The Teton Mountain Lodge is a pleasant place to stay, although I consider it pricey even with an offer. What you pay for is the slopeside location during the ski season. You can ski in right next to the hotel and the ski valet will help you with your skis once you get there. It is a fairly level 5 minute walk to the aerial tram (cable car) but a bit further and slightly uphill to the Bridger gondola.
We booked a Sundance Junior suite - a large room with a proper kitchen, a queen sized bed and an additional Murphy bed, which, being only two of us we didn't use. This was fine for the 2 of us, and maybe a family of 2 adults & 2 small children, but would be a cramped for 4 adults with the Murphy bed down.
I liked the good-sized jacuzzi-bath, but the shower over the bath was not really powerful enough.
The kitchen had a big fridge, a full cooker & hob, microwave, toaster, lots of worktop space and a kettle (not always supplied in the US). There were 6 crockery & cutlery place settings, but not many pots & pans or utensils.
A very useful in-room ski-boot dryer was supplied. The large TV only showed US TV channels (no BBC World News or Sky) but ESPN was available. There was also a clock-radio, an MP3/iPod docking station and free in-room WiFi.
Our suite, room 107, was on the ground floor, above the bar, near reception, facing southwards, away from the mountains towards the next building (Inn at Jackson Hole?) but was very quiet and sunny during the day.
The bed was a little too soft for my liking - it could have been firmer, and the aircon/heating was difficult to get the temperature exactly right. The hotel charges extra for some services that given the overall price-tag you might have hoped would be included (use of washing machine & dryer, yoga classes, breakfast). We ate twice in the restaurant & found the food to be very good.
The lobby is impressive as is the ladies changing room in the spa. The hot tub there was hotter, and more to my liking than the lukewarm one by the indoor pool. Both swimming pools are tiny, so not worth using if you are a serious swimmer. The gym looked well equipped, but I didn't use it.
A charge on our bill that should have gone to another room was corrected promptly and removed. The staff were generally pleasant & helpful. Although I have listed some things that could be improved we were very comfortable during our stay and had no major gripes.
Eating out in Teton Village is generally quite pricey - to get better value you need to go into Jackson Hole town (3$ each way on the very regular Start bus service). Alternatively there is a Thai take-away opposite the entrance to the Snake River Lodge that is good value. The two grocery stores in the village are somewhat limited food-wise (very little fresh meat or veg) although both have a fair selection of wine. Albertsons & the Whole Grocer in town (on the bus route) are good sized supermarkets selling everything you could possibly want.
Teton Village and Jackson Hole are both pleasant places to stay - the whole area is beautiful and the ski area is great - plenty for everyone to enjoy bar beginners. If you want a day off from skiing I recommend the winter time whole-day trip to Yellowstone with Triangle C. If you are lucky enough to get a clear sunny day it is magical.
- Teton Village Mountain Hotel
- Teton Lodge
