Helena Hotels

The full service Holiday Inn is one of few hotels in the historic downtown area of Helena, at the foot of the mountains, just 1.5 miles from the edge of Helena National Forest. There are many sites within walking distance including Montana State Capitol, Carroll College and Cathedral of St Helena. The hotel's restaurant/lounge is Quarry Bar & Grille, open for breakfast, lunch & dinner; other amenities are an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center and 3,400 sq ft of meeting/event space. A complimentary shuttle is operated to places within a 5 mile radius, including Helena Regional Airport and Green Valley Country Club.

A newly constructed Holiday Inn Express hotel opened summer 2011 in Helena, replacing an older property of this brand 2 miles south. The 87 room building is part of a developing area of shops and other businesses on the north side of town, between Montana Avenue and I-15 (access is from exit 193, Cedar St). There are many restaurants within walking distance, and several large stores including Target and Macy's. Free hot breakfast, an indoor pool/whirlpool, 24 hour fitness center and business center are some of the facilities.

Open November 2010, the Residence Inn is the second Marriott hotel in Helena, offering high quality, extended stay accommodation, with 91 suites in studio or one bed layouts, all including a fully equipped kitchen and separate areas for dining, working and living. Most have fine views across undeveloped countryside towards the nearby mountains - the hotel has a rural location along Custer Avenue, just north of Helena Airport and 3 miles from the city center. Leisure amenities are a bbq grills, a fitness center and a 4,300 aquatic complex featuring several pools and hot tubs. Free hot breakfast buffet is prepared each morning.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Helena is part of a group of hotels, restaurants and other business on the west side of I-15 exit 192 along a quiet section of 11th Avenue, and it features 58 comfortable, microwave/refrigerator equipped rooms plus an indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room and free breakfast bar. The building is fairly old but has been kept updated, and the flat surroundings allow good views towards the nearby mountains. The airport is 3 miles north, and the city center 1.5 miles west.

Helena's Best Western hotel is a modern, recently built property in a commercial area (Great Northern Town Center) just north of downtown, one block from Carroll College and right next to a selection of restaurants, bars and entertainment including a movie theater. This is a large and well equipped hotel of 4 floors and 101 rooms (all containing a refrigerator/microwave), plus an indoor pool, hot tub, 24 hour fitness center, lounge/casino and meeting space for up to 500 guests. Free deluxe continental breakfast is served, and a free shuttle is operated to Helena Airport, 3 miles northeast.

Wingate by Wyndham is many people's favorite Helena hotel - a new and elegant establishment with 88 oversized rooms featuring luxurious bedding, high quality amenities and a good range of equipment including refrigerator and microwave. The hotel provides free hot breakfast and has other facilities of an indoor pool, hot tub, fitness center, business center, five meeting rooms and free wi-fi. The surroundings are mostly residential although I-15 runs past to the east (access is from exit 193, Cedar Street) and there are plenty of restaurants and shops nearby, including K-Mart.

On the east edge of Helena near the start of the countryside, the Hampton Inn is the only Hilton hotel in the city, offering clean and comfortable accommodation in a convenient location, half a mile from interstate 15 (exit 192), and a short walk from several restaurants and a Wal-Mart superstore. The hotel has 81 east or west-facing, one or two-bed rooms, with one of more of a microwave, refrigerator and sofa bed. Leisure amenities are an exercise room and indoor pool, while a business center and meeting rooms are available for those here to work.

One of several newly built hotels in Helena, the 90 room Comfort Suites has a quiet, countryside location along Custer Avenue (CR 280), a short drive from I-15 exit 193. A few shops and restaurants are within walking distance, while on-site facilities are free hot breakfast, free wi-fi, free airport shuttle, a pool/hot tub, fitness center, business center and meeting space. A refrigerator and microwave are provided in each room, while the comfortable bedding includes pillow top mattresses.

The affordable, mid range accommodation of Comfort Inn Helena comprises 56 interior corridor rooms on 2 floors, some equipped with microwave and refrigerator, and all looking out over a busy commercial area along Prospect Avenue, close to exit 192 of interstate 15 - there are many restaurants nearby, a supermarket (Albertson's) opposite and a shopping mall 3 blocks west. An indoor pool, hot tub and free continental breakfast are the main amenities.

Pet friendly Quality Inn Helena is an older, interior corridor motel along a quiet side street adjacent to a K-Mart store towards the north edge of town, accessed from I-15 exit 193 (Cedar Street). Rooms are large and well maintained, and all contain a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker & ironing facilities. The standard free continental breakfast is served; for other meals there are several restaurants and bars a short walk away along the main road. The hotel also has an exercise room, guest laundry and a meeting room.