Hotel Room, 1 Queen Bed, Claw Bathtub/No Shower/Toilet, No TV, No Microwave, No Fridge

Reviews of The Historic Madison Hotel Motel

2 out of 5
The Historic Madison Hotel Motel
139 Yellowstone Ave, West Yellowstone, MT

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 348 out of 740 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 252 out of 740 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 89 out of 740 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 40 out of 740 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 11 out of 740 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, quaint.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Oct 17, 2023
We are proud of what we have to share with our guests. Siple clean and friendly.

6/10 Okay

Hari

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A wood building over 100 years old is quite an experience. So many creaks and groans, almost haunted. Did not really know what to expect, but truly enjoyed seeing how they lived over 100 years ago.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Oct 10, 2023
Just to be clear, the building is not Haunted, it does carry the "Spirt of Yellowstone". We have changed the stay from a 100 years ago, inside plumbing and electricity and available appliances. But we are happy that your felt the historical experience that we try to preserve.

10/10 Excellent

jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 24, 2023
Thanks for the 5 star rating, the staff really works hard to deserve this.

6/10 Okay

Kendra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Odd but okay
This is an unusual place to stay, but staff are quite friendly. We appreciated the complementary $10 cards for the Timberline Cafe. Very creaky floors and doors and the stairs are not meant for anyone with limited mobility.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 20, 2023
The Madison is a historic property, thus we do not have an elevator the single flight of stairs that people have navigated for 111 years. We also have Motel rooms for those that select the Motel rooms if they can not do a single flight of stairs. The creaky floors are a natural feature and part of the amenity of staying in an original building constructed of logs in 1910-1912.

8/10 Good

Autumn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Room was clean, beds were comfortable. Coffee and coco all day.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from McKelle on Sep 20, 2023
We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us!!

8/10 Good

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Oct 10, 2023
Thanks for the rating, wished that we could have been better feel free to email us with any comments that we could improve on.

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from McKelle on Sep 15, 2023
Wished we had scored 10/10 for the rating of your stay. Is there anything we need to address to ensure a great rating from our next guest who stays with us?

10/10 Excellent

Hikari

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
We wished we could have stayed longer and enjoyed the hotel and the surrounding town. The lobby area is so fun and the gift shop is the best in town. We appreciated the hot water/coffee/tea/chocolate service, the ice, and the use of the refrigerator/freezer very much!! The restaurant next door, Timberline, was decent - salad bar and pies!! The little coffee stand was delicious and had huckleberry ice cream!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 16, 2023
Our staff is well trained and we truly apricate that your see there efforts. We try to design and find things that our traveling guests would like to have as souvenirs and such. the town of West Yellowstone is fantastic, the Timberline is a great café that has fantastic Pies.

8/10 Good

Joseph K

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from McKelle on Sep 15, 2023
We wish we could’ve gotten a 10 out of 10 rating during your stay. Is there anything we need to address to better the next guess’ stay?

8/10 Good

Robbie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location for Yellowstone. Close to the west gate.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from McKelle on Sep 20, 2023
We are so happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you during your next visit to Yellowstone.

6/10 Okay

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Note that when selecting a room at the Madison Hotel, that choosing the tv and fridge option puts you in the motel portion of the property, in the back, next to an alley. The room was clean (most important), but very small and a bit rough. Parking is tight. If you're traveling in an RV, forget about it. Those use to marriott's will be disappointed, but the historic lobby is worth a look.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 14, 2023
Our staff is very good at their jobs. We are clearly not a New Marriot, we are an original 111 year old property that does the best we can to keep the costs of your stay down as you visit Yellowstone. The room that you had was recently remodeled and we just can not increase the footprint of the room. The parking is what it is also, this place was originally served by stage coach, eve the personal car parking is adapted to meet the needs. If you happen to be traveling with an RV, you can simply park in the "city" parking directly connected by this ally, it is free and safe. We hope that the next time you stay at a Marriot we will be remembered as the small little old hotel, that met your needs and was worth the comparison. Glad to have you stay with us.

2/10 Terrible

Paul

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Worst experience ever had with travel
Rude unprofessional old and unsafe and don’t like children with a lot of stupid rules.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 12, 2023
This guest never finished checking in at our hotel, we refunded all his funds when he requested that and stayed elsewhere.

8/10 Good

Aditya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Response from Garrett on Sep 7, 2023
Thanks for staying with us, please come back on your next visit to Yellowstone.

8/10 Good

Kyrie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 29, 2023
Thanks, for staying with us on your Yellowstone visit.

10/10 Excellent

julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean … helpful staff …. Enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 25, 2023
Thank you for staying with us, the Staff is very appreciative of these complements.

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, walk to restaurants, shops, museums. Quaint and comfortable, great parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 25, 2023
We are fortunate to be in the center of town on the road that goes directly into Yellowstone in two blocks.Thanks for staying with the Madison

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
History
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 20, 2023
Yellowstone is Fantastic, we are glad to see that you felt that the Madison is also a fantastic place. Our staff is fantastic and it shows in their work.

6/10 Okay

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
This is not what it's advertised to be. Spend your money elsewhere An old facility living on it's historic past.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 1, 2023
Se are sorry that you feel that way, it is a Historic Place and simply doesn't meet everyone's expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Charming property and very friendly, knowledgeable staff. Great experience!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from McKelle on Aug 16, 2023
We are so please to hear that you enjoyed your visit with us!! Thank you and we hope to see you next time you come to Yellowstone National Park.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place . Stayed three nights did not clean rooms, but supplied fresh towels
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from McKelle on Aug 16, 2023
Yes, as per our policies, our housekeeping staff does not enter the room at all during your stay with us. We do, however, service your room by request if you need your trash taken out or towels refreshed. We do not change sheets daily nor make the beds due to personal belongings always being left on or too close to the beds in the past. We do not move or touch any guests belonging, thus our policy. We are very happy you enjoyed your stay otherwise. We hope to see you during your next adventure to Yellowstone!!

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We loved our stay! The free coffee and hot chocolate are a wonderful bonus! We highly recommend the Historic Madison Hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 14, 2023
Thanks for spending time with us here at the Historic Madison, our staff does an excellent job.

10/10 Excellent

Joan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I is 111 years old. It has an unusual history as an inn that is so old it had one time used chamber pots. Great living room with full bison, elk, moose and deer heads. Very unusual upstairs. The front stairs looks down on office and living room with an open stairway with railing fronting the rooms as a hallway. Free coffee, cocoa and French Vanilla Cappuccino.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 14, 2023
The Hotel is unique and memorable. We do our best preserving the feel it's had for 111 years, along with some modern benefits like the hot drink services on 24 hrs a day, WIFI, areas to lounge as the rooms are historically small.

8/10 Good

Chris

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Sep 1, 2023
Thanks, we hoped we could have done better, feel free to email us to let us know where we fell short of a higher rating.

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location. Bit pricey but was average for the area. Easy parking
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 8, 2023
The pricing is good here especially when you get the check-in meal tickets, and compare us to any one else, you did that when you booked. Thanks for coming to Yellowstone and making the Madison hotel part of your visit.

10/10 Excellent

Mykah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed in the motel portion of the hotel. It was perfect! Great parking, great location, and great staff.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 4, 2023
Thank you for choosing the Madison, we work hard to keep our customers happy and feeling good and safe as they are our priority while they visit Yellowstone.

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly woman at check in. The room was very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Garrett on Aug 4, 2023
Thanks, Our staffing is wonderful.

10/10 Excellent

Kelbe

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Cute little property that was established 111 years ago right in the heart of West Yellowstone. Conveniently located across the street from the Yellowstone Historic Museum and a 5-10 minute drive to the east entrance to the park depending on traffic. Within walking distance to the local grocery store and several restaurants options! Staff and Owner was so polite and helpful! Sarah checked us in and she’s amazing! Mr. Garrett, the owner does s’mores on Sunday evenings! It was a treat!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from garrett on Jul 28, 2023
West Yellowstone is a Great Small town with everything you need to experience Yellowstone's grandeur. The Sunday S'mores are a treat that we enjoy putting on with the guests being the best part.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved our stay at the Madison. Room was very clean, convenient, and very helpful staff. Also, conveniently located to walk to town and enter Yellowstone. Definitely would stay at the Madison again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from McKelle on Jul 21, 2023
Thank you for making the Madison part of your visit to Yellowstone. We’re happy you enjoyed yourself here with us.

10/10 Excellent

Yan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Best location. Restaurants and shopping next door. Closest spot to west entrance of yellowstone. Also love the yellowstone museum across street.
Response from McKelle on Jul 18, 2023
We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay. Access to all the wonderful attractions inside and outside of Yellowstone is best from west! We hope that you include us on your next visit to Yellowstone.

10/10 Excellent

Wilen

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location and staff of this hotel are wonderful. We got a nice discount to restaurants and gift shop. We loved the convince on location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Garrett on Jul 14, 2023
Thanks for choosing to stay with The Historic Madison.

8/10 Good

Travis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. Staff is a hoot except for I assume was the owners wife. We were 20 minutes early for check in and she made it clear the check in time. My Wife also spent couple hundred buck in their store. Leave the old cranky women at home. You'll stay in business.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Garrett on Jul 5, 2023
Travis, This is not fully at all accurate and your assessment of my Wife is not accurate in the least. Your comments are unfounded and totally inappropriate! We hope you and your wife enjoy your many stays elsewhere because you clearly didn't like our place. If I spoke about you or your wife that way you would be greatly offended, but you dug your own disgracefully hole not even knowing for certain who you actually spoke to.

6/10 Okay

Lance

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
They are nice folks, but this property is not worth the money. Our room "refresh" never happened, and the "historic" part is right as the room is flat old - understand they are convenient right outside Yellowstone, but seemed there were lots of nicer area properties for close to $300 a night.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jul 4, 2023
We cover this refresh policy in our policies that you read at least a few times and signed off, telling you that we do not enter your room for a refresh, we will exchange towels at the door when notified. If you really must have someone make your bed, please bring your mother next time to Yellowstone, she will appreciate it. Even though your room cost was only 266 and if you recall it was less cost than the others and that motivated you to book with us.

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everyone was very pleasant and helpful. Very clean and cozy .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Garrett on Jul 4, 2023
Thanks, we appreciate that you selected and enjoyed your stay here at the Madison.

8/10 Good

Sonia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Small room, but we enjoyed our stay in West Yellowstone!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jul 1, 2023
The room 117 is actually a "large room" for our property with a King bed, it is not as large as a modern Motel. West Yellowstone is a perfect launching spot for a visit to Yellowstone.

8/10 Good

Wesley

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Mckelle on Jul 21, 2023
Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Steve

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its all love about this place... hometown feel, cozy , and next to everything you need...
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from McKelle on Jun 26, 2023
We are glad that you’ve enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Brandy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very polite and helpful. Came with meal vouchers for local restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from McKelle on Jun 26, 2023
Glad you enjoyed your stay!!

8/10 Good

Kirk

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a great stay. Excellent location to explore Yellowstone. Clean room, quiet and perfect for a family.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from McKelle on Jun 26, 2023
We are glad you enjoyed your stay. How can we make it better, so that we may receive a perfect score next time?

10/10 Excellent

Samantha

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very cool place to stay — right near an entrance for Yellowstone National Park!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from McKelle on Jun 26, 2023
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very historic building.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from garrett on Jun 21, 2023
Thanks, we have a great staff that works hard to make sure your stay is great.

6/10 Okay

Marvin

Liked: Staff & service
First impression was not very favorable. The facility actually worked out reasonably well. The room is very small with the sink in the bedroom and carpet needed freshening.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 18, 2023
Due to the rooms being built in the 1920's they are small. We made the arrangement the way it is because with the sink in the bathroom, you would have scoot around the sink to get to the shower and the toilet. It is a unique property.

4/10 Poor

Gerald

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 17, 2023
Ok, this is unfortunate, we do wish we knew what was wrong so we could address the issue.

10/10 Excellent

Debby

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 17, 2023
Thanks, we apricate your top score. We have a great staff that preforms everyday as if their best friend was staying with us at full price.

6/10 Okay

Dennis

Liked: Staff & service
Liked walking to next door restaraunt.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 14, 2023
We are happy that you were okay with our place i wished we could rank higher, maybe next time. We hope you had a fantastic visit to Yellowstone.

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel. Clean, very spacious. They have an area that is open 24 hours a day that has tea, coffee, and hot chocolate free of charge for guests. They have a huge beautiful gift shop.(show your room key for a discount in the shop) This hotel is in walking distance of all restaurants, and right across the street is the Yellowstone museum, and right down the street is the grizzly and bear discovery center. The original part of the hotel is so beautiful feels like a cozy cabin, so beautiful to look at. Every Sunday they roast s’mores with huckleberry jam!! You can sit in the lobby which again is so cozy and play games, watch tv, it’s a fun thing to do with the kids! Me and my mom really enjoyed this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 13, 2023
Serving Customers needs is our focus, we are happy to read that our efforts are worth the effort.

10/10 Excellent

Shannon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great value!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 8, 2023
Thank you we are Glad to see that our staffs' efforts are appreciated. We focus on keeping our place in order so you can enjoy Yellowstone to the fullest.

10/10 Excellent

SUNIL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
great hotel with a cabin experience
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 6, 2023
Originally opened in 1912, it is a unique experience that we are proud to offer

10/10 Excellent

RESURRECCION

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
On our 1st day, we couldn't find west entrance of yellowstone natl park (google issue)... i called Madison hotel & surprise! Macquel (hotel manager) got her father's bike & escorted our car towards the direction of tgd park. What a great gesture! Hallelujah for customer service!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 6, 2023
We really value our guests and frequently have opportunities to provide simple acts of service that, are a pleasure to do.

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rustic cabin-like room with parking right outside the door. Restaurants, shopping, bars all within 0.3 miles. Super friendly staff!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from Garrett on Jun 6, 2023
We do have a great staff, if they aren't at the level that our customers apricate we allow them to go work at other places of their choice.