I've been staying at the Big Sky Motel for years. I remember when Dorothy and Tom owned it and have…read moreloved seeing the transition between generations. The rooms are always clean and have a cool retro vibe. The staff is very friendly and helpful. This is a wonderful family owned motel.

Absolutely pleased with my stay at the Big Sky Motel on my travels back home. This cute little gem…read moreadds a unique and much needed level of enjoyment while passing through Roundup. The owner has clearly put time into thoughtful renovations and curating a funky 70's vibe that just felt right. Booking process was a breeze and staff made me feel comfortable in a city I didn't know. Make sure to ask the front desk for a record to play in your room! :)

OK - the rating I'm giving here is for the value, not for amenities!…read moreThere aren't a lot of motels in Roundup, but the owners here, Scott and Lena Christie (working with their daughter Kim) are trying hard and providing a decent place to stay at a good price. My room was huge - with two sofas, chairs and room to dance. The bed was comfortable and I appreciate the blankets (that are washed every time) rather than traditional comforters (which usually are not). Lots of pillows. Plenty of plug-ins to charge your digital devices and a nice desk. They have two buildings. As the water is not the best in Roundup, they provide a couple water bottles. Nice! Breakfast is basic - cereal, waffles, oatmeal, pastries, toast, fruit. Plenty to get you going. Friendly people and I can see the improvements that they've made. More is coming. Check out Bull Mountain store down the street - every souvenir you can think of plus a great museum-quality display of stuff! Worth the stop.

Clean, very friendly place. Breakfast included at more than a resonable price. THANK YOUread more

A nice motel in the heart of nowhere (that's how Winnett advertises itself)…read more They have a relatively new wing of about six rooms, and they are refurbishing the original hotel (as of August 2007). Nice garden courtyard. I found the bed comfortable, and the bathroom/shower facilities up to snuff. You're not paying for a five star hotel, so you won't get that, but the owners are quite friendly. My room was provided with its own fly swatter, which you may need at some times of the year.

Very clean nice ma and pa hotel. Nice surprise in nowhere land. Only food was a bar but was very…read moregood.

We stayed at the Boothill 3 years ago and again last week. I am not sure who owns it, but despite…read morethe generic decor and standard amenities, they manage to provide a friendly and comfortable anti corporate vibe. The prices seem a little high but we're in line with other similar lodging in Billings; curiously, we paid more here than anywhere else on our 6 day road trip from Ohio to Olympia, WA. The provided hot and cold breakfast is above average and definitely a time and money saver when you're on the move. WARNING: when booking a room, make sure you are interacting with the hotel itself. I was booking from my phone on the rod and realized I was talking to a third party chat bot. Sounds just like a nice middle aged woman with a down home folksy Southern accent. "She" gave me a good rate but charged me a $20 reservation fee without notifying me. I disputed the charge with my credit card company and had it removed.

Cancelled my reservation 1 hour before my evening arrival because they overbooked. Unreliable hotelread more

We were very fortunate recently to spend 3 nights at Burnt Out Lodge. It is a truly unique place…read moreto relax. Your first view of the log cabin lodge reveals an unpretentious structure that is very roomy inside with a large common room that serves as a gathering/breakfast space, seeming to be, with the loft, a nice facility for groups. The Lodge is constructed of logs that remained after a fire consumed 12,000 acres including much of the ranch. The hosts Ruth and Blick shared their story about the building of the lodge which we found fascinating. Our rooms were very spacious with cathedral ceilings with outside entrances/porches. A pond lies just outside the Lodge and a stream just steps further(our fishing skills were too limited to take advantage of those opportunities). Cattle graze all around the site as part of its ranch setting in the coulee and we saw turkeys and deer along the road. Breakfasts were simple but good with large portions and very accommodating (we needed breakfast at 7 AM and it was on the table right on time each day). The long rock/dirt lane road made us wonder whether we were in the right place but signage assured us that we were. The road also encouraged us to stay in during the evenings which was fine for us and resulted in a very tranquil stay. This was our first exposure to Montana "ranch" life and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

Great place for our family reunion. Clean and welcoming. Held 21 of us comfortably. Large…read morekitchen, well-equipped, commercial-size gas range and oven, walk-in fridge and separate walk-in freezer, plenty of counter space. Preparing meals together was a valuable experience during the reunion. Six individual rooms like hotel rooms -- private bath, closet and area to unpack suitcases, towels, linen, roll-away beds, clock-radios, porch-space outside. High ceilings and quaint log construction. Large common area for dining and socializing. Internet by satellite -- adequate for Email and web, but you won't be streaming video. Cell phones out of range, but you can get cell service by driving 1.5 miles up the road to the ridgetop. Hiking and some fishing on the stream nearby. Large pond for a canoe or raft. Garden flowers and green lawn. Cattle on the surrounding ranch are entertainment. Near enough to Big Timber. The only shortcoming: this area recovering from a fire a few years ago; surrounding hillsides show dead twisted trees with new trees only beginning to grow -- namesake "Burnt Out" lodge. Would certainly go back again; would certainly recommend.

Our dinner inner at the Grand Hotel in downtown Big Timber was truly a dining experience and in a…read moretown with a population of only 1736 residents! We dined in an 1890 National Register of Historic Places hotel surrounded by mounted trophy heads to delicious entrees, great California wine, warm ambiance, an over the top desert and excellent service from Savanah and Westin (Westin was only 16 however was a excellent server and well beyond his years)!!!

A terrible experience we arrive 10 min early for lunch. The woman who was the waitress was rude…read morefrom the beginning. Another couple came in ( we were the only people in the restaurant) and she took their order as I was on the phone with my husband. I had just come from the Billings hospital, and on our way home and thought that the Grand would be a great place to get a bite of food. The waitress intentionally went about clearing tables, washing glasses and refused to wait on us. After about 20 minutes we realized she was not interested in helping us. When we got up to leave she continued to be rude. I will never go back. People like that should not be in the "service" industry. We have been stopping g there for years. The bartender was very nice but this woman ruined our afternoon.

Wonderful hotel. I stay at a lot of hotels for work. This is not part of a chain and shows…read morecharacter, quality work, line decorations, free breakfast, and one of the most comfortable beds I've slept in a long time. I will be returning to this hotel every time I come through this area.

Cool hotel with history maintained. Friendly staff, updated bathrooms, clean, overall nice place!read more

Ok! We have stayed here three times in the last 3 years and thought I had reviewed it but I had…read morenot! Overall it's a decent place IF you get the right room, but it's also quite rundown, especially in the hallway near the washing machines. The floor needs replacing, but let me get into this room review. 1st of all let me say that the first two times we stayed here it was just barely enough room for my family, they do not offer rooms with a third couch bed so we had to fit two adults and three children onto two queen beds and that was difficult. But other than that, the other two times were decent and we had no issues. This time they put us in room 123 Which Was Way down the hall on the first floor on the left. At first it seemed fine, but then we started noticing. There was crap all over the floor that needed to be vacuumed up and then we pulled a bedsheet back and there was hairs all over the place, it looked like it had been remade after being used and then just re-sold. But what made me really upset was my wife found a crumpled up tissue under one of the pillows on the bed. That was it, I went down to the office and complained and they said they would find us a new room and by the time I came back to the room, it stunk so bad that I was going to throw up. Apparently, when the toilet gets flushed, it releases a massive amount of disgusting smell that filled the entire room so even without those first problems, I would've immediately left the room to prevent myself from throwing up and would've stayed in the lobby in a chair instead of in that room if there was no other rooms available. Thankfully, that was not the case, and they put us across the hall in room 122, and this room was just about perfect. In every way, it didn't stink, it was clean, everything was fine. And the only problem was the very tight sleeping situation. So for the first two stays and this third stay, I will give them overall a four star rating. They were very nice and helpful, even the nice lady at night who was probably dealing with all sorts of stuff like that, she was very helpful and very nice. And then their breakfast was nice too. It's not the fanciest breakfast in the world, but it has a waffle maker and that's always nice and then there are miscellaneous fruits and muffins and eggs and stuff like that. Overall, if you don't have too many people, I do recommend this hotel, however, be very careful about the room you get and make sure to check everything.

rated The…read morereceptionist at the desk was polite and informative. Parking lot was clean and didn't have a problem finding a parking spot. Room "looked"clean. Bathroom - sink was gross and definitely had not been cleaned. Bathtub had not been cleaned either. Clumps of hair stuck on the side of the bathtub. It looked like only the faucets had been wiped off to look like it had been cleaned. I used alcohol wipes and cleaned the sink and bathroom counter myself, spread towels on the floor and the bathtub so as not to have to put bare feet on the floor. After seeing the bathroom, I didn't want to touch anything in that room without spraying it with disinfectant. Glad I brought my own sheets and blanket, because who knows what could've been lurking under the sheets. This room needs a real clean, not a pretend clean.

Comfortable, spacious spot with clean rooms. The breakfast was standout with hot food and they also…read morehad so many to-go options that long-haul travelers would enjoy. Pet friendly is an absolute plus, too.

The Bed Bug Inn Beware Room #113!…read moreSince I travel extensively, I check all rooms I stay in very carefully. I was quick to find bedbugs at Room #113 bed's headboard. The bedbugs I saw all seemed to be dead, but they were interspersed between the mattress, box spring, sheets and across the headboard-side floor. As if custodial staff not cleaning up the dead bedbugs was bad enough, bedbug powder - a powerful insecticide - was all over the place, maybe 16 - 20 inches from where we place our heads during sleep. We immediately requested another room (nearby inns and motels were full) from the lady at the front desk. Additionally, she took images with her cell phone of the bedbugs and powder I found. The inn upgraded us to a room with a bed of a different design, sort of a cradled frame. We saw no bugs. Later the next day, we saw indications that the staff must have merely moved the bed in #113 back into position, and rented the room out to another, unsuspecting guest. We will never stay here again.

Honestly I lived there before cuz my grandma is there and river valley in is like better than the…read moredouble tree so much room and fancy

Well, if you are a perfectionist, or want all of the latest conveniences, you probably wouldn't…read morewant to stay here (they do have mini-fridge + microwave). And, forget about being able to recharge all your devices at once (being an older building, there very few easily accessible outlets). But, if you want a place that is clean and comfortable, and the staff nice, then this is a good place to lay your head for the night. While this small (only 12 or so rooms) motel is a bit out dated, it's one if the cleanest places that I've ever stayed at (eby - even before Yelp :-D ). The staff is friendly and helpful. Breakfast is the standard Continental affair. Being old school (or, maybe just old, ugh), I was surprised that being an independent place, they didn't have cash discounts. So, to me, the price of $96 seems a bit high to me for a bare-bones place like this. Also, something they do that I wasn't happy to see: they write your c/c and CVV numbers down in case of damage to the room. I just hope they destroy it to where it can't be used. Now, I gotta watch my card more closely.