For years now, Missoula has singled out the DoubleTree as the No. 1 place to put up friends and family when they roll into town. And given everything Missoula—and the DoubleTree—has to offer, that tends to happen a lot. There’s something unmistakably vacation-ish about staring at the river, sipping an award-winning martini from the DoubleTree’s Finn & Porter bar and watching locals cast dry flies into the Clark Fork. When the guests do arrive, you might have a hard time convincing them to take that day trip to the Daly Mansion. Why go when the DoubleTree’s already got it all?
DoubleTree Hotel: 100 Madison St., 728-3100,
doubletree.com
Finalists, Best Lodging
2. C’Mon Inn:
2775 Expo Parkway,
543-4600,
cmoninn.com
3. Holiday Inn Downtown at the Park:
200 S. Pattee St.,
721-8550,
himissoula.com