The historic Silverbow Inn.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha
• Position: TRAVEL

"There's something for everyone at all times of day," Jill Ramiel says of the Historic Silverbow Inn, which isn't surprising since the Silverbow is a boutique hotel, restaurant, and bakery and has a newly constructed wine-bar in the lobby. Ramiel continues, "[There are] fresh-baked breakfasts--featuring the most authentic New York-style bagel you'll find for four thousand miles--homemade soups and sandwiches for lunch, and happy hour at the wine bar with a small bites menu created by a Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef. And if you're a hotel guest, you can relax in the rooftop hot tub looking at the stars." Guests would possibly be tempted, upon checking in, to never leave the hotel, if downtown Juneau and the surrounding area were any less beautiful.

But they would at least have good company. The owner/ hosts, Ramiel and husband Ken Alper, live in the building in an apartment on the roof of the bakery, supplying on-site, extensive knowledge of Juneau and Alaska. The couple fell in love with downtown Juneau during a...