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Red Lion Colonial Hotel Helena
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Red Lion Colonial Hotel Helena
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2301 Colonial Drive
Helena, Montana, United States
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Why not make Helena the place for your next getaway or conference? Conveniently located in the heart of Montana?s State Capital, the Red Lion Colonial Hotel offers easy access to the Cathedral of St. Helena, Reeder?s Alley and the Mansion District as well as a wide variety of shopping and cultural activities showcasing the rich heritage or our city. From the moment you enter the hotel, the grand lobby and spiral staircase will take you back to the grandeur of Montana's gold mining glory days on Last Chance Gulch. The 149 guest rooms and suites are all oversized and newly updated with amenities like free Net4Guests high-speed wireless Internet access.
Amenities:
24 Hour Reception
Air Conditioned
Airport shuttle
ATM / Cash Machine
Banquet Facilities
Bar / Lounge
Business Center
Cable / Satellite TV
Coffee / Tea Maker
Complimentary Toiletries
Conference Room(s)
Connecting Rooms
Disabled Access
Elevator / Lift
Fitness Room
Hair Dryer
High-speed Internet
Housekeeping
In Room Movies
Laundry service
Meeting Rooms
Microwave
Modem / Data Port
Non-Smoking Rooms
Parking
Pets Allowed
Porters
Refrigerator
Restaurant
Room Service
Safe-Deposit Box
Security Guard
Swimming pool
TV
Wake-up Service
Check-in:
From 3:00 PM
Check-out:
Prior to 1:00 PM
Attractions:
Ash Grove Cement
Big Sky Somatic Institute
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Canyon Ferry Lake: Lake area is perfect for boating, fishing and camping.
Capital Hill Mall
Carroll College: Private College located in the heart of Helena
Colonial Restaurant: Family dining, breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Gates of the Mountains: A historic and scenic boat ride down the Missouri river though the Gates of the Mountians.
Globe Pequot Press
Great Divide Ski Area: Local Ski Area, 4 Chair Lifts, Warming House, Restaurant and Lounge
Helena College of Technology
Last Chance Gulch
Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds: Local fairgrounds and home of the annual Last Chance Stampede held the last week of July every year.
Martinis Lounge: The Martinis Lounge is open daily from 11:00am til midnight and serves a limited menu.
Myrna Loy Center for Performing Arts: Art Films, Plays, Concerts and Gallery
On Broadway
Overland Express: Casual Dining
Plum Creek Timber
Restaurants
Shodair Hospital
St Peters Hospital
State Capitol Building: Newly renovated for its 100th birthday, the State Capital building showcases many of Charlie Russels and other western artists paintings.
Windbag: Windbag offers variety of menu items with a lounge setting, located just 2 miles from the hotel.
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Date of Stay:
November, 2008
The Red Lion Colonial is a nice place to stay in Helena. It is conveniently located near the capital and other downtown locations. The staff was friendly and helpful. The shower head in the bathroom is very low and I had to duck to get my hair wet.
Date of Stay:
June, 2009
We loved everything about it. Outstanding location and the accommodations were exemplary. Beds were perfect and very little noise from air conditioner or anywhere inside our outside. We'd love to go back.
Date of Stay:
March, 2009
We stayed three nights and were very comfortable. Positive things: Rooms were clean and tidy. The kids loved the pool and hot tub. The hot tub is at a constant 100 degrees which is cooler than a typical hot tub, but it was still relaxing. Rooms have been renovated as well as the lobby and it's very nice. Negative things: The heater in our room would blow out cool air at times but it wasn't bad enough to call the front desk. The pool area did get overrun by 3 or 4 men a couple of nights who wanted to drink in the hot tub - but our kids were done swimming by then anyway. The fitness area is a small room and the machines aren't anything to write home about but they served their purpose. We're not very high maintenance people so we didn't see anything to complain about - overall, we were very pleased with the price of the room and the cleanliness. And it passed muster with our two biggest critics - our kids! They want to stay there again, so I guess that says a lot!
Date of Stay:
October, 2006
Past stays at this hotel have been acceptable, this time they it was not close. This time they put us in the new addition but the rooms are much smaller, bathrooms tiny,the hot tub was cold for 2 days (changed water), the fire alarm would go off when you took a shower, no towels in the pool area, forgot to make up the room one day, water vending machine broke, breakfast buffet barely warm (a stove was broke), front desk unconcerned with any problem.
Date of Stay:
April, 2007
First, we discovered that the in-house restaurant closes at 1pm on Sunday. There was no room service Sunday night either. Other hotels do this, but I hate it. Second, we found our room had not been vacuumed very well because we found dried food on the carpet. The bathroom was not hotel-clean either. My wife noticed a small amount of mold in the bathroom. Third, the hotel left bottles of water in the room. Ordinarily, that's a good thing... except that each bottle cost $2 (to be added to the bill). To be fair - they DID put a card on the bottle explaining this (the cost was at the bottom of the text) - but I've never before seen this approach to selling bottled water. When you're thirsty, who reads the fine print? Fourth, if you want to use the indoor pool or (small) exercise room, you will have to walk through a medium-sized conference/dining room. No kidding. There is a waist-high half wall on the left side to channel you to the back of the room and keep your towel from touching the place settings, but you are still in the same room. Swimmers will undoubtedly feel self concious and business meeting participants will undoubtedly be distracted by bikinis and sweaty exercisers... Fifth, the 2nd floor level changes an inch or so when you go from one of the wings to the main building. The carpet does not give you a good visual cue and you should be careful not to trip. None of these things made the visit horrible, but their cumulative effect made me not want to go back.
Date of Stay:
May, 2009
It met our needs. Everyone was friendly andit was very clean and comfortable.
Date of Stay:
October, 2006
Most hotels do not have gift shops and seeing the earlier review about it being like a garge sale I ahave to disagree. The space is small and they have an amazing variety for a small space with things for kids to do while parents are in meetings to Montana gifts. I asked and it is independant from the Red Lion but I thing it is a plus, they all should have one.
Date of Stay:
May, 2009
Wonderful location - friendly staff - dog friendly. Bathroom could have used a higher standard of cleaning.
Date of Stay:
October, 2006
Any request I had was taken care of in less than 5 minutes. The lounge was nice, and the help were nice AND helpfull. Will definatly stay again.
Date of Stay:
May, 2009
Great location, close to functions we had to attend, clean modern room. Really no complaints. Decent facility, clean entry, hallways, room, outside grounds were cleaned up after winter, so was appealing to the eye.
Date of Stay:
July, 2006
I was well pleased with everything. My only complaint was the gift shop, as I felt that it was far under the standards of the hotel in how it presented itself (ie. garage sale?).
Date of Stay:
May, 2009
Cool staircase in the lobby-Gone with the wind style. Room was dirty.
Date of Stay:
April, 2009
Nice room, reasonable price. Nice room, much better than the crappy Shiloe Inn (nearby).
Date of Stay:
April, 2009
The room was clean and comfortable. The hotel seems a little outdated. The hotel was clean and the staff was good.
Date of Stay:
March, 2009
Nice rooms. Decorated well. Too far away from downtown. Keys didn't work in outside doors. Nice hotel overall. I would have liked to have stayed closer to downtown. My room key didn't work in the outside doors, and I had to be switched from room, because of problems with the room keys.
Date of Stay:
March, 2009
Clean and the staff was helpful and friendly. The food was great in the restaurant.
Date of Stay:
March, 2009
The rooms are clean and quite large. Three of us fit in very easily. The access to outside is excellent too.
Date of Stay:
February, 2009
Love the quiet rooms and the beds are comfortable Nice quite rooms in a good location. Pleasant personel.
Date of Stay:
February, 2009
location, staff friendly, appealing to the eye. Myself and my future spouse got very little sleep. Security was non existent. When we used the swimming pool on Sunday morning, one of my daughters friends cut her foot from broken bears bottles left from the night before. I didn't get very much sleep, so my visit with my children was strained.
Date of Stay:
February, 2009
Beds were comfortable. Absolutely fridged public spaces. I certainly would not classify this hotel as a 3 star. The heating controls in the room were broken and the hallways and public spaces did not seem to be heated. Bare-bones staffing led to long waits at the front desk. The restaurant food was ok, but overpriced.
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