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The Lake Yellowstone Hotel & Cabins, built in 1891 and a member of Historic Hotels of America® since 2012 was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2015. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation® for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels across America. Lake Yellowstone Hotel was completed in 1891 as part of a series of hotels to accomodate visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Hotel guestrooms capture the historic ambiance, while an adjacent annex and nearby cabins provide more rustic and economical options. The building's classic white columns accenting the yellow exterior of the hotel create a vision that stands apart from the surrounding forest and meadows. Lake Yellowstone Hotel features a gift shop, a casually elegant restaurant, a deli for on-the-go dining, and a sunroom that overlooks Yellowstone Lake. The hotel is open mid-May through late September. For Price Match Guarantee and Special Offers please visit, please visit HistoricHotels.org.
On the shore of Yellowstone Lake with easy
access to Yellowstone's South Entrance and
surrounding areas. Located just 22 miles
north of the South Entrance, 17 miles from
the East Entrance, and 17 miles east from
the Old Faithful area. Yellowstone Airport:
70 miles, 1 hour, 28 minutes.
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We stayed one night here and it was great! The cabin rooms are comfortable and well furnished. The lodge is very cool and there are many places to relax with lots of comfy leather couches and chairs. The front porch has an amazing view over the lake. There is only very limited wifi in the lodge so plan on non-tech based activities.
I have to say that I was impressed with Lake Lodge Cabins, few things that you know if you are going to Yellowstone.
1- Lake Lodge is in the middle of the park and for me it was perfect location, easy to travel. The Yellowstone is huge and with that location the drive not so bad.
2- the rooms looks so much better than the website. Nice clean and big. The most important, very hot water for a shower.
3- you don’t have cellular service, but in the lobby with WiFi and usually everyone finish the day over there.
4- the restaurant over there it’s really bad, but you can travel to eat something outside.
5- and the best part the view is amazing, and you have so many animals around you wake up with them and go to sleep with them.
I definitely recommend this location .
Don't waste your money. Many things that could go wrong, went wrong. From very rude front desk "welcome", for no reason at all, to old and smelly cabin with broken heat and other issues. Didn't sleep for a minute, as it was freezing. The staff didn't seem to care, except for a very nice young man at check-out, Noah. And, if you are hoping for a meal at the restaurant, all they served was burgers. The price quoted was over $60 less than we were charged. And, when we called to give feedback, the Xanterra agent was so amped up that she couldn't even hear our concerns. Really, just stay outside of the park, at a nicer place for better rate, and drive in.
The cheapest option in the Yellowstone lake area! ONLY at $300 Plus a night!
The rooms at the Yellowstone Lake Hotel without the lake view is at $500 plus a night and $700 plus a night with the lake view!
It is quite and very nice and comfortable cabin that you can park your vehicle in front of your cabin!
Water is hot and room is warm and clean! We will stay here and if we visit Yellowstone again!
Cons:
-We rented a cabin for 2 nights, made the mistake of reserving online which added an additional 10% for a 4 minute conversation. $800 for 2 nights seems steep to me considering all of the problems that we had with just the basics, we're not fussy travelers, but it was silly the lack of attention to detail.
-No shampoo, body wash, or hand soap in the dispensers. My husband jumped into the shower after a long drive, disappointing to have to towel off, walk to the lodge, talk to customer service, and then wait an hour for housekeeping to come and fill them up. -The lotion was so thick that it was impossible to pump out of the dispenser and it had a lock on it so we couldn't pull out the plunger. That's probably why it wasn't empty well as the others.
Full disclosure- I'm not sure that the floor had been vacuumed, it looked pretty rough. I kept my shoes on.
-The coffee service had 4 pouches of decaf, 2 of regular for 2 night's lodging. No creamer. We we asked housekeeping and were told that we needed to go back to the reception desk for, more more coffee, just the amount that should have typically been in included in our room fee.
-We ordered coffee from the canteen in the lodge in the morning and were told that they had no creamer (of any sort) for the coffee, but oddly not gratis or discounted...
Pros-
-The location is the best. It's beautiful right next to the lake. We had a bison grazing right outside our cabin!
-The beds were comfortable and the room was nicely decorated, it had a nice western motif.
-The bathroom was clean.
-Staying inside the park is a must. On our way out we saw a long line of cars waiting to get in around 10 and that's late October.
I suggest looking into renting a rig outside of the park and camping. I'm sure that you can find something that won't put you back $900 for a couple of nights so that you can still stay in the park. Also, note that some of the trailheads do not allow RVs or large rigs, so that might effect your access.
