CITY GUIDES | WYOMING
The Best Hotels in Wyoming Have Stories of Their Own
Ranch cabins, mineral pools, and a saloon with silver in the bar: these Wyoming stays give the miles between them a purpose.
By Eric Barton | Nov. 1, 2026
Rusty Parrot
AUTHOR BIO: Eric Barton is editor of The Adventurist and a freelance journalist who has reviewed restaurants for more than two decades. Email him here.
I’m filing this dispatch from a room at the Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa, a Jackson hotel that manages the near-impossible task of being both luxurious and as comfortable as a terrycloth robe. The door to the balcony is open, so I can hear the rustling of the aspen, the leaves having turned a golden late-autumn hue. Even though I’ve got a cold breeze blowing into the room, I’ve got the gas fireplace blazing. Snow is forecast overnight.
It’s a moment that captures pretty well what it’s like to stay in Wyoming, a place that’s very much about the outdoors, the ever-changing weather, the need to surround yourself with what’s comfortable after a day doing all the things you come to Wyoming to do.
Planning a trip to Wyoming means seeking out a place to make that possible. The best Wyoming hotels include lots of rooms full of antique furniture, saloons with storied pasts, and lots of concierges ready to book you on a fly-fishing trip.
In Wyoming, where you stay can shape the entire trip. A cabin inside Grand Teton National Park gives you an early start on the trails; a hotel on Jackson’s square puts dinner within walking distance; a mineral pool in Saratoga can make a persuasive case for staying another night. There’s room for all of them on a Wyoming itinerary, provided you leave enough time for the driving. These are the Wyoming hotels, lodges, and ranches to build the trip around.
The Cloudveil, Jackson
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The elk-antler arches are practically part of the address at The Cloudveil, which puts Jackson’s Town Square outside the door and a rooftop terrace above the traffic. Inside, guest rooms pair fireplaces with leather and wood, while an outdoor pool supplies an alternative to whatever ambitious hike was discussed at breakfast. The hotel’s Bistro, run by Gavin Fine’s restaurant group, gives the ground floor a French accent and makes staying downtown especially appealing when it’s time to eat.
Best for: A stylish stay on Town Square
The Cody Hotel, Cody
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The lobby has a baby grand piano, a fireplace, and evening treats, a welcoming set of priorities at a hotel built for people covering a lot of Wyoming by car. On Cody’s west side, near Old Trail Town and the rodeo grounds, The Cody has an indoor pool, hot tub, and free hot breakfast. Choose it for a few days exploring Cody and the road toward Yellowstone’s East Entrance, with enough comfort at the end of the drive to make unpacking worthwhile.
Best for: A comfortable Cody road-trip stop
Four Seasons, Teton Village
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At the Four Seasons, the distance between breakfast and the slopes is short enough to leave very little time for reconsidering the day’s plans. The Teton Village resort sits at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, with ski concierge service to handle the equipment and an outdoor heated pool to receive the people who’ve been using it. A full-service spa and Steadfire Chophouse give the hours off the mountain their own attractions, making this a particularly good choice for a ski vacation with a generous budget and several definitions of exertion.
Best for: A ski vacation with all the comforts
The Hideout, Shell
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The important relationship at The Hideout Lodge & Guest Ranch is the one between you and your horse, and the ranch gives you most of a week to work on it. In Shell, at the foot of the Bighorns, this small, family-run property builds its six-night stays around riding and horsemanship, with log cabins, meals, and a heated lap pool to round out the days. Beginners and practiced riders can both find their place here; the attraction is having time to learn something about the animal carrying you through all that country.
Best for: A week devoted to horses
Hotel Jackson, Jackson
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The Darwiche family’s Hotel Jackson puts a little of their Lebanese heritage into a Wyoming vacation, most deliciously at FIGS, the hotel’s Mediterranean restaurant. Near Town Square, the family-owned property pairs its guest rooms and suites with a spa and Juliette, a rooftop restaurant that gives dinner a different view of town. It’s a good fit for travelers who want their mountain days to end somewhere with a strong sense of its owners, an appealing dinner downstairs, and the rest of Jackson within walking distance.
Best for: Family-owned luxury and Mediterranean dining
Jenny Lake Lodge, Grand Teton National Park
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A porch, a quilt, and the Tetons nearby: Jenny Lake Lodge has a sensible understanding of what a cabin vacation requires. Its individual and duplex cabins stand among the trees inside Grand Teton National Park, close to lakes and trails, with private bathrooms and no televisions. The Signature Stay package adds breakfast, five-course dinners, bicycles, and horseback riding when space is available, so the rustic setting comes with a rather civilized evening routine. It’s a seasonal stay, generally June through early October, for travelers who’d like to wake up inside the park.
Best for: Cabin comforts inside Grand Teton
The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga
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Brush Creek takes the ranch vacation to a scale at which choosing the day’s activities can require a little breakfast-table negotiation. Outside Saratoga, the Lodge & Spa offers lodge rooms and log cabins, with horseback riding, fly-fishing, and a spa among the ways to spend the hours between meals. Its inclusive rates cover dining, selected drinks, and a range of ranch activities, while specialty experiences and treatments can add to the bill. Families with competing ideas about the perfect day have a good chance of finding common ground here, even if only at dinner.
Best for: A luxury ranch vacation for the family
The Occidental Hotel, Buffalo
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At the Occidental, the saloon is old enough to have needed a replacement in 1908, which gives some idea of how long people have been finding reasons to stop in Buffalo. The hotel dates to 1880, and its guest rooms carry that history in antique furniture, including pieces original to the property. Downstairs, the saloon’s live music keeps the building in the present tense; book here for a modest stay with some character, or drop in to the tavern to feel like your wagon train stopped off on the way to Oregon.
Best for: An antique-filled hotel with a lively saloon
The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa, Jackson
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A fire destroyed the original Rusty Parrot in 2019, and the Harrison family rebuilt the lodge around the things that had made people return: its personal scale, Western art, and the pleasure of being looked after. The 40-room hotel has gas fireplaces in selected rooms, a courtyard hot tub, and the Body Sage Spa, with downtown Jackson a short walk away. Wild Sage supplies dinner beside the fireplace, making this an appealing place to come back to after a day spent looking at mountains—or a day spent doing considerably less.
Best for: An intimate lodge with a spa and Michelin-level dinner
Saratoga Hot Springs Resort, Saratoga
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The hot water does much of the planning at Saratoga Hot Springs Resort, where a 70-foot mineral pool and smaller pools beneath tipi-style covers give you a very good reason to put down the car keys. Western-style guest rooms and suites keep the surroundings casual, and the Snowy Mountain Pub & Biergarten supplies craft beer and pub food when it’s time to dry off. With the North Platte River and the Snowy Range nearby, there are plenty of ways to earn a soak, although the pools make a convincing argument against keeping score.
Best for: Hot springs and a beer afterward
Sheridan Inn, Sheridan
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Buffalo Bill Cody was once a part owner of the Sheridan Inn, and the hotel has made very good use of the association. Its 22 guest rooms tell the stories of Cody and people in his orbit through art, furnishings, and historical displays, giving a night here the appeal of a museum you can sleep in. The broad porch and old railroad-hotel architecture carry their own part of the story, with Sheridan and the Bighorns providing plenty of reasons to step outside it in the morning.
Best for: A historic stay in Buffalo Bill country
The Wort Hotel, Jackson
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There are silver dollars set into the bar at The Wort, which seems an admirably permanent way to leave money in a Jackson saloon. The hotel has been part of downtown since 1941, pairing Western art and 55 guest rooms with the Silver Dollar Bar & Grill, where live music gives the evening a destination of its own. Choose it for a stay close to Town Square with some history in the walls, especially if your idea of the West includes a band and a very short walk to bed.
Best for: Western history and live music downtown
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