6 Best Hotels in Helena, Bozeman, and Southwest Montana, Montana

This hotel is affordable, clean, and quiet, and has an indoor heated pool and hot tub. The staff can direct you to interesting local sights, scenic viewpoints, and perhaps even a good local fishing hole.

Darling cabins, one log and one clapboard, and a carriage house have mountain views all around and are near the famed Poindexter Slough blue-ribbon fly-fishing spot on the Beaverhead River. The cabins both have two bedrooms, full bathrooms, fireplaces, and cozy couches. The carriage house has two bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a deck with a grill.

In the spectacular Pioneer Mountains, this mountain B&B is ideally situated for snowmobiling, hiking, and fishing. The tidy, colorful rooms have log beds and views of the mountains. You can rent snowmobiles nearby in winter.

In continuous operation since it opened in 1924, Finlen, with its lobby of ornate chandeliers and pillars, stands in testament to Butte's heyday, when the hotel played host to the likes of Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Once boasting more than 200 rooms under the mansard roof of this nine-story, French Second Empire structure, most of those are now apartments, with only 24 hotel rooms remaining—plus another 32 in the adjacent Finlen Motor Inn. The rooms are unremarkable, but some provide excellent views of Uptown Butte, and it's pet-friendly.

This simple but clean family motel has wonderful views of the Madison Range and is within walking distance of downtown shops and galleries. There's a cozy fireplace in the lobby.

This friendly year-round compound that offers everything from rustic but economical motel rooms to roomy cabins that can sleep up to 10 guests has the perfect location for exploring Lamar Valley—it's in tiny and tranquil Silver Gate, a mile from Yellowstone's Northeast Entrance. The log-style buildings exude Western charm, and cabins have porches and outdoor seating areas; most have kitchens. An on-site general store is stocked with light groceries, beer and wine, and outdoor gear.