Steven S.
Yelp
Glamping typically involves more comfort and luxury than traditional camping. If you are looking for a true glamping experience, worthly of the very high cost you are paying, DO NOT stay at Under Canvas West Yellowstone (UCWY). UCWY is a disaster.
My flight was delayed and I arrived in the dark of night at 10:30 p.m. The sign for UC doesn't have any working lights, so I drove past it twice before I figured out where to turn. Once I got to the lobby I checked in and was taken to my tent in a golf cart. Once we got to the tent, the woman barely pulled on the zipper and told me to have a good night as she was walking off. It was very, very black in the tent and I had no idea where anything was or what to do. I suggested she come back and help me, which she did. It was very, very cold and foggy so I asked her to get the fire going and turn on some lights. She struggled with the fire and it went out 10 minutes later, so that didn't help. Considering the high cost of UCWY, and the fact they knew I was driving from the airport, you would think that they would have prepared the tent before I got there; started a fire so it was warm and welcoming, and turned on some lights, but apparently, this is beyond them. I was miserable and tired, so I did my best to get some sleep.
The following morning I could see my breath in the tent. I texted the front desk and asked for someone to come start the fire. Now, I know how to create fire but this ugly metal tube is a totally different experience. The only way to build a fire in it is to get on your hands and knees and lean over to look inside. The other option is to sit on the floor and pray the fire keeps going. A very nice man showed up and he had the same struggle as we did the night before, but he got flames going, for about 10 minutes when it went out again. Still freezing, I finally got out of bed and put layers of clothing on, not a great morning.
If you want a hot shower, you pull on the chain once so the water will heat, once it heats you pull on it again and get wet, soap yourself up standing in the room you can see your breathe in, and pull the chain again to rinse; the showers in the Air Force where better than this.
If you are used to actual camping, and you have sooooooo much money you are willing to flush it down a toilet, I guess you could stay here, but why would you. There wasn't even 1 glass or cup in the tent, so I had to struggle to even take my medication before I went to sleep; Motel 6 will at least provide a plastic cup. The West Yellowstone area has a large number of hotels and I left UC first thing in the morning and went to the Hibernation Inn where I had a fireplace I could start with a wall switch, a full kitchen, a shower that worked like normal, a very comfortable bed and it cost much less than UC. You have been warned.