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Frommer's Very Highly Recommended
CITY: Essex
STATE: MT
COUNTRY: USA
POSTCODE: 59916
PHONE 1: 406/888-5700
FAX: 406/888-5200
WEBSITE: www.izaakwaltoninn.com
Built in 1939, this inn originally housed railway workers. It now has three floors of rooms, a restaurant, and a tavern. The rooms are not large, but they are beautifully kept, with wood-paneled walls and various Western touches. Each has a private bathroom. Some have, in addition to the double beds, futon couches that can be folded out for another bed. The halls are decorated in railroad memorabilia. The converted cabooses are similarly decorated, and what train buff can resist the temptation of spending the night in a genuine caboose? Unlike a lot of Glacier lodging establishments, the inn is booming in winter. Skiers are attracted to its 30 miles (48km) of groomed trails, and a new pavilion will house a covered ice rink. There is also an attractive Finnish sauna.
Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's British Columbia and the Canadian Rockies, 5th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.
