• Introduction
• 1. Ahwahnee Hotel
• 2. Many Glacier Hotel
• 3. Banff Springs Hotel
• 4. Big Meadows Lodge
• 5. Jasper Park Lodge
• 6. Crater Lake Lodge
• 7. Jenny Lake Lodge
• 8. El Tovar
• 9. Cavallo Point
• 10. Paradise Inn

Jenny Lake Lodge

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING

For those who prefer equal parts rusticity and refinement, there’s no better choice than the classic Jenny Lake Lodge in northwest Wyoming. Grand Teton, as well as Yellowstone Park to the north, get slammed with visitors in the summer, but quiet Jenny Lake offers a respite. Bordering a bucolic wildflower meadow, the lodge’s 37 cabins have handmade quilts, dark-wood floors, and stunning views of the serrated Tetons towering above. Nightly five-course dinners (jackets suggested) evoke the park’s Rockefeller roots (the famous philanthropist played a major role in its creation); the lack of tech gadgets is in keeping with the sylvan setting. Conceived as a dude ranch for easterners in the 1920s, the lodge has since hosted Rockefeller offspring, Princess Grace of Monaco and her family, and an exceptionally loyal clientele who return year after year. The loyalty factor, combined with the limited number of cabins, means that early reservations are a must. Breakfast, dinner, bicycling, and horseback riding are included in the price. Other activities range from fly-fishing and float trips on the Snake River to golf and tennis at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club. From $550/night; gtlc.com/lodgejen.aspx

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