The Ridgeline Hotel® at Yellowstone
A convenient Yellowstone road-trip base with clean rooms, a hot tub, and retro park photographs.
The verdict
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This lodging serves as a convenient and clean base for exploring Yellowstone National Park. Guests appreciate the large rooms decorated with historic park prints, along with relaxing amenities like the clean hot tub and pool. However, traffic noise from the adjacent road is noticeable unless windows stay closed, and roll-away beds are exceptionally uncomfortable. 1395
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What travelers noticed
- Rooms are reliably clean and spacious, featuring themed decor and vintage Yellowstone photographs in the hallways. 5
- Guests enjoy clean on-site amenities including the pool and hot tub after long road trips through the park. 7
- Windows must be kept firmly shut to block out sound from the adjacent road. 5
The catch
Who it's for
- — Road trippers touring Yellowstone
- — Families wanting an indoor pool and hot tub
- — Travelers seeking clean, convenient base lodging
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to nearby road traffic
- — Guests requiring comfortable roll-away beds
Seen on camera
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“What we love about the Roosevelt area and the Roosevelt Lodge is it's the most affordable lodging within the park unless…”
youtube.com8:48“down here where it's really quiet in the lodge there's just not very many people if you get in the 400 series down below…”
youtube.com8:29“so there what they have is the lodge that you can eat in and it's kind of a nice rustic little Lodge and we really liked…”
youtube.com8:17“look how big this is so you take a tub so you walk in and there's two different bathrooms and you you can take your off…”
youtube.com4:25“Now the beauty of these cabins is that they are private enough where you have your own area, but it's still within the t…”
youtube.com2:54“Now right next door to the cabins is another place I've stayed called the Gray Wolf Inn and Suites. This is a more stand…”
youtube.com3:09“I have stayed at the Jackson Lake Lodge, which is in a stunning location, as well as the Mountain Modern in downtown Jac…”
youtube.com9:57“okay for prices at Canyon Village this is one of the cons actually it's a little expensive Prices range from 350 dollars…”
youtube.com2:34“so what's great about staying at Old Faithful Is that you are close to a lot of things that you can walk to gift shops G…”
youtube.com3:51“the downside of staying there is you're up on the higher Loop which means you're far away from the lower loop and that's…”
youtube.com9:21“I really liked our experience there and then I loved that we could wake up and go to Lamar Valley and not too much time…”
youtube.com17:29“On my last trip to Yellowstone, I stayed at the iconic Lake Yellowstone Hotel. This is an iconic hotel. It is unmistakab…”
youtube.com6:25“so things that we like about Canyon Village the location is the best spot in the park if you don't want to be switching…”
youtube.com1:42“and the other con is that the name's a little bit deceiving it's Canyon Village but there are no Canyon views here you h…”
youtube.com2:22“and then we have the lake hotel which is the exact same plans as the fountain Hotel was and it is beautiful and as you c…”
youtube.com12:22“they were just kind of they were little hotel rooms but what made that place special was that they had this big grassy m…”
youtube.com17:14“On my last trip, I had the chance to spend a night in a really, really nice hotel called the Kimpton Armory, which is ri…”
youtube.com7:45“and as Matt mentioned we love the dining room there and we also use the old west cookout from there too which was our fa…”
youtube.com9:10“awesome view of the lake just gorgeous room is exquisite is really really really nice beautiful view with the like”
youtube.com13:02“one of the cons of staying down by Grant Village or the Lake hotel is it's pretty far down on the lower loop which means…”
youtube.com7:16“we've stayed at a few places in Gardner including the absaroka lodge which is right on the river the Yellowstone Gateway…”
youtube.com13:47“When we woke up in the morning, we heard elk bugling and turns out they were right outside on the lawn. Really enjoyed t…”
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Score breakdown
How the 74/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
82- “The kitchenette area features a four-burner stovetop (no oven), microwave, and full refrigerator plus a sink. This room is furnished with two queens or one king, a private bathroom and a beautiful river view fit for royalty.” 3
- “cute little cabin we've got a little sink and a really small bed and a bathroom in a private bathroom that bed so that's good for me where the hell are you sleeping look at look at that it's like so small” 6
Food
93Location
89Noise
91- “down here where it's really quiet in the lodge there's just not very many people if you get in the 400 series down below as you can see the parking lot is pretty empty and it's nice and quiet it's just better” 68:29
Room
78Service
78- “Front desk was very helpful with recommendations and friendly.” 9
- “The property goes above and beyond to accommodate their guests from a game room with free air hockey, to a nice hot tub experience, free laundry facilities, very pleasant and helpful employees. Also loved how close it was to the Yellowstone NP entrance - less than 5 minutes.” 9
Bed & Sleep
83- “they were just kind of they were little hotel rooms but what made that place special was that they had this big grassy meadow area in between the rooms by a river they had a big fire campfire yeah people Gathering yeah so I felt like we were camping but then we still got to go sleep in a comfy bed” 1317:14
- “The kids were very happy here (only place w/tv this trip!) and everything was very nice except for very uncomfortable roll away bed. Son slept on floor instead of using it-no biggie we didn't complain so probably unfair to mention it.” 5
Value
71- “Amazing. It was a steal price-wise as we went during off-season.” 9
- “What we love about the Roosevelt area and the Roosevelt Lodge is it's the most affordable lodging within the park unless you're camping which we have a whole other video about if you are interested in camping in Yellowstone but if you're trying to save some money those cabins are very affordable” 138:48
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Where it sits
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Stay value
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Falls short of what $$ usually buys
Scores 12 points below the mid-range median of 86, across 791 hotels in the same bracket. In Yellowstone it sits 8 points below the local median of 82.
- This hotel
- 74
- Bracket median
- 86
- Index median
- 86
Based on 791 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
- 2 mentions
- 1 mention
No location within the hotel draws repeated complaints yet.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 51 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “I imagine management would have responded; they seemed very nice.” 5
- “The property goes above and beyond to accommodate their guests from a game room with free air hockey, to a nice hot tub experience, free laundry facilities, very pleasant and helpful employees. Also loved how close it was to the Yellowstone NP entrance - less than 5 minutes.” 9
- “The property goes above and beyond to accommodate their guests from a game room with free air hockey, to a nice hot tub experience, free laundry facilities, very pleasant and helpful employees.” 9
- “so there what they have is the lodge that you can eat in and it's kind of a nice rustic little Lodge and we really liked our food when we ate there but you don't stay in the lodge you stay in one of the many little cabins nearby” On camera138:17
- “Found the staff to be very friendly, courteous, etc.” 5
- “A B&B about 5 mi north of Gardiner - beautiful room that seemed brand new (but wasn't), the owners are really nice and helpful with trip planning, and a nice setting up on a hill.” 5
- “Very Friendly, Great Rooms, Very Clean, they always ask for suggestions on how to make the stay better.” 5
- “The staff is courteous and always finding ways to make your trip more enjoyable.” 5
- “The bathrooms were nice and the sleeping area was clean.” 5
- “Nice, clean, newer, large rooms.” 5
- “The place has always been clean, and Tom the owner, is a top notch person, who strives to offer a great place to stay.” 5
- “The front desk staff are nothing short of hostile, but the room was fine as long as you kept the windows closed so you could not hear the road that you are beside.” 5
- “Front desk was very helpful with recommendations and friendly.” 9
- “Front desk was great with taking messages and was very friendly!” 5
- “What we love about the Roosevelt area and the Roosevelt Lodge is it's the most affordable lodging within the park unless you're camping which we have a whole other video about if you are interested in camping in Yellowstone but if you're trying to save some money those cabins are very affordable” On camera138:48
- “Now right next door to the cabins is another place I've stayed called the Gray Wolf Inn and Suites. This is a more standard hotel that might be a bit more cost-effective than the cabins, but location-wise, you still get to enjoy all the same perks.” On camera73:09
- “okay for prices at Canyon Village this is one of the cons actually it's a little expensive Prices range from 350 dollars a night to twelve hundred dollars a night so it's one of the more expensive places to stay in the park” On camera132:34
- “Amazing. It was a steal price-wise as we went during off-season.” 9
- “down here where it's really quiet in the lodge there's just not very many people if you get in the 400 series down below as you can see the parking lot is pretty empty and it's nice and quiet it's just better” On camera68:29
- “Convenient location in town for stocking up on provisions, rooms clean (and rather small) but not fancy.” 5
- “I have stayed at the Jackson Lake Lodge, which is in a stunning location, as well as the Mountain Modern in downtown Jackson Hole.” On camera79:57
- “so what's great about staying at Old Faithful Is that you are close to a lot of things that you can walk to gift shops General stores all the things plus you can hop right out of your hotel and walk around the geyser Basin you could see Old Faithful go off several times if you wanted to” On camera133:51
- “Would definitely stay here again! Great location and wonderful views.” 9
- “the downside of staying there is you're up on the higher Loop which means you're far away from the lower loop and that's where all the cool geyser basins are so you're going to do a lot of driving if that's your central location where you stay” On camera139:21
- “On my last trip to Yellowstone, I stayed at the iconic Lake Yellowstone Hotel. This is an iconic hotel. It is unmistakable with its bright yellow exterior. This is very centrally located so it's great if you want to explore different parts of the park without long daily drives and it's from here we could easily access places like the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.” On camera76:25
- “so things that we like about Canyon Village the location is the best spot in the park if you don't want to be switching locations on your trip you can see the entire Park from Canyon Village we also like the variety of places to eat” On camera131:42
- “People love gathering around the fire pits and making s'mores. Also, it was quick and easy to get to Mammoth Springs from this location.” 9
- “so things that we like about Canyon Village the location is the best spot in the park if you don't want to be switching locations on your trip you can see the entire Park from Canyon Village” On camera131:42
- “Was located in a great location across from numerous restaurants and an overview of yellowstones mountains.” 9
- “Convenient location for North Gate Yellowstone.” 9
- “Few area hotels are as conveniently located as the Ridgeline Hotel at Yellowstone (formerly the Best Western by Mammoth Hot Springs)!” 16
- “Now the beauty of these cabins is that they are private enough where you have your own area, but it's still within the town. So everything is walkable from here.” On camera72:54
- “The kids were very happy here (only place w/tv this trip!) and everything was very nice except for very uncomfortable roll away bed. Son slept on floor instead of using it-no biggie we didn't complain so probably unfair to mention it.” 5
- “they were just kind of they were little hotel rooms but what made that place special was that they had this big grassy meadow area in between the rooms by a river they had a big fire campfire yeah people Gathering yeah so I felt like we were camping but then we still got to go sleep in a comfy bed” On camera1317:14
- “Rooms were the "usual motel room", but ours was kept very clean & no problems.” 5
- “The front desk staff are nothing short of hostile, but the room was fine as long as you kept the windows closed so you could not hear the road that you are beside.” 5
- “great size for a family ..."We stayed at the Absaroka Lodge in January 2005. We chose the suite which has a complete and exceptionally clean kitchen! Great size for a family.” 5
- “Comfortable and convenient for Yellowstone. Large room with everything you need in a road trip.” 9
- “and the other con is that the name's a little bit deceiving it's Canyon Village but there are no Canyon views here you have to like go over to the Grand Canyon to Yellowstone to see it which is close but you're not going to be viewing the Canyon from your room” On camera132:22
- “awesome view of the lake just gorgeous room is exquisite is really really really nice beautiful view with the like” On camera613:02
- “... the Motel 6 probably has the best view of all [the hotels in Gardiner]. It is a little higher than the others and every room faces Electric Peak with an unobstructed view.” 5
- “Decor was cute. Our room had a train theme, and hallways have lots of cool old yellowstone photographs and prints.” 5
- “we've stayed at a few places in Gardner including the absaroka lodge which is right on the river the Yellowstone Gateway Inn which had a very cute little room and Chico Hot Springs which is a little further north but is a nice little Resort” On camera1313:47
- “The kitchenette area features a four-burner stovetop (no oven), microwave, and full refrigerator plus a sink. This room is furnished with two queens or one king, a private bathroom and a beautiful river view fit for royalty.” 3
- “cute little cabin we've got a little sink and a really small bed and a bathroom in a private bathroom that bed so that's good for me where the hell are you sleeping look at look at that it's like so small” 6
- “and then we have the lake hotel which is the exact same plans as the fountain Hotel was and it is beautiful and as you can see it's got this beautiful beautiful view” On camera612:22
- “and as Matt mentioned we love the dining room there and we also use the old west cookout from there too which was our favorite place to go” On camera139:10
- “Convenient location for North Gate Yellowstone. We really enjoyed the adjacent restaurant for breakfast.” 9
- “The cabins are a little on the rustic side, but are very clean with showers and comfortable beds. They have a small lodge with a nice kitchen, where I had some of the best meals around the park.” 5
- “Basic "motel breakfast"; area always clean, etc. & items replenished quickly.” 5
- “When we woke up in the morning, we heard elk bugling and turns out they were right outside on the lawn. Really enjoyed the comforts here. There was a beautiful dining space.” On camera76:46
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Noise rests on 1 source — too thin to rely on.
- 13 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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- 1Need a lodging review for Gardiner : r/yellowstonereddit.comForum thread2026-02-24CurrentRead originalreddit.com
- 25 Reasons to Stay in Gardiner When Visiting Yellowstoneroadtriplocals.comReview site2025-01-08AgeingRead originalroadtriplocals.com
- 4Ridgeline Hotel: Charming Yellowstone Lodging and Fun Toursyellowstonepark.comReview site2023-02-14Ageing1 quote usedRead originalyellowstonepark.com
- 3The Ridgeline Hotel at Yellowstoneusparklodging.comReview siteDate not stated2 quotes used
“The hotel's property borders the Yellowstone River and enjoys the spectacular river and mountain views.”
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“I imagine management would have responded; they seemed very nice.”
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