Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The Jackson Hole Lodge

For the first night of our Yellowstone weekend we stayed at the Jackson Hole Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.  While the lodge isn't the most beautiful hotel I have ever been in, it is perfectly adequate especially for the price.  We found a room for $55/night at www.hotels.com, but the rooms normally cost $80-110.  Jackson Hole is one of the most expensive cities in Wyoming, so this is a great price.  

The rooms are comfortable and clean and sufficient for most travelers.  If you are a like fancy hotels and luxury accommodations, this is not the place for you, but it is a really great deal.  The best part about the hotel is that it is located a very short walk from the downtown area where there are dozens of restaurants and clubs.  If you were to go there in the winter for the ski season this would also be a great location because it isn't too far from the slopes, we could see them from right off the veranda.  It is very easy to get around town from this hotel.

The night we stayed at the hotel we walked down to a restaurant called Sidewinders.  This restaurant was not located in the downtown area, but rather a little further west of the Lodge.  It was a typical american restaurant with steaks, burgers and wings.  I had a Philly cheese steak sandwich and my husband had the Dagwood sandwich and we split chicken fingers for an appetizer.  

The food was great and the beer was icy cold, but the service was terrible.  I have never felt so ignored in my life.  We sat in the bar so we could get the happy hour drink special and the waitress took about 8 minutes before even coming to our table.  It took just as long to get our order taken and even longer for our food to be delivered.  Everyone working seemed like they were on vacation instead of working.  While a relaxed atmosphere is not a bad thing in a work environment, it is still important to remember your customers.  

Hopefully if you check this restaurant you will get a better server, because the food really is good and i can recommend eating there, as long as you are not in a hurry.  The Jackson Hole Lodge is also highly recommendable because it is inexpensive and good quality for the price you pay.  It has a really great location also which will help you see all Jackson Hole has to offer.

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