Not sure how they fare in the Summer, but staying at this rather pricey 'hotel' is not an experience I would wish to repeat in the Winter. It also seems to have been withdrawn from Booking.com since I stayed there...
It is located in an isolated, very peaceful and quiet spot, with great views from the dining room deck.
It was a ghost town when I arrived on the cold Winter night of Jan 15th, 2018, at around 7:00PM. No lights, no cars, no visible human presence, anywhere. I thought I'd made a mistake ! I called the hotel's number and was transferred to a friendly Matt, who informed me that he had sent me an e-mail a bit earlier, that my cabin was #9 and that the key was on the door. He also asked me at what time I wanted breakfast, to which I answered 8:30AM please. He simply said 8:00AM.
My bedroom was large and 'cosy' except for one big problem: the heating didn't work as it relied on an old portable heater which struggled to even keep itself warm ! Outside temperature was about -10F, and about 55F, 58F maximum inside. Thankfully hot water was available so I took a hot bath and doubled up my covers with the duvet and the covers from the other bed in the room. The cabin was actually pretty clean, except for the bathroom, the smelly and dusty towels, and the bed sheets, which although clean in appearance were certainly less than fresh.
I showed up the next morning at 8:30 AM for breakfast and understood the full meaning of Matt's admonition the previous evening to show up at 8:00AM ! Most of the scrambled eggs and sausages were gone, already eaten by the only two other guests at the hotel, and the tiny portion left for me was definitely very cold, as was the water in the definitely less than clean thermos bottle from which I was instructed to make my tea. To his credit, the 'cook' did heat up some water when I requested it, although he was too busy listening to a loud radio broadcast in the adjoining kitchen to think of topping up my meager breakfast offering with something a bit more appetizing... or hot at least ! I had to make do with jam and toasted bagels.
My parting question to the 'cook' (the only visible staff on the entire property) about the check-out procedure having only elicited a blank stare and two questioning arms raised to the ceiling, I made my way out of there as quickly as I could to get a hot meal in nearby Driggs read more