I was traveling to Yellowstone National Park and had flown into Bozeman (see flight review here)…read more Since I got in late, I drove the next day to West Yellowstone which is the town right outside the Western entrance to the Park. My plan was to spend the night in this city and then go the park in the morning as, according to my research, it was easier to get through the park's entrance in the morning. When looking for a place to stay in West Yellowstone, the only chain hotel was a Holiday Inn and through the reviews and pictures, it did not look that good. While searching through reviews and pictures, The Adventure Inn Yellowstone kept coming up as highly rated and reviewed so I decided to book it. I booked the hotel through a travel website (Expedia) as I earn points with Expedia and through the app it was quite easy to book.
The morning of my arrival date, I received a text message from the hotel which detailed all the information including how to access the building, the wifi details, check-in/check-out time, and other needed details. It was the type of information that you would normally get from the check-in desk so I was a bit confused as to why I was getting this information now, but I kept it handy and proceeded to the hotel. In the text message, it had said that the hotel is 'connected to the Westgate Auto Body at the back end of the building'; I had assumed it was a separate building so when I went to the address that is what I was looking for but instead the Westgate Auto Body and The Adventure Inn are all in the same building - the front part of the building is the Auto Body while the back of the same building is the Adventure Inn. Its a little jarring at first impressions if you are expecting one thing and receive another, but I proceeded on. It was then that the directions in the text message made sense as there was no check-in desk - the hotel operates more like an Airbnb in which you have your own access code to the front door and to your specific room; but there is no check-in desk and no attendant on site.
As you enter into the building, there are stairs immediately in front of you which lead upstairs to the rooms. The ground floor contains a garage which has ice, the trash, as well as a sanitizer station by the door; note that there is no elevator to get up to the second floor and no rooms on the first floor so it may not be suitable for those with mobility issues. We proceeded up the stairs and the doors to each room were either in front or on the left and right of us. Our room was on the left so we turned left, enter the code, and proceeded into the room. First impressions of the room were that it was nicely decorates, spacious, and was pleasant in terms of amenities. You entered into the a hallway which lead into the bedroom area. In the hallway, on the right-side, was the bathroom which contained a sink on top a long vanity table and in the adjoining room was a toilet and shower/tub. It was spacious and was comfortable enough for the space and there were many toiletries available in the bathroom including towels, toilet paper, packs of tissue, sunscreen, lotion, shampoo, body wash, and conditioner; the additional toiletries were a nice touch.
Further down the hallway was the main bedroom. The two double beds with a nightstand in the middle were against one wall. Along the other wall was a chest with drawers on the bottom and a TV on top, a fridge and a microwave, a safe, a coffee maker, an ice bucket, and a luggage rack. The bedroom area was spacious and provided tons of space for each of the items and space to move around. The beds were comfortable, big enough for two people, and provided a good nights sleep. The chest had good storage space the the addition of the fridge and the microwave were a nice and welcome addition. Because the room was so spacious, there was plenty of room for the luggage storage space as well.
Hotel amenities included complimentary parking, complimentary wifi, complimentary ice, abundant toiletries in the room, a booklet of information in the room, and convenient location that was walking-distance to many attractions and sights. Overall, it was a really pleasant stay at The Adventure Inn. The spacious rooms, the nice amenities, the convenient location all made it a great stay.
