We are thinking of Yellowstone/Grand Tetons as well in the not-so-distant future. Any suggestions of where to stay? Without breaking the bank?
DH went on a m/c trip to Yellowstone a couple of years ago. The least expensive thing to do is take a tent. When he got tired of that, he went to Cooke City, MT. They had numerous choices of hotels and inns.
We just got back from a trek to Yellowstone a few days ago.
We wanted to stay at the Old Faithful Inn, but everything was booked up. So we decided to throw the tent in the car, make no reservations and just go. Going thru TX, NM, CO...we had no problems finding a hotel. We did find Best Westerns were consistently nice. Prices ranged from $86 to $145 night.
When we got to the Grand Teton National Park, we came upon a nice looking lodge. (We had passed a few smaller lodges along the way) We inquired on the rates....a room with two queens sized beds was $250 and a room with a king sized bed was $280 per night. ...the scenery was not that lovely, so we moved on.
When we got to Yellowstone (Old Faithful Inn), we took a chance and inquired about any vacancies. They had none. As we were turning around to leave, a room became available. We got this room for $103. It sure wasn't fancy, but we didn't care...we were elated to be able to stay there.
btw, I'm not sure about all the lodges and inns around there, but we stayed at a couple of hotels (including the Old Faithful Inn) that did not have air conditioning in the room.
Fortunately we didn't need it.
Another btw...I imagine it would be a good idea to make reservations now since most kids are out of school.