I was passing through for one day and was looking for a budget hotel with a pool to spend one night. At $40/night this was the cheapest option available.
I have to admit, after reading the other reviews I was a little leery, but I thought I'd give it a shot. For starters, I'd say everything in the previous posts is accurate. There's a noticeable smell of smoke entering the hotel. Thankfully this was just in the hallways, not in the rooms. The beds were somewhat hard and did have plastic sheets. It threw my back for a bit of a loop, but I've come to expect that from most places. My only major complaint about the room is the complete lack of soundproofing from the hall. A fairly rowdy group of people were up late and I could hear every word clearly through the door. Luckily, when I asked them to keep it down they were very apologetic and returned to their room.
The pool was nice and big, but uncomfortably cool for me. Didn't slow down the kids in the slightest. The hot tub, advertised at 107 degrees, wasn't even close. It was comfortably hot, but not quite hot enough to ease the achy muscles after the long drive. The sauna, though small, was more than hot enough to get a good sweat up and loosen me up. My biggest complaint here was that the hot tub is out of sight of the pool, so it's not possible to supervise children while soaking.
All-in-all, for the price I paid I can't really complain too much. I certainly wouldn't stay for a whole week, but for one or two nights, I'm happy to put up with the flaws.
- Aero Hotel Kalispell