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Reviews of Kandahar Lodge at Whitefish Mountain Resort

3.5 out of 5
Kandahar Lodge at Whitefish Mountain Resort
3824 Big Mountain Road, Whitefish, MT

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 546 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 287 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 115 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 1007 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 1007 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Yaroslav, Edmonton

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Everything is good but wi-fi slow
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is not fancy but incredibly charming. The staff were so friendly and helpful and the popcorn, hot chocolate bar were a HIT with my kids. We will definitely come again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
easy to get to the slopes, nice and reasonably priced
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, cosy interiors, clean and specious room with comfortable beds. Very convenient location with complementary shuttle to the lifts. Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kedron Gierman

Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Serhiy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Much better than expected. Good deal for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott Milner

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was awesome!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wesley

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were extremely friendly and accommodating. Perfect ski in ski out location on the hill for a very reasonable price.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Max on Feb 24, 2024
We pride ourselves on our staff. Thank you for taking the time to leave an excellent review Wesley. We hope you stay again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect location for ski vacation! Friendly staff with the easiest check in and check out. Clean and cozy with great mountain lodge vibes. Continental breakfast was a great addition! Will definitely stay again!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Max on Feb 24, 2024
Thanks for the great review Danielle. We are very please you enjoyed your stay!

8/10 Good

John

Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jared

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

sebastien, losangeles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

BRIAN

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Max on Dec 28, 2023
Great picture! So happy you enjoyed the hotel. Thank you for the wonderful review Deanna. We hope you come back and visit us again sometime.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy S

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Max on Dec 28, 2023
Thank you for the excellent review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely Ski Lodge
We loved the Kandahar. It was the perfect base for our family ski trip.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Max on Dec 28, 2023
Thank you for posting pictures of our cozy lobby. We hope you enjoyed your stay with us. Come back anytime.

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn D

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, adorable downtown. We were there for hiking so great place to relax and enjoy hot tub after a day of adventure.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Max on Oct 5, 2023
Hi Kathryn. We are so pleased that you enjoyed the Lodge and the charm of whitefish. We hope that you come back and stay with us again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deanna

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

courtney

Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was out of order I wasn't able to use the gym or sauna or anything on the property... there was no elevator to get to the room so we had to wheel our bags up flights of stairs they said they had a restaurant and bar which both where closed .. I'd never come back to this property again
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Oct 3, 2023
Hi Courtney, sorry you didn't enjoy your stay with us. We are working on getting our steam room up and running again and they gym has been open all summer so that is strange that you didn't get to use it...It does state on each of our websites that the hotel rooms are only accessible by stairs only.

8/10 Good

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good Base for Visiting Glacier NP
We used Kandahar as our base for visiting Glacier NP. It has great ambiance, the room was clean and comfortable, and the breakfast was more than adequate.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful facility with fantastic staff.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 30, 2023
Hi Robert. Thanks for leaving us a review. We are so pleased you enjoyed the hotel! Come back and stay with us again!

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 30, 2023
Thanks for the review Linda.

10/10 Excellent

Suhad

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Charming and cozy.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 30, 2023
It was a pleasure to have you stay with us for a few nights Suhad. Thanks for being such a great guest!

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Lodge! Cozy fireplace.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice, comfortable, enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carrie

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff treated you like family they even helped us find our next hotel told us a lot about the area we can’t say enough about how great the staff was Michael and Lacey and Max they offered a lot for breakfast. Our room was clean housekeeping was wonderful hiking right outside the hotel was wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 27, 2023
It was a pleasure to have you Carrie! Guests like you are why we love to be in this business. We appreciate your kind words. Safe travels on the rest of your journey.

10/10 Excellent

Shelly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

R

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff.excellent room,Very quiet and close to ski lift.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Max on Sep 21, 2023
Hi David. We are so happy you enjoyed the hotel. Come back and stay with us again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Janis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a wonderful 3 night stay at Kandahar. The atmosphere was relaxing and inviting. The fireplace gave such a cozy feel. It was clean and well cared for and the landscaping was beautiful! The breakfast was good and everything was fresh. We liked that there was a little drive up the mountain away from town. The staff was welcoming and helpful. A shout out to Michael for helping us feel at home. There were a few things that I noticed others complained about in reviews. One was there is not an elevator. We were not surprised by this because we read about it on their website. They offered several times to help us carry things up the steps. In the third-floor loft rooms, the air conditioner is right by the bed. If you go in the fall or winter, probably do not need to use it. We slept in the loft area so the air conditioner did not bother us. We would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 21, 2023
Hi Janis, we are so please to hear you found the hotel relaxing and comfortable. Thank you for the kind words about our staff. We truly pride ourselves on the professionalism and courtesy each of our staff member exhibits. We would love to have you come back and stay anytime! Thank you for such an excellent review.

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
beautiful place and setting
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful lodge in a gorgeous setting. Parking right next to building is limited, but we snagged a good spot often. Lacy at the front desk was extremely helpful when we encountered an issue. Continental breakfast provided a nice start to the day. Wish the lodge had an elevator!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 21, 2023
Hi Kathleen. Glad to hear you enjoyed your stay. Thank you for such a kind review.

10/10 Excellent

James D, Liberty

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Max Curtis went above and beyond to make sure all our needs were met♥️ This is our 4th stay with Kandahar and would highly recommend this beautiful property
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 17, 2023
Thanks Jamie! It was a pleasure as always to have you guys back at the hotel. Glad you got to see so much wildlife and enjoy the fireplace while you guys were here. Hope you all make it back sometime soon!

8/10 Good

Linda

It was an enjoyable stay
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 17, 2023
We are glad you had such a nice stay Linda. Thank you for the review.

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very responsive and friendly! Had to climb 31 steps to get our third floor room, so be prepared. Very beautiful area and staff is wonderful. Beautiful fireplace and great room, fun to be in. Fireplace is working most of the time!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 17, 2023
Thanks for the kind review Edward. We pride ourselves on our staff at Kandahar Lodge so it always pleases us when our guests have such good experiences with the staff. Glad you enjoyed the fireplace as well!

4/10 Poor

Ronald, Springdale

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Listing said there was a restaurant at the location but there was not one
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 17, 2023
Unfortunately the gentleman who owned the restaurant is in the process of selling it. Sorry we didn't meet your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Joe

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 17, 2023
Thanks for the great review Joe!

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was welcoming, property was spotless. The wood fire, the REAL plates & silverware for the over-the-top breakfast, was awesome. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

vivian

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jeannette

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely property! So beautiful and cozy!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 13, 2023
Thank you for the excellent review Jeannette. We are so please you found the lodge to be cozy.

10/10 Excellent

Ricky

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful !!!!
Beautiful location, beautiful facility. Very clean! Very well-kept. We had a king suite with two queen beds in the loft. It was perfect accommodations! I would definitely recommend this, and would love to come back for a longer stay! Dena & Ricky
Sitting area by lobby.  Very cozy!
2 Queen loft
King master
Outside is beautiful!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 13, 2023
Thanks Dena and Ricky! We are so happy that you enjoyed the Lodge so much. Wonderful pictures too. We sincerely hope you come back and stay with us again in the future.

6/10 Okay

William

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tonya S, Wilburton

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Not handicap accessible at all. Rude, hateful lady with no compassion (Greta) at check in. Old facility. Supposed to have a restaurant, it has been closed down. I feel like I hate way too much. I was unable to get to the fourth floor since they have no elevator. So I was downgraded to half the size of my original room requested a refund on the difference they would not give me a refund. I would not recommend this place at all.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Max on Sep 10, 2023
Hi Tonya. The reason you were not given a refund is because you chose to stay the four nights you had originally booked. You asked to cancel your reservation AFTER you checked out. If you decided this place wasn't for you when you checked in and realized we don't have an elevator or that our restaurant is closed (all of which are stated on the site you used to book, which you clearly didn't read) we would have gladly refunded you. Greta did her best to accommodate you and found you a room that requires the fewest amount of stairs. I would hardly call that rude or hateful. Greta mentioned to you come speak with me, the front desk manager, which again, you chose not to do. I did speak to Expedia on your behalf and got you a partial refund for having to change rooms for you. Sorry you didn't enjoy our property.

8/10 Good

Ed

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023