Basic Room, Shared Bathroom

No. This category has a shared bathroom, and the room itself has an in-room sink. Towels, bed sheets and toothbrush and toothpaste (on request) are provided. Some rooms in the Old House section of the Inn have shared rather than private bathrooms, which is part of the historic character and the economical price.

The room has one queen bed and sleeps two guests. It suits a couple or two friends travelling together. Rates cover up to 2 adults per night.

No. Old Faithful Inn is deliberately unplugged: rooms have no televisions, radios, air conditioning or internet access, and cell service is limited. The room has heating, a portable fan and a phone for free local calls. Evenings are for the lobby fireplace, the lounge or the geysers.

The Inn is within a 10-minute walk of Old Faithful, about 0.2 to 0.3 miles away, and the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center is right next door. Castle Geyser is roughly 0.4 to 0.5 miles away, and the Upper Geyser Basin is nearby. Guests can also take a drink from the second-floor Mezzanine Bar out onto the Old Faithful viewing deck to watch an eruption.

The Inn has the Old Faithful Inn Dining Room (breakfast and lunch are first come, first served, and dinner requires a reservation), the Bear Paw Deli for quick sandwiches, snacks and ice cream, and The Bear Pit Lounge for cocktails and appetizers. Overnight Inn guests can book dinner up to 60 days before arrival. The dining room's dress code is casual.

Check-in is at 4:00 PM and check-out is at 11:00 AM, when you return your key to the front desk. The front desk is staffed 24 hours a day. The minimum check-in age is 21, and younger guests can check in only with a parent or guardian.

Children are welcome, and the Inn is a family-friendly historic lodge. Because this Basic Room sleeps two guests with one queen bed, larger families may want to book more than one room. Pets are not allowed in the rooms, though service animals are permitted. Free self-parking is available in the main lot next to the lobby, but the lot is shared with the geyser and restaurant, so you may sometimes park about a quarter-mile away.

Guests staying in the West Wing may hear construction noise between 7:00 am and 5:30 pm from the renovation of a nearby historic building. All rooms are elevator accessible except those on the first floor of the West Wing. Because the lobby and the geyser area draw visitors through the day, the earplug-and-early-start approach suits many guests.

Old Faithful Inn is the most requested lodging in Yellowstone, and guests are advised to book up to 13 months in advance. A deposit equal to one night's rate is charged at booking. A 30-day notice earns a full refund of the deposit. Cancellations 30 to 14 days out are refunded minus a $25 fee, and cancellations within 7 days of a summer check-in forfeit the deposit. The Inn operates seasonally, typically from early May to mid-October.