You're reading this because you need a place to stay on the superior east side of Glacier & St. Mary's is booked. Great! Book it, you'll be fine. Despite the name, it's a Holiday Inn Express, just like any other, but...
Worst Holiday Inn Express ever? Bed is fine, room is fine, no issues there. But after that it's a comedy of errors.
* Shower. If you've had a slow leak at home, that's the water pressure you're going to get. That's not sarcasm. Expect the longest shower of your life just to get wet, let alone clean.
* Loud. You'll hear the weather forecast at 5am from the people getting up early next door. The Constant Fan setting on the A/C is your friend here.
* Breakfast is a disaster. Would be a typical hotel breakfast but they're out of everything and the juice machine doesn't work. Only upside, 2 belgian waffle irons! Otherwise, I hope you like bread. Not even yogurt or eggs.
* I know most hotels don't do daily service anymore without asking. But we did ask. Often. Finally got a clean on our last night and the towels were replaced with what looked like Goodwill outcasts. The towels we got from the front desk (often, see above) were normal towels.
* our key cards died every day. Had to get new ones nightly.
I have never written a bad hotel review before. And yet I'd go back only because it's 35m from the east entrance. Slept well, clean room, and that's it.
Pro tip: get 16" pizzas from Rising Sun by the park gate for some epic breakfast leftovers!