DANG, Chris T, I wanted to be the first to review Polebridge Hostel! This place rocks.
This is a hostel in the true tradition. Its rustic, welcoming and peaceful; the scenery is wonderful. Its a great place to rest after exploring Glacier Natl. Park. I've stayed here a few times, twice by myself and once with my mom who loved it! Its worth the seemingly never-ending drive over the gravel washboard road to get there. Once on my drive there, I came upon a bear sitting in the middle of the road, and just drove slowly around it, hoping it didn't want to come sit on my little car.
I stayed in the main hostel lodge, and as we first walked in, I remember being charmed by the fireplace. As twilight approached, it was recommended we go to the restroom - outside and a short walk - in the light. I'm not going to spoil it for you, but the outhouse is one of the best features of the place. Back in the lodge, there were lamps to be lit, and i had a bath in a huge claw-foot tub. We watched a short movie (generator?) and hit the hay. We sat in the kitchen in the morning and chatted with other hostelers. Cozy, comfy, and I felt like I was in a gold miner's lodge at the turn of the century.
Be advised, this hostel is rustic but its one of my favorite hostels I've had the privilege of staying. If you can't handle an outhouse or bears, wolverines, swooping eagles, no electricity and log cabins, think twice and find a motel away from the stillness of the woods. But if you miss it, you've missed great fun and an experience you will always remember. read more