The entire facility and staff exceeded our highest expectations. Cannot rave enough about the place. Especially Joe in the bar!!

Sophie Station was a nice European style hotel with lots of beautiful flowers outside and friendly atmosphere. I stayed there for 2 nights and enjoyed my room which included a kitchen, living room, bedroom with 2 queen beds, and shower with a sink outside and huge counter for stashing beauty supplies. I was really impressed with the spacious room and balcony. I especially liked the kitchen which I used for preparing food for breakfast and dinner, convienently bought from Fred Meyers just down the street. I stayed in the Regency Hotel for one night also and really liked Sophie Station a lot better. Another plus is Zack's Restaurant and a bar with a nice patio located on the second floor. It was a convienent place to sip a drink and take advantage of a warm summer day in Fairbanks.

We arrived in Fairbanks after several days in Seattle, in preparation to just over a week of inland Alaska prior to boarding a ship in Seward to begin a cruise down to Vancouver.
Upon our arrival we were greeted by some very nice folks at the front desk. We did arrive late morning, so I wasn't surprised when they said our room wasn't ready, however they were "putting a housekeeper in there right now". With that, they picked up a 2-way radio and spoke to the head housekeeper.
Our room was on the first floor, on the wing to the right of the front desk. While we were waiting for the room to be readied, I asked them if they had self-service laundry facilities, which they did. I purchased the tokens ($1 each to wash and dry) and started a load of laundry. Before our clothes were dry our room was ready. Our room was 1/2 the length of the hall from the laundry room, so I could check on things drying easily. The room was appearing a bit dated, however things were clean and fresh smelling. A very nice feature was the kitchenette. Toaster, microwave, full oven/cooktop and a full size fridge at temperature was waiting us. The kitchenette had a bar style eating area adjoining the living room The bedroom and large bath were separated by a door, spitting the spaces. There was a small wall air conditioner in the bedroom portion only. The way the placement was done, it is apparent this was an after-thought to accommodate days of warmer weather with travelers that are accustomed to a/c. We used the a/c, as it was a bit warm during our stay and I like it cooler at nights when I sleep. The beds were comfortable and the vanity area had a large running counter with the bath facilities at it's far end.
The Hotel runs frequent shuttles around the "Circle" (where the Salmon Bake and the Musical Revue are held, along with many gift shops and eateries).
The hotel's on site restaurant provided a lovely afternoon/early evening meal.
I then walked back to the nearest "commercial corner", which is a nice 8-10 minute stroll. There is a Fred Myers (compare it to a Super Wal-Mart, except with friendly people & better quality items) on one side of the street (along with a Taco Bell, for all those that travel to Alaska and can't live without their dose of Cal-Mex fast food. Across the street is a Super Market (maybe Krogers, I don't recall the name)
The rooms are sizable, quiet, comfortable and clean. Yes, they could use a bit of freshing,
But they really met all our needs and the staff was more than helpful.
There is a complimentary use of high speed internet at a computer near the front desk.

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.