Next door to Glacier National Park, the Izaak Walton Inn & Resort in Essex offers families a retreat in the heart of outdoor recreation. Accommodations range from rooms in the main lodge to ski in/ski out cabins to luxury railcars and actual caboose train cars. While lodging offers many of the comforts found in most traditional hotels, there are some conveniences not available here. At the lodge, there are no TVs, telephones, elevators, air conditioning or in-room coffee makers. In addition, as a result of the lodge’s remote location, there is no cell service within a 30-mile radius; however, free Wi-Fi is available in the lobby and the Flagstop Bar. Requiring a two-night minimum stay, caboose rooms and cabins do contain a kitchen. Luxury railcars also feature kitchens and gas fireplaces. The resort has a full-service restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. And, of course, there are a number of onsite activities, like cross-country and snowshoeing trails, hiking, and, closer to the inn, an outdoor hot tub.
