My aunt (in law?) stayed at the Dimond Center Hotel when she came up to Anchorage for my aunt's wedding a few years ago. I was really weirded out by it because I too agree that it is just strange to have it there, but she said it was really nice. And she is so OCD and anal retentive that she makes me look like I'm on xanax 24 hours a day.

Though, I do understand that one in the context of when people come in to Anchorage from the villages to do their shopping. It's conveniently located for that. I just wish there were more hotels in south Anchorage in less awkward locations.