Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In the heart of Missoula on the banks of the Clark Fork River is the pet-friendly
Double-
tree by Hilton Missoula Edgewater
(100 Madison St., 406/728-3100 or 800/222-8733,
www.missoulaedgewater.doubletree.com
,
$169-236), an enormous hotel with all the amen-
ities.
A couple of medium-sized hotels offering good value near the university and downtown,
respectively, are
Campus Inn Missoula
(744 E. Broadway, 406/549-5134 or 800/
232-8013,
www.campusinnmissoula.com
,
$86-143) and
Red Lion
(700 W. Broadway, 406/
728-3300 or 800/733-5466,
www.redlion.com
,
$99-129).
A few miles from downtown is the quiet and pet-friendly
Best Western Plus Grant
Creek Inn
(5280 Grant Creek Rd., 406/543-0700 or 800/780-7234,
www.bestwestern.com
,
$139-169). The hotel is newly remodeled and quite comfortable. Kids will love the indoor-
outdoor heated pool. But for avid swimmers, the only hotel to consider in Missoula
is
Wingate by Wyndham
(5252 Airway Blvd., 406/541-8000 or 866/832-8000,
www.wingatemissoula.com
,
$118-159), which boasts extremely clean and comfortable
rooms with an indoor waterpark that will delight little ones with a kiddie pool, froggy slide,
and mushroom waterfall. Bigger kids will like the three-story waterslides.
As a university town with some beautiful old homes, Missoula has an abundance of
appealing B&Bs. One of the best, and right on the river, is a vast 1911 home built for
the University of Montana's president. Since then, the home has been a fraternity, a lab,
and an office. But now it is the wonderful
Goldsmith's Inn
(803 E. Front St., 866/
666-9945,
www.goldsmithsinn.com
, $124-169), a charming turn-of-the-20th-century bed-
and-breakfast within easy walking distance of the university and downtown. Much smal-
ler but equally inviting is the dog-friendly
Blossom's Bed & Breakfast
(1114 Poplar St.,
406/721-4690,
www.blossomsbnb.com
,
$130-170), a 1910 Craftsman gem not far from
the trails of the Rattlesnake Recreation Area and Wilderness. Nestled on a mountainside
outside of town is
Blue Mountain Bed & Breakfast
(6980 Deadman Gulch Rd., 406/
251-4457 or 877/251-4457,
www.bluemountainbb.com
, $105-155), a tranquil spot where
you can explore nature and even bring your own horse. By far the most dramatic B&B
in town is the four-room
Gibson Mansion
(823 39th St., 406/251-1345 or 866/251-1345,
www.gibsonmansion.com
,
$125-225), designed and built in 1903 by architect A. J. Gibson,
who was responsible for many of the buildings on the university campus. The period details
are spot-on, the gardens exquisite, and the breakfasts decadent.
Twenty minutes north of Missoula is the
Gelandesprung Lodge at Snowbowl
(1700
Snowbowl Rd., 406/549-9777,
www.montanasnowbowl.com
,
$43 shared bath, $55 private
