Overall I HIGHLY recommend Lake Condos if you’re wanting to stay in Big Sky. Beats $400/night hotel rooms without kitchens! The staff was super welcoming & friendly even though we weren’t owners – not the case everywhere. We loved our time spent at Lake Condos so much that we’re purchasing a week of our own in Summer AND Winter!

This is a great location about an hour from Yellowstone’s West Entrance. TIP: Leave EARLY to beat the crowds. We got there around 7:15am and didn’t wait at all to get in. If space allows pack a small foldable cooler and ice packs to pack sandwiches and snacks. Never know when you’ll get stuck in a Bisson traffic jam! No space? No problem! The office is going to start offering small coolers for guests to borrow for a small fee. Also in West Yellowstone is the Grizzly & Wolf Sanctuary which I highly recommend. Arrive prior to opening to be sure to get a spot in the Keeper Kids program for your children. $5 per kid & they get to go with a Keeper into the bear enclosure to help hide food for the bears to find as part of their enrichment. So cool! Big Sky Resort is less than a 5 minute car ride and offers a lot of things to do. We rode the tram to Loan Peak 11,100 elevation and a must do! We took mountain bike lessons and had amazing instructors.

The view from our unit was AMAZING! Small Lake Rental business on property kept my kids (6 & 9) out on the lake for hours at a time on stand up paddle boards, kayaks, paddle boats and canoes. So much so that we skipped going anywhere for 2 days so the kids could just play & meet new friends. We saw a lot of people fishing as well. Check out the Epic Yellowstone Pass offered by Geyser Whitewater. For $188 per person we received unlimited boat rentals, 1/2 day rafting trip, 1/2 adventure pass at Zipline Adventures that also had a huge ropes course in West Yellowstone and unlimited rock climbing on a small 30′ wall inside of Geyser’s facility in Big Sky.