drron
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Starting a new TR for the second half of our recent trip as the cruise TR was getting rather long.These takes up the trip from our arrival in anchorage until we get home.
The taxi from the Port to our hotel-Hilton Garden inn Anchorage cost $20.We arrived ~0930 and waited for our room until 1030.No big deal as we were obviously way before checkin time.however another couple from the Shadow arrived after us and got their room earlier-and they did not even belong to the Hhonors program.Our room also looked out onto the dovecot above the lobby-ie no view.
It was a beautiful sunny day so we got the free hotel shuttle downtown and walked around.There was a shopping mall which mrsdrron couldn't resist after 2 weeks of no retail therapy.Walked all around the Nordstrom's store.Went to the Glacier Brewhouse for lunch,nothing fancy.Had a burger and ribs.Then called the shuttle to go back to the HGI and nanny nap before catching up on my hundreds of emails.
booked a wakeup call for 0345.You had to be in the lobby to have shuttle called to take us to airport,couldn't book it.
So our thoughts on the HGI in anchorage.physically like virtually all HGIs-decent size rooms,free internet for all,a laundry and a restaurant if you cant be bothered going out-we had fish and chips there for dinner.No complimentary water,but breakfast vouchers though on this occasion of no use.Shuttle is OK but shared with the Embassy suites,Homewood suites and Hampton Inn so always you had to be in lobby to have it called.You also had to phone for pickup-though downtown the visitors centre has a free phone for hotels.
It was quite expensive though the cheapest option of any Hilton or SPG property in Anchorage-it was Memorial day weekend.
So we arrived at ANC just after 0430.Took a little while to find the F checkin line.Got BPs all the way to LGA.We are on a Yupp fare ANC-SEA-ORD-LGA.If everything had gone to plan it would be 330 SCs for mrsdrron.Cost just over $800.Quickly through security-no scanners here.Was made to take everything out of my pockets including hanky.We had had a Cinnabon for breakfast to keep the pangs away until we had our inflight meal.The Boardroom wasn't open until 0600.Doubt we would have got in anyway but would have tried-my old blue lifetime QP card always confuses people as not on any list and can be misconstrued.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
When we arrived at the gate there were 11 on the upgrade list but already 10 F pax had checked in.10 minutes later 15 F pax had checked in and now 13 on upgrade list.obviously some disappointed flyers that day.
Next-our day of flying.
The taxi from the Port to our hotel-Hilton Garden inn Anchorage cost $20.We arrived ~0930 and waited for our room until 1030.No big deal as we were obviously way before checkin time.however another couple from the Shadow arrived after us and got their room earlier-and they did not even belong to the Hhonors program.Our room also looked out onto the dovecot above the lobby-ie no view.
It was a beautiful sunny day so we got the free hotel shuttle downtown and walked around.There was a shopping mall which mrsdrron couldn't resist after 2 weeks of no retail therapy.Walked all around the Nordstrom's store.Went to the Glacier Brewhouse for lunch,nothing fancy.Had a burger and ribs.Then called the shuttle to go back to the HGI and nanny nap before catching up on my hundreds of emails.
booked a wakeup call for 0345.You had to be in the lobby to have shuttle called to take us to airport,couldn't book it.
So our thoughts on the HGI in anchorage.physically like virtually all HGIs-decent size rooms,free internet for all,a laundry and a restaurant if you cant be bothered going out-we had fish and chips there for dinner.No complimentary water,but breakfast vouchers though on this occasion of no use.Shuttle is OK but shared with the Embassy suites,Homewood suites and Hampton Inn so always you had to be in lobby to have it called.You also had to phone for pickup-though downtown the visitors centre has a free phone for hotels.
It was quite expensive though the cheapest option of any Hilton or SPG property in Anchorage-it was Memorial day weekend.
So we arrived at ANC just after 0430.Took a little while to find the F checkin line.Got BPs all the way to LGA.We are on a Yupp fare ANC-SEA-ORD-LGA.If everything had gone to plan it would be 330 SCs for mrsdrron.Cost just over $800.Quickly through security-no scanners here.Was made to take everything out of my pockets including hanky.We had had a Cinnabon for breakfast to keep the pangs away until we had our inflight meal.The Boardroom wasn't open until 0600.Doubt we would have got in anyway but would have tried-my old blue lifetime QP card always confuses people as not on any list and can be misconstrued.
When we arrived at the gate there were 11 on the upgrade list but already 10 F pax had checked in.10 minutes later 15 F pax had checked in and now 13 on upgrade list.obviously some disappointed flyers that day.
Next-our day of flying.