The Wort Hotel

The Wort Hotel has been the Jackson Hole town-square anchor since 1941 — a 59-room independent on Glenwood and Broadway, one block off the antler arches, with the Silver Dollar Bar in the lobby. Two thousand and thirty-two real silver dollars are set into the bar's countertop. The hotel was burned, rebuilt, sold, bought back by family, and is now once again independently operated. It's the rare town-square hotel in a Western resort town that's still genuinely a hotel rather than a brand.

The Wort's appeal is the combination — historic build, town-square location, a bar that's been a community institution for eight decades, and ski access at Teton Village still a thirty-minute shuttle. It runs at a price point that's high but not Four Seasons high, and the room product reflects that.

The setting

A block off Jackson's town square, the central plaza with the antler arches at each corner. Walking distance to most of Jackson's restaurants — Snake River Grill, Persephone, Glorietta, Bin22, Hatch — and the National Wildlife Art Museum's downtown rotating gallery. Grand Teton National Park's south entrance is fifteen minutes; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort at Teton Village is thirty minutes by free shuttle or car.

The drive from Jackson Hole airport (JAC) is twenty minutes. Yellowstone south entrance is two hours.

The building

A three-story 1941 hotel structure rebuilt after a 1980 fire that destroyed the original. The current building keeps the original footprint and Western-vernacular aesthetic — stone base, timber upper floors, peaked roof, balconies on the second and third floors. The Silver Dollar Bar's silver-dollar countertop survived the fire and is original.

The aesthetic is rustic-into-refined Americana: stone, timber, leather upholstery, antler-and-vintage-photograph wall treatments. Public spaces include the bar, the dining room, and a sitting lounge.

The rooms

Fifty-nine rooms across the three floors. Categories climb from compact rooms (around $485 in shoulder, more in peak) up through suites with fireplaces, balconies, and the better town-square views. Beds are queens and kings, linens are good, bathrooms are updated. Several rooms have private balconies onto Glenwood; a few have working fireplaces. Rear rooms are quieter; front rooms get the town-square activity.

Food & drink

The Silver Dollar Grill serves contemporary Western American — bison, elk, regional fish — with a competent wine list. The Silver Dollar Bar in the lobby is open to non-guests and is one of the genuine Jackson institutions, with country-and-western live music several nights a week and a steady local crowd. Breakfast is served in the dining room.

On the property

The bar is the amenity.

• Silver Dollar Bar with live music
• Silver Dollar Grill restaurant
• Concierge with park and ski booking
• In-town shuttle and Teton Village skier shuttle access
• Open year-round

Who it's for

• Travelers who want to stay one block off the town square
• Drinkers who'd rather sit at a real bar than a hotel lobby
• Skiers who don't mind the thirty-minute Teton Village shuttle for in-town nightlife afterward
• Repeat Jackson Hole visitors who want the historic anchor rather than the resort

Who it's not for

• Travelers who want true ski-in/out (you shuttle to Teton Village)
• Light sleepers without earplugs (the Silver Dollar Bar runs late on weekends)
• Anyone looking for a design-forward boutique aesthetic

Nearby

Walk one block to the town square for the antler arches, the National Wildlife Art Museum's downtown gallery, and the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar across the way. Snake River Grill on the square is the longstanding dining anchor; Persephone for breakfast pastries; Glorietta for dinner. Grand Teton National Park is fifteen minutes — Jenny Lake, Schwabacher Landing, the Snake River Overlook are all an hour's drive within. The National Elk Refuge sleigh rides run through winter, fifteen minutes from the hotel. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and the Teton Village tram are thirty minutes by free shuttle.