Candlewood Suites Anchorage - Midtown by IHG

Reviews

• YW

  Y Woo

  Jan 19, 2026
  5.0
  This is a new soft-open facility. Only the upper 2 floors were opened when we stayed. The pool was not ready yet, and there were some little quirks like the automatic door sometimes not working. However, everything else was working, and brand new. So it played in heavily in the rating. All fresh, the room was nice and tastefully appointed. Lighting was not the horrible white 9700k light temperature, but a semi-warm 5300k to maintain the cozy feel. The bathroom was bright and cheery, while the room itself had plenty of lights that you can control. There's a lazy-boy chair (great idea!) with a TV dinner small table. Plenty of modern USB, and sockets. The kitchenette had enough utensils. The chopping board is glass - would dull the knives very quickly - so don't expect them to be sharp in months down from this review. Suggestion: Include a whetstone? Hot plate - but would've been better if it was induction (safer, faster). Small suggestion to paste instructions for operating it - wife couldn't figure out how to enable the long press to switch it on. Layout was good - its a studio with the bed, and bath with cupboard/hanging tucked one side. The entrance and kitchenette portion is hard engineered wood floor to control the snow melt (suggestion - maybe a waterproof tray to help protect the floor). The facilities are shared with Holiday Inn Express. So the gym was pretty decent size, and the laundry I think had 6 or 7 machines all in perfect working order since they are all new. As it is soft-opened, and its in winter we were probably just the few new guests. I have to commend the few ladies at the front desk! They were so friendly and helpful! Would return if dropping by Anchorage again!