Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel and Cabins is a lodging complex in Yellowstone’s Mammoth village, close to the terraces and Albright Visitor Center. Hotel rooms and several cabin styles make it a useful base for the park’s northern end. The hot springs in the name are the nearby terraces, not part of the hotel itself.

Hotel rooms have private bathrooms, while cabins range from units with private baths and enclosed hot tubs to simpler cabins served by shared bathhouses. Amenities vary by room type, and there is no air conditioning. Check the bathroom arrangement and inclusions before booking; accessible rooms and cabins are available.

The complex has a hotel dining room and the quicker Terrace Grill. The gift shop offers coffee and snacks, which can be enjoyed in the Map Room during the day; evening bar service is another reason to stop in.

The hotel’s standout space is its Map Room, centered on a 17-foot wooden map of the United States. It is assembled from 2,544 pieces of 15 kinds of wood gathered from nine countries, with different woods shaping the states and red and blue lines marking roads and railways. It is an easy place to linger over the details or play checkers.

The present hotel was built in 1936 and includes a guest-room wing from 1911. The Map Room was conceived by Adelaide Child and architect Robert C. Reamer, then crafted by W. H. Fey as part of the hotel’s distinctive design.

Elk are often seen grazing near the buildings and can appear outside the Map Room or dining-room windows, especially early in the day. They are wild animals, so a sighting is never guaranteed.