hotelHotel Impossible · Season 7, Episode 12 · Aired July 18, 2016
Anchorage Lofts Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska
Yes. This one is still open.
What happened after
Booking aggregator direct-fetched: active room inventory, notes pool/workout room 'currently under renovation'; property formerly operated as a Howard Johnson.
What happened on the show
In downtown Anchorage, Melchiorri found a hotel in trouble because the marriage running it was in trouble. At the Anchorage Lofts, the husband micromanaged the property and belittled his wife in front of the staff, a couple on the rocks whose personal conflict was steering the business into the ground. The episode, Anchorless in Anchorage, made clear that fixing the hotel meant addressing the relationship first. A city hotel formerly operating as a Howard Johnson has a real market, but a toxic partnership at the top corrodes staff morale and the guest experience alike. Anthony worked the rooms and the operation at 239 West 4th Avenue while confronting the couple's dynamic, pushing the husband to stop undermining his wife and to run the property as genuine partners. His take renewed the show's recurring truth that a business cannot be healthy while the people at its center are tearing each other down.
After the cameras left
The Anchorage Lofts appears to still be operating downtown. As of our 2026 pass a directly reviewed booking listing showed active room inventory at 239 West 4th Avenue, with a note that the pool and workout room were under renovation, on a property that formerly ran as a Howard Johnson. It should not be confused with an unrelated similarly named Anchorage hotel that surfaces in searches. With sourcing at the aggregator level, we log the status as confirmed operating with medium confidence. Last confirmed active in our 2026 check.
Sources
Confidence: medium. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.