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    Lake Hood Seaplane Base

    4.9 (10 reviews)

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    Boon C.

    Lake Hood Seaplane Base is United States busiest seaplane airport. Lake Hood and Lake Spenard has form this base for seaplanes take off and landing. These two lakes was inter connected by man made canal to allow plane travel in between lake. You can see many types and shapes of seaplane along this two lakes. There is two viewpoints for seaplane take off and landing. On the south you can access the Aviation Avenue to the seaplane view point. The south is great for evening viewing without the sun hitting your place. On the north, the lake shore drive has the access to lake for morning viewing. The best viewing area is at Lake Spenard at the point connects to the canal. This is the action area. There is no fee to see the plane take off. It is a great place to visit if you in Anchorage Alaska.

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    Diana W.

    Lake Hood Seaplane Base is something you don't want to miss while visiting Anchorage! 'Course I'm from the lower 48 and we don't have any floatplanes to speak of in Arizona. (We don't have any water to navigate from, so there you go.) The novelty and necessity of the floatplane in Alaska though, that's legendary stuff. This lake has the largest and busiest collection of floatplanes in the world and is certainly something you want to check out while in Anchorage. You'll hear them take off all day long, so go over and see what all the noise is about! The lake itself is charming and reminds me of the lakes in Vermont. Surrounded by colorful trees in the fall, the colorful planes and their little sheds just make a great photo op. I'm a pro photographer and really did like seeing the planes all ready to go on that glassy lake...good stuff. I also like that the planes aren't just for fun, although you can certainly take a flightseeing tour from here. The planes deliver all sorts of things and people to remote areas of Alaska and are likely the link in a really necessary chain for living out here. It's fun to stay while in the parking area and see them come and go. The pilots are really skilled and navigate the transition from sea to sky effortlessly!

    Estrella V.

    If you are amazed by planes, and you like to chill this is a place I'd go. Love sitting there and watch beautiful planes all around you or parked in their little places in the lake with their very unique little sheds and docks

    Joel J.

    This place... Go here... If you are an avid pilot or aviation enthusiast, this place deserves your homage. Why? Only because it's the largest seabase in the world and is right there in anchorage. I have never seen so many pontoon aircraft in my life, nor have I seen pontoon aircraft taking off and landing so many times in a day/evening. A pretty amazing sight. What's even more spectacular is how the airport is planned out. You have this seabase that borders (joins) with Ted Stevens International and strategically positioned in such a way that it's magnificent. Kudos to the design planners! I hope other Yelpers, who have visited this place or walk along it's beautiful trails; which is along the lake's edge, with views of so many different types of aircraft, will consider posting about it. It's a beautiful upscale community with plenty of warm and friendly people.

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    2.8(214 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    I had to call 1.888.462.1105 to make our reservation because the app wouldn't let me book a room…read morefor the same night after midnight. The lady who answered the phone was wonderful--very kind, helpful, and efficient. I didn't get her name, unfortunately, but she made the reservation for us, explained how to find the property since it's somewhat hidden, and got us checked in quickly when we arrived. We stayed in a two-bedroom room, which worked out really well for our family. After a long day of traveling, having the extra space made it much easier for everyone to relax and get a good night's sleep. The property does show some signs of age, and we noticed that the second bedroom was missing the TV remote, but everything was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The staff member also let us know that free breakfast was offered, but we slept so well that we ended up missing it! Despite a few minor issues, we enjoyed our stay and really appreciated the friendly and helpful service.I had to call 1.888.462.1105 to make our reservation because the app wouldn't let me book a room for the same night after midnight. The lady who answered the phone was wonderful--very kind, helpful, and efficient. I didn't get her name, unfortunately, but she made the reservation for us, explained how to find the property since it's somewhat hidden, and got us checked in quickly when we arrived. We stayed in a two-bedroom room, which worked out really well for our family. After a long day of traveling, having the extra space made it much easier for everyone to relax and get a good night's sleep. The property does show some signs of age, and we noticed that the second bedroom was missing the TV remote, but everything was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The staff member also let us know that free breakfast was offered, but we slept so well that we ended up missing it! Despite a few minor issues, we enjoyed our stay and really appreciated the friendly and helpful service.

    I had to call 1.877.419.9483 to make our reservation because the app wouldn't let me book a room…read morefor the same night after midnight. The lady who answered the phone was wonderful--very kind, helpful, and efficient. I didn't get her name, unfortunately, but she made the reservation for us, explained how to find the property since it's somewhat hidden, and got us checked in quickly when we arrived. We stayed in a two-bedroom room, which worked out really well for our family. After a long day of traveling, having the extra space made it much easier for everyone to relax and get a good night's sleep. The property does show some signs of age, and we noticed that the second bedroom was missing the TV remote, but everything was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The staff member also let us know that free breakfast was offered, but we slept so well that we ended up missing it! Despite a few minor issues, we enjoyed our stay and really appreciated the friendly and helpful service.I had to call 1.877.419.9483 to make our reservation because the app wouldn't let me book a room for the same night after midnight. The lady who answered the phone was wonderful--very kind, helpful, and efficient. I didn't get her name, unfortunately, but she made the reservation for us, explained how to find the property since it's somewhat hidden, and got us checked in quickly when we arrived. We stayed in a two-bedroom room, which worked out really well for our family. After a long day of traveling, having the extra space made it much easier for everyone to relax and get a good night's sleep. The property does show some signs of age, and we noticed that the second bedroom was missing the TV remote, but everything was clean, quiet, and comfortable. The staff member also let us know that free breakfast was offered, but we slept so well that we ended up missing it! Despite a few minor issues, we enjoyed our stay and really appreciated the friendly and helpful service. I had to call 1.877.419.9483 to make our reservation because the app wouldn't let me book a room for the same night after

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    Alaska, I love you and in the case of Delta I have to say the same…read more.. Its all good here. Great gate agents, now in B concourse and generally always on time. I get a kick out of the mass of humanity that accumulates in preparation for red-eye flights in and out of ANC. Most of the year, Delta's flights out of ANC depart around 1am immediately following a flight arrival...the terminals are like half way houses for travelers, tourists and other wandering sorts who find themselves out of their hotel or home at a time when they are normally expecting to be asleep. Delta does a good job of keeping the chaos to a minimum, getting the planes loaded and in and out on time. However, there was that one time that a complete drunk made it on board and passed out in an emergency exit row...that was almost comical to watch the flight crew coerse him out of his seat so that a competant individual could man the emergency exit in the event of an emergency. I wanted to beat the idiot sensless but he was already there so why waste the energy, right? These are Delta jets here too so no small planes and generally great on-board service. The flight attendants keep liquored up in the front and sufficiently satisfied in the back to make it through the typically 5 hour flight from ANC to the lower 48. I have flown other airlines in and out of Alaska and find that Delta gives me the best service, best opportunity to upgrade and reliable departures. Oh yah, during the peak travel season they throw in some extra day time departures too...but be prepared to pay for the atypical travel times to Alaska.

    Recently I flew round trip from Anchorage, AK, to Los Angeles, with layovers in Seattle. My…read moreexperiences at the boarding gates and aboard the flights were good. However, Delta's scheduling practices and timing on the ground for arriving flights need more work. Yes, there are more air travelers in 2019, but that should not be the reason for a 35 minute delay to get to a taxi way for a flight that just landed. My inbound flight had last minute arriving gate changes that caused anxiety for flyers that had connecting flight layovers of under 60 minutes. The flight crew could do little, but meekly offered that "all flights are delayed, so you may still make your connecting flight." At my final LAX destination we had a 45 minute ground delay; we docked at a changed gate, it was 35 minutes before the plane could leave for the correct terminal.

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