Elk Horn Lodge

Jeff and Lisa are amazing! There isn’t anything our room lacked! Our beds were soooo comfortable, our room spotless, decor bright and cheery and the hospitality extended, so appreciated. Of the places we stayed on our nine day Yellowstone vacation this was our favorite. And while I loved the town of Red Lodge I’d stay in Cooke City just so that I could stay at the Elkhorn Lodge. I’d stay here again and again!

Just loved staying here. We had a great room upstairs, very comfortable and clean and we made ourselves at home. After early starts for visiting Yellowstone we found it was very nice to just relax here in the afternoon . Jeff was extremely helpful and engaging and makes this a very warm and friendly place to stay in - we enjoyed hanging out and chatting to other guests. |We also liked the small town feel of Cooke City and had a meal at the Bear tooth cafe which was very good.

What a lovely place to stay, we only stayed one night but wished we stayed longer. When we arrived the owner was up to his elbows in cleaning, we were early but straight away he welcomed us and made us feel welcome and at home.|Our room was spotless and very comfortable. Loved it and would like to come back one day. Cooke City is a beautiful little place, so glad we stopped by. |Visiting from the U.K.

We had a pleasant stay at Elk Horn Lodge. Our room was very clean and the towels were super soft. The management/owners were more than accommodating making our stay wonderful. I would definitely stay there again and highly recommended it to anyone passing through.

We only stayed 1night here as we were traveling from Billings over the Beartooth Highway on our way to Canyon Village but easily would have stayed longer as the room was quite sufficient for our needs. Owners were very helpful with all our questions about the park and town and even did us a huge favor of retrieving a clothing item that we left behind in a restaurant and had it shipped back to our home town. Can’t say enough nice things about the owners, they were “GREAT” !

This place has curbside appeal in a town that for the most part is lacking in this department. Pleasant and informative front desk. Copious signage in the spacious room with many useful items for your stay. Above average sized refrigerator. The chairs on the deck were are nice touch and were much appreciated. Although I have not stayed at them all, these are likely the best accommodations in Cooke City. Make sure to look into ATV rental while in Cooke City (crazy fun). Also breakfast at the Log Cabin Cafe (one town over) was in my opinion very good.

Fantastic place to stay. Within a few Minutes drive to the Yellowstone northeast entrance then only a short drive to Lamar Valley on Yellowstone. The cabin we stayed in was very well kept and very quiet. This cabins location is perfectly located with wonderful views from the front porch! Would we stay again of course we would!

I fell in love with this lodge and the town! The lodge was wonderful. Bed and pillows were super comfy. No A/C but you absolutely don’t need it and that’s coming from someone who likes the a/c on 65 at night. The lodge has small kitchens and plenty places around for eating and shopping. The owners are phenomenal and very friendly. I would 100% stay here again!

Cooke City was fantastic! Elk Horn Lodge was clean, comfortable and the owners Jeff and Lisa were amazing! Highly highly recommend!

We stayed here for two nights and it was very nice. The place was clean and offered everything we needed to enjoy our stay. The town was quite dead during our stay (Fall 2021). Prob one restaurant was open and two gas stations with affordable prices. The lodge is close to Silver Gate (~2.5 miles away) that offers breakfast/lunch and a general store to grab quick items. It's ~40 mins from Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park. Awesome place to enjoy wildlife, photography, and beautiful hikes. We would lodge here again and try to book their cute cabins (there are two) if available.

Very nice, clean hotel just outside Yellowstone in the cool town of Cooke City. The room was simple but had everything you'd need including a mini fridge and freezer. A bison walked right past our room one morning. I'm not sure if that's a plus or minus, but we were excited!

This place is super cute and charming!!! Great customer service. The beds were incredibly comfortable!! I would stay here again and highly recommended.

We spent 3 nights here over the 4th of July weekend. We were very impressed with how clean the entire property is. We had a refrigerator, microwave, and coffee in the room. We only used refrigerator to keep drinks cold. Good food and coffee are all within easy walking distance. Beds are comfortable and plenty of towels are provided. We will definitely stay here again. Highlight of our stay was watching fireworks from the porch.

I bicycled over the Beartooth plateau on Memorial Day, arriving at the Elk Horn Lodge thoroughly exhausted. Lisa and Jeff (owner/operators) bent over backwards to insure my comfort. Their location is in the center of town, and the rooms are very comfortable. You'll be happy at the Elk Horn Lodge.

We got one of the cabins. It was a great price and close to the NE entrance of Yellowstone. Great access to Lamar Valley. The hotel is walking distance to restaurants & breakfast options - even early morning (5am) for the sunrise animal seekers.

This is a great motel, very clean and the owners take great pride in awesome customer service. This is the best motel in Cooke City to stay at. The motel is across the street from Miners Saloon which has good food and drinks. I would highly recommend this motel especially considering that you are in the middle of nowhere. We take a snowmobile trip to Cooke city and have stayed at other places but this is the best. The owners run the place and take great care of their guests

Pretty basic rooms, but comfortable enough. When we stayed here the water in town was not drinkable, for some reason, and they provided us with bottled water in our room. The temperature in the room was quite hot all night-- too hot to use any covers. That's my only complaint. Overall, this is a good place to stop on the way to Yellowstone. The drive over Bear tooth pass to get here is absolutely spectacular, the town of Cooke City is a charming old western town, and the northeast entrance to Yellowstone is lovely and much less traveled than the more popular south and east entrances.

Excellent little place. Great rooms, very clean, quite and pleasant. The owners are amazing, genuine people, wish there were more people like that in the world. Super close to the park, would definitely stay here again.

Very cool family run hotel in the beautiful town of Cooke City, Montana. Come here, if you are sick of the 'touristy' side of Yellowstone! This friendly frontier-style town has all you want right here: nice people, good beer, great food, awesome wilderness! The Elkhorn Lodge is well kept and has comfortable rooms for those travelers who are sick of spending 100s of dollars for NP accommodation. The views of the surrounding mountains are stunning and we went to the Lamar valley at dusk to see the Druid Peak Pack of wolves. It was fantastic! Rent your spotting scope in the Silvergate General Store and ask for Rick and Doug, the local wolf guys.

Very clean and reasonably priced motel close to the northeast entrance to Yellowstone in the quaint community of Cooke City, MT. Beds were very comfy and room had most everything you would need. No ice machine but there are plenty of places in town to accommodate that need. Conveniently located allowing you to walk to shops and restaurants in town. Not sure if this is true in all rooms but our shower head hit us at chest height - both about 5'10" - not so good. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay!

This was a nice, clean place to stay if you are going to drive the Beartooth Highway with a lodge feel to it. The only thing I would say is to not stay here if you think you may have to cancel for any reason because they have a 14 day no refund policy. That is why I give it a 3. Otherwise, it's a nice place in a neat looking little town.

We have visited Cooke City every year for about the past 20 years to visit nearby Yellowstone. We have stayed in most of the hotels, but Elk Horn Lodge is BY FAR the best. This small centrally located 2 story picturesque hotel has 8 large rooms, each with patio or balcony area to watch the world go by and gaze at the mountains. Each room has a microwave and fridge plus access to the hot tub (great after a day of outdoor activity). Also access to a BBQ. Although the office is on the Main Street, the rooms are tucked on a side street cutting down on the main street noise (lots of motorcycles). Book early because rooms get scarce quickly. Owners are great and involved.

Everytime we come to Cooke City to ski/snowmobile, we stay at the Elkhorn. We have always been impressed by the mom and pop sort of service. The rooms are basic, but they are well maintained. The rooms were reasonably priced and I would highly recommend them to anyone who is just passing through.