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There are two Best Western options in Billings, both of which offer clean, comfortable,
and pet-friendly accommodations. Located in the heart of downtown,
Best Western Plus
Clocktower Inn
(2511 1st Ave. N., 406/259-5511 or 800/628-9081,
www.bwclocktowerinn.com
,
$100-200) offers guests a “Key to the City,” which gives them
10 percent off at many area restaurants and bars within walking distance of the hotel. West
of town, near the big box shopping stores,
Best Western Kelly Inn & Suites
(4915 Southg-
ate Dr., 406/256-9400 or 800/528-1234,
www.bwbillings.com
,
$100-250) offers immacu-
lately clean and spacious rooms, cozy fireplace suites, and an ideal water playland for
younger kids.
When it comes to water parks, however,
Big Horn Resort
(1801 Majestic Ln., 406/
839-9300 or 877/995-8999,
www.thebighornresort.com
, about $150-250) is the real deal
and a kid's dream come true. Parents will appreciate the clean, comfortable, quiet rooms
and grown-up amenities like free wireless Internet and jetted bath tubs, and kids will
delight in the enormous and loud
Reef Indoor Water Park
(406/839-9283,
www.thereefindoors.com
,
9am-9pm Tues.-Sat., 9am-7pm Sun.-Mon. summer, 4pm-9pm
Thurs.-Fri., 9am-9pm Sat., 9am-7pm Sun. winter, $16.95 all-day admission for anyone over
4 ft., $14.95 all-day admission under 4 ft., $10.95/swimmer after 4pm, $5 spectators, and
free for children under 2). The state's largest, this indoor facility includes three-story wa-
terslides, a wave pool, interactive playhouse, basketball pool, 25-person hot tub, arcade, and
café. There is outstanding dining just across the parking lot at the
Rib & Chop House,
so
guests can leave the car parked during a stay here.
Additional large chain-hotel offerings worth looking at include the
Country Inn &
Suites
(231 Main St., 406/245-9995 or 800/596-2375,
www.countryinns.com
,
$120-220)
and
the
Holiday
Inn
Grand
(5500
Midland
Rd.,
406/248-7701
or
888/465-4329,
$119-239).
Located in a 1912 historic home at the edge of downtown,
The Josephine Bed and
Breakfast
(514 N. 29th St., 406/248-5898 or 800/552-5898,
www.thejosephine.com
,
$95-115) offers a quiet stay in an intimate yet convenient setting. The inn provides airport
pickup, free wireless Internet, passes to a 24-hour fitness center, and a gourmet breakfast.
A 15-minute drive from downtown Billings in Huntley is
Somewhere in Time Bed
& Breakfast
(266 Hogan Rd., 406/348-2205,
www.ourbedandbreakfast.com
,
$75-125),
a lovely 1900 Victorian set in a ranch on Pryor Creek. Although the property is not
handicapped-accessible, the rooms are comfortable and, unlike some Victorian establish-
ments, not at all over-cluttered.
