Old Faithful Inn Overview
Old Faithful, steps from the geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming ยท $$
Photos courtesy of the hotel.
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Historic and unbeatable for location, steps from Old Faithful, but it's a lodge, not a luxury hotel.
You want to be at Old Faithful before the crowds and history matters more than polish
You need modern bathrooms, air conditioning or Wi-Fi
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The 1904 log lodge with the soaring lobby and massive stone fireplace, a few minutes' walk from Old Faithful and the Upper Geyser Basin. It's a summer-only hotel (April 30 to October 11, 2027), and no room has TV, air conditioning or Wi-Fi.
I recommend it for anyone who wants to walk the geyser basin at dawn and after the day-trippers leave. The trade-off: Old House rooms can mean shared hall bathrooms, the wings are basic, and it sells out far ahead, so I go for East Wing suites or deluxe rooms the day they open.
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Historic log lobby with a giant stone fireplace
Steps from Old Faithful and the boardwalks
Old Faithful Inn Dining Room and Bear Paw Deli
East Wing suites with partial geyser basin views
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Families who want to walk to the geysers
History lovers and first-time visitors
Early risers and photographers
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About 5 minutes on foot to Old Faithful
About 25 minutes to Grand Prismatic Spring
About 2.5 hours to Jackson
The stay, in detail
Rooms
Choose from Old House rooms, some sharing hall bathrooms, up to East Wing suites with geyser basin views; none have TV, air conditioning or Wi-Fi.
Pools and beach
No pool or spa; the outdoor space is the geyser basin itself and its boardwalks.
Dining
Old Faithful Inn Dining Room and Bear Paw Deli, with the Old Faithful Snow Lodge's Obsidian Dining Room a short walk away.
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