High Country Motel and Cabins, Cooke City MT

Cooke City was very cute. Not a lot of places to eat but the Cafe had great food. No cell service which was fine after all we were there for the peace. Anyhoo, after a fabulous day, we pull into town, we’re hungry. Should we check in or eat first? We decide to eat first. We get to the motel at 9: 00pm. The woman in the office whom I assume was the owner was nasty. Apparently, we should have checked in first. She’s talking so fast I can’t understand her. I ask her to slow down. Nope. I ask her again, tell her I’m hard of hearing. Nope. She tried to run my card, it was declined. Forgot to tell them I was traveling. My bad. We get into the room. It’s nice. Notes everywhere. Don’t do this, don’t do that. In the middle of the night my hubby has a mouse crawl up his leg. I’m the morning out wake up call is a dirt bike being stated and driven around the cabin. Then a 4 wheeler. WTH?

Booked via info I found on Google. Our trip was spontaneous, so I didn’t do the research I normally would do if I had more time. With that being said, I do not think we will ever stay in Cooke City again. The area itself is convenient to the park, it’s quaint, and the people are very friendly and nice, but the drawback for us was the expense for what you get. We paid approximately $283 for an upstairs room, thin walls, no elevator, no air conditioning, holes in curtains, thin walls, generic toiletries (bring your own shampoo and conditioner girls). If it wasn’t for the mountains, the view outside our window wasn’t nice either, junk everywhere. All of this is fine, and we are good with it IF we expect it. But, for the price we paid, it’s not what we expected. We paid $100 less for similar accommodations in Cody, and we were happy with it, because we knew what we were getting.

So in my haste of booking I should of done more research, so that’s on me. The place was clean, the staff was nice, dog friendly, safe, the town quaint, picturesque, and unfortunately very expensive. Dinner at the local “Cafe” costs us about $100 for 2. They do have amazing poppyseed rum cake, it’s $10,95 a slice.

Just know what you’re getting into out there and do your research.

PS- Loved the coffee shop next door, grabbed two coffees, a cinnamon roll and a pastry, on our way out ($22). To me that was worth it. You just have to decide what’s worth it to you.

Note- There’s no cell service in town, but the lodge provided free wifi that worked nicely.

We love High Country Motel and Cabins and the location in Cooke City. We have stayed here multiple times and will continue to do so when we visit Montana again. They have a little grocery store there as well; pretty much whatever you may need. The owners are super friendly, and I would recommend them 100 percent. Never have had a bad experience there. If you're looking for a place to stay outside of Lamar Valley, check them out. They are also not far from the Beartooth Scenic Parkway.well worth the drive.

Stayed in the motel for one night after leaving Yellowstone. Good location, staff was very nice. The room was clean, has a big refrigerator. There were two issues, the beds are to soft for me, did not sleep well and the light outside the door is super bright, kept me awake as well.

Worst place to stay so noisy from heaters next room over you can't even sleep light coming in the door seems like daylight at night, a constant generator buzzing all night. By- pass this place it was so bad I wanted to sleep in my car instead.

I absolutely love this place. Very nice rooms and a very warm welcome from the woman at the front desk. Wildlife everywhere. I'll definitely stay again.

Accidentally got stuck in Yellowstone

Thank God for this place. Very charming and wildlife right outside your door.
And I got to stay in Yellowstone.
Very cool
Thank you

Had to find a place to stay and we were pleasantly surprised by this place. We stayed in a cabin and I was just what we needed. Great shop and host as well.

If you're looking for a far out cool place, this is it.
Anna was very helpful but all the people around are super friendly. The views are amazing.
We stayed Jan 2nd 2023 and got to watch the snow fall and the snow mobiles from our room.
It's a long drive to get there but if you forgot something, this motel has a convenience store with most things.
My husband and I are already planning our next trip out to this city and will be staying here.
Dogs are welcome. The place was super clean. And some rooms have full kitchens available.
10 out of 10 recommend.