Gallatin River Lodge

The staff, Katherine, Emily and Hanna all had the very best interest in our family the entire week. Super friendly and accommodating making parent’s weekend outstanding. The GRL is breathtaking, the food and bar were both spectacular and should be on everyone’s place to stay when in Bozeman. Thank you for an amazing stay! David Stone

Let’s be clear - this lodge is NOT on a river so on drive up it was instant disappointment for us. There is a pond that you can poke fish in. Accommodations are not 5 star. We stayed in the Trout Lodge. Walls are thin - you can hear neighbor’s conversation. AC is loud. Porch lights don’t go off making the room bright and difficult to sleep in. Porch lights attract bugs - lots of gnats in our room. Breakfast provided in room refrigerator but there is no microwave to warm the croissant or scone so if you enjoy a rock hard pastry you’re in luck. We did enjoy the meal at the restaurant and that is where all the great reviews seem to be coming from! Saved by the chef! I will also say that there was a large party for an event outside and it was very apparent that additional staff had not been brought in. We thought we’d show up early , have a nice drink at the bar before dinner and were met by a stressed server who apologized because they were having to do everything. Not a good start to the meal, seeing stressed staff but the meal was great. We also enjoyed desert outside our room watching the deer at sunset. However, in my opinion this accommodation is overpriced and not what is represented online.

I can sum up our visit with one word: underwhelming. This is a three star hotel charging four star+ rates. There is a lot of potential here, but until they can refine their attention to detail, expand their available amenities, and improve their customer service, I cannot recommend staying here at this price point. The grounds are beautiful but that's not hard to find in Montana.