We stayed at Hotel Edgewater in Seward. This hotel was a sharp contrast to the Inlet Towers in Anchorage and the Capt. Bartlett in Fairbanks. The hotel was new, and the staff was warm, friendly, and eager to help make their guests comfortable. Although the rooms were a little small, this hotel gets a thumbs-up from these tourists.

We left Anchorage later than scheduled in a cramped, little
bus that was no doubt intended as a local shuttle. We just
arrived in time to use our tickets to the Alaska SeaLife Center.
No Travel Company representative was in Seward to help us.
But the hotel employees made up for it.