruise/land tours, I have found this to be the case. I think the restaurant at Pikes Landing, (next door) may be cheaper. I did have a couple of breakfasts and hot sandwich items from the bar menu, and they were good, and the restaurant staff was very nice.

I have stayed in this hotel for meetings, and the food during meetings is the usual meeting fare (I saw where someone from Ketchikan was put off by the banquet food). As I said above, you get what you pay for, and one rarely sees fabulous food prepared for several hundred people in a meeting setting. BTW, the winter banquet room is the summer dining room, with nice views out over the Chena River.

The front desk people were also very nice and helpful. Newspapers are available for purchase in the large giftshop. The shop is full of tourist stuff, and has very little in the way of snacks or junkfood. It also lacked Princess logo items, which surprised me.

In short, Fairbanks Princess is a comfortable place to stay.

The Princess is a nice hotel - and the food is excellent! The rooms need to be updated - the bedding, decor and bathroom is very outdated. The rest of the hotel is very nice and decorated well - it has a very Alaskan feel! The beds are not very good - they are really worn and need to be replaced. But the staff, service and food make this a worth while place to stay. They also have a great gift shop and offer a cool thing called the Northern Lights Wake Up Call during the winter months - they will call you and wake you up to go outside when the "lights are on". That was cool!

My daughter and I stayed at the Princess on the night of March 13th. We were booked there by Alaska Airlines after a cancellation of a flight . We loved this hotel!! It is beautiful!! The decor is awesome, there are so many comfy chairs and couches, nice fireplaces,and little nooks for reading or visiting with friends.The staff was very nice and helpful. The rooms were nicely decorated, the beds were very comfortable and the room was extremely clean. We were asked where in the building we wanted to stay, We wanted quite so we were given the 3rd floor( no noise from peolpe above) and at the and of the hall so very nice for us!! There was plenty of parking.Check in and check out was quick. The louge had a great rustic feel. The food was really good,the clam chowder was the best I'v had. We would definitly stay here again! We live outside of Fairbanks, so we may make a trip back soon.