Yes, the Sophie Station is a bit strange if you don't understand that it was built as apartments for pipeline workers. But who wouldn't want a two-room suite with a kitchen? It is conveniently located near two markets, so you can pick up some essentials for breakfast or snacks. And it's within minutes of the Riverboat trip (if that's on your intinerary). If you want to do laundry, buy tokens at the desk, and get some detergent from the nearby store.
The exercise center was in pristine condition (even if the early morning porters spent an inordinate amount of time watching my wife exercise!). The hotel even found the clothes I left behind in a drawer and mailed them back to me.
Sophie Station--convenient, clean, big rooms.

Spent one night here on a Celebrity cruisetour. The rooms are in the front building of a multi-building apartment complex
originally built for the pipeline workers and refitted as a hotel. They're one-bedroom mini-suites with a full kitchen and more than enough space. No problem using this hotel for an extended stay if you're so inclined. TV in the bedroom and the living room sitting area. The living room couch is a convertible if you need an extra bed.
There's a restaurant on the premises and a decent burger and brew joint (Brewsters) about 2 blocks away, across from a
Fred Meyer megastore. There's also a Safeway supermarket that has great sandwiches and wraps at the deli counter, as well as everything else you need if you wanna make use of the kitchen
during your stay.
Nice staff, clean and extremely comfortable place to stay.
Sophie's got my vote!

I stayed here as part of an aurora tour.

The rooms are great -- they're in a one-bedroom apartment style, with a full kitchen and small living room in addition to the bedroom. My room was very clean and well appointed. The wireless internet worked fine.

The staff was very friendly and helpful. Food at the restaurant was very good. Grocery shopping is just a few blocks away.

Unfortunately the aurora did not cooperate on my trip, but the hotel does offer an aurora wakeup call in case of an active aurora.

The suites are large and very well appointed. The complete kitchen with full-size appliances was a great way to enjoy breakfasts, restaurant leftovers, and cold wine whenever it was convenient. They even provided a corkscrew! A large 24-hour supermarket down the block was very handy.

The Univeristy of Alaska campus is a five minute drive away, as is the airport. For me, this worked very well.

I particularly liked the enormous clothes closet. It was about 8 feet
long. I wish some expensive hotel chains would follow suit. The staff
were quite pleasant and helpful.

The only downside was the facility felt a little old. I remember it first opened about 25 years ago. While the hotel has obviously been kept up, perhaps it's getting time for fresh paint to brighten things
a bit. Of course, if I were staying during the midnight sun summer, things would be plenty bright already.

I would definitely stay again.