AUG 22, 24 ( 3 / 3 ).. THE HOTEL ALYESKA, GIRDWOOD, ALASKA.

 In Part 1 of  3, we showed photos of the 'front' of the Hotel Alyeska.

In Part 2 of 3, we showed photos of the main entrance and lobby.

In this final Part 3 of 3, we will show photos of the 'back' of the hotel. 

In our opinion, the back side of the hotel is far and away the most beautiful side.

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Two photos of the 'front' of the Hotel Alyeska.

No! We are not saying, nor are we implying, that the front of the hotel is unattractive.

We are saying that we feel that the back of the hotel is perhaps just a tad more attractive.

The next photos show some of the 'action' taking place on the back side of the hotel.

On the left side of the below photo you can see the main entrance into the back side of the hotel. In the left lower foreground, white chairs have been set out for an event of some kind.

Party time is ON 'out back'!

The below photo shows a nice foot path from which I snapped the above photos.

 Well Hello Mister Bear!

There is an aerial Tramway that transports skiers in the winter along with guests in the summer who want to enjoy a view from the top of the mountain and eat at the restaurant.

I have never ridden the tramway but Patti sure has.

A view of the 'other side' of the tramway building.

We will close with our favorite photo of the Hotel Alyeska.

We hope you enjoyed our three Hotel Alyeska Posts.

Cap and Patti 

AUG 21, 24 ( 2 / 3 ) .. THE HOTEL ALYESKA, GIRDWOOD, ALASKA.

Yesterday we published Part 1 of this series of Posts. 

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2024/08/aug-20-24-part-1-hotel-alyeska-in.html

Part 1 showed exterior views of the front of the  hotel.

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Today we will show some photos of the main lobby of the hotel.

The main registration desk.

Looking out at the main entrance from the lobby.

The resident Polar Bear over seeing the main lobby.

On each side of the interior of the main entrance are beautifully decorative totem poles.

Patti relaxing and enjoying the ambiance of the main lobby!

Tomorrow we will go back outside and show some great views of the other side of the Hotel Alyeska.

Cap and Patti

AUG 20, 24 ( 1 / 3 ) .. THE HOTEL ALYESKA, GIRDWOOD, ALASKA.

Girdwood, Alaska, is a small but very affluential resort and skiing community of approximately 2,500 permanent residents. It is considered to be within the Municipality of Anchorage.  Located 38 miles South of Anchorage, it takes about 45 minutes, driving South down the scenic Seward Highway to get there.

Girdwood is a very special place for Patti for several reasons.

First, Patti lived in Girdwood from the mid 1960's until June of 1980 for 15-1/2 years. She and her husband designed and built a log home that is still standing and occupied.

Second, Patti's niece currently is a long time resident of Girdwood!

For 'pointing and snapping', Yours Truly recently took two great photos of Patti and Eryn.

Let's see the Alyeska Hotel!

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We have left the Seward Highway and we are on the road into Girdwood.

In the below photo, we will drive up the hill until the road ends.

The road has ended. Now we turn left and head for the Alyeska Hotel.

Voila! We have arrived. The first two photos show the hotel from the front parking area.

As large as the front parking area is, it can still be quite a challenge to find a vacant parking place!

The Hotel Alyeska.

Now we walk up the driveway towards the main entrance into the Alyeska Hotel.

We hope to see you all for Part 2 tomorrow!

Cap and Patti

JUN 17, 23 .. CHAIR 5 "OUR GIRDWOOD RESTAURANT"

When I write in the above title, "Our Girdwood Restaurant", of course all of you know that Patti and I don't own Chair 5. Even though we certainly have other favorites in Girdwood (The Bake Shop and the Double Musky Inn) Chair 5 IS our number one favorite restaurant in Girdwood because it sits precisely between the super casual Bake Shop and the "World Class" Double Musky Inn (read : bring money).

Well you all know about assumptions. I have to be clear here.

For "the life of me", as I begin this short Post, I have not been able to access other photos that I've snapped of Chair 5. Read : I was not able to find my camera's memory-chips file! As a result, this Post is much shorter than I intended because I have a lot of other photos of the interior of Chair 5 that I planned to use here.

Patti and I drove down to Girdwood this past Thursday to visit Patti's niece Eryn and her husband Jason.

After our visit with Eryn and Jason was complete, we two toured Girdwood and Mt. Alyeska Ski Resort, and then headed for "our" Chair 5. 

THANKS Eryn and Jason for this opportunity!

We are not able to "pinpoint" just when our last visit to Chair 5 was!

CHAIR 5, GIRDWOOD, ALASKA

We had a great table and a very pleasant view out of our window.

Nice huh?

Patti selected a Chicken Sandwich for us.

Assumption : We assumed our Chicken Sandwich would be a basic Chicken Sandwich, Chicken between two pieces of bread, neatly cut in half as many of you also would "visualize".

When the "sandwich" arrived, as you will see below, it was on an open-faced bun and we wondered how to "share it". In response our server said, "I will bring you a steak knife and you cut the sandwich any way your like."

Taa-Daa..

CHAIR 5 CHICKEN SANDWICH

"Patti I will eat the bacon. You eat the Avocado. Then we'll each eat one of the halves. We'll split the fries."

Let the two of us tell you! The above Chicken Sandwich was WONDERFUL! It was OUTSTANDING! So too were the fries.

Yes we will order it again in the future. $17.10 with a $5 gratuity.

Smiling,

Cap and Patti

Again, thanks Eryn and Jason for getting us down to Girdwood.