Thirty miles southwest of Glacier, and fifteen miles north of Flathead Lake, largish
KALISPELL
corners a significant portion of the tourist trade en route to Glacier. There's not much to do here, but in high season it may be the closest place to the park you'll get to stay.
A stylish
accommodation
option is the venerable
Kalispell Grand Hotel
, 100 Main St (tel 406/755-8100 or 1-800/858-7422; $75-100); the
Hilltop Inn
, 801 E Idaho St (tel 406/755-4455; $50-75), has clean, comfortable, reasonably good-value rooms with queen beds; and
Cavanaugh's West Coast Kalispell Center
, 20 N Main St (tel 406/752-6660, tel 1-800/843-4667), is one of the best-appointed hotels in town with a restaurant, indoor pool, sauna and hot tub.
For excellent
food
, try the Chinese dishes at the
Alley Connection
in the
Kalispell Hotel
; the game and seafood dishes at
Café Max
, 121 Main St (tel 406/755-7687); or
Montana Coffee Traders
, 328 W Center St (tel 406/756-2326). If you're looking for a lively night out, the
Hellroaring Saloon & Eatery
on Big Mountain above Whitefish is the place to be - especially during ski season.
