This place is filthy and should not be able to claim "AAA Approved". Review to follow and will definitely be reaching AAA... Look at my pics, this place is a joke. I'll not stay here again(and recommend you don't either!) Parking is bad, rooms are bad, service is bad. read more

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"WARNING " I'm reporting this place to BBB! We went through Expedia and they should NOT have this place on their site. It's a SCAM! I wish I would have read the reviews! This was absolutely the worst experience in lodging. The beds were very uncomfortable. My husband and I slept on one bed because no king was available, we slept on top of the blanket. Electricity on one side of the room did not work. The room was so cold however they had a small heater. The kitchenette was disgusting. We DID NOT USE! They had Different color comforters on each bed and one of the beds was blocking the closet. The floor was uneven as well. The bathroom had different color old towels as well! No electricity on one side of the room. The kitchenette was disgusting . Parking was terrible. Bugs! NO WIFI! They lie and say they have it! Very sketchy area! Run! They deserve NO STARS! read more

Dancing Bears Inn - Hotels Near Me - East Glacier Park, Montana

We were scheduled to stay two nights here on our trip home through Montana, but opted to leave a day early and lose the money we paid. I understand this is a mountain community so things are going to be "rustic" and I am by no means a 5-star traveler, but when the bathroom has ants, the pillow have stains and the curtains are so shear you can see through them - a person may have concerns. The water in the bathroom came out brown and the trash can still had the previous tenants trash in it and the carpet had muddy footprints - so I know it wasn't vacuumed. However, on a positive note, the desk manager Dani was a sweetheart and I'm sure a lot of my concerns are things that are out of her control. Overall, would I recommend it? If you are just passing through and need a place to sleep - sure. However, if the owners would invest just a little bit of money in the place, I think it could be quite nice (start with blinds for the windows to keep the light out and the people outside from being able to see in - oh and new pillows). read more

Dancing Bears Inn - Yellow stained pillow - Hotels Near Me - East Glacier Park, Montana

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Cute place to stay in East Glacier! We got there towards sunset and instructions were waiting for us at the front door, fine by me, less human contact during a pandemic! Little did we know when we booked on Expedia that they also have a restored schoolhouse as a cabin thats an option to book. It was just my friend and I but can comfortably sleep five to sleep people. I wish we were there for more than two nights because the place was the perfect mountain getaway with a full kitchen, laundry, bathroom, extra bedroom and tons of seating. My only complaint? Location. it's right across from the railroad tracks and there's A LOT of trains that go by throughout the night. There's am AMTRAK station across the way as well so not sure if it attributed to that as well but heard some riff riff at 1am one night (totally fine and good if you're a heavy sleep which I am not). read more

This place is terrible, dirty nothing like the listing. Disgusting rooms, thread bare carpet and towels filthy bead spread and flooring, AC that does not work, mold in the bathroom... I can not believe these booking services continue to allow a property like this to advertise on their site? Good luck getting ahold of anyone at this propter when the double charge your credit card. If you have to choose between sleeping int eh abandoned building next door and this property I suggest you curl up next two the broken glass and the rusting appliances. Terrible, Terrible, Terrible read more

Don't ruin your vacation to Glacier National Park by booking room(s) at this poor excuse for lodging. Any photos you might find online are so deceiving... no way does it look anything like the actual motel. The rooms were sad and tired and NOT clean. If I could award this motel no stars I certainly would. read more

We had a reservation but upon arrival were directed off property to 24 Blackfeet where we encountered an unlocked house complete with MICE and MOUSE DROPPINGS in the beds. I've been trying to get ahold of management for 5 days (no answer or left messages never returned) and they're hiding behind Covid precautions of no office hours. read more

Checked into this nightmare on 5 July with family to go visit Glacier National Park. The photos and descriptions are from a time long forgotten. Dont know who does the web site for them but they need to go back to school and get new glasses. This is beyond a dump. Walking into the room, the door frame looked like someone tried to Jimmie the door open. The room was very dark with old wooden walls, extremely nasty carpet I wouldn't put any type of animal on let alone human feet. Stepped on it by mistake and it felt greasy and grainy. About threw up. Went between the beds to plug in my cpap and found that the lights were not plugged in due to not working. Had to run an orange outdoor extension cord from between the beds to the other side of the room in order to use my machine. While laying in bed I looked up at the ceiling and prayed that the bowed ceiling wouldn't fall on my head during the night. Someone ran down to Walmart and got some microfiber sheets for the bed, not sure if they had been washed or just thrown on the bed. Couldn't get to the so called closet because one of the beds was in front of it. Now onto the kitchenette, there were no cupboard doors on any of them, you could look down the kitchen drain and see the water was getting dumped directly under the building. 3 of us stayed in the room, there was 1 coffee cup for us to share. According to other reviews, the continental breakfast was a fast food breakfast burrito that they gave you the night before so you could heat it up the next morning. No thanks!! The air quality tucked as there was no air movement unless you plugged in the big box fan left in the room. Thankfully it wasn't cold because who knows of the space heater left under the kitchen sink would even work or if plugged in, not start a fire. There was some old type contraption in the kitchen corner that I am guessing was some type of heating system from the 40s. Looked like the one from my grandmother's house. On to the nasty bathroom that you could meet yourself turning around in there. I made the mistake of looking at the ceiling and I swear it looked like someone had peed on the ceiling and it never got wiped off. Looked like some mold joined it as well up there. Then down to look at the outer grouted edge of the shower and that was almost completely taken over by mold. Went to open the windows to try and get fresh air in the room, the wood was starting to rot around the window and the locks looked like they were about to rust away. Hotels.com has usually charged my credit card for any rooms that I book. Apparently there was something somewhere that said I would pay at the "RESORT". Never done that in last 2 months that I have been booking thru them. I saw 3 different costs that were possibly going to hit my card. The one from Hotels.com, another one that they showed and what the hotel said my cost was. I was so upset/pi$$ed last night with her non answers, I would have packed up and left if it was just me in the room. I told her if there are any crazy charges on my card, I would make it a point to call my bank and claim fraud for all this BS I dealt with. Here is the joke claims from their web site. They have Airport transfers??? Really???? A Gym, casino, laundry facilities, connected rooms. And as I said don't forget the complementary breakfast burrito. If you want a good laugh look up DB Botique and Cabins, 32 Montana Ave, E Glacier park. read more

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Don't be fooled by the cozy pictures of beauty and grandeur...those were sadly taken several years ago. Everything that they listed on the web page was one gigantic farce! As far as having a gym, laundry services, casino, joining rooms, etc..it was all false advertisement. Talk about the proverbial "having smoke blown up your 4th point of contact! When the lady in the office was confronted with what was on the website, she pulled the plausible deniability card and said she knew nothing of the website or who maintains it along with the other two properties they own. Were we upset with the whole ordeal? Yes.. we were. Were we out of line and over the top having a "Karen moment" ...no, we weren't. She started using the word "rude" (because she knew she was busted at this point). Rude? Rude..?!? Have you sat down and browsed over your own website lately in the last decade?!?!? But she was nice enough to tell me the string was broken for the kitchen light and the chain was really short. That meant somebody tall could turn it on or someone had to stand on a chair and take their own life in their hands . It was an absolute horrid experience. There was filthy liquid stains of some sort of liquid on the bathroom ceiling, no air conditioning, just a box fan. Also a space heater shoved underneath the sink which the cupboard doors were missing. That's how we found the heater. The outlet between the beds did not work. Neither were the lights above the bed. we had to run the power cord across the room in order to power devices and a CPAP. The two queen beds were actually two twin size beds. I'm not trying to point fingers, but this is going to give the tourism industry a bad reputation on these resorts, if you can call them a "resort", continue to operate with false pretenses just to draw in unsuspecting tourists to their demise. The pictures I attached are of their listings. It's almost like a couple folks got together that one night, got drunk and decided to make all this up and thought it would be funny to post on their website. SMDH. On top of that, when making reservations with Hotels.com or Expedia, it's usually paid through the website. It didn't seem so in this case. Super sketchy.. and very suspect at a minimum. On a scale of 0 to 10, I rank this as a "Garbage". There's no other colorful way to put it.. if you've not had the opportunity or the experience of being taken to the cleaners, lied to and have all your hopes and dreams pulled out from underneath you, then this is the place you wanna be! If it's on the Internet, it must be true! Ain't that right Dancing Bear Inn?? And to think this is AAA approved!!!! ShaaaaRIGHT! read more

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Stay away from the Dancing Bears Inn at all costs, no matter how cheap it is. Just spreading awareness to save anyone else from having an experience like this. My friend booked this motel in East Glacier, Montana for us to stay for 2 nights. The area itself is not great but is convenient to the park. I also feel it's important to mention how poor cell service is in this area. We arrived around 9pm after day hiking. Right off the bat it's super sketch, friend goes inside to check in, is told that "the room is under maintenance and there's no place to put you, so we're going to upgrade you to a house." No phone calls or emails earlier about this, we are in agreement that the house thing is not a good idea. My friend's boyfriend wanted to check out the house after raising the concern about how we had no place to stay and everywhere in the area was booked up, and due to lack of internet and cell service it would be hard to find another place to stay. We get in our car to follow someone to this second location. We follow this car off the property, off the main road onto a dirt one in the woods. We as a group decide to turn around. A white pickup truck immediately pops up behind us and boxes us in. We try to drive around the pickup truck to escape, and the driver backs up to stay in our way. He ended up ramming his truck into our rental to get us to stop moving. We peel out, call the cops (took us multiple tries to get a call to go through, we got lucky) and the cops immediately know the road we were on and the people involved, and confirm how bad the situation was. The cop actually called backup to go down the road and when they get there they almost got into a shootout with the guy. One of the people involved has at least one public court record of strangulation and aggravated assault resulting in significant bodily harm on the same road they took us on. We ended up having people back home with better internet and service book another place, the closest one which was 1.5 hours away in Kalispell. I looked into some reviews for this motel after the fact (should have done this way beforehand when I found out where we were staying) and saw that a similar situation had happened to someone else. We have yet to hear from or get a refund from this place. read more

WARNING - DO NOT BOOK STAY WITH THIS PROPERTY. Made reservation via Expedia for August 2022 in March 2022. Cancelled via Expedia in July 2022 in advance of refund policy. Expedia referred me to the inn for refund. Expedia NO HELP. Tried to call multiple times. Calls went to msg recorder - msg always full. Tried to email - email address invalid. Sent 2 certified letters via USPS - both returned unclaimed. Friend went by office - no one there during 'normal' business hours. Disputing via credit card company. read more

Our room was horrible! One star only because there was no other option. No internet, no television, no air conditioning, and not very clear. We reserved a kitchenette unit which included old microwave and snall frig only. Makl Coffee maker provided without coffee and you had to puchase ice from an on counter household iceamaker. Told to return key to office upon departure but nobody was to be found! Run fast and hard away from this place. Loading up the car i found a cell phone, wallet, shoes and pants left by someone who apparently was having much more fun than us! read more

READ THE Horrible REVIEWS, recent 5 star written by the owner, Noelle Stewart. you will be disappointed and out all your money no matter what the policy says. They charge cards immediately so when you show up it's beyond the window for credit card refunds. New for 2024, different names on each site, everything else is the same. They have several properties in the area with similar reviews. Book a room here and you may find yourself driving 15 miles to Browning to Going to the Sun motel, a random Airbnb or the East Glacier Motel (Hilltop Inn). No restaurant, no fitness room, $25 cleaning fee, 15% resort fee, 6% extra tax. Nice view of a boarded up abandoned building across the street, no extra charge....actually let me check my receipt......If you book after reading all the reviews, that's on you read more

I would give an even lower review if possible. Scammed by the photographs, arrived after using reservationcounter.com 2 days prior. The room was FILTHY. The floors had not been vacummed, stains on the floors, cobwebs throughout the room, a matress cover nailed over the window as a curtain, the heater/AC unit was brown and melted from a fire of some sort. You could see outside the room through holes in the walls, the wallpaper was peeling, outlets looked like they had had electrical shorts. The worst was when the cover was pulled back, BUGS jumped off the stained sheets. When the desk clerk was informed, she did not seem to care. Offered the managers phone number, which has a full mailbox and no return call either. DO NOT use either of these places..total scam read more

If this is all that is available I recommend sleeping in your car instead. The rooms are old and dirty. Flies come standard. Reservations mean nothing there. Management has no problem taking reservations for a particular room type only to not have it actually available. They will not offer refunds for breaking their end of the deal. Imagine going to a restaurant, ordering steak, receiving gruel but being charged for steak. Welcome to the Dancing Bear Inn. (glacier properties). read more

Stayed here for 3 nights during christmas week. Good heater (important for a person who are sensitive to cold), comfortable bed, spacious room. Satisfied with breakfast (yogurt, coffee, pancake, etc; enough variety). Only thing the different standard from California was towels were not replaced everyday and shampoo/conditioners were not supplied. Although when I asked the office guy them, he friendly gave the supplies. read more

The Dancing Bears Inn provided a great option for a clean and friendly place to stay at a good price in a location where sometimes reasonably priced places are not available for our group. We found our remodeled restroom very clean, very cute and stocked with the amenities we needed. We really enjoyed the Jimmy Dean sausage, egg and cheese muffins that turned out perfectly done using Shannon's recommended 40 second heating in the microwave... Perfect! read more

Definitely stay here. The room is nice and tidy and the owner is very nice. They did a cycle of laundry for us since there were no laudromats open. (Our clothes smelled like wetsuits). Let them know that you plan on going on some longer hikes in Glacier National Park and they run a "pass it on" initiative for Bear Spray. Drop yours back off here if you can since you can't bring it on a plane. There are also excellent snacks (from costco) that they have as long as the office is open. There are hot pockets as well as Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches to nuke up in the morning. read more

I have stayed many places and I have never written a negative review before. This was the absolute worst experience ever! The small room was located next to a saloon and from midnight until 2:30 a.m., there was a raucous crowd next to my window. Beer bottles were breaking and motorcycles were gunning their motors. One person even knocked on my window while smoking a cigarette! We could not sleep @ all! There was no cell signal to call for help. Afterwards, when I spoke with the manager, she admitted she was aware of the issue & claimed she would reimburse me for the next night that I had reserved that I was cancelling. After that conversation, I called and emailed 8 times over 6 weeks prior to writing this to give her a chance to honor her word. I would have preferred being reimbursed instead of writing this horrible review. Do NOT stay @ this place even if it is the last place in town. read more

Shortly after booking this reservation I attempted to contact them thru Expedia and by phone with no response. I would have canceled but it was nonrefundable. When I showed up there was no room and was directed down the street by an employee and Expedia couldn't find any other pet friendly rooms. Finally the hotel called back and offered a refund which I didn't get. The dispute is still ongoing and the hotel is being uncooperative. Don't book with these scammers. read more

Beware! We canceled a reservation because of a death in the family. We were promised a full refund two months ago and have not received it. After 6 follow up phone calls we were told that the amount would be credited to our credit card but it never was. The manager has not returned our phone call either. Not sure what's going on. Seems shady and we will not patronize this hotel again. read more

I stayed at this hotel from 9/4-9/9/18. Upon checkin to my room, it had a distinct odor of Marijuana smoke. This is inconsistent with the website stating all rooms are non-smoking. This was a particular issue for me as I am asthmatic. I spoke with the front desk person who indicated they had no other rooms available but they would make an adjustment on my bill for this issue. That was never done. Additionally I asked for a AARP rate, they indicated they would take $10/night from the rate. That was never done. Additionally the TV remote would not work to turn the TV on. Additionally the bathroom had a significant mold issue as evidenced by mold on the shower curtain. I am highly allergic to mold. I attempted several times to contact management while I was on site and afterwards by phone. They never contacted me nor did anything they said they would do with regard to remediating my issues or provide refunds. Additionally the TV remote would not work to turn the TV on. Additionally the bathroom had a significant mold issue as evidenced by mold on the shower curtain. I am highly allergic to mold. Lastly, my room was not cleaned daily. They also do not disclose that the hotel is 500 feet from railroad tracks that have trains coming through every 30 mins at all hours of the night. These people are borderline criminal. They will tell you anything to make you think they will resolve any issue. Instead you will get nothing and like it! Do yourself a favor and do not stay here. read more

Dancing Bears Inn - mold in bathroom - Hotels Near Me - East Glacier Park, Montana

I'd give this place a minus 5 stars if I could. We reserved a queen bed and ended up getting two standard beds. Our traveling partners had a queen room, so we saw the difference. They wouldn't refund or fix the issue. The room was dirty (used towels, dirty soap bars). TV had scratches, poor reception and was tiny. No breakfast as advertised. Half the room was dark with burnt out light they wouldn't fix. Kids' playground right outside window. Train going by. Paper sign above old radiator saying, "don't touch hot". Refrigerator was filthy. Dead flies in the windowsills. Just a gross place!! Parking is insane. You can easily get blocked in by other cars in the parking lot. Horrible experience. When we asked for help, they would lie to us saying they couldn't reach their manager and then be on the phone with the manager with someone else a few minutes later (our room was next to the office). DO NOT GO HERE. Poor cell service here too. Very sketchy place. read more

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Nice place. Tyler did a great job running the front desk. Breakfast was good for a continental breakfast. Parking was a problem. Spaces were too small! Maybe big enough for a Volkswagen Beetle. Other than that, it was good. read more

Man, I wish I had pictures. But I'll just have to explain. When we walked in to the tiny, cramped, cluttered front office, there was squashed up food on the floor (that needed some serious vacuuming). There was an open jar of peanut butter with a knife sticking out if it that, I suppose, constituted the breakfast bar. We took our keys and went to our room. Our back window was standing wide open with NO screen. So every bug in the neighborhood had free reign of our room. The bed (1 of 2) was so close to the wall with the closet, you literally could not get to it. One of the pillows was in the middle of the bed and had no pillow case on it. There was no soap in the bathroom. Two of the lamps/light fixtures didn't work properly (one didn't even have a bulb). The furnature looked like they acquired it at a used trailer park auction. The heater didn't work so they had placed a mini space heater on a chair instead. The green carpet was squishy and gross. It was not at ALL like it was adversed on the website. I can't believe this place is AAA recommended. We took our keys and headed back to the front office, having NO intention of paying $160 a night for that dilapidated room. In front of us was another gentlemen who was apparently having the same experience we were. He was asking for his money back and getting nowhere with the front desk attendant. We just simply turned in our keys and let them know we would be leaving a less-than-favorable review online. We drove across the railroad tracks to the East Glacier Lodge and we're lucky enough to be able to book a room for the two nights we needed. I would ABSOLUTELY NOT RECOMMEND this place to anyone. FALSE ADVERTISING ONLINE. I've already reported them to AAA to let them know they do NOT accurately represent the brand that I have come to trust for my travel recommendations. Pay the extra money and stay across the tracks. read more

The bathroom was very clean, as was the whole room [I just always check the bathroom and sheets first]. There was a microwave and mini regrigerator. We would have liked a table and a couple of chairs at which to eat. I thought the bed was perfect, my hubby thought it was a little hard. So the mattress was moderately firm. The pillows were great! The folks in the office were super friendly. read more

Nicest inn in the middle of nowhere!!! The lady who checked us out was SUPER AWESOME (Native American) ... she provided one of the very best customer service ever!!! She was super friendly read more

We stayed for 2 nights at Dancing Bears Inn, which has been rated good by the American Automobile Association. This is a reasonably priced motel/hotel, in East Glacier, that is a little rustic. Good location for exploring the eastern part of Glacier National Park. Our room was comfortable, very clean, and had a nice bed. One of the owners, John, was very friendly, helpful and super informative about almost everything in the area. There is a self-serve continental breakfast in the lobby with lots of choices for a good, light meal. The curb appeal is a little strange, as the street in front of the hotel is unpaved, however, the parking lot is paved. But don't let this keep you from staying here. read more

A bit overpriced, but cozy, warm and clean. Loved that it was within walking distance of Serrano's, trailside saloon and the grocery store. Super friendly staff. They even had almond milk! Close to the two medicine entrance, too. read more

Adorable little motel. The rooms don't open directly to the outside, which is a plus when it's cold out - there is a heated hallway that runs the length of the main building. Nice, comfy furniture; it's nice and clean. Nice people, too. I'd stay here again. read more

My friend and I booked our stay here through Expedia a month prior to arriving. When we did arrive, we were told that there were no rooms available and that Expedia had been overbooking them for several months. The person behind the desk went on to say that it was "a waste of time" to call and inform people of this. He was incredibly unprofessional throughout our interaction, becoming argumentative and defensive and never once apologizing for the inconvenience. He barely offered to help find another hotel for us and appeared to be annoyed that we had asked. He also took personal phone calls during our interaction and was chatting with friends in the office while he was "waiting for the screen to load." We came away completely frustrated and shocked at the poor treatment we received. read more

Stayed here after a day in GNP and were pleasantly surprised by the courtesy and the graciousness of the host/owner. When we arrived at our room however, we realized there was little or no room for our luggage and the space was smaller than expected. Again the host attempted to bend over backwards, as the motel was full for the night. She even attempted to find us a room at a B&B owned by a friend. We declined, thinking we could make it work, and we did. Have to say the room was rustic at best, and the bed was barely comfortable. Otherwise, our stay was so-so, though overpriced. read more

The folks that run Dancing Bears Inn were friendly, and we had a nice stay. Our room was small, but comfortable, and the location provides convenient access to GNP. There are a handful of restaurants within walking distance or a very short drive, including the restaurant at Glacier Park Lodge. read more

I am a frequent traveler, and had honestly the worst travel experience I have ever had at Dancing Bear. When we arrived for our stay, we were informed that there were no rooms available despite having a confirmed reservation through Expedia for over a month . He indicated that this had been a problem for months and was "a waste of his time" to inform customers of this issue. When I indicated that this seemed like his job, he became argumentative. He made minimal attempts to help us find other accommodations. He was distracted and unprofessional throughout the interaction. It was really almost unbelievably bad! read more

I booked a stay here thru Booking.com. When I arrived, I was rudely told they had no rooms & no reservation in my name. The place looked dusty, tiny & old. The office area smelled musty & there was breakfast food out. It was 1:30 pm. Not nice staff. Not a nice place. read more

We stayed for two nights at The Dancing Bears Inn. We stayed at cabin 813 and it was fantastic! The cabin was spacious, clean, nicely decorated, has a nice full kitchen, fantastic shower and is the perfect place to come "home" to after spending the day exploring nearby Glacier National Park. Though their standard rooms are I'm sure very nice, spending more for the cabin was worth every penny for us. John and the rest of the staff were very personable and accommodating. We have family in Great Falls, and The Dancing Bears Inn is the perfect distance for an end-of-visit get away. We will definitely be staying here on future visits. read more

Lovely & very clean rooms. Super friendly managers. Parking a little tricky, but they worked with us. Nostalgic feel but nicely updated beds & fixtures. Appreciated the nice assortment of snacks in the complementary area. Great wi-fi speed. Would definitely stay here again! read more

Great spot. Room was super clean, well kept and certainly adequate. Not the ritz for sure but as far as roadside motels go this one is more than fine. Friendly innkeeper as well. Room walls are a bit thin of course but bed is comfy! read more

Our room reminded me of the house (shack) in Overboard. Filthy stained carpet, ugly faded wallpaper, holy & saggy curtains and two air conditioners--one melted looking and one that worked. We didn't dare use the tub. Woman at desk was very sweet. read more

We were able to book a house here for 2 nights (a last minute booking in Glacier in Aug.); their hotel rooms were sold out. The house was amazing. It slept 8 comfortably, and was a VERY NICE home. We checked out the rooms at the Running Bears Inn and The East Glacier Motel before we left. We would definitely stay at either of those motels too when we return to Glacier. John at RBI and Sean at Glacier Park Motel were awesome, and were available 24/7 for any reason of our needs. read more