Montana’s Newest Luxury Hotel Is Also Its Biggest. Here’s a Look Inside.
Until recently, Montana’s coolest mountain town was the antithesis of Aspen. Locals hit the slopes in Carhartt’s, and the après ski scene centered around grabbing a Coors Light at the Corral, a dive bar with deer antler chandeliers. But these days Big Sky is as bougie as it gets, especially with the addition of its first five-star hotel: The Montage Big Sky, which opened last year. Not only does this alpine oasis now have the highest nightly rates in the state for its 100 rooms and suites, but at 500,000 square feet, it’s also Montana’s largest resort.
Nightly rates range from $525 to $12,000. A plain bagel or single scoop of gelato at the hotel coffee shop (which also sells Dom Perignon) will set you back $7. The herb crusted rack of venison in the main restaurant costs $150 and you won’t find cocktails for less than $18. Those prices might be normal in Manhattan, but its relatively new to Montana.
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But that’s chump change compared to what the 39 private residences here cost. Nevertheless, these highly priced resort homes are selling so well that General Manager Victorio Gonzalez tells Robb Report that they’re in the process of building 32 more condominiums and 15 single-family homes. At the low end, the three-bedroom residences start at $1.5 million for one-quarter ownership. But consider the neighborhood: Montage Big Sky’s competitors include Big Sky Ski Resort and the Yellowstone Club —where members include Bill Gates, Tom Brady, Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. With money like that floating around it makes converting hotel guests into homeowners a little easier.
“The views of the Spanish Peaks surrounding the resort create an incredibly special sense of place and awe,” says Gonzalez. “We are passionate about sharing our uniquely secluded location, western heritage and natural beauty with guests.”
Big money also translate to big…well, everything. The property has six restaurants, including a basement speakeasy with a golf simulator and computer controlled putting green, a 10,000-square-foot spa where the 60-minute High Altitude Acclimation Massage will set you back $280, a boutique where you can buy designer cowboy boots as seen on “Yellowstone,” Big Sky’s only bowling alley, and a fitness center with Pelotons and their elliptical equivalents. This year the property also launched an exclusive partnership with Gibson Guitars. Guests can test drive the hotel’s collection and even order a $25,000 custom guitar of their own.
Still, most guests don’t come to play rockstar, they come to play outside. To the right of the pool, ice skating rink and tubing hill, Montage Big Sky has a chairlift that connects skiers to 85 miles of trails at Big Sky Resort. The mountain’s tagline is the biggest skiing in America, and lift tickets during high season can set you back as much as $300. During the summer, the resort offers mountain biking, hiking and ziplining.
Then you have the world’s first national park, located just 45 minutes away.
“One of the most extraordinary and unique offerings we provide are our highly curated tours of Yellowstone National Park,” says Gonzalez. “Each tour is led by a professional naturalist from the comfort of our Cadillac Escalades.”
And while Fido isn’t welcome in Yellowstone, he’s more than welcome at the hotel. You’ll just have to pay the $150 per day pet fee.
Of course, you can always save money by drinking at the Corral where instead of the rich and famous, you’ll be rubbing elbows with local ranchers. Who knows? You may even run into a real life John Dutton.
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