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Hotels near University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, AKPublic university

Your visit starts atOffice of AdmissionsNamed on the map. Your tour confirmation has the final word.
CommencementAsk the schoolWe haven't confirmed the ceremony venue from the school's own page yet.
Closest stayBillie's Backpackers HostelAbout a 6-minute drive from the tour start.
The school's own site
The short answer

The closest place to stay is Billie's Backpackers Hostel, about a 6-minute drive from the tour start. Nothing on the map is within a 20-minute walk; 12 places to stay are within about a 10-minute drive. Coffee before the tour: Engineering Cafe, about 2 minutes away.

What these minutes run to

Minutes run to Office of Admissions, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot. Map dated November 2026. The full method

5 min10 min20 minN
tour startstay within a 20-min walkother staysDashed rings: walking minutes.

Where to stay near University of Alaska Fairbanks

To the tour start

The hotel has

A short walk away

30 places to stay

Reading the cards: minutes are our estimates from map distance, so they say "about". Breakfast, suites and kitchens are what each hotel brand promises across its hotels, not something we checked room by room. The places listed under a hotel are the closest ones within roughly a 10-minute walk of its door.

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9 mindrive to the tour start, about

River Rest

Inn / B&B · 1881 Chena Landings Loop Road, Fairbanks, AK

  • Somewhere to eat: Palace Hotel & Bath House, about 7 min on foot, and 1 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
13 mindrive to the tour start, about

Willow Woods

Serviced apartments · 312, Apt D07 Wedgewood Drive

  • Somewhere to eat: Geraldo's Italian Restaurant, about 6 min on foot, and 1 more close by
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13 mindrive to the tour start, about

SpringHill Suites Fairbanks

575 1st Avenue, Fairbanks

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Soapy Smiths Pioneer, about 1 min on foot, and 17 more close by
See room pricesDriving route
14 mindrive to the tour start, about

Alaska Motel

Motel · 1546 South Cushman Street, Fairbanks, AK

  • Somewhere to eat: Nim's House of Thai Food, about 2 min on foot, and 7 more close by
  • Groceries: Oriental Market (中国东方超市), about 3 min on foot
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15 mindrive to the tour start, about

Clarion Hotel & Suites

95 10th Avenue, Fairbanks, AK

  • Somewhere to eat: Forget Me Not Espresso, about 6 min on foot, and 3 more close by
  • Groceries: Co-Op Market Grocery & Deli, about 7 min on foot
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16 mindrive to the tour start, about

Candlewood Suites Fairbanks

551 Harold Bentley Avenue, Fairbanks, AK

  • Breakfast included (free breakfast is this brand's standard)
  • All suites (every room is a suite by this brand's standard)
  • Kitchen in room (in-room kitchens are this brand's standard)
  • Somewhere to eat: Panda Express, about 1 min on foot, and 6 more close by
  • Groceries: Walmart Supercenter, about 5 min on foot
See room pricesDriving routeHotel's own site

Graduation weekend at University of Alaska Fairbanks

We haven't yet confirmed the ceremony venue for University of Alaska Fairbanks from its own commencement page, so the walk times here run to the tour start only.

Rooms close to campus tend to go first for commencement, often months ahead and with a two-night minimum. If the walkable ones are gone, sort the list by the 10-minute drive chip and look one town over. Our graduation weekend guide covers timing.

Worth doing before you book

University of Alaska Fairbanks gear for the ride home

A hat for the tour, a hoodie for the acceptance letter, a frame for the far end of it all. Each button runs an Amazon search for that item with the school's name filled in.

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Questions parents ask

Is there a hotel you can walk to University of Alaska Fairbanks from?

None on the map. The nearest is about a 6-minute drive away.

Where do campus tours start at University of Alaska Fairbanks?

Minutes run to Office of Admissions, a building on this campus that the map names as admissions or a visitor center. We have not yet matched it against the school's visit page, so check your tour confirmation for the meeting spot.

Where should we stay for University of Alaska Fairbanks graduation?

We haven't confirmed the ceremony venue yet. Book as early as the hotels allow, and widen the search to a short drive if the walkable rooms are taken.

Are there hotels with free breakfast near University of Alaska Fairbanks?

7 hotels within a 20-minute drive belong to brands that include breakfast; none of them is within a 20-minute walk.

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