Old Faithful Inn - Inside The Park

“Great 3 night Family Stay in a prime location”

Our family group of 11 w/5 kids ages 8-10 stayed in the East wing for 3 nights. Two 2-queen rooms facing the parking lot. Each room had its own bathroom w/shower & mini- fridge. Also splurged for a 2 room suite with a great view of Old Faithful outside the suite and bedroom windows. The rooms wer... lisää

Our family group of 11 w/5 kids ages 8-10 stayed in the East wing for 3 nights. Two 2-queen rooms facing the parking lot. Each room had its own bathroom w/shower & mini- fridge. Also splurged for a 2 room suite with a great view of Old Faithful outside the suite and bedroom windows. The rooms were clean and beds comfy, No daily housekeeping/ bed making but requested replacement towels were quickly provided. Such a great, central location for exploring the park. Had to make the online reservations 365 days before our stay. Would recommend.

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“Prime location”

Location, location, location! We really enjoyed our stay as the hotel is historic and gorgeous and thoughtfully designed-make sure to take a guided tour of the hotel which is offered a few times a day. I booked a year in advance, and at $600+ a night the room is underwhelming, but can't say enoug... lisää

Location, location, location! We really enjoyed our stay as the hotel is historic and gorgeous and thoughtfully designed-make sure to take a guided tour of the hotel which is offered a few times a day. I booked a year in advance, and at $600+ a night the room is underwhelming, but can't say enough about the prime location and being able to watch Old Faithful whenever we wanted! I appreciated the water filling station in the main lobby (we hate single use plastics) and we rented bikes at the Old Faithful Snow Lodge and were able to visit a lot of nearby geysers on wheels (my favorite is morning glory). We enjoyed the breakfast buffet at the hotel-not the highest quality but reasonably priced, great service, and provided us sustenance. Wonderful experience, but do lower your expectations on the room and you will have a great time!

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“Great location but not worth paying for "Geyser View"”

After spending 4 nights in Canyon Village, my son and I spent our last night in Yellowstone at Old Faithful Inn. We moved here because of the proximity to the various geyser areas. First of all, lower your expectations. Second, remember, you are paying for the location, not luxury or amenities.... lisää

After spending 4 nights in Canyon Village, my son and I spent our last night in Yellowstone at Old Faithful Inn. We moved here because of the proximity to the various geyser areas. First of all, lower your expectations. Second, remember, you are paying for the location, not luxury or amenities. Of course you can stay elsewhere for much less money (eg West Yellowstone) but you will be spending more of your time driving in/out of the park. We booked our trip at the last-minute (3 weeks prior), so the only rooms available were ones that were canceled by travelers, which means pickings were very limited. But we are grateful we could plan and book a trip with just 3 weeks' notice! I can't recall if I had any other choices for our night I wanted to stay in Old Faithful Area. If I could do this again, I would definitely opt for cheaper options in the Old Faithful Lodge or the Snow Lodge. Those are just as convenient to walk out to Old Faithful. Our room is billed as "geyser view" in the East Wing, which ends up being $700/n with tax and fees. If you have a choice for cheaper options, this room is not worth it. Firstly, there are trees in front of our window (our room was on the first floor) so you can't even see old Faithful. Even if we could, it's so easy to walk outside for a better/closer view anyway, so there is really no point in paying extra for "geyser view". Second, the East Wing is an extension from the original inn, so it doesn't have the charm of the main lodge. The room looks just like any hotel room. Third, our room being on the first floor, the hallway outside is a main thoroughfare. The floorboards creak loudly every time someone walks by, and many many people walk back and forth because it's the main hallway. Luckily, there isn't much to do at night so most people retire to their rooms by 11pm, and it quieted down. But footsteps start up again at 6am in the morning. Fourth, unlike our room in Canyon Village, there is no mini-fridge in our room, nor wifi. It's fine for us for just one night as we were leaving the next day, but definitely something to consider. Fifth, while room temperature wasn't an issue for us over at Canyon given its higher elevation, our OFI room was overly warm. We had windows open for hours in the evening and it didn't cool the room much. So I left the windows and curtains open through the night, and by 4am the room got pretty chilly and I was also awaken by coyote howls. (Temperature goes down to 30sF at night). Okay, the plusses — location! We only stayed for 1 night but we watched Old Faithful erupt 3 times! Once in the morning, once at midday, and once in the evening. We visited Grand Prismatic at 7pm because it is so overrun by tourists during the day time. We would't be able to visit it at this late hour if we had stayed elsewhere (even within the park, because it's so big and you don't want to drive after dark). The next morning I was up by 6:30am and visited Lower Geyser Basin at 7am when there were only 2 other cars in the parking lot. So, remember, you are paying the premium price for the location, not for the amenities ! The Inn itself is truly beautiful. We took the free guided tour and it is so good! The tour is offered 4x a day and I highly recommend you make time to take the tour. We had our last dinner at the Dining Room, and I thought the food was fairly decent, especially compared to what we have been eating over in Canyon Village! Would I stay here again? I would, if there are cheaper options in Snow lodge or Old Faithful Lodge. Cell service is good in the area so even if there is no wifi, it's not a problem getting online, as long as you have plenty / unlimited data. I would also check if other lodges have mini-fridge in rooms.

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