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Reviews of Smoky Bear Ranch Bed & Breakfast & Cabins

2.5 out of 5
Smoky Bear Ranch Bed & Breakfast & Cabins
4761 Smokey Bear Ln, Columbia Falls, MT

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 21 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 96 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 96 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laura, Easton

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A little hard to find but the owners could not have been nicer or more helpful. They are very knowledgeable about Glacier with lots of hiking suggestions. Breakfast was huge and very good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Smoky on 1 Sept 2023
Thanks for the kind words. We enjoyed having you stay with us.

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful
We very much enjoyed our time there. The small cabin was clean and worked well for 4 teenage boys up in the loft and 1 adult on the futon.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Smoky on 1 Sept 2023
Glad it worked out for you. The cabins are great for kids and we enjoy having them. Thanks for the kind words.

8/10 Good

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The owners were very friendly and helpful. The property was nice. It’s pretty secluded and you do go down quite a bit of gravel roads to get there. Over all it seemed a little pricey for what it was but it was our first b&b so really don’t know.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Smoky on 1 Sept 2023
Thanks for the response. We are a bit off the beaten path and it does involve dirt roads to get here but most appreciate the remoteness.

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Scott and Nancy provided recommendations to our schedule that enhanced our experience.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was the best place we stayed on our trip out west! The owners were super knowledgeable about the area and Glacier National Park. They served amazing hot breakfast both mornings and even allowed us to walk and explore their property near the river.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A fantastic, cozy property with an outstanding full breakfast!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

DAMON

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family Adventure
The lodge is very clean, comfortable and cozy. We had 2 wonderful breakfasts during our stay. Scott and Nancy are friendly and informative about the trails in the Glacier National Park.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Smoky on 9 Aug 2022
Thanks for you kind words. Glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Ann-Marie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect home base for Glacier NP adventures
My sons & I had an incredible stay in the cabin! My boys loved the cabin bedroom with the slanted ceiling. The games provided were a hit. Beautiful wooded view.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a lovely family-run property, located in a quiet area about 10 miles from Columbia Falls. They provided us with maps and bear spray and all sorts of information about the area, and wonderful, home-cooked breakfasts each day. I would really describe this as a bit more of a 'bed and breakfast' than a hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nancy and Scott who run the place are very welcoming and so helpful with anything needed. A great resource. They provide a great breakfast each morning. It is located in the beautiful mountains about 15 minutes to the West Entrance. It was clean, and had an outdoorsy cabin feel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Smoky on 26 July 2022
Thanks. Glad you had a great time.

8/10 Good

Jeffrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Serenity of property. Rising in morning to outstanding home cooked meal by Scott and Nancy. Local knowledge of Glacier Park provided us guidance which allowed us to enjoy our visit to Glacier.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nancy and her husband were very hospitable and provided a delicious breakfast each morning! Every day we came home to a clean room, small chocolates in our room and they were there for anything we needed (advice, maps, bear spray, etc!). We would absolutely go back and we are thankful for their hospitality!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Response from Smoky on 12 July 2022
Thanx for the kind words. Hope to see you again.

10/10 Excellent

SHARON, San Diego

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Conservative talk radio as you walk the grounds
Quite surprised with the reviews saying the owners friendly. We did not find them that way. Wouldn’t recommend this place if you’re offended by conservative talk radio being broadcast from a garden shed as you walk the grounds. If that doesn’t put you off just aware of what you are booking. The photos and price led us to believe we were booking a cabin with kitchen, as did the photos (of a cabin!) that accompanied the reservation email. It turned out to be a bedroom in the owner’s house. The owner at first blamed hotels.com for the mixup but later changed his story, saying he had emailed us the change - an email we never received.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Stay at Smoky Bear, will come back again.
Fantastic stay at the Smoky Bear Ranch. Cozy setup, great living room with a real fireplace that warms up the whole room. Bed and bathroom are clean and the owners do a bed turn and clean up the bathroom during the day. Excellent service and took care of us. The highlight is the breakfast each morning with juice and coffee, freshly baked/cooked eggs, pastry and fruits. Better than home cooking. Another is they have bear-spray you can borrow. Chance of a bear encounter is low, but this is a need-to-have if you are going on trails. The only snag is the GPS that took us to wrong house/cabin. But the owner was 100% nice and told us that it's the next cabin down the road. Not sure if this will happen to you. Just fyi, Smoky Bear is on the left hand side. If your GPS takes to a cabin on the right, it's the wrong house/cabin.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent experience, would highly recommend staying here!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet spot in the woods
This place is in a quiet spot about 20 minutes from GNP. Our hosts provided a fabulous breakfast, bear spray for our hikes, advice on the park and a comfortable, clean room.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful Cabins
Fantastic place. Secluded property near Glacier West Entry. The cabins are fully equipped and beautifully design. We loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Arwyn

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Venus

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful stay
My wife and I stayed with our two teenage daughters. The room was very large, with plenty of room for us all. The B&B was beautiful, as was the property it sat on. The breakfasts were great. The woman who ran it was nice enough but a little aggressive. Also, it was hard to know how welcome we were as a lesbian couple, in Montana.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Owners are husband/wife combo who excel at making guests comfortable and enjoy their stay. They provide a great breakfast and if you choose to take a picnic lunch at a $12 price you will be glad you did. Friendly place; glad we stayed there.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We especially liked Scott and Nancy. They are so hospital, friendly and helpful. Even before we arrived they sent several helpful emails with important information. When we arrived the room was very nice. Nancy and Scott are both very talented and it was a pleasure to see their talents on display, especially the quits and woodworks. It was very quiet and peaceful; just a joy to be there.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Loved the owners, the fantastic breakfast that was included, and the hummingbird feeder.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Smoky Bear Ranch is the perfect home base for a Glacier trip. Mr & Mrs Collard have added many thoughtful, personal touches to your stay that make it really hard to leave! The bedding is cozy, the water pressure is powerful, and the hearty breakfasts are different every morning. Do yourself a favor and order a paper bag lunch for your hike or drive through Glacier! The location is perfect - 20 minutes to the airport, 15 minutes to the park, and a quiet respite from the hubub of West Glacier. We didn't get to hike the trails on their property during our short stay, but we did enjoy all of the different birds and afternoons on the front porch. As many others mentioned, our hosts provided bear spray, maps, and lots of insight to the surrounding area. 10/10, will stay again :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Scott and Nancy were wonderful and the breakfast was amazing! They were very helpful in helping find things to do. The room we had was nice and we slept so good!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hospitality of the owners, the Collards, made the trip! The delicious home cooked breakfast every morning was the best meal of the day. Their willingness to share the “locals” knowledge of Glacier made our trip so much more enjoyable. It was more like staying at a warm, welcoming relative than a cold, sterile hotel. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The Galvez Trip
The place was great, very clean in a beautiful and peaceful area very close to the west entrance of the park. The owners are very nice, and the breakfast provided was wonderful!.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Location, proprietors
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Great place to stay Scott and Nancy are wonderful hosts Very clean and nice accommodations Breakfast are great
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Rossana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely breakfast and location
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely the nicest place to stay. They made breakfast for us every morning and even offered lunch sacks as well. Nancy and Scott we’re the biggest help,
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Connie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the setting in the woods--loved the hummingbirds at the feeder, the deer and wild turkey walking through the yard. Didn't have any issues or things we didn't like.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Location was pretty. Really intended for hikers. No amenities. Stayed 1 night of 4 reserved. Paid for all 4. Bedroom w/double bed + 2 twin beds were upstairs. Up a built in ladder. Bath room downstairs. Up & down those type of stairs should have been more thoroughly explained. There was a futon on 1st floor but not comfortable. Beds weren't comfortable. Everything was neat & clean. No TV, no games in office. Wifi worked.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and Off the Grid !
Great place to stay on out in the woods away from the crowded west village area. Hosts were awesome, had a campfire going some nights when we returned. Breakfasts were great, hosts knew park inside-out and could coach you on your plans, routes and times into the park.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the loft. Everything very clean. Refrigerator was too cold and froze everything. Wonderful stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Quazi, Houston, TX

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scott and Nancy were very nice people and treated me so well in their beautiful small house in the woods. The breakfast was super awesome and I just loved the setting. GNP was only 15 mins away from the location and I had a good time there.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Christine

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small & over priced
The room we had in the lodge was extremely small, barely wider than the bed. Limited room to walk around at foot of bed and half of that was lost to stairs going to room above. We could hear every movement from adjacent rooms and had limited privacy. For almost $200 per night, we felt ripped off. Hosts were charming people.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful B&B very close to Glacier NP.
Very peaceful and quiet place in the woods with white tailed deer, very comfortable sleeping, superb breakfasts, rain forest like hiking trail to the river, great front patio to relax on in the evening with privacy and beauty. Loved this place!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

SYLVIE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location,15 min drive from Glacier National Park. Wonderful place, owners are so nice and helpful. Breakfast prepared by Nancy is amazing! Beautiful, peaceful place. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Timothy, Aston, PA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay!
Our stay was fantastic! Scott and Nancy know everything that you will need to know about the area. They can tell you where to go for the best views and hikes, and the best way to get there. And the breakfasts were amazing! The room was comfortable and private, and they provided topographic maps, hiking guides, and bear spray.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great hosts
Owners are great hosts, very knowledgeable and helpful. Breakfasts were excellent and owner took time to show us the property, which was on the North Fork of the Flatlake. Could not be more accommodating.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2017