Name: Jewel Lake Bed and Breakfast
Address: 8125 Jewel Lake Road, Anchorage, Anchorage, Anchorage, 99502, United States of America
Rating: 8

Smoke-free property

Terrace

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No elevators

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Jewel Lake

Campbell Lake

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

Girdwood Airport

Jewel Lake Bed and Breakfast

Anchorage

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Cozy and comfy after a long day of air travel from the East Coast. There are enough breakfast items- look in the fridge! I had yogurt, banana, bagel, coffee and a breakfast bar. There were eggs and cereal as well - hard boiled or fresh to prepare yourself.
Bed was great- I had the Denali Room. Very reasonable and perfect for a one night stay to/from the airport. It was very clean when I was there. Ask for upstairs room and no one should be running overhead. Thanks for a great stay. (Very close to COSTCO if you need provisions for your trip!)

Great easy to access place from the airport-self check in.

Jewel Lake B and B is easy to access from the main roads, though parking space in winter could be a problem. Comfortable stay...nice living room area and cafe tables for breakfast/coffee.  I would have liked some paper towels or napkins in breakfast area.

Nice stay

Stayed here for one night during our home remodel. I don't think any other guests were here that night. The host was very helpful and flexible. We had self check in and out. We were able to park on site. We had the Alaska Suite with two bedrooms and a bathroom. There was plenty of hot water for showers before work and school. The suite is cordoned off from the rest of the upstairs by a curtain. It was adjacent to the shared kitchen area with breakfast. There is a shared living room area as well. 

Everything was very clean and in good repair. Floors were a little creaky.

Breakfast was self serve, and had an extremely large range of choices, including lots of protein options: boiled eggs, nut butters, coffee, granola bars, yogurt, toast, fresh fruit, and more. I get the impression that this is a change since the COVID pandemic.

This would be a great place for my family to stay if they were visiting from out of state and we didn't have room. It is in the Jewel Lake area of town - so it is relatively close to the airport and Dimond shopping areas, as well as Kincaid Park.

Again, I really can't say enough nice things about the host. It was a pleasure to interact with her. I recommend booking directly with the host if you can. Their website is thorough and responsive. They live adjacent to the B&B.

Responsive and kind host!

Stayed in the Alaska Suite during my stay. The bed was very comfortable with above-average linens. Whilst the two rooms were clean, the bathroom had several strips of long hairs in the shower and overall, the shower design was extremely odd... even a skinny person would struggle fitting in. I have to agree with other reviews regarding breakfast; there weren't any items like eggs pre-made, so if you want any hot option you would have to make it yourself which isn't typical of a bed and breakfast property.  On the positive side, the owner was super friendly and responded to all my text messages within seconds.

A good option near ANC airport but some areas need improvement

First of all, I am comparing this place to others I spent the last two weeks in Alaska all way cheaper and all much better than this one. First the good stuff: it’s a good location from the airport and it has a remarkable stocked pantry to make your own breakfast. The bed was very comfortable and with clean sheets and the TV even had a Hulu account. 
On the so-so side, Arriving is also a little strange because the side of the property has two big old RVs parked on the back of the property has a collection of items that looks like someone is hoarding discarded stuff but what makes the property very unappealing when you arrive. We did a double take wondering if that was the real place we were staying. 
Once we realized that was the bed and breakfast, we entered to find the Moose bedroom. You get to this bedroom through a basement kitchen, which is awkward but fine. Then the first thing you see when you open the door to the room is the toilet sitting on a pedestal since you get to the bedroom from the bathroom. Bizarre. 
The room is in a basement and has a half window overlooking the parking lot under the deck so the light  is very limited, but the worst part of all is the bathroom. The bathroom is vey outdated, and has carpet where they were hairs and crumbs (??) from probably the last 50 people that stayed in there. It was pretty filthy to the point that we kept socks on all night to even walk to the bathroom at night. That carpet is at least 20 years and has not been vacuumed in weeks. The shower curtain was also pretty scary though  the rest of the bathroom was clean but in major need of renovation with the wall paper falling off in parts of the ceiling. 
We paid for a weekday in August $262 for the night and that’s where the problem is. The room at $100 to 120 is fine but at that price is completely ridiculous and not worth that money at all when we also stayed at a brand new hotel by Home Depot with a full kitchen for $206 the week before. Keep that in mind for booking. 

Note: Seeing all the comments from the property manager on any review that has any slightly negative comment, I expect an immediate come back here but I’m just helping other make decisions with their money, like I do. This one was a miss for me.

Quirky place with great self-serve breakfast and in need of renovations

We stayed in the Nautical room for three nights. It is spacious if you have lots of gear and that’s the only positive.

The bed has no cover on the duvet and it was never made up during our stay. The mattress comes away from the headboard and the gap swallows pillows making for an uncomfortable nights' sleep. Our room carpet was stained and so were the rugs in the dining room.

See the photos for the mouldy bathroom with a potentially disastrous high step up to the toilet and the so called garden view.

It’s a self cook breakfast and to be fair the food provided is good. However when other guests are preparing theirs it’s impossible to work around them. That means waiting your turn to cook and eat surrounded by their dirty dishes.

There is one small fire extinguisher in the basement. No fire exits are marked and no information is provided about what to do or who to contact in case of an emergency.

There is a camera in the kitchen/dining area so you may be filmed without having given your consent.

We never saw our hosts and they never replied to our email enquiries once the booking was made and paid for.

In my honest assessment the Jewel Bed and Breakfast is not a ‘home from home’ as it claims. I found it grubby, tired and uncomfortable.  I cannot recommend it and won’t be returning.

Grubby and Uncomfortable

Good things: plenty of parking (our son brought his vehicle as well), nice kitchen for cooking, inexpensive ($120 for the 3 of us)
Weird: shower and toilet on 12" riser, actual shower size, water control for said shower
Bad: being awakened by someone running back and forth upstairs.
The selection of breakfast items. The list of possible breakfasts that is given in the description is not a sample, it is all that is available. The problem is the title of the property "bed and breakfast" lends itself to a more extensive fare. 
 Bathroom condition. It was obviously installed quickly and cheaply and has not had much maintenance.

Great for a quick night's sleep

Our room was dirty. What they claim to be breakfast was granola bars, juices and bread. Although its close to airport and downtown, so location is convinient. Overall  it could be better for the price.

Can be better

rooms in the cold basement - check
55 degrees in the room - check
no heating or heater in the room - check
no extra blankets - check
no owner or operator open the door for requests - check
loud and noisy road location - check
paperthin walls - check
trampling guest above you - check
no spare toilet paper - check
granola bar for breakfast - check

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