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Reviews of Halfway Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

14840 Hwy 2 East, Essex, MT 59916, United States of America

Review Score

Based on 69 hotel reviews

6.2

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.4

  • Comfort

    7.0

  • Location

    7.6

  • Facilities

    6.4

  • Staff

    7.7

  • Value for money

    7.1

  • Free WiFi

    5.8

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  • Reviewed: September 22, 2021

    7.0
    Good location / food
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I did not have a clean room when I arrived and walked into an uncleaned room with the TV on. I was pretty upset and had to drive back to Izaak Walter about it. The manager drove over to clean a room next door before I could sleep for the night. Train noises were an issue, and the TV left on as well. Eventually they gave me ear plugs the next night when I asked for it and turned the TV off and I had no trouble sleeping again. They paid for my dinner the final night to compensate for the inconvenience.

    John the bartender was amazing.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: September 19, 2021

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location is right next to the road and train tracks. Trains making a lot of noise thru the entire night.

    Cleanliness

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: August 25, 2021

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Amenities are lacking - no microwave or fridge in the entire hotel. WiFi is extremely slow, only fast enough for messages. You need to go to the nearby Izaak Inn to access any of the amenities, since they have microwaves, fridges and strong WiFi.

    Location is great, very close to the West Glacier entrance at a significantly cheaper price than the hotels in the park. The staff is very helpful and they were very accommodating

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2021

    7.0
    Overall a comfortable stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Wifi connection was poor. Hotel was about an hour and a half away from the park entrance.

    The room was spacious and facilities were clean.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2021

    5.0
    Dated accommodations.
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Check in on site rather than having to go to another hotel.

    Pets allowed

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 22, 2021

    6.0
    Not bad for the Cheapest Place Around
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No chair or any place to sit, advertised futon was not there, low water pressure in sink, uncomfortable shower set up, bathroom heat lamp didn’t work.

    Clean, comfortable bed, TV, looked newly remodeled, good heater, good lighting

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2021

    5.0
    Budget room but wuth budget price!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very small room! Bed was awful!

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    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 9, 2021

    7.0
    It was OK. A bit better than expected, but the train whistles were bothersome.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I remembered reading about the train whistles but didn't think it was a big deal. I think you should offer complimentary ear plugs to each person who stays there.

    Your survey question asked about the breakfast. There wasn't any breakfast that I knew about. I did like the look and location of the hotel.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: July 25, 2021

    6.0
    A convenient and quality stay for your money.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wifi was poor.

    Location is convenient. Comfortable bed and amenities.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2021

    7.0
    Affordable place. Nice outdoor area. Off the beaten path. Good location to Glacier Nat Park
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    We came in late after hiking all day and there's no way to contact anyone. They forgot to give us the bedding for our daughter's futon bed. If you arrive late, you're on your own. And the wifi/cell is spotty, so be prepared.

    Cute little motel. Affordable rates. Good location to Glacier Nat Park. Outdoor sitting area in back. Nice quiet area with lots of trees. We liked it

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 20, 2021

    5.0
    Cold A/C. Don't plan to use the sofa bed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I thought we had rented a "DOUBLE" room, meaning two beds, only to discover that "double" referred to the size of the only bed in the room. There was a "sofa bed" in the room, if you could call it that - it was a hard wooden contraption, very difficult to use, with a shabby, lumpy mattress. I barely slept the first night and ended up moving the "mattress" onto the ground to avoid the poking and digging of the sofa bed frame. Don't plan to use the futon/sofa bed, and you should be fine.

    This was simple digs for an affordable price. The AC runs COLD COLD COLD and the shower had hot water and decent pressure. Compact and small, which bothers some folks, but I liked that. In the middle of nowhere, but close enough to the west entrance of Glacier and Whitefish and way cheaper than staying at either of those places.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 18, 2021

    7.0
    Just ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Small jiggly bed

    I liked the chairs on the front porch since there was no where to hang out in the dark room.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 16, 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    No refrigerator.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 14, 2021

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was no fridge, the wifi was really not good, and it seemed a little dirty. There were broken up, dry ramen noodles on the floor by our sink.

    It was conveniently located between east and west Glacier. The unit had its own AC which was nice.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: June 27, 2021

    6.0
    You get what you pay for
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No extra electrical outlets. Very thin walls. Small. Spotty Wi-Fi.

    Location. Restaurant in the main hotel is decent with view of rail tracks.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: September 28, 2022

    3.0
    I even got this review to complete after we canceled this room and was refunded our
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We were reimbursed our money through booking .com after me being huffy through phone calls and emails and the hotel since the location was substituted. Where we booked was closed.

    We did not stay.Beautiful grounds with lots of railroad related signs and photos. Great assortment of tables games in bar. Pool, shuffleboard, ping pong, etc. If you are a light sleeper request a room NOT trackside. Can be noisy when freight trains go by.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: September 8, 2022

    1.0
    Bad experience with this hotel. They even charge me on a cancelled reservition.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room is small. There is no air conditioner. Bathroom is very small. The hotel rate is not really cheap if you consider the room and the service.

    This hotel charge me on one reservation even though I canceled the reservation before the free cancellation deadline on booking.com. When I called the hotel asking refund, the hotel refuse to do it. I had to ask booking.com to get the refund.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 13, 2022

    8.0
    Little place by the road in the middle of nowhere
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The Halfway Hotel is in the middle of nowhere. I guess it might be ok if you only need to sleep there, otherwise I would suggest looking for another place to stay

    We actually didn’t end up staying at the Halfway Hotel, but at the Izaak Walton Inn (overbooked so they gave us a room there). The Izaak Walton is great, though! Would definitely recommend staying there.

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: October 23, 2021

    8.0
    property mix up
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it was fine. a nice historic hotel. very interesting. communication needs improvement but we understood staffing was also an issue at second hotel.

    we booked at halfway hotel. when we got there it was deserted. no answer at either phone # posted around the property. later in day received a call stating we were to go to a different property due to lack of staffing. advance notice would have been greatly appreciated. substitute hotel was fine at the same rate.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: September 20, 2021

    9.0
    Izaak Walton Inn is Charming !
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The staff got confused about our two day stay. The next day as we were touring around, I got a very rude message saying we had not vacated the room and that they were moving our luggage into the hall. I called them and the front desk said they were moving us to another room so i said we'd return and move our luggage out. 5 min later they called and said we could stay in the same room. It started out very unprofessional but ended up with them being embarrassed and they made it right.

    We were originally booked into Halfway Hotel for two nights. Thank the Lord we were upgraded to the Izaak Walton Inn with an Empire Builder room. It was small but quaint with train decorations. Restaurant was really good.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: September 14, 2021

    3.0
    Meh
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    This hotel is the red headed stepchild of the Izaak Walton hotel and you will be treated as such. We were aware that there was no office here and we had to check in at the Izaac, about a mile away. When we checked in, we asked the guy where this hotel was and he said we should’ve seen it when we passed it. We told him it’s pitch black dark outside and we didn’t see anything. Turns out, the light on the halfway sign is out on the side where customers drive by to get to the Izaac. That was indicative of the rest of the stay. We booked the room for 5 nights and were provided with 2 towels. One of the towels had a (I’ll say ‘rust’ because I don’t want to say what it really looked like) stain. My husband and I used one towel to dry off that night after our showers. We called the Izaac in the morning to ask for more towels and a blanket and were told there’s no room service at this hotel and we would need to drive to the Izaac to ask for anything. There’s a door hangar (for show only, apparently)on our motel door with the usual privacy please and one side and needs service on the other. We went about our day, then went to the Izaac and felt like orphans from ‘Oliver’ as we asked ‘please sir may we have some more’ towels. We asked for a blanket to use as a cushion on the rock hard bed. We informed the guy that the shower head was clogged. He asked if enough water was coming out to shower. We told him it took me 20 minutes to rinse my hair. He said he would try to send someone down, which never happened. There are trains that come by every 45 minutes-1 hour and blow the horn 4 times every time, all night long. I could sleep through it because the air conditioner is extremely loud and drowns out the majority of the train noise and I’m a heavy sleeper. My husband is not but he brought ear plugs. This is a bare bones motel.

    Location is right in between the east and west glacier entrances. The room had a bed, tv, sink, toilet, and shower.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: September 7, 2021

    8.0
    Comfy and simple accommodations near West Glacier.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Comfy bed after a long day of hiking. It's about 30 minutes to the West entrance of Glacier NP. Although I saw complaints about the train traffic, there really wasn't a lot of noise. The trees provide lots of sound deadening. Izaak Walton Inn down the road is where you check in and can get a bite to eat.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 30, 2021

    9.0
    Nice place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The codes on the doors scare me a little bit. I like the idea of not having to bring a card with me but what if someone stayed there before and remembered the code and got in? Still was very nice though!

    It was close to the park entrance and was nice inside. You could tell it was newly remodeled. Kind of small for 3 of us and a dog but it worked out! It was a great place to crash after a long day of hiking!

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 28, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    1. Internet speed was so slow 2. Blanket was too thin 3. Checkin was so confusing. It is another location and not clear instruction at the site.

    None

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 25, 2021

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No WiFi

    Stayed in August 2021

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