Best Hotel Bets

Many Glacier Hotel (Glacier National Park, MT; tel. 406/892-2525): The best thing about Many Glacier, apart from its elegant mien, its friendly service, and its cozy rooms, is the setting, along Swiftcurrent Lake and in the shadows of Mount Grinnell and Mount Wilbur.

The Pollard (Red Lodge, MT; tel. 800/765-5273): You can join Buffalo Bill on the guest register at The Pollard, a historic spot that proves that a hotel doesn't need to sprawl all over the place to set the highest standard of comfort and elegance.