42 Best Hotels in Kalispell, Missoula, and Northwest Montana, Montana

As the name indicates, the links are front and center here. The inn is just a few steps from the pro shop, and the veranda has views of the course as well as the surrounding mountains and a pond. Condos and vacation homes, with private decks, barbecue grills, fireplaces, and simple, comfortable furnishings, line the fairways. For skiers, there are daily shuttles to Whitefish Mountain, where guests can use the Kintla day-use lodge to warm by the fire and eat lunch. The spa has some of the best treatments in the area, including a hammered copper soaking tub and Montana's only Vichy shower. The Meadow Lake Bar & Grille ($$–$$$) specializes in pastas, burgers, and rib-eye steaks. You can dine outside in summer. Troop Meadow Lake has many activities for the kids, including swimming-pool games, arts and crafts, outdoor adventures, and movie night.

This resort, perched above Flathead Lake, offers 30 well-appointed suites surrounding an outdoor pool on meticulously groomed grounds. From your room, enjoy sweeping views of the lake (best from the lakeside lodges) and surrounding mountains. The hotel is well situated for hiking, golfing, rafting, and lake cruising. The log-accented dining room is designed to let you watch the sunset while enjoying smoked pheasant and other delicacies. The dining room is open seasonally; the bar serves light dinners year-round.

Five minutes from the entrance to West Glacier, these cozy two-bedroom cabins can accommodate up to 10 people and have living rooms, barbecues, private decks, and fully equipped kitchens. On-site you'll also find an eight-room lodge, a horseshoe pit, a sand volleyball court, four ponds stocked with trout, and an outdoor-sports shop (packages are available that include accommodations and rafting or fishing trips). The lodge at a nearby sister property, the Glacier Homestead, can accommodate up to 26 people; it also has two cabins and a simple bunkhouse that is very inexpensive to book. This property was formally called Glacier Outdoor Center. 

The best of the three chain hotels in Polson offers comfortable beds and clean, quiet rooms, some of which have stunning views of Flathead Lake and the Mission Mountains. Mackenzie River Pizza and Grill, a local favorite, serves pub-style food and local beer right next door. 

Constructed on the site of the Missoula Mercantile and incorporating its old heavy timbers, this new hotel is the perfect blend of modern and historical. It offers studios and extended-stay suites, and bright, airy spaces to sit by the fireplace or enjoy your included breakfast. There's also a fitness center and rooftop courtyard.

At this small, personal, and beautiful guest ranch bordering the Bob Marshall Wilderness, all-inclusive packages for either three or six nights are the rule. You get traditional Western meals and a horse to ride for the duration of your stay. Some packages emphasize riding, others fishing or hunting, and they offer snowmobile tours in the winter. They also offer multi-day pack trips into the Bob Marshall Wilderness.

Situated in downtown Bigfork with views overlooking Bigfork Bay, the Swan River Inn has eight suites in a 19th-century building. Each suite is decorated according to a theme: art deco, Victorian, French country, and safari (with antiques from all over the world). They also have three houses 5 miles south of Bigfork on Flathead Lake: the Atelier Suite, an authentic log cabin, and rustic Trapper Cabin, with the same luxurious amenities. There's also a giant tepee with electricity, a queen bed, and separate bathroom and modest kitchenette.

Just 2½ miles from the west entrance of Glacier National Park, this huge RV resort offers both basic camping cabins (no bathroom, no kitchen, no linens) and deluxe cabins with en suite bathrooms, in addition to tent sites and RV sites for those who really want to camp. This resort has beautiful landscaped gardens, two swimming pools, hot tubs, saunas, playgrounds, and a huge pet playground. There are also other amenities like an espresso bar, an ice cream shop, a café, laundry facilities, showers and toilets, and a camp store. A nightly resort fee of $15 per unit funds daily activities and nightly shows featuring live music and a variety of other live performances. The resort is an official pickup location for red bus tours of the park.  

Oversize guest rooms and a 24-hour self-service business center here are designed with the business traveler in mind, but two waterslides and a splash pool please kids as well. Rooms have cordless phones, lounge chairs, and large TVs; a few have Jacuzzis. The inn serves a hot breakfast complete with omelets and waffles. It is right off the interstate and near the airport.

Combining eclectic Montana-inspired decor with a minimalist Scandinavian design aesthetic, the Wren is the highest-rated hotel in Missoula. It's right downtown, which means it's close to both the university campus and most of the city's eateries and live music venues.  

Giant larch trees shade the large site, where fishing and boating are popular. There's a good beach for swimming, a horseshoes pit, wheelchair-accessible picnicking, and marked nature trails. Shopping, laundry, and services are nearby.

This busy campground among tall pines is on the lake, so mosquitoes can be pesky. Groceries, sports rentals, and restaurants are about 4 mi away. Reservations are recommended.