We stayed one night in W. Yellowstone in a standard, two-story hotel with particle board furniture and institutional bedspreads. Arriving in town at 5 o'clock that day we were afraid if we didn't hop right on it, we may not have a place to stay. We didn't even use the breakfast tickets the next morning. We were eager to be gone, but not before finding an alternate, BETTER place to stay the next night.
We found it, in the Whispering Pines Motel on the edge of town (406) 646-1172. Initially, I wasn't sure about the cabins. They looked dark, and they'd clearly been there a while. That was before I looked inside! Heavy, pine furniture, paneled walls and ceilings, solid doors that meant business. No kitchenette here – not even a living room, in fact – but three separate bedrooms, spotless bathroom with shower, a porch for sitting, and except for the occasional truck on the highway, no noise but the ... you guessed it, whispering pines.
The young woman who checked us in was spending the summer in town with her horse. Thursday through Sunday, you'll find her barrel racing at the rodeo.
This place is a real find. Skip over the traditional hotel and stay here instead. $70.00 a night for three of us.
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