A hostel is a budget-friendly accommodation with shared amenities and comfortable community spaces, fostering a social experience for travlers who seek them and quiet spaces to work and study for those who seek more solitude. At Pintler's Portal, expect comfort and affordability near Montana’s Pintler Mountains. We offer you options for cozy private rooms or dorm rooms, and feature extraordinary common areas, kitchen, and free Wi-Fi. Our focus is on a warm, social environment where guests can connect and enjoy the scenic surroundings. Whether hiking, exploring, or relaxing, Pintler's Portal is clean, convenient, and comfortable. The Portal has been voted the Best Hostel in Montana for two years now - 2023 and 2024.

Pintler's Portal Hostel has a separate shower and bathroom suite. There are no ensuite bathrooms. The showers and bathrooms are optimized for privacy, with floor to ceiling walls and locking doors. They are unisex. There is one ¾ size accessible bathroom with a transfer shower. There are two additional bathrooms on the lower floor.

Yes! We have several private rooms available with full sized beds and dressers. We also rent all our dorm rooms as private rooms - you can rent the entire room for yourself or bring up to 3 more people with you (extra cost for each extra person). None of our rooms have ensuite bathrooms, but our bath and shower suite is new, clean, bright, and optimized for privacy.

Yes, a rental at Pintler's Portal Hostel gives you access to all of our incredible space while minimizing your expenditure by purchasing just a bunk in a dorm-style room. You may, or may not, meet another guest sharing that same room with you. All our dorm rooms feature 2 bunk beds each and each room sleeps a maximum of 4 people.

Yes, Pintler's Portal Hostel reserves one room for females only. Should you rent a bed in that bunk room, the only other guest who could potentially rent a bed in the same room would be another woman.

We provided complimentary coffee, tea and cider, but we do not provide breakfast. Our kitchen is designed for you to store and cook to your heart's content! We are also 1.5 blocks off Main Street, where you will find coffee shops, restaurants and diners who will be delighted to serve you.

Yes, we have free high-speed internet throughout the property. Passwords are posted on the wall in the lobby and the lounge.

Pintler's Portal Hostel beds are made with professionally laundered linens, luxuious duvets and pillows. Towels are also provided.

Yes, the kitchen is one of our very exciting and robust amentities! There is room to store your food (use one or more bins and write your name on it and place on the shelves or in the refrigerator), and all the appliances, cookware and serveware you could possibly need to cook up any meal you imagine. Enjoy!

Yes, Pintler's Portal Hostel offers free parking. We have five spaces in the front of the building and four spaces in the back, assuming everyone parks with consideration for others. There is also ample free street parking in the vicinity, and several free parking lots within blocks of the Hostel. Parking maps are available in the Hostel for your reference.

Yes, we have two coin-operated laundry machines in the laundry closet on the west end of the kitchen. Also in that area is a change machine and a laundry soap vending machine.

Children are allowed in the Hostel when there is adequate and appropriate adult supervision and Hostel policies are followed. The Hostel is not ideally suited for people with babies or toddlers, and we recommend more traditional/conventional spaces in those instances.

Yes! During appropraite seasons the Grill is outside in our Pintler Flat area, along with picnic tables, chairs, hammocks and other ways to lounge around and enjoy the private outdoor area. We keep the propane tank full and you'll find utensils in the kitchen downstairs.

We have a change machine in the laundry closet on the west end of the kitchen. If it is larger bills you want to change, staff may be able to do so for you. Otherwise, First Montana Bank is located 1.5 blocks east of the building on Park Street.

You can find an ATM at First Montana Bank, located 1.5 blocks east of the Hostel on Park Ave.

To ensure the best night for those who are here to rest and refresh, we maintain quiet hours from 10 p.m. - 7 a.m. That being said, the lounge is a great place to hang out and enjoy conversation, television or games late into the evening. Our sleeping hall, however, is reserved for sleeping and we do everything possible to maintain our quiet hours in that area.

There is a large flat screen TV in the lounge, but there are no TVs in the sleeping rooms. Our sleeping rooms are designed for sleeping, and the rest of our facility is designed as spaces to relax, rest, work, cook, socialize, play games, play music, enjoy conversations and watch TV.

Yes! We are 1.5 blocks off Main Street and all the dining, shopping and historic amentities the communitiy has to offer. See the wall map in our community room to identify local establishments and sites and how to get there!

The hostel maintains a robust body of information about both the community and activities and resources in the surrounding areas. Whether it's backcountry or nordic skiing, hiking or mountain biking around Anaconda or to our high mountain lakes and peaks, or exploring our historic community, maps available in our community room and on our map wall will both inform and guide. Enjoy!

Yes, we welcome your resupply boxes! Please address them to yourself in care of Pintler's Portal Hostel, 218 W Park Ave., Anaconda, MT 59711. Please advise us the box is coming and provide us with your anticipated date of arrival. We store resupply boxes in a locked supply room and will retrieve them for you when you arrive. Happy hiking!

Tables in our Spike Camp (multipurpose room) are available for you to spread out all your gear and good and repack/resupply how best suits you. Please do not use another bed in your dorm room for redoing your pack -- your use of that bed for that purpose is the equivalent of another guest in the room, and we cannot afford to give that bed to you for free for that purpose.

Unfortunately. no, the Portal does not have an EV hook-up. There are a few options available in the community. We are eager to have one installed as soon as we are able.

Once you've made your reservation, you will receive a confirmation email. 48 hours prior to check-in, you will receive a text with a link that provides your room/bed assignment and a code to access the front and back door of the building. This code will activate on 3 p.m. day of checkin and will deactivate at 11 a.m. day of check out.

Maybe. We have designed the reservation and check in and out process to be as seamless as possible. Typically we have staff in the building from 10-4, with seasonal variability. Your room/bed choice and your code to access the buidling will be shared on a text you will receive on your cell phone 48 hours prior to arrival. If staff are not present when you arrive, you should easily be able to access the building and find your room/bed choice.

Check in starts at 3 p.m. on the first day of your reservation. Early check-ins are possible with a $10 fee. Check out is by 11 a.m. on the last day of your reservation. Late check-outs are possible with a $10 fee. Please see staff for availability.

Yes, registered, paid guests are welcome to leave their gear in our community room for free while they are waiting check in time. If you want to hang out in the lobby or lounge while you are waiting, that is possible with a $10 early check in fee.

Generally speaking, staff are available at the hostel from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Our reservation and room assignment process is designed to be virtual, so you should be able to make your reservation, secure your code, access your room, and check out without ever needing personal assisstance. That being said, we want to meet you, and we seek to be available on a 24/7 basis to answer your questions and support your needs. Should you have any questions, please either respond to the confirmation text you've received on your phone or call us at 406-563-4555.

Most of our private rooms have tranditional door keys we leave for you in a specific location prior to arrival. If you have rented a bed in a dorm room, it is likely you will not have a key or a lockable door so that another person renting a bed in that room also has easy access. If you have questions about that avialability and process, please give us a call. Should you forget to return your key when you check out, a $25 replacement fee will be charged to your card.

Checking out is easy. Pull your sheets and pillow case and leave in a pile on your bed; leave your duvet on your bed, drop your used towels down the laundry chute in the bathroom suite hall, drop your key in the key box next to the office, and if you don't mind - please leave us a message in our guest book! There is no reason to check in with us. Please have a great day!

We'd love to have you! Just leave all your belongings were they are, and contact staff either in the office, by phone or by text prior to 11 a.m. We will extend your stay and your existing door code. Unless for some reason we have no availability, you will be good to go!

No, we accept credit cards only. We do not accept cash. Your credit card must be under your namne.

Yes. If you have rented your room as a private room, you can add an additional guest at a nominal fee. If you have rented a bunk in a room, your friend can also rent an available bunk in the same room. Rooms cannot be changed from bunk to private after the fact; and reservations of either sort must be confirmed prior to occupancy.

For bed and privatre room rentals, payment by credit card is due in full at time of booking. The reservation cannot be held without payment. The credit card holder and the guest must be one and the same.

For bed and private room rentals, cancellations prior to 48 hours of check in are refundable, minus a $5 administrative fee. Reservations cancelled within 48 hours of check in are not refundable. If your plans change or there is inclement weather, we will be happy to move your reservation to another date of equal duration with no administrative fee.

A 25% deposit is required to secure your reservation for your exclusive booking of the Hostel for your group. This deposit is refundable minus a $150 set up fee 30 days prior to check in. The balance of the reservation must be paid 30 days prior to check in. Cancellations made within 30 days prior to check in are nonrefundable. If you are making an exclusive booking, we recommend you contact management to design an agreement that specifically meets your needs.

We are delighted to welcome your dog (no other pets allowed), based on availability and compliance with our pet policy, attached. Please know that our insurance does not allow us to host dogs of the following breeds: Pit Bulls, Stafforshire Terriors, Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers, Chows or any mix of these breeds. *Exceptions for service animals will be made to these policies in accordance with the American Disability Act Serice Animal guidelines, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Specifically, under Title II and Title III of the ADA, a service animal means "any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability." Emotional support animals are not considered service animals by the ADA and are welcome in the hostel but subject to our pet policy..

Towels are included in your stay. For sanitary purposes, we do not allow sleeping bags or personal blankets to be used on our beds. We have complimentary ear plugs available in the sleeping hall. No sleeping on the couches in common rooms. No exceptions. Any visitor who do not have active reservation at the Hostel must pay a $20 day use fee to access the facility for up to 5 hours during the hours of 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. only. No exceptions. Visitors are not allowed in the sleeping rooms. Please coordinate the visit and pay for admittance prior to visit. Please do not let people in the building under any circumstances. If they are guests, they will have their own door code. If they have problems with their code, we are easily reachable by phone or text. If they are friends and come to visit or stay, your card will be charged for their actiity and payment. Guests 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult in the building at all times. Please clean up after yourself in the bathrooms and the kitchen, leaving the space as nice or nicer than you would have it be left for you. When you check out, please pull and pile your sheets and pillow cases and leave them on the bed, and leave your duvet in tact and on your bed as well. Please deposit your trash in the trash receptacles in the back of the building. There is no smoking or vaping in the facility or on the property under any circumstances. Any odor or debris we must address in either location will be subject to up to a $500 fee. By virtue of making a reservation with us, you are confirming you understand and will adhere to all our policies. Thank you for choosing Pintler's Portal Hostel!

As a standard practice, hostel stays are limited to 7 nights. On a seasonal and case-by-case basis we lengthen that opportunity to up to 14 nights. For any stay longer than 7 nights, you will must rent a private room. Please contact the property in order to secure your reservation.

Pintlers Portal Hostel chooses health, and caters to people who do not smoke or vape. Smoking and vaping is not allowed in the buildling or even on the property. We will assess fees of up to $500 for odors brought into the building and any debris we must pick up in the building or on the grounds. We suggest, if you must smoke or vape, that you find another accommodation.