Year round residents of the Park would trek by snowshoe to attend dances and parties that might last a week. In 1929, President Harding stayed in the hotel during his visit to Yellowstone, and many Hollywood figures of the time also stayed in this favorite hotel, including Wallace Beary and Gloria Swanson. These old registers are still at the hotel. In 1959, Lon and Grace Hadley bought the hotel, as George had died, and Dolly was quite old. They soon took out most of the ground floor to make a large gift shop, except for the lobby and first six rooms, and the whole upstairs remains the same as they were.
Free tours are available, but the hotel is still in use every day.
Inquire at the hotel desk or in the gift shop.